Here Are the Latina Queens Returning for ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 11
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Many iconic Latina drag queens are stepping back into the RuPaul’s Drag Race competition. The cast for Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars includes fan favorites like Morphine Love Dion and Salina EsTitties and queens that were long overdue for their second shot at the crown like April Carrión.
Last year, Ginger Minj made history as the first queen of Latina descent to win RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Season 11 will once again use the bracket-style tournament. The 18 queens will be divided up into groups of six.
This time around, the top two queens with the highest point totals in each bracket will move onto the semi-finals. The finalists will then compete in a Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown for a cash prize of $200,000 and a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
Here are the six Latina queens that could snatch the crown next.
April Carrión
April Carrión is the Puerto Rican princess from season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Though she originally came in eleventh place, during the season finale, April famously told RuPaul that she was destined to win Season 2 of All Stars. She finally manifested herself a place on the Season 11 cast.
Crystal Methyd
The loveable oddball of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 is finally back. Crystal Methyd, who is Mexican-American, was called El DeBarge by RuPaul for her famous mullet. Crystal ended up becoming a finalist on Season 12.
Lucky Starzzz
Cuban-American Lucky Starzzz, the cartoon-like queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, has returned. The porkchop, or first out, from her original season, will get her shot at a redemption on the season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.
Morphine Love Dion
Morphine Love Dion proved that she was the lip sync assassin of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 after winning the title of the Queen of She Already Done Had Herses. The Nicaraguan-American queen is the drag daughter of Athena Dion and the drag mother of Juicy Love Dion.
Salina EsTitties
Salina EsTitties infamously won the Golden Boot Award for having the worst look of Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The Honduran-American queen, who came in sixth place on her original season, is getting another shot at a runway redemption.
Shuga Cain
After making a splash on Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Shuga Cain is finally making her comeback. The queen of Salvadoran descent came in seventh place in her original season.
The rest of the cast includes A’Keria C. Davenport, Aura Mayari, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Jasmine Kennedie, Joey Jay, and Kennedy Davenport. The group is rounded out by Dawn, Morgan McMichaels, Mystique Summers, Sam Star, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, and Vivacious.
The first two episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars will start streaming on Paramount+ on Friday, May 8.