Celebrity Drag Race gets huge revamp and it’s basically the Masked Singer with drag now
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After a two year wait, RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is coming back bigger than ever.
Most notably, the new season has moved on from the original werk room format, and instead is giving us the love child of Drag Race, The Masked Singer and, somehow, Lip Sync Battle. Yes, that’s right.
In the new RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, nine celebrities will undergo incognito drag transformations as viewers scramble to figure out their secret identities.
Each week, the celebrities will compete against one another in theatric lip-sync and dance performances in front of a live studio audience, with their identities only revealed after they are eliminated.
The season will lead up to a grand finale where one of the contestants is crowned “America’s Next Celeb Drag Superstar”, and awarded $100,000 for their favourite charity.
Resident judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Matthews will be returning alongside as host of special guests.
Three iconic “Queen Supremes”, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee, and Monét X Change, will be mentoring contestants.
They will be joined by Drag Race legends making special appearances throughout the season, including Eureka, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki.
Taking to Twitter, Brooke Lynn Hytes said: “Also y’all the STAGE and production @RuPaulsDragRace & VH1 put into this is unmatched!!! Prepare to GAG!”
After the trailer dropped, fans are still trying to process the new Masked Singer-style format, and have already brought their confusion, conspiracy theories and scepticism to the table.
Just saw the trailer for Secret Celebrity #DragRace and holy shit does this look so good!!!
Sure, I'm probably not gonna know who any of these celebs are but who cares?! Drag is slowly taking over the world and I love it! ?— Zephyr ?️? is Melting Away (@Zephyr__Falcon) July 18, 2022
Secret Celebrity Drag Race isn’t so “secret” anymore when you have the Nancy Drew of TikTok on your case…?? #DragRace pic.twitter.com/Izoq8gxeBO— hugeasmammoth.films (@hugeasmammoth_) July 18, 2022
This just in, a leak revealed Kermit the frog will appear on #CelebDragRace dressed as Miss Piggy #DragRace pic.twitter.com/wnvU1xNboI— Noah (@lil_nazza) July 19, 2022
can't wait for the new season of the masked singer ? #CelebDragRace— C? (@paulmalones) July 18, 2022
#CelebDragRace looks like it's going to be fun and Def loving some of my faves are back as the queen Supremes @jujuboston @monetxchange & @Bhytes1— Hail Prince Rico Suave!!! (@wavesofzen) July 18, 2022
HOLD UP!?? Secret Celebrity Drag Race is like an ACTUAL new show now!? like they got their own studio, a new format, and BUDGET!! ?? #DragRace pic.twitter.com/gZLJLaKnov
— Seddera Side (@sedderaside) July 18, 2022
So it’s time to get your investigative caps on and indulge in the extravaganza of it all.
The format isn’t the only change – season two is double the length with eight episodes, with the first four a whopping 90 minutes each and the final four clocking in at 60 minutes.
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race kicks off on 12 August on VH1 for US viewers and 13 August on WOW Presents Plus for UK viewers.
