Drag Race (Season 8)

The eighth season of Drag Race premiered in the United States on January 4th, 2016 and ended on April 11th of the same year. Fourteen contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming "America's Next Drag Superstar."
The winner of the eighth season of Drag Race was Lady Fixx, with Anaconda Handbasket and Christina Trout as the runner-ups whilst Candy Mess was voted by fans as Miss Congeniality.
==Prizes==
*a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics.
*a cash prize of $100,000.
and also
*a crown and sceptre.
*and the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar".
==Contestants==
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant 	Age	Hometown 	Outcome
Lady Fixx 	41 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	Winner
Anaconda Handbasket	22 	Seattle, Washington 	Runner-up
Christina Trout 	29 	San Bernardino, California	Runner-up
Blu Decanter 	23 	Chandler, Arizona 	4th Place
Scarlette E. Nema 	25 	San Bernardino, California	5th Place
Pink Lettuce 	41 	Oakland, California 	6th Place
Candy Mess 	26 	Detroit, Michigan 	7th Place
Press Stroker 	39 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	8th Place
Norma Lee Prada 	24 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	9th Place
Donna Claire 	43 	Fort Worth, Texas 	10th Place
Bette Craving 	40 	Jersey City, New Jersey 	11th Place
Allie Berries 	24 	Raleigh, North Carolina 	12th Place
April Cuisine 	22 	Chula Vista, California 	13th Place
Press O’Plasty 	39 	Portland, Oregon 	14th 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 advanced to 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.
: The contestant won re-entry into the competition.
: The contestant came back for a chance to win re-entry into the competition and lost.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14
Lady Fixx 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	LOW 	BTM2	WIN 	WIN 	HIGH	WIN 	BTM2	TOP 3	Guest	Winner
Anaconda Handbasket	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	WIN 	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	TOP 3	Guest	Winner
Christina Trout 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	BTM2	HIGH	WIN 	TOP 3	Guest	Runner-Up
Blu Decanter 	HIGH	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	LOW 	BTM2	WIN 	BTM2	ELIM	 	Guest	Guest
Scarlette E. Nema 	HIGH	LOW 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN 	BTM2	LOW 	LOW 	ELIM	 	 	Guest	Guest
Pink Lettuce 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW 	BTM2	LOW 	HIGH	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Candy Mess 	SAFE	BTM2	WIN 	SAFE	WIN 	HIGH	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	Guest	MissC
Press Stroker 	LOW 	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Norma Lee Prada 	SAFE	HIGH	LOW 	BTM2	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Donna Claire 	WIN 	SAFE	BTM2	HIGH	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Bette Craving 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Allie Berries 	SAFE	WIN 	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
April Cuisine 	BTM2	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Press O’Plasty 	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest
Contestant 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13 	14 	Mini	Total	P.P.E Score
Lady Fixx 	3	3	3	4	 	1	5	5	4	5 	1 	3 	Guest	Winner 	1 	40 	2.85714286
Anaconda Handbasket	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4 	4 	3 	Guest	Winner 	1 	47 	3.35714286
Christina Trout 	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	4 	5 	3 	Guest	Runner-Up	1 	39 	2.78571429
Blu Decanter 	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	1	5	1 	0 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	30 	2.72727273
Scarlette E. Nema 	4	2	3	3	3	5	1	2	2	0 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	1 	26 	2.6
Pink Lettuce 	3	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	0	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	21 	2.33333333
Candy Mess 	3	1	5	3	5	4	3	0	 	 	 	 	Guest	MissC 	0 	24 	3
Press Stroker 	2	3	4	3	3	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	1 	19 	2.71428571
Norma Lee Prada 	3	4	2	1	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	13 	2.16666667
Donna Claire 	5	3	1	4	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	13 	2.6
Bette Craving 	3	3	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	9 	2.25
Allie Berries 	3	5	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	8 	2.66666667
April Cuisine 	1	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	1 	2 	1
Press O’Plasty 	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Guest	Guest 	0 	0 	0
==Lip syncs==
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Eliminated
1 	April Cuisine 	vs. 	Press O’Plasty 	"Can't Remember to Forget You"(Shakira ft. Rihanna)	Press O’Plasty
2 	April Cuisine 	vs. 	Candy Mess 	"Show Me Love"(Robin S) 	April Cuisine
3 	Allie Berries 	vs. 	Donna Claire 	"22"(Taylor Swift) 	Allie Berries
4 	Bette Craving 	vs. 	Norma Lee Prada 	"Man Down"(Rihanna) 	Bette Craving
5 	Donna Claire 	vs. 	Pink Lettuce 	"I Will Survive"(Gloria Gaynor) 	Donna Claire
6 	Lady Fixx 	vs. 	Norma Lee Prada 	"Express"(Christina Aguilera) 	Norma Lee Prada
7 	Press Stroker 	vs. 	Scarlette E. Nema 	"It's Not Right but It's Okay"(Whitney Houston) 	Press Stroker
8 	Blu Decanter 	vs. 	Candy Mess 	"Mayhem"(Halestorm) 	Candy Mess
9 	Christina Trout 	vs. 	Pink Lettuce 	"All About That Bass"(Meghan Trainor) 	Pink Lettuce
10 	Blu Decanter 	vs. 	Scarlette E. Nema 	"Pompeii"(Bastille) 	Scarlette E. Nema
11 	Blu Decanter 	vs. 	Lady Fixx 	"Total Eclipse of the Heart"(Bonnie Tyler) 	Blu Decanter
12 	Anaconda Handbasket vs. Christina Trout vs. Lady Fixx	Anaconda Handbasket vs. Christina Trout vs. Lady Fixx	Anaconda Handbasket vs. Christina Trout vs. Lady Fixx	"Groove Is In The Heart"(Deee-Lite) 	None
 
: 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 was eliminated after their forth time in the bottom.
: The contestant was eliminated after the lip sync to qualify for the finale.
==Episodes==
 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes	Episodes
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Mini Challenge 	Photoshoot with past winners	Latin dance-off to "Cha Cha Bitch" 	Drag up a supreme court judge robe	(none) 	(none) 	Reading is Fundamental 	Play a true or false guessing game with the pit crew	(none) 	(none) 	(none) 	Everybody Loves Puppets 	(none) 	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Winner	Lady Fixx 	April Cuisine 	Christina Trout 	(none) 	(none) 	Scarlette E. Nema 	Press Stroker 	(none) 	(none) 	(none) 	Anaconda Handbasket 	(none) 	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Prize 	Assign the design challenges	Assigning Roles for the Maxi Challenge	$1,000 	(none) 	(none) 	Creating Girl Groups 	Assigning Makeover Partners 	(none) 	(none) 	(none) 	$1,000 	(none) 	(none) 	(none)
Maxi Challange 	Design Challenge 	Choreography Challenge 	Acting Challenge 	Parody Challenge 	Snatch Game 	Girl Groups 	Makeover Challenge 	Improv Challenge 	Roast 	Branding Challenge	The Book Ball 	Music Video	Reunion 	Grand Finale
Maxi Challenge Winner	Donna Claire 	Allie Berries 	Candy Mess 	Anaconda Handbasket	Candy Mess 	Scarlette E. Nema 	Lady Fixx 	Lady Fixx 	Blu Decanter 	Lady Fixx 	Christina Trout 	(none) 	(none) 	
Maxi Challenge Prize 	$3,000 cash prize 	A 4 night getaway 	$3,500 of eyewear 	A wig wardrobe 	A collection of handbags and wallets worth $7,000	$1000 worth of spa services	A custom-made gown 	$2,500 gift card 	$3,000 cash prize	$3,000 cash prize 	$3,000 cash prize 	(none) 	(none) 	Various
Runway 	Various Themes 	Movie Premiere Realness 	Rollergirl Realness 	Neon Realness 	Night of 1,000 Madonnas 	(none) 	Wizard of Oz Couture 	Black & White Realness	(none) 	A Day at the Races	Baby Drag Realness 	Best Drag 	(none) 	(none)
Runway 	Various Themes 	Movie Premiere Realness 	Rollergirl Realness 	Neon Realness 	Night of 1,000 Madonnas 	(none) 	Wizard of Oz Couture 	Black & White Realness	(none) 	A Day at the Races	That's My Mama Realness 	Best Drag 	(none) 	(none)
Runway 	Various Themes 	Movie Premiere Realness 	Rollergirl Realness 	Neon Realness 	Night of 1,000 Madonnas 	(none) 	Wizard of Oz Couture 	Black & White Realness	(none) 	A Day at the Races	Autobiographical Eleganza Extravaganza	Best Drag 	(none) 	(none)