Deoxy's Drag Race (Season 5)

## Season 5

**Deoxy's Drag Race** Season Five was announced on August 7, 2023. It was announced that 14 new queens would vie for the cash prize of $500,000.

On August 14, 2023, The season was announced to have 14 episodes, including a new lip sync challenge, a reunion and finale, with no top 3 or 4 episode, meaning 11 episodes to compete.

The promo theme was Haunted Mansion, the theme was based off of the new movie, and the promo had dark, ghostly and scary looks that the queens wore for the promo.

The winner of Deoxy's Drag Race Season 5 was Norvina Chauntelle. The Runner-Up was Orlina V. Miss Congeniality was Kerona Maylinn, with the Fan Favorite being Vonna Veelaand the Fashion Queen being Mizzy Kizzazz.

This season was onced again made up of newbies, unlike season three which had old cast members, and no one would be returning once they were eliminated.

## Contestants

█ The contestant won *Deoxy's Drag Race*.

█ The contestant placed as a runner-up.

█ The contestant was not chosen to advance to the Lip Sync For The Crown.

█ The contestant appeared on the "Reunion" episode and was still in the running.

█ The contestant won the maxi challenge or was in the Top 2 of the week and won the lip sync for the win.

█ The contestant was in the Top 2 of the week, but did not win the lip sync for the win.

█ The contestant won the maxi challenge along with another contestant(s)

█ The contestant received positive critiques, but did not win the maxi challenge.

█ The contestant received negative critiques, but was not up for elimination.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom two, but neither were eliminated.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom and won the lip sync for your life.

█ The contestant placed in the bottom, lost the lip sync for your life, and was eliminated.

█ The contestant was declared safe after the first round of the "Lip Sync Smackdown".

█ The contestant was declared safe after the second round of the "Lip Sync Smackdown".

█ The contestant was declared safe after the third round of the "Lip Sync Smackdown".

█ The contestant was eliminated after the third round of the "Lip Sync Smackdown".

█ The contestant was awarded the Fashion Queen Award for the best looks of the season.

█ The contestant was awarded the title of "Miss Congeniality" at the finale.

█ The contestant was awarded the Fan Favorite Award for the best fan reception of the season.
### Contestants' Winning Earnings

█ The contestant was awarded $500,000 for winning *Deoxy's Drag Race*.

█ The contestant was awarded $100,000 for placing as a or the runner-up.

█ The contestant was awarded $50,000 for winning the *Miss Congeniality* title.

█ The contestant was awarded $25,000 for winning the *Fan Favorite* Title.

█ The contestant was awarded $20,000 for winning the *Fashion Queen* title
## Episodes

### Episode 1: "RuGraduates!"

Airdate: January 1, 2024

Synopsis: *Fourteen new queens enter the werk room and pose in a sickening photoshoot on a wavy Ocean Boat. They then must design looks out of a graduation party: from gowns, to party accessories, they can use it! The iconic, Kali Uchis guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Kali Uchis
* **Mini Challenge**: Do a sickening photoshoot on a wavy ocean boat
* **Mini Challenge Winner**: Vonna Veela
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Design a look made from items in a graduation party
* **Runway Theme:** Class of 2024
* **Maxi Challenge Winner**: Vonna Veela
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Deyona Coxx & Tiandra Spice
* **Lip Sync Song**: "After The Storm" by Kali Uchis & Tyler, The Creator
* **Eliminated**: Tiandra Spice
* **Farewell Message:** *Have fun, live well, TiTi Spice.*

**Entrance Order**

### Episode 2: "RuPhoria"

Airdate: January 1, 2024

Synopsis: *The remaining queens overact in a parody of HBO's Euphoria: "RuPhoria". The one and only, Zendaya guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Zendaya
* **Mini Challenge**: Quick Drag Acting
* **Mini Challenge Winner**: Vonna Veela
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Overact in a parody of HBO's *Euphoria: "RuPhoria"*
* **Runway Theme:** The Walking Drag
* **Maxi Challenge Winner**: Norvina Chauntelle
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Deyona Coxx & Yannila Heiress
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Holding Out For A Hero" by Bonnie Taylor
* **Eliminated**: Deyona Coxx
* **Farewell Message:** *It was fun being the lip sync assassin for like one episode, but congrats, have fun!*

**RuPhoria**

### Episode 3: "Talent Tonight"

Airdate: January 1, 2024

Synopsis: *The remaining twelve queens perform solo acts in the awaited Talent Show Extravaganza! The icon of Season 4, Jelaminah guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Jelaminah
* **Maxi Challenge**: Solo performances in the annual Talent Show Extravaganza
* **Runway Theme:** Groovy 70's
* **Maxi Challenge Winners:** Eduora Evangelista & Orlina V
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Lishé Detaniah & Serenity Silantra
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Stargirl Interlude" by The Weeknd & Lana Del Rey
* **Eliminated**: Serenity Silantra
* **Farewell Message:** *I was robbed.*

**Talent Show Performances**

### Episode 4: "Kung Fu Queens"

Airdate: January 2, 2024

Synopsis: *The remaining eleven queens improvise in groups to fight in the brand new reality show: Kung fu Queens. Funny Jack Black guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Jack Black
* **Mini Challenge**: Acting
* **Mini Challenge Winners:** Aphra Dite, Norvina Chauntelle & Orlina V
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Improvise in a Kung Fu fighting challenge in groups
* **Runway Theme:** Proud to Be...
* **Maxi Challenge Winner**: Mizzy Kizzazz
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Vonna Veela & Yannila Heiress
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Harleys in Hawaii" by Katy Perry
* **Eliminated**: Vonna Veela
* **Farewell Message:** *Good luck to you all. Stay healthy and don't forget me! -Vonna*

**"Kung Fu Queens" Groups**

 Lishé Detaniah

### Episode 5: "Snatch Game - Season 5"

Airdate: January 2, 2024

Synopsis: *The remaining queens play as celebrities in the awaited Snatch Game and try to make Deoxy and the judges laugh. The one and only icon, Britney Spears, guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Britney Spears
* **Maxi Challenge**: The Snatch Game
* **Runway Theme:** Fruity Fantasy
* **Maxi Challenge Winner**: Yannila Heiress
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Lishé Detaniah & Venelope Von Beeche
* **Lip Sync Song**: "I'm a Slave 4 U" by Britney Spears
* **Eliminated**: Lishé Detaniah
* **Farewell Message:** *Have a great time, love you all. Sleep well knowing I won't be winning.*

**Snatch Game Celebrities**

 Eudora Evangelista
 Kerona Maylinn
 Mizzy Kizzazz
 Norvina Chauntelle
 Orlina V
 Venelope Von Beeche
 Wanda Redd
 **Yannila Heiress** | Cher

### Episode 6: "Classical Girl Groups"

Airdate: January 4, 2024

Synopsis: *The girls return to the classical era and write, record and perform lyrics based off of two of the most iconic classical writers, Beethoven & Mozart. Sandra Bullock guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Sandra Bullock
* **Mini Challenge**: Reading is Fundamental
* **Mini Challenge Winners:** Eudora Evangelista, Norvina Chauntelle & Yannila Heiress
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Write, Record and Perform lyrics to a classical Girl Groups themed challenge
* **Runway Theme:** Magical Misses
* **Maxi Challenge Winners:** Aphra Dite, Mizzy Kizzazz & Norvina Chauntelle
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Kerona Maylinn & Yannila Heiress
* **Lip Sync Song**: "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani
* **Eliminated**: Yannila Heiress
* **Farewell Message:** *#TeamNorvina*

**Classical Girl Groups**

 Wanda Redd

### Episode 7: "LipSync LaLaPaRuZa"

Airdate: January 4, 2024

Synopsis: *The main judges perform in a LipSync maxi challenge and must lip sync in six rounds to stay out of the bottom two, where the bottom two will lip sync for their life.*

* **Maxi Challenge**: Perform in a Lip Sync SmackDown
* **Eliminated**: Eudora Evangelista
* **Farewell Message:** *I love all of you so very much. Thank you for letting me stay as long as possible and not slaying the hell outta me! XoXo, Eudora Evangelista*

**LipSync LaLaPaRuza**

### Episode 8: "The Gem Ball"

Airdate: January 5, 2024

Synopsis: *After surviving the sickening showdown, the queens must create a sickening look made completely out of fake gemstones, and then show two looks before that. Steven Universe animator, Rebecca Sugar guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Rebecca Sugar
* **Mini Challenge**: Advertise a product from the HOU fair
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Wanda Redd
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Show three runway looks on the runway, one made in the werk room in the Gem Ball
* **Runway Themes:** Glitterific, Gem Shards & Gemstone Couture
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Orlina V
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Mizzy Kizzazz & Wanda Redd
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Phone" by Lizzo
* **Eliminated**: No One
* **Farewell Message:** *N/A*

**"Who Should go Home Tonight?"**

 Kerona Maylinn
 Mizzy Kizzazz
 Norvina Chauntelle
 Venelope Von Beeche
 Wanda Redd

### Episode 9: "Royal Family"

Airdate: January 7, 2024

Synopsis: *The remaining queens must makeover their plus ones at home and turn them into a member of their Royal Family. The iconic Jennifer Lopez guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Jennifer Lopez
* **Mini Challenge**: Everybody Loves Puppets
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Norvina Chauntelle
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Makeover a loved family member into a member of your own drag royal family
* **Runway Theme:** Royal Family Balls
* **Top Two:** Aphra Dite & Norvina Chauntelle
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Norvina Chauntelle

**Makeover Pairs**

### Episode 10: "The Roast of Tellameycy"

Airdate: January 7, 2024

Synopsis: *The final seven, for one last week, compete to enter the final six and roast the most iconic drag family of Deoxy's Drag Race: The Tellameycy's! Raina & Veronica Tellameycy Guest Judge.*

* **Guest Judge:** Raina Tellameycy & Veronica Tellameycy
* **Mini Challenge**: Guess That Queen
* **Mini Challenge Winner:** Wanda Redd
* **Mini Challenge Prize**: $2,500 Cash Prize
* **Maxi Challenge**: Roast the family members of the house of Tellameycy in front of a live audience
* **Runway Theme:** Burlesque-esque-esque
* **Maxi Challenge Winners:** Aphra Dite & Wanda Redd
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Eliminated**: Mizzy Kizzazz
* **Farewell Message:** *Wow. I was caught! Good Luck, I guess, have fun. -xo MK*

**Roast Order**

 3
 5
 7

### Episode 11: "Fly Tonight"

Airdate: January 7, 2024

Synopsis: *The final six must write, record and perform lyrics to RuPaul's, "Fly Tonight". Supertar of Drag Race, Aja, guest judges.*

* **Guest Judge:** Aja
* **Maxi Challenge**: Write, Record and Perform lyrics to RuPaul's "Fly Tonight"
* **Runway Theme:** Neutral Colors
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Orlina V
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Aphra Dite & Venelope Von Beeche
* **Lip Sync Song**: "Coconuts" by Kim Petras
* **Eliminated**: Venelope Von Beeche
* **Farewell Message:** *That Beeche is dead!*

### Episode 12: "Almost There"

Airdate: January 9, 2024

Synopsis: *The final five had made it to the most important maxi challenge of the season, where they must perform verses made by them in the awaited challenge: "One to Twelve: The Rusical"*

* **Maxi Challenge**: Perform lyrics made to you and a role in One to Twelve: The Rusical
* **Runway Theme:** Forever Me
* **Maxi Challenge Winner:** Wanda Redd
* **Maxi Challenge Prize**: $5,000 Cash Prize
* **Bottom 2**: Kerona Maylinn & Orlina V
* **Lip Sync Song**: "For The Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko
* **Eliminated**: Kerona Maylinn
* **Farewell Message:** *11 Episodes, no tops! Good luck, ladies, see you all in the finale! -Kerona*

**Top Four of Season 5**

### Episode 13: "Reunited"

Airdate: January 9, 2024

Synopsis: *The queens of season 5 reunite and talk about lip syncs, looks, relationships and drama between the season. Also, an episode away from the final episode, the eliminated queens vote for who they think is winning.*

* **Fashion Queen:** Mizzy Kizzazz
* **Fan Favorite:** Vonna Veela

### Episode 14: "Grand Finale - Season 5"

Airdate: January 9, 2024

Synopsis: *Deoxy Acid crowns the winner of season five and announces the miss congeniality of the season.*

* **Final Maxi Challenge:** Record and Perform Original Songs to a live audience
* **Top Two:** Norvina Chauntelle & Orlina V
* **Eliminated:** Aphra Dite & Wanda Redd
* **Final Lip Sync Song:** "Judas" by Lady Gaga
* **Winner of Deoxy's Drag Race Season 5:** Norvina Chauntelle
* **Runner-Up:** Orlina V
* **Miss Congeniality:** Kerona Mylinn

**Original Song Performances**