RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2)


The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26, 2010. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season. At the end of the online casting period, Jessica Wild had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant. Filming took place during the summer of 2009.
For season two, the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve, and the prizes were slightly modified: a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com, an exclusive one year public relations contract with LGBT firm Project Publicity, be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign, join the Logo Drag Race tour, and a cash prize of $25,000. A new tradition of writing a farewell message, in lipstick on their workstation mirror, was started by the first eliminated queen of the season.
Each week's episode is followed by a behind-the-scenes show, RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked.
The theme song playing during the runway and the end credits every episode is "Jealous of My Boogie" the Gomi and RasJek remix from RuPaul's album Champion. On December 6, 2011, Amazon.com released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program.
The winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Tyra Sanchez, with Raven being the runner-up.

Contestants

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ContestantAgeHometownOutcome
Tyra Sanchez21Orlando, FloridaWinner
Raven30Riverside, CaliforniaRunner-up
Jujubee25Boston, Massachusetts3rd Place
Tatianna204th Place
Pandora Boxx37Rochester, New York5th Place
Jessica Wild29San Juan, Puerto Rico6th Place
Sahara Davenport25New York City, New York7th Place
Morgan McMichaels28Mira Loma, California 8th Place
Sonique26Atlanta, Georgia9th Place
25Bedford, Texas10th Place
Nicole Paige Brooks36Atlanta, Georgia11th Place
Shangela Laquifa Wadley'''28Los Angeles, California12th Place

Contestant progress

Lip syncs

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:
  • Mike Ruiz, photographer
  • Kathy Griffin, comedian
  • Kim Coles, actress and comedian
  • Dita Von Teese, burlesque performer
  • Kathy Najimy, actress
  • Tanya Tucker, singer
  • Lisa Rinna, actress and television personality
  • Niecy Nash, comedian, actress, and model
  • Mathu Andersen, make-up artist and photographer
  • Martha Wash, singer-songwriter
  • Henry Rollins, musician, actor, and comedian
  • Terri Nunn, singer and actress
  • Gigi Levangie, novelist, screenwriter, and producer
  • Jackie Collins, novelist
  • Debbie Reynolds, actress and singer
  • Cloris Leachman, actress and comedian
  • Toni Ko, CEO of NYX Cosmetics
  • Tatum O'Neal, actress and author
  • Marissa Jaret Winokur, actress

    Episodes

Future appearances

returned on the third season as a surprise contestant to compete with the other 12 drag queens. She placed 6th overall.
Jujubee, Pandora Boxx and Raven competed on the first season of . Pandora placed 11th/12th with season 3 contestant Mimi Imfurst, Jujubee placed 3rd/4th with season 1 contestant Shannel, and Raven was the runner-up.
Tatianna competed on the second season of All Stars and initially finished in 8th place. She returned to the competition after winning re-entry with Alyssa Edwards and placed 6th overall.
Morgan McMichaels and Shangela competed on the of All Stars. Morgan initially finished in 10th place, however she returned to the competition after fellow contestant, BenDeLaCreme, chose her to return, and placed 5th overall. Shangela placed 3rd/4th overall along with season 1 winner BeBe Zahara Benet.
Shangela and Sonique competed in the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular in December 2018. Both were crowned as Christmas Queen along with the other competing contestants.
Jujubee competed on the fifth season of All Stars and placed 2nd/3rd alongside Miz Cracker.