RuPaul’s Drag Race’s fifteenth season garnered media attention thanks to its intense rivalry, dramatic scenes, and many exceptionally skilled participants who took the stage to perform. With the show successfully running for fifteen impeccable seasons, there has been much speculation regarding its 16th edition.
Here’s everything you need to know about RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16!
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 Renewal Update
At this time of writing, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 hasn’t officially been renewed, but given how successful the previous 15 seasons were, we can definitely expect a renewal.
This year, the American version of Drag Race not only debuted in several new international editions, such as those in Mexico and Brazil, but it also crowned two winners: Sasha Colby, who won season 15, and Jimbo, who won All Stars 8, a champion and former Drag Race competitor from Canada.
Sasha explained that her choice to lip-sync for the title in a nearly nude outfit was a calculated “f— you” to conservative politicians pushing anti-drag and anti-trans legislation across the nation in an exclusive interview with EW’s Quick Drag podcast after her win. This revelation led the series to collaborate with the ACLU to launch the Drag Defence Fund initiative.
Sasha Colby, the season 15 champion of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” for EW. THE METTIE OSTROWSKI
“Choosing to appear nude in these times was a deliberate decision. “With all of this legislation and everything going on, it is really powerful for me to represent Drag Race and such a large conglomerate like MTV and be exactly what [conservatives] want to eradicate,” Sasha, a trans activist and drag pageant legend, told EW at her coronation in April. I wanted to be nude because I knew that people were staring at me. My goal was to normalise this transgender physique.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Sixteen Cast: Who’s going to be in it?
Although the showrunners haven’t officially announced the cast list as of yet, RuPaul’s Drag Race Fandom claims that Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Megami, Mhi’ya Iman LePaige, Mirage Amuro, Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Plasma, Q, Sapphira Cristál, and Xunami Muse are anticipated cast members for season 16.
As it did in the previous season with Ariana Grande, Janelle Monáe, Ali Wong, Hayley Kiyoko, Harvey Guillén, Maren Morris, Julia Garner, Amandla Stenberg, Megan Stalter, and Orville Peck, it is anticipated that RuPaul’s Drag Race will welcome fresh celebrity guest judges in the following season.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 Release Date: When is it going to air?
Fans will have to wait a bit as the release date of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 has yet to be revealed.
After premiering on MTV earlier this year, Drag Race Season 15 concluded with the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar awarding to Sasha Colby, the mother of Season 14 standout Kerri Colby, in April. Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Luxx Noir London were the runner-ups.
Next up was Drag Race All Stars 8, which featured the first-ever Fame Games competition for the franchise—a bonus opportunity for an ousted queen to still win a crown. Canada’s Jimbo emerged as the season’s biggest victor, and LaLa Ri slays the title of Queen of the Fame Games with pride.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Sixteen: Where To Watch?
RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres on Paramount+, but MTV airs the first episodes of the original franchise. It’s expected that Season 16 will be made available for streaming onParamount+ at some point after it has finished airing.
Will RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 happen?
No updates as of yet!
