Fan favorites from RuPaul’s Drag Race are stepping into the ring for another shot at the crown. The cast for season nine of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars was revealed, including three queens who could become the first Latina to enter the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
Drag queens who didn’t snatch the crown the first time on RuPaul’s Drag Race get a shot at redemption on the All Stars spin-off. Those who win the second time around are inducted into the Drag Race Hall of Fame. After eight seasons, a Latina drag queen has yet to win All Stars. That could change with Roxxxy Andrews, Jorgeous, and Vanessa Vanjie coming back for season nine. In addition to the crown, they are competing for a $200,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
Roxxxy Andrews is the most veteran Latina in this cast. The drag queen of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent first competed on the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she finished as a runner-up. She returned for the second season of All Stars, where she came in fourth place. Roxxxy Andrews is competing for the Miracle of Love Foundation, which provides HIV/AIDS prevention programs and assistance to communities in central Florida.
Vanessa Vanjie is the drag daughter of Alexis Mateo. The drag queen of Puerto Rican descent originally competed on season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Though she was the first eliminated, Vanessa Vanjie had a memorable exit that went viral. She later came in fifth place in season 11. Vanessa Vanjie will compete for ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
Jorgeous is a proud Mexican-American drag queen from San Antonio, TX. She finished in sixth place on the 14th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and was notably one of her season’s fierce lip-sync assassins. Jorgeous is competing for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Other queens returning to RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars include Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Gottmik, Nina West, Plastique Tiara, and Shannel. The first two episodes of the new season will start streaming on Paramount+ on Friday, May 17.