MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday March 3, 2015
The ultimate drag competition returns RuPaul’s Drag Race Series to be fast-tracked to Foxtel’s LifeStyle YOU Premieres Wednesday, March 18 at 9.30pm
RuPaul is back for a seventh season of the hit series RuPaul’s Drag Race with a court of Queens so ingenious, a competition so unpredictable and a judges panel so packed with talent you’ll be seeing stars when the series returns exclusively to LifeStyle YOU on Wednesday, March 18 at 9.30pm.
And in exciting news for RuPaul fans, for the first time ever the series will air in Australia just days after it goes to air in the US.
In this highly entertaining series, America’s most outrageous, cutting-edge, talented and stunningly gorgeous drag queens will fight it out for the title (and tiara) to prove their charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent.
Each week, through the trials and tribulations of glam, glitter and show-stopping performances, one Queen is eliminated until just one remains – they are crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar, and take home a cash prize of $100,000.
But it's not just about the wigs and the heels, it's about performers with passion who prove to be some of the most fascinating characters on television.
Joining RuPaul and Michelle Visage as new fulltime panelists on this seventh instalment are Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews. And as always, this season dazzles with a new star-studded panel of celebrity judges including Ariana Grande, Jessica Alba, John Waters, Kathy Griffin, Olivia Newton-John, Alyssa Milano, Mel B, Rebecca Romijn and Michael Urie.
Who will be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar? RuPaul’s Drag Race kicks off on Wednesday March 18 at 9.30pm, exclusively on Foxtel’s LifeStyle YOU.
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