Drag Duel (Season 1)

## Season 1

**Season 1** of Drag Duel was first teased in a video published June 17th, 2023, announcing the show and the opening of auditions. Auditions closed 8 days later on June 25th. On July 4th, an Indiegogo campaign opened to fund support for Drag Duel.

On July 31st, 2023, the panel of judges were revealed, with hosts Bucy & Zelda Vox sitting alongside content creator Derek, better known as The Drag Detective. A week later on August 7th, the official cast reveal dropped, showcasing the 12 drag talents set to compete on the season. The very first episode premiered on August 14th, with weekly episodes releasing every Monday.

## Contestants

**Bobby Uranus**
**Calli Coquette**
**Christi Da Vinci**
**Glass Staine**
**Hydra**
**Orbit**

**Rosa Golde**
**Sh'Needza Woman**
**Susan?**
**Titanic Donavon**
**Trisha Can**
**Tyler Noll**

*(Biographical details stated from during time of contest)*

 1st
 2nd
 3rd
 4th
 5th
 6th
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 8th
 9th
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 11th (Quit) | **Glass Staine** |  | 25

**1** - Titanic was critiqued alongside every other warrior, but was called safe after they announced the top-placing warriors, and before they announced the bottom-placing warriors.

█ The contestant won **Drag Duel**.
█ The contestant placed as a runner-up.
█ The contestant placed 3rd.
█ The contestant won the round of **Drag Duel**.
█ The contestant was in the Top 2 of the week, but did not win the Drag Duel for the Win.
█ The contestant received positive critiques, but did not win the round.
█ The contestant received negative critiques, but was not put up for elimination.
█ The contestant was up for elimination, but won the Drag Duel to the Death.
█ The contestant was up for elimination, lost the Drag Duel to the Death, and was eliminated.
█ The contestant placed in the bottom, but quit the competition before the Drag Duel to the Death.
█ The contestant appeared as a guest, but was out of the running.
## Episodes

### Episode 1: Enter the Arena

*Airdate: August 14th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: On a date with Derek, the warriors are tasked to impress the Drag Detective as much as possible. If Derek is unimpressed with them, he can simply say "Next" and move onto the next date.
* **Top 3**: Glass Staine, Hydra, and Rosa Golde
* **Side Quest Winner**: Hydra

**Entrance Order**

### Episode 2: The Battle Begins

*Airdate: August 21st, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Participate in a Talent Show with only one rule; no lip-syncing allowed.
* **Runway Theme**: Signature Style
* **Guest Judge**: Ada Vox
* **Top 2**: Sh'Needza Woman & Titanic Donavon
* **Drag Duel Song**: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Hudson
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Sh'Needza Woman

**Talent Show**

### Episode 3: Shooting the Sheet

*Airdate: August 28th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Create a drag look out of only bedsheets. The warriors are not allowed to manipulate the bedsheets' properties in any way, including cutting, ripping or sewing.
* **Top 3**: Calli Coquette, Hydra, and Orbit
* **Side Quest Winner**: Calli Coquette

### Episode 4: Audition Bootcamp

*Airdate: September 4th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Create a comedic audition tape showcasing a unique & funny character. The warriors must present an interview section, two talents, and two runways.
* **Runway Theme**: Cultural Couture
* **Guest Judges**: JackFed and Kornbread
* **Main Battle Winner**: Hydra
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Calli Coquette & Trisha Can
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" by Verca Serduchka
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Trisha Can
* **Eliminated**: Calli Coquette

### Episode 5: Going Gaga

*Airdate: September 18th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Answer a Lady Gaga quiz in small groups. Derek asks the small group a Lady Gaga-themed question, then whoever is seen raising their paw up first gets to answer. If they get it right, they get a point, and if they get it wrong, they re-run with everyone minus the person who answered incorrectly.
* **Top 3**: Glass Staine, Hydra, and Susan?
* **Side Quest Winner**: Susan?

### Episode 6: The ARTPOP Ball

*Airdate: September 25th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Create virtual music videos to a selected track from Lady Gaga's ARTPOP.
* **Runway Theme**: Favorite ARTPOP Look
* **Guest Judge**: Kayla Says
* **Main Battle Winner**: Christi Da Vinci
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Glass Staine & Sh'Needza Woman
* **Quit**: Glass Staine
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Rain on Me" by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

### Episode 7: As Seen on TV

*Airdate: October 2nd, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Perform a lip-sync to classic commercial jingles.
* **Top 3**: Orbit, Titanic Donavon, and Tyler Noll
* **Side Quest Winner**: Orbit

### Episode 8: Commercial Success

*Airdate: October 9th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Present your own iconic product and market it in a commercial.
* **Runway Theme**: As Seen on TV
* **Guest Judge**: BibleGirl
* **Main Battle Winner**: Titanic Donavon
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Christi Da Vinci & Shneedza Woman
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Just What They Want" by RuPaul
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Christi Da Vinci
* **Eliminated**: Sh'Needza Woman

### Episode 9: Trash Walkin'

*Airdate: October 16th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Trash-talk the other contestants in the style of the "Reading is Fundamental" challenge from RuPaul's Drag Race.
* **Top 3**: Hydra, Orbit, and Susan?
* **Side Quest Winner**: Susan?

### Episode 10: Trash Talkin'

*Airdate: October 23rd, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Create a drag look made entirely out of trash. They were allowed to use undergarments, wigs, and shoes from their catalog, but all other garments must be created out of trash. If the warriors use a corset/bodysuit to create a base, it should not be visible. Garments must be walkable.
* **Guest Judge**: Twink Trash
* **Main Battle Winner**: Trisha Can
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Bobby Uranus & Orbit
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Orbit
* **Eliminated**: Bobby Uranus

### Episode 11: Heavy is the Hair

*Airdate: October 30th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Style a completely flat wig into sickening hair, and paint a makeup look to go along with the wig.
* **Top 3**: Christi Da Vinci, Titanic Donavon, Tyler Noll
* **Side Quest Winner**: Christi Da Vinci

### Episode 12: Vox Talks

*Airdate: November 13th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Perform a celebrity impression in the one-on-one interview show Vox Talks.
* **Runway Theme**: Out of This World
* **Guest Judge**: Ada Vox
* **Main Battle Winners**: Christi Da Vinci & Orbit
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Hydra & Rosa Golde
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Voulez-Vous" by ABBA
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Hydra
* **Eliminated**: Rosa Golde

### Episode 13: The Second Stretch

*Airdate: November 20th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Play a game of song association with The Drag Detective. Using only one word, you have to sing a song with that word in its lyrics.
* **Top 3**: N/A (The side quest had no winner or top three voted on by the fans.)
* **Winner**: N/A (The side quest had no winner or top three voted on by the fans.)

### Episode 14: Dance Dance Revolution

*Airdate: November 28th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Perform your very own drag mix. The warriors are required to prepare at least 2 songs in their mix, as well as 2 bits of spoken word.
* **Runway Theme**: Battle Ready
* **Main Battle Winner**: Tyler Noll
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Christi Da Vinci & Titanic Donavon
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Heart Attack" by Demi Lovato
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Christi Da Vinci
* **Eliminated**: Titanic Donavon

### Episode 15: Stirring the Pot

*Airdate: December 4th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Create your own cooking demo in drag. The warriors can be themselves or a character.
* **Top 3**: Trisha Can, Susan?, Tyler Noll
* **Winner**: Tyler Noll

### Episode 16: The Judges Roast

*Airdate: December 12th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Roast the judges and at least half of the contestants remaining in a comedy roast.
* **Guest Judge**: RunnerEye
* **Special Guests**: Bobby Uranus, Calli Coquette, Sh'Needza Woman and Titanic Donovan
* **Runway Theme**: Monochromatic
* **Main Battle Winner**: Susan?
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Christi Da Vinci & Orbit
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Orbit
* **Eliminated**: Christi Da Vinci

### Episode 17: Makeup Madness

*Airdate: December 18th, 2023*

* **Side Quest**: Showcase a unique makeup look that you would not typically wear in drag. Lashes, wigs and outfits do not matter; only the makeup counts.
* **Top 3**: N/A (The top three of this side quest was not announced.)
* **Winner**: Tyler Noll (The winner of this side quest was announced in Episode 19.)

### Episode 18: From the Heart

*Airdate: December 24th, 2023*

* **Main Battle**: Perform a ballad in one take.
* **Guest Judge**: Mera Mangle
* **Runway Theme**: Vintage
* **Main Battle Winner**: Orbit
* **Main Battle Prize**: $100
* **Bottom Two**: Susan? & Trisha Can
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Va Va Voom" by Nicki Minaj
* **Drag Duel Winner**: Trisha Can
* **Eliminated**: Susan?

 Tyler Noll | Hydra

### Episode 19: Balls to the Wall

*Airdate: January 1st, 2024*

* **Side Quest**: Comedically impersonate another member of the top 4.
* **Top 3**: N/A (The top 3 of this side quest was not announced.)
* **Winner**: Tyler Noll (The winner of this side quest was mentioned in Episode 21.)

### Episode 20: The Drag Duel Ball

*Airdate: January 8th, 2024*

* **Main Battle**: Showcase three looks in a Drag Duel ball. The categories are Camp, Horror, and Glamour, which every queen must design within the 2 weeks deadline.
* **Special Guest**: Titanic Donavon
* **Drag Duel Song**: "Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue
* **Main Battle Winner**: Tyler Noll
* **Eliminated**: Trisha Can

### Episode 21: The Final Duel

*Airdate: January 15th, 2024*

* **Main Battle**: Present one final drag number which can include any elements the performer desires.
* **Special Guests**: Calli Coquette and Titanic Donavon
* **Eliminated**: Tyler Noll
* **Drag Duel Song**: "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston
* **Winner of Drag Duel**: Hydra
* **Runner-Up**: Orbit

## Trivia

* Drag Duel published a Patreon to help support the show. The following tiers yield these certain benefits:
	+ Level 1: No special benefits
	+ Level 2: Access to the Drag Duel Podcast
	+ Level 3: Uncut lip-sync performances from all performers, exit interviews, bloopers, your name listed in the credits, and access to the Drag Duel Podcast
	+ Level 4: Access to the Drag Duel discord, early access to elimination episodes, uncensored episodes, audition tapes from the warriors, bi-weekly live viewing parties, judges' looks, unseen confessionals, uncut lip-sync performances from all performers, exit interviews, bloopers, your name listed in the credits, and access to the Drag Duel Podcast
	+ Level 5: iMovie spoiler videos, shoutouts at the end of every episode, access to the Drag Duel discord, early access to elimination episodes, uncensored episodes, audition tapes from the warriors, bi-weekly live viewing parties, judges' looks, unseen confessionals, uncut lip-sync performances from all performers, exit interviews, bloopers, your name listed in the credits, and access to the Drag Duel Podcast
* After Episode 4, Drag Duel took a week-long hiatus due to the excess amount of hate the warriors had been receiving.
	+ Also, after Episode 11, Drag Duel took a week-long hiatus due to Derek having multiple deaths in his family, and Zelda Vox not having access to her medication.
* On November 13th, Zelda announced her departure from Drag Duel, writing that due to circumstances out of her control, she would not be working on Drag Duel for the rest of the season. Bucy and The Drag Detective would continue working on the show.
* Tipping information is in the description of every episode for all twelve warriors.
* The thumbnail for Episode 15 mistakenly featured the text block for Episode 14, "Dance Dance Revolution", on the thumbnail.
	+ Also, the title of the video was "Sti**tt**ing the Pot".
		- This would all be fixed before the episode premiered.
* A photosensitive warning was placed for both Hydra and Orbit's finale performances.

## Season Gallery

### Promo

LogoBucy PromoZelda Vox PromoThe Drag Detective PromoCast Promo
### Track Records

Round 1 Track RecordRound 2 Track RecordRound 3 Track RecordRound 4 Track RecordRound 5 Track Record
### Other Galleries

* Click here to see the gallery of looks from each episode.
* Click here to see the gallery of videos from each episode.

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