
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 Shakes Up Format with Double-Twist Premiere

With a groundbreaking two-part opening, MTV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has begun its seventeenth season. With this new structure, the contestants have more power, and the elimination process has a new twist.
To begin the season, 14 new drag artists from all over the US are added. Contestants will now judge each other using an updated version of the “Rate-a-Queen” system seen in Season 16. This is a major departure from tradition.
With this new format, the premiere is split into two parts. People from one group will rate the acts of people from the other group. The top two queens who “Lip Sync for the Win” will be chosen by their peers and the bottom queen will be sent home.
This twist has already made the contestants play more strategically. For example, Kori King voted strategically, while Lana Ja’Rae and Arrietty worked together to change the ranks.
With Acacia Forgot, the...
To begin the season, 14 new drag artists from all over the US are added. Contestants will now judge each other using an updated version of the “Rate-a-Queen” system seen in Season 16. This is a major departure from tradition.
With this new format, the premiere is split into two parts. People from one group will rate the acts of people from the other group. The top two queens who “Lip Sync for the Win” will be chosen by their peers and the bottom queen will be sent home.
This twist has already made the contestants play more strategically. For example, Kori King voted strategically, while Lana Ja’Rae and Arrietty worked together to change the ranks.
With Acacia Forgot, the...
- 11.1.2025
- von Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
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