RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series produced by World of

Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, and, beginning with the ninth season VH1. The show
documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar."[1] RuPaul plays the role of host,
mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each
week. RuPaul's Drag Race employs a panel of judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Santino
Rice, and a host of other guest judges, who critique contestants' progress throughout the
competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence
and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
RuPaul's Drag Race has spanned eleven seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag
U and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The show has become the highest-rated television program on
Logo TV,[2] and airs internationally, including in Australia, Canada, UK, The Netherlands, and Israel.
The show earned RuPaul four consecutive Emmys (2016 to 2019) for Outstanding Host for a Reality
or Reality-Competition Program. The show itself was awarded as a Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program in 2018 and 2019, and the Outstanding Reality Program
award at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards. It has been nominated for four Critics' Choice Television
Award including Best Reality Series – Competition and Best Reality Show Host for RuPaul, and was
nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or
Special (Non-Prosthetic). Later in 2018, the show became the first show to win a Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program in the same year.[3][4][5]