Crew members often appear dressed only in designer underwear, and features as human props, and in sketches, mini-, and maxi-challenges to aid the drag queen contestants. In one mini-challenge called "Pants Down Bottoms Up", the competing drag queens picked Pit Crew men by two to drop their pants until they found matching underwear.
Members
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2009–present)
Pit Crew members of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race included Kenyon Glover, Keon Hunt, and Preston Taylor. Max "The Body" Philisaire participated during the second season. Television host and men's lifestyle expert Jason J. Carter joined for seasons 3–10. Shawn Morales was a member for seasons 3–6. According to Morales, he and Carter got the job through their being go-go dancers in gay clubs; a friend "knew someone in the casting department" and secured an audition. Ronnie Kroell was a Pit Crew member for the fifth season. Miles Davis Moody, an actor and model, was a member for seasons 6–8. Simon Sherry-Wood was a member for the sixth season, and previously starred on . Bryce Eilenberg, a straight ally and a ginger, was a member since season 7. Jared North and Yadier Despaigne joined the crew for season 9. Laith Ashley appeared as the Pit Crew's first openly trans man during the series' tenth season.
Drag Race Thailand started in 2018 with an eight-member crew branded as the Scruff Pit Crew, after the queer men's dating mobile app. Up to three members appeared in each episode. Members include Nikkai, cosplay enthusiast Nut, and Pae.
''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2019–present)
The Brit Crew members were announced a few weeks prior to RuPaul's Drag Race UK premiering in October 2019. The casting requirements included that they were at least six feet tall, attractive, “athletic and toned physique”, no tattoos, aged 18-35, and comfortable in just underwear. The series debuted with five members, and two more were added after the first episode. Season 1 members include:
Mitch Marion, an openly gay part-time model, and filmmaker.
Niko Wirachman, is half German and half Indonesian, openly gay, is a professional dancer, and actor doing musical theater, and represented Germany in the 2017 Mr. Gay Europe contest.
RuPaul's Drag Race Live! shows in Las Vegas features a rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants in a live show akin to the Werq the World tour. The shows Pit Crew all double as dancers in the queens' numbers. Crew members include: AJ Watkins, Dallas Eli, Filip Lacina, Michael Silas, Nick Lemer, and Sebastian Gonzalez.
