Drag Race (Season 1)

The first season of Drag Race premiered in the United States on June 1st, 2009 and ended on July 27th of the same year. Ten contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming "America's Next Drag Superstar." 
The winner of the first season of Drag Race was Anna Bortion, with Eggz Benedict as the runner-up whilst Giselle was voted by fans as Miss Congeniality.
== Prizes ==
* $5,000 worth of MAC Cosmetics.
* be featured in a LA Eyeworks campaign.
* be featured on the cover of Paper Magazine.
* a cash prize of $20,000.
and also
* a crown and sceptar courtesy of Fierce Drag Jewels.
* and the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar".
==Contestants==
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant 	Age	Hometown 	Outcome
Anna Bortion 	35 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Winner
Eggz Benedict 	30 	Milwakee, Wisconsin 	Runner-up
Veronica Gene 	39 	Jacksonville, Florida 	3rd Place
Cheri Bomb 	47 	Boston, Massachussetts 	4th Place
Emerald 	23 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	5th Place
Phoebe Intervention	40 	Riverside, California 	6th Place
Venus Flytrap 	22 	Mesa, Arizona 	7th Place
Giselle 	29 	Chula Vista, California	8th Place
Madame Uruk 	29 	Jersey City, New Jersey	9th Place
Dee Arcy 	22 	Washington, D.C. 	10th Place
==Contestant progress==
: The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
: The contestant was a runner-up.
: The contestant was eliminated in the finale.
: The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
: The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by the other queens.
: The contestant won the challenge.
: The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
: This contestant was declared safe
: The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
: The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
: The contestant was in the bottom.
: The contestant was eliminated.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8
Anna Bortion 	SAFE	WIN 	LOW 	HIGH	HIGH	WIN 	WIN 	Winner
Eggz Benedict 	SAFE	SAFE	BTM2	SAFE	WIN 	HIGH	HIGH	Runner-Up
Veronica Gene 	BTM2	LOW 	SAFE	WIN 	LOW 	HIGH	BTM2	Eliminated
Cheri Bomb 	HIGH	HIGH	WIN 	LOW 	HIGH	BTM2	ELIM	Guest
Emerald 	WIN 	SAFE	HIGH	BTM2	BTM2	ELIM	 	Guest
Pheobe Intervention	LOW 	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	ELIM	 	 	Guest
Venus Flytrap 	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	ELIM	 	 	 	Guest
Giselle 	SAFE	BTM2	ELIM	 	 	 	 	MissC
Madame Uruk 	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	Guest
Dee Arcy 	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest
Place	Contestant 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8 	Mini Wins	Total	P.P.E
1st 	Anna Bortion 	3	5	2	4	4	5	5	Winner 	0 	28 	3.5
2nd 	Eggz Benedict 	3	3	1	3	5	4	4	Runner-Up 	0 	23 	2.875
3rd 	Veronica Gene 	1	2	3	5	2	4	1	Eliminated	1 	17 	2.125
4th 	Cheri Bomb 	4	4	5	2	4	1	0	Guest 	1 	21 	3
5th 	Emerald 	5	3	4	1	1	0	 	Guest 	2 	17 	2.833333333
6th 	Pheobe Intervention	2	4	3	4	0	 	 	Guest 	1 	14 	2.8
7th 	Venus Flytrap 	4	3	4	0	 	 	 	Guest 	1 	12 	3
8th 	Giselle 	3	1	0	 	 	 	 	MissC 	0 	5 	1.666666667
9th 	Madame Uruk 	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	Guest 	0 	3 	1.5
10th 	Dee Arcy 	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest 	0 	0 	0
==Lip syncs ==
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Eliminated
1 	Dee Arcy 	vs. 	Veronica Gene 	"Bootylicious"(Destiny's Child) 	Dee Arcy
2 	Giselle 	vs. 	Madame Uruk 	"Man! I Feel Like A Woman"(Shania Twain)	Madame Uruk
3 	Eggz Benedict 	vs. 	Giselle 	"I Kissed a Girl"(Katy Perry) 	Giselle
4 	Emerald 	vs. 	Venus Flytrap 	"Big Spender"(Shirley Bassey) 	Venus Flytrap
5 	Emerald 	vs. 	Phoebe Intervention	"Umbrella"(Rihanna) 	Phoebe Intervention
6 	Cheri Bomb 	vs. 	Emerald 	"9 to 5"(Dolly Parton) 	Emerald
7 	Cheri Bomb 	vs. 	Veronica Gene 	"Just Dance"(Lady Gaga) 	Cheri Bomb
Episode	Final Contestants	Final Contestants	Final Contestants 	Song 	Winner
8 	Anna Bortion 	vs. 	Eggz Benedict 	"Vogue"(Madonna) 	Anna Bortion
: The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
: The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
: The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
: The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
==Episodes==
 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes
 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8
Mini Challenge 	Sexy carwash photoshoot 	(none) 	Act out certain emotions 	In pairs, give your partner a 30 minute makeover	Outlast your opponents in an endurance challenge	Vogue battle 	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Winner	Emerald 	(none) 	Phoebe Intervention
Venus Flytrap 	Cheri Bomb 	Veronica Gene 	Emerald 	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Prize 	No Prize 	(none) 	Got to select their group as team captains	5 extra minutes in the Maxi Challenge 	Got to select the parts in the Maxi Challenge. 	Assign the partners for the Maxi Challenge	(none) 	(none)
Maxi Challange 	Design Challenge 	Improv Challenge 	Girl Groups 	Advert Challenge 	Acting Challenge 	Makeover Challenge 	The Ball Challenge	Music Video
Maxi Challenge Winner	Emerald 	Anna Bortion 	Cheri Bomb 	Veronica Gene 	Eggz Benedict 	Anna Bortion 	Anna Bortion 	Anna Bortion
Maxi Challenge Prize 	Hotel Stay courtesy of Trivago	Boutique Chocolate Basket courtesy of La Maison du Chocolat	Sonos Stereo Sound System 	Hotel Stay courtesy of Trivago 	Gift Basket worth $1,000 courtesy Yankee Candle 	A 1-year Netflix membership 	A Custom Gown 	(various)
Runway 	Drag on a Dime 	Dress to Impress 	(none) 	Leather 	Feathers 	Drag Family Resemblance 	Swimsuit 	Finale Eleganza
Runway 	Drag on a Dime 	Dress to Impress 	(none) 	Leather 	Feathers 	Drag Family Resemblance 	Executive Realness	Finale Eleganza
Runway 	Drag on a Dime 	Dress to Impress 	(none) 	Leather 	Feathers 	Drag Family Resemblance 	Evening Wear 	Finale Eleganza