| Host | |
| RuPaul | |
| Judges/Deans | |
| Lady Bunny (as "Dean of Drag") Frank Gatson Jr. (as "Dean of Dance"/season 1 only) | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| World of Wonder Productions | |
RuPaul's Drag U is a three-season spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race where former contestants from the original series offer style (and attitude) makeovers to women.
Premise[]
In each episode, three women (sometimes a celebrity edition such as a September 20, 2010 episode called "A Star is Born Again" and a August 29, 2011 episode called "80's Ladies" for example) are given drag makeovers and taught to access their "inner divas". Each of these "faux queens" are judged and evaluated on her "Drag Point Average (DPA)", "Drag Transformation, Performance and Attitude adjustment". The contestant with the highest DPA wins. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U. Unlike RuPaul's Drag Race, he does not appear in drag. Regular judges in Season 1 were: "Dean of Drag" Lady Bunny, "Dean of Dance" Frank Gatson Jr.; for Season 2, Lady Bunny returned as "Dean of Drag", and various character choreographers throughout the season as "Deans of Dance". Each episode features one celebrity guest judge, who is usually female.
Trivia[]
On May 8, 2013, RuPaul confirmed via Twitter that the series has been cancelled.
As mentioned above, this was the first show where he does not appear in drag, the second was a CBS revival of Lingo in 2023.
See Also[]
RuPaul's Drag Race— The original series that aired on Logo from 2009 until 2016 then it moved to VH1 from 2017 until 2022 then it moved again to MTV and has aired their ever since.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars - a spinoff of the show that originally aired on Logo from 2012 until 2016 and then on VH1 in its third season since 2018.
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular - a Christmas-themed special that aired on VH1 in 2018.
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race - a spinoff that features celebrities from the world of film, music, television and comedy dress in drag for charity that also airs on Vh1 since 2020.
Queen of the Universe - a short-lived spinoff singing competition hosted by Graham Norton that aired on Paramount+ from 2021 until 2023.
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars - a spinoff featuring twelve contestants from various international versions of the Drag Race franchise competing to be "Queen of the Mothertucking World" that also aired on Paramount+ since 2024.