Drag Race (Season 16)

The sixteen season of Drag Race will premiere in the United States on April 5th, 2024. Fourteen contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming "America's Next Drag Superstar."
==Prizes==
*a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics.
*a cash prize of $200,000.
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
Adelle Light 	24 	Houston, Texas 	Winner
Miss Adora Montrese	24 	Savannah, Georgia 	Runner-up
Naya Lopèz 	21 	Manatí, Puerto Rico 	3rd Place
Leona Cracker 	27 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	4th Place
Amie Zonite 	47 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	5th Place
Angela Deville 	25 	Iowa City, Iowa 	6th Place
Bellatrix Bouquet 	40 	Miami, Florida 	7th Place
Faschia Nation 	47 	Nashville, Tennessee 	8th Place
Delta Russell 	23 	Miami, Florida 	9th Place
Rachel DeVayne 	37 	New York City, New York	10th Place
Hellen Bach 	26 	Los Angeles, California	11th Place
Rubie Redd 	34 	New York City, New York	12th Place
Tempest Wilde 	34 	Chicago, Illinois 	13th Place
Claire Voyance 	25 	Nashville, Tennessee 	14th Place
==Contestant progress== 
: The contestant won 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 was still in the running during the reunion.
: The contestant was declared Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses (SDADHH) after winning the final lip sync in the LaLaPaRuza Smackdown.
: The contestant won the challenge.
: The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
: The contestant was declared safe.
: The contestant chose to use their immunity potion thereby making them safe that episode.
: 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 eliminated contestant participated in the LaLaPaRuza Smackdown, but lost one of the lip syncs.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16
Adelle Light 	 	TOP2	SAFE	SAFE	WIN 	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	HIGH	WIN 	HIGH	WIN 	HIGH	WIN 	TOP3 	WINNER
Miss Adora Montrese	WIN 	 	WIN 	SAFE	SAFE	IMM 	SAFE	SAFE	WIN 	TOP2	WIN 	SAFE	HIGH	BTM2	TOP3 	RUNNER-UP
Naya Lopèz 	 	HIGH	SAFE	BTM2	WIN 	BTM2	SAFE	SAFE	LOW 	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	WIN 	HIGH	TOP3 	ELIMINATED
Leona Cracker 	 	LOW 	SAFE	SAFE	BTM2	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	HIGH	LOW 	WIN 	BTM2	ELIM	TOP2 	GUEST
Amie Zonite 	LOW 	 	LOW 	HIGH	LOW 	HIGH	BTM2	BTM2	SAFE	HIGH	SAFE	BTM2	ELIM	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Angela Deville 	HIGH	 	HIGH	HIGH	WIN 	HIGH	HIGH	LOW 	HIGH	LOW 	BTM2	ELIM	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Bellatrix Bouquet 	 	WIN 	SAFE	SAFE	IMM 	WIN 	WIN 	WIN 	BTM2	LOW 	ELIM	 	 	 	LOSS 	MissC
Faschia Nation 	 	LOW 	BTM2	SAFE	SAFE	LOW 	LOW 	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Delta Russell 	 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	HIGH	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Rachel DeVayne 	 	HIGH	SAFE	WIN 	WIN 	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Hellen Bach 	TOP2	 	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Rubie Redd 	SAFE	 	HIGH	LOW 	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Tempest Wilde 	HIGH	 	SAFE	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	LOSS 	GUEST
Claire Voyance 	LOW 	 	ELIM	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	SDADHH	MissC
Contestant 	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Mini	Total	P.P.E Score
Adelle Light 	 	4	3	3	5	3	3	4	4	5 	4 	5 	4 	5 	0 	52 	4
Miss Adora Montrese	5	 	5	3	3	3	3	3	5	4 	5 	3 	4 	1 	2 	49 	3.76923077
Naya Lopèz 	 	4	3	1	5	1	3	3	2	3 	4 	3 	5 	4 	0 	41 	3.15384615
Leona Cracker 	 	2	3	3	1	3	3	4	3	4 	2 	5 	1 	0 	2 	36 	2.76923077
Amie Zonite 	2	 	2	4	2	4	1	1	3	4 	3 	1 	0 	 	2 	29 	2.41666667
Angela Deville 	4	 	4	4	5	4	4	2	4	2 	1 	0 	 	 	0 	34 	3.09090909
Bellatrix Bouquet 	 	5	3	3	3	5	5	5	1	2 	0 	 	 	 	0 	32 	3.2
Faschia Nation 	 	2	1	3	3	2	2	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	0 	16 	2
Delta Russell 	 	3	3	3	3	3	4	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	1 	20 	2.85714286
Rachel DeVayne 	 	4	3	5	5	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2 	22 	3.66666667
Hellen Bach 	4	 	3	3	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0 	13 	2.6
Rubie Redd 	3	 	4	2	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0 	9 	2.25
Tempest Wilde 	4	 	3	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0 	7 	2.33333333
Claire Voyance 	2	 	0	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0 	2 	1
==Lip syncs==
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Winner
1 	Hellen Bach 	vs. 	Miss Adora Montrese 	"She Bop"(Cyndi Lauper) 	Miss Adora Montrese
2 	Adelle Light 	vs. 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	"Broken Bones"(Love Inc.) 	Bellatrix Bouquet
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Eliminated
3 	Claire Voyance 	vs. 	Faschia Nation 	"Boys Don't Cry"(Anitta) 	Claire Voyance
4 	Naya Lopèz 	vs. 	Tempest Wilde 	"Don't Call Me Baby"(Kreesha Turner) 	Tempest Wilde
5 	Leona Cracker 	vs. 	Rubie Redd 	"For the Girls"(Hayley Kiyoko) 	Rubie Redd
6 	Hellen Bach 	vs. 	Naya Lopèz 	"I Want Love"(Jessie J) 	Hellen Bach
7 	Amie Zonite 	vs. 	Rachel DeVayne 	"Stranger in My House (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)"(Tamia)	Rachel DeVayne
8 	Amie Zonite 	vs. 	Delta Russell 	"I Wanna Dance With Somebody"(Whitney Houston) 	Delta Russell
9 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	vs. 	Faschia Nation 	"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"(ABBA) 	Faschia Nation
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Winner
10 	Adelle Light 	vs. 	Miss Adora Montrese 	"I Was Gonna Cancel"(Kylie Minogue) 	Adelle Light
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Eliminated
11 	Angela Deville 	vs. 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	"Donatella"(Lady Gaga) 	Bellatrix Bouquet
12 	Amie Zonite 	vs. 	Angela Deville 	"Tears Dry on Their Own"(Amy Winehouse) 	Angela Deville
13 	Amie Zonite 	vs. 	Leona Cracker 	"Love Don't Cost a Thing"(Jennifer Lopez) 	Amie Zonite
14 	Leona Cracker 	vs. 	Miss Adora Montrese 	"Old MacDonald"(Ella Fitzgerald) 	Leona Cracker
Episode	Contestants 	Contestants 	Contestants 	Song 	Winner
15 	Faschia Nation 	vs. 	Rubie Redd 	"You Should Be Sad"(Halsey) 	Faschia Nation
15 	Angela Deville 	vs. 	Hellen Bach 	"Freak"(Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishall) 	Angela Deville
15 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	vs. 	Rachel DeVayne 	"Ain't No Other Man"(Christina Aguilera) 	Bellatrix Bouquet
15 	Claire Voyance 	vs. 	Delta Russell 	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"(Nancy Sinatra) 	Claire Voyance
15 	Amie Zonite vs. Leona Cracker vs. Tempest Wilde	Amie Zonite vs. Leona Cracker vs. Tempest Wilde	Amie Zonite vs. Leona Cracker vs. Tempest Wilde	"Gimme More"(Britney Spears) 	Leona Cracker
15 	Angela Deville 	vs. 	Faschia Nation 	"You Don't Own Me"(Dusty Springfield) 	Angela Deville
15 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	vs. 	Claire Voyance 	"Sugar Walls"(Sheena Easton) 	Claire Voyance
15 	Angela Deville 	vs. 	Leona Cracker 	"I Hear You Knocking"(Wynonna Judd) 	Leona Cracker
15 	Claire Voyance 	vs. 	Leona Cracker 	"Would I Lie to You"(Eurythmics) 	Claire Voyance
16 	Adelle Light 	vs. 	Miss Adora Montrese 	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"(Jet) 	Adelle Light
 
: The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
: 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 fourth time in the bottom.
: The eliminated contestant won the first round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the next round.
: The eliminated contestant won the second round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the next round.
: The eliminated contestant won the third round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and advanced to the final round.
: The eliminated contestant won the final round of the LaLaPaRuza Lip Sync Smackdown and was declared Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.
: The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
==Episodes==
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Mini Challenge 	Photoshoot through a Doorbell Camera on RuPaul's porch	Get a photo taken at the She-MV 	(none) 	(none) 	Take a cover photo for an original memoir. 	Flamenco dance with the Pit Crew 	(none) 	Reading Is Fundamental	Spit Take in response to comments from RuPaul	(none) 	Vote who best fits the characteristic named by RuPaul. Instead of points, the majority voters earn $100.	Paint a custom t-shirt using just a painted face, inspired by Tammy Faye.	(none) 	Lip Sync underwater to "Kitty Girl" by RuPaul	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Winner	Amie Zonite 	Rachel DeVayne 	(none) 	(none) 	Rachel DeVayne 	Leona Cracker 	(none) 	Delta Russell 	Miss Adora Montrese 	(none) 	Miss Adora Montrese 	Amie Zonite 	(none) 	Leona Cracker 	(none) 	(none)
Mini Challenge Prize 	$2,500 cash prize. 	$2,500 cash prize. 	(none) 	(none) 	$2,500 cash prize. 	A trip to Spain courtesy of the Tourism Board of Spain.	(none) 	$2,500 cash prize. 	$2,500 cash prize. 	(none) 	$3,400 cash prize ($2,500 cash prize + $900 prize points from the mini challenge). 	$5,000 worth of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics. 	(none) 	A trip for two to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 	(none) 	(none)
Maxi Challange 	Talent Show 	Talent Show 	The Mother of All Balls 	Improv Challenge 	Girl Groups 	Design Challenge 	Rusical 	Snatch Game 	Design Challenge 	Rumix 	Stand Up Challenge 	Room Design Challenge 	Makeover Challenge 	Advert Challenge 	LipSync LaLaPaRuza	Grand Finale
Maxi Challenge Winner	Hellen BachMiss Adora Montrese 	Adelle LightBellatrix Bouquet 	Miss Adora Montrese 	Rachel DeVayne 	Adelle LightAngela DevilleNaya LopèzRachel DeVayne	Bellatrix Bouquet 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	Bellatrix Bouquet 	Miss Adora Montrese 	Adelle LightMiss Adora Montrese	Miss Adora Montrese 	Adelle LightLeona Cracker 	Naya Lopèz 	Adelle Light 	Claire Voyance 	Adelle Light
Maxi Challenge Prize 	$5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge	$5,000 cash prize and immunity from a future challenge	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize each 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$5,000 cash prize 	$50,000 cash prize	Various Prizes
Runway 	RuVeal Yourself 	Made Ya Look 	Mother Goose 	Everything, Every Cher, All At Once	Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig 	Welcome to the Dollhouse 	I Can Buy Myself Flowers	Dancing Queens 	See You Next Wednesday 	True Colors 	Flashback: DragCon 1980 	Chain Reaction 	Drag Family Resemblance	Fangoria 	(none) 	(none)
Runway 	RuVeal Yourself 	Made Ya Look 	Significant Mother 	Everything, Every Cher, All At Once	Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig 	Welcome to the Dollhouse 	I Can Buy Myself Flowers	Dancing Queens 	See You Next Wednesday 	True Colors 	Flashback: DragCon 1980 	Chain Reaction 	Drag Family Resemblance	Fangoria 	(none) 	(none)
Runway 	RuVeal Yourself 	Made Ya Look 	Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza	Everything, Every Cher, All At Once	Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig 	Welcome to the Dollhouse 	I Can Buy Myself Flowers	Dancing Queens 	See You Next Wednesday 	True Colors 	Flashback: DragCon 1980 	Chain Reaction 	Drag Family Resemblance	Fangoria 	(none) 	(none)