RuPaul's Drag Race season 17
2025 season of television series
The seventeenth season of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 3, 2025. This marks the third season to air through cable network MTV. The seventeenth installment of the series documents drag queen RuPaul in search of the "Next Drag Superstar" for the United States.
RuPaul remained as host and head judge of the series. Television personalities Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ts Madison, and Ross Mathews continued as regular judges. Fashion stylist Law Roach, who previously appeared as a guest judge, joined the judging panel.
Onya Nurve won the season alongside its title, a cash prize of $200,000, and a years-worth of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics. Jewels Sparkles was the runner-up and Crystal Envy was voted Miss Congeniality.
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Development
Throughout social media, the host and head judge RuPaul announced a casting call for drag performers to apply for the seventeenth season on October 30, 2023. The final deadline coincided with the premiere episode of season sixteen on January 5, 2024.
Two months later, RuPaul published his memoir titled The House of Hidden Meanings and embarked on a book tour where he was given a flash drive containing an audition tape from drag queen Hormona Lisa.
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