The first season of Queen of the Universe is premiered on December 2, 2021, through streaming service Paramount+.

The winner of the first season of Queen of the Universe was Grag Queen from Brazil, with Ada Vox from the United States finishing as the runner-up.

Production 
On February 24, 2021, Paramount Global and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competition Queen of the Universe from World of Wonder, the producers behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, with cast members to be named later.

On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series. The judges were announced on October 28, 2021, as being Leona Lewis, Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Williams.

The cast was announced on November 10, 2021, with a total of fourteen contestants, including RuPaul's Drag Race alumna Jujubee, and The Switch Drag Race Season 2 winner Leona Winter.

Contestants
Names and cities stated are at time of filming.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Contestants of Queen of the Universe
! scope="col"| Contestant
! scope="col"| Hometown
! scope="col"| Outcome
|-
! scope="row"| Grag Queen
| Canela, Brazil
| 
|-
! scope="row"| Ada Vox
| San Antonio, United States
| 
|-
! scope="row"| Aria B Cassadine
| Atlanta, United States
| 3rd place 
|-
! scope="row"| La Voix
| London, United Kingdom
| rowspan="2"| 4th place
|-
! scope="row"| Rani Ko-He-Nur| Mumbai, India
|-
! scope="row"| Leona Winter
| Paris, France
| 6th place
|-
! scope="row"| Gingzilla
| Sydney, Australia
| rowspan="2"| 7th place
|-
! scope="row"| Regina Voce
| Mexico City, Mexico
|-
! scope="row"| Matante Alex
| Montreal, Canada
| 9th place
|-
! scope="row"| Betty Bitschlap
| Copenhagen, Denmark
| rowspan="5"| 10th place
|-
! scope="row" nowrap| Chy'enne Valentino
| Chicago, United States
|-
! scope="row"| Jujubee
| Boston, United States
|-
! scope="row"| Novaczar
| nowrap| New York City, United States
|-
! scope="row"| Woowu
| Guangzhou, China
|-
|}Notes:

Contestants progressLegend:

 Performance shows 

Round 1: This Is Me (December 2)
Queens were to impress the judges with their  W.A.P.' - What they were wearing, All-star Attitude and Performances'' during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, six contestants were eliminated by the judges.

Round 2: Turn Back Time (December 9)
La Voix was initially eliminated in the previous round but was brought back by the judges. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved six Queens, leaving one of the bottom three Queens eliminated by the judges.

Round 3: Duets (December 16)
Queens paired themselves up and wrote an original song based on four categories. At the end of this round, the audience saved two pairs of Queens and eliminated one pair. The remaining pair must perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen.

Round 4: Bad Girls (December 23)
At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining Queens.

Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)
The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe.

Episodes

Notes

References

Queen of the Universe
2021 American television seasons
2021 in LGBT history