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AJ McLean
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What season he competed on:Season 2
Where you’ve seen him before:Ummm… he’s AJ McLean!? From the Backstreet Boys, duh!
His drag persona:Poppy Love
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Tatyana Ali
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What season she competed on:Season 2
Her drag persona:Chakra 7
How’d she do?Ali made it all the way to the Top 3 in the finale, but missed out on the crown. She still took home $5,000 for her charity and got an extra prize — her fellow competitors naming her Miss Congeniality.
03of 21Mark IndelicatoAmy Sussman/WireImage; VH1/World of WonderWhat season he competed on:Season 2Where you’ve seen him before:Indelicato is best known for his role as Justin Suarez on the ABC comedyUgly Betty —a part he played from the ages of 12-16. He’s a regular now on the acclaimed HBO Max seriesHacks.His drag persona:Thirsty Von TrappHow’d he do?He made it to the Top 3, slaying in his final performance and in the final lip sync for your life. Sadly, Indelicato sadly didn’t get the win, but he took home $5,000 for his charity.
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Mark Indelicato
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Where you’ve seen him before:Indelicato is best known for his role as Justin Suarez on the ABC comedyUgly Betty —a part he played from the ages of 12-16. He’s a regular now on the acclaimed HBO Max seriesHacks.
His drag persona:Thirsty Von Trapp
How’d he do?He made it to the Top 3, slaying in his final performance and in the final lip sync for your life. Sadly, Indelicato sadly didn’t get the win, but he took home $5,000 for his charity.
04of 21Kevin McHaleJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; VH1/World of WonderWhat season he competed on:Season 2Where you’ve seen him before:As Artie Abrams, the wheelchair-bound singer in Fox’sGlee. He and pal Jenna Ushkowitz also have a podcast calledShowmancewhere they recapGleeepisodes and interview their former costars and friends.His drag persona:Chic-Fi-LayHow’d he do?Like many a greatDrag Racequeen, Snatch Game proved to be the demise for McHale. He couldn’t make his Céline Dion impression didn’t quite sing — which, mixed with a lackluster lip-sync performance in Gaga Week, landed him in the bottom two next to Poppy Love. The two battled it out, Love ultimately triumphing. “It was an incredible experience,” McHale later told PEOPLE, noting that getting to do the show with his Ushkowitz was especially fun. “It felt like we were back on the set ofGleeagain. Just, without the singing!”
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Kevin McHale
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Where you’ve seen him before:As Artie Abrams, the wheelchair-bound singer in Fox’sGlee. He and pal Jenna Ushkowitz also have a podcast calledShowmancewhere they recapGleeepisodes and interview their former costars and friends.
His drag persona:Chic-Fi-Lay
How’d he do?Like many a greatDrag Racequeen, Snatch Game proved to be the demise for McHale. He couldn’t make his Céline Dion impression didn’t quite sing — which, mixed with a lackluster lip-sync performance in Gaga Week, landed him in the bottom two next to Poppy Love. The two battled it out, Love ultimately triumphing. “It was an incredible experience,” McHale later told PEOPLE, noting that getting to do the show with his Ushkowitz was especially fun. “It felt like we were back on the set ofGleeagain. Just, without the singing!”
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Daniel Franzese
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His drag persona:Donna Bellisima
How’d he do?Franzese made it all the way to the top 5. And though he didn’t win the crown, he gushed to PEOPLE afterwards that just being onRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race was enough of a win. “RuPaul’s Drag Raceis my absolute favorite show,” he said. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I’m ready to come back forAll Starsif they’ll have me! Just… with bigger heels this time…”
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Jenna Ushkowitz
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Where you’ve seen her before:The South Koran-born American actress was one of the original stars of Fox’sGlee, playing Tina Cohen-Chang. She went on become a force on Broadway, both as and actress inWaitressand as a producer ofOnce on this IslandandThe Inheritance— two productions that earned her Tony trophies. She’s also build a career for herself as an activist and podcaster.
Her drag persona:Milli Von Sunshine
07of 21Thom FiliciaSylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan/Getty; VH1What season he competed on:Season 2Where you’ve seen him before:The famed interior designer was one of the original members of the “Fab Five” onBravo’sQueer Eye for the Straight Guy,and decades later reunited with costar Carson Kressley onGet a Room with Carson and Thomfor the network.His drag persona:Jackie WouldHow’d he do?Jackie tried her best onRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, but sadly was asked to sashay away on episode 3. Filicia, still, counted it as a win,telling PEOPLE he was really thrilledthe experience helped him raise $5,000 for theBone Marrow & Cancer Foundation— something dear to his heart as nearly 10 years prior, he saved his older brother’s life with a transplant. “We went on that journey together,” Filicia said. “It’ll forever bond us.”
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Thom Filicia
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Where you’ve seen him before:The famed interior designer was one of the original members of the “Fab Five” onBravo’sQueer Eye for the Straight Guy,and decades later reunited with costar Carson Kressley onGet a Room with Carson and Thomfor the network.
His drag persona:Jackie Would
How’d he do?Jackie tried her best onRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, but sadly was asked to sashay away on episode 3. Filicia, still, counted it as a win,telling PEOPLE he was really thrilledthe experience helped him raise $5,000 for theBone Marrow & Cancer Foundation— something dear to his heart as nearly 10 years prior, he saved his older brother’s life with a transplant. “We went on that journey together,” Filicia said. “It’ll forever bond us.”
08of 21Taylor DaynePaul Archuleta/Getty; VH1What season she competed on:Season 2Where you’ve seen her before:The New York City-born singer rose to fame in 1987 with her smash hit debut single, “Tell It To My Heart,” earning one of two career Grammy nominations. She’s gone on to score six addition Top 10 singles including songs “like “Love Will Lead You Back” and “With Every Beat of My Heart.“Her drag persona:Electra OwlHow’d she do?“This is not as easy as it seems,” Dayne told PEOPLE after her elimination from episode 2 ofRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’s sophomore season. Alip sync performance of Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” coincidentally got her eliminatedfrom the show,but at least her charity Global Green received a donation of $5,000. “It really was a lot of work,” she said. “It was likeGleeon crack!”
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Taylor Dayne
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Where you’ve seen her before:The New York City-born singer rose to fame in 1987 with her smash hit debut single, “Tell It To My Heart,” earning one of two career Grammy nominations. She’s gone on to score six addition Top 10 singles including songs “like “Love Will Lead You Back” and “With Every Beat of My Heart.”
Her drag persona:Electra Owl
How’d she do?“This is not as easy as it seems,” Dayne told PEOPLE after her elimination from episode 2 ofRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’s sophomore season. Alip sync performance of Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” coincidentally got her eliminatedfrom the show,but at least her charity Global Green received a donation of $5,000. “It really was a lot of work,” she said. “It was likeGleeon crack!”
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Loretta Devine
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Her drag persona:Fabulousity!
How’d she do?Loretta Devinewasthe first star eliminated from the season 2 premiere of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, but told PEOPLE the experience was still fabulous.“You don’t often get to do roles on film and television where you’re on stage, singing and dancing,” she old PEOPLE. “I wanted to get my Dream back on!” She earned NAACP Legal Defense and Education fund earned a donation of $5,00.
10of 21Nico TortorellaNico Tortorella, Olivette Isyou.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season they competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen them before:The actor, who identifies as non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns, became a breakout star playing Josh inYounger. Other notable roles includeScream 4and theWalking Deadspinoff,World Beyond.Their drag persona:Olivette IsyouHow’d they do?Tortorella has served as a guest judge onDrag Racebefore, and explained watching the show “fully changed” their life and helped them find liberation from gender and sexuality norms. And while they gave it their all in the Snatch Game challenge, as comedy legend Lucille Ball, in the end, Tortorella lost the main title. The star didn’t go home empty handed, though — they earned a respectable $10,000 for Transgender Law Center.
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Nico Tortorella
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What season they competed on:Season 1
Where you’ve seen them before:The actor, who identifies as non-binary and uses gender-neutral pronouns, became a breakout star playing Josh inYounger. Other notable roles includeScream 4and theWalking Deadspinoff,World Beyond.
Their drag persona:Olivette Isyou
How’d they do?Tortorella has served as a guest judge onDrag Racebefore, and explained watching the show “fully changed” their life and helped them find liberation from gender and sexuality norms. And while they gave it their all in the Snatch Game challenge, as comedy legend Lucille Ball, in the end, Tortorella lost the main title. The star didn’t go home empty handed, though — they earned a respectable $10,000 for Transgender Law Center.
11of 21Jermaine FowlerJermaine Fowler.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season he competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen him before:The comedian has a big stand-up career, and is known for his starring role on the CBS television seriesSuperior Donuts.His drag persona:Miss Mimi TeapotHow’d he do?Fowler didn’t win the final prize, but did get $10,000 for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the largest anti-sexual assault nonprofit organization in the United States. He earned the love of RuPaul, too, who howled laughing at his hilarious impression of Kevin Hart (or Kevina Hart, as Fowler played him). Fowler also gaveRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Raceits most touching moment, when he first saw himself in drag and revealed he looked just like his late mother, who was a lesbian. “It’s actually really sweet that I got to see my mom again, like, through me,” he said.
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Jermaine Fowler
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What season he competed on:Season 1
Where you’ve seen him before:The comedian has a big stand-up career, and is known for his starring role on the CBS television seriesSuperior Donuts.
His drag persona:Miss Mimi Teapot
How’d he do?Fowler didn’t win the final prize, but did get $10,000 for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the largest anti-sexual assault nonprofit organization in the United States. He earned the love of RuPaul, too, who howled laughing at his hilarious impression of Kevin Hart (or Kevina Hart, as Fowler played him). Fowler also gaveRuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Raceits most touching moment, when he first saw himself in drag and revealed he looked just like his late mother, who was a lesbian. “It’s actually really sweet that I got to see my mom again, like, through me,” he said.
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Jordan Connor
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Where you’ve seen him before:The Chinese-Canadian actor plays Southside High villain Sweet Pea onRiverdale.He’s also had big roles inLooking for AlaskaandHospital Show.
How’d he do?ADrag Racesuperfan, Connor came in looking to support his two gay siblings, telling Trixie, “As a straight male, I don’t necessarily relate to drag as much as maybe my brother and sister do, and understanding the empowerment that a man feels when he dresses up in drag. I think that doing drag for me will really give me a new experience, and a new viewpoint on drag and the LGBTQ community too.” In the end, he slayed the competition, nabbing laughs asChrissy Teigenin the Snatch Game and ultimately beating Fowler and Tortorella to win the title and $30,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
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Tami Roman
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What season she competed on:Season 1
Her drag persona:Miss Shenita Cocktail
How’d she do?Roman was a self-described underdog among her fellow competitors, but stood out, especially when she showed off her best Jane Fonda workout moves during the Rusical tribute to9 to 5(titledTwerking 5 to 9). She went home with $10,000 for her charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
14of 21Loni LoveLoni Love.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season she competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen her before:The comedian is a star on the stand-up scene, and one of the hosts of former syndicated talk showThe Real.Her drag persona:Mary J. RossHow’d she do?Love had a blast, channeling two of her favorite queens — Mary J. Blige and Diana Ross — in her drag persona. She served some serious Missy Elliott realness too, while rapping as Lily Tomlin in the9 to 5parody. In the end, she left with $10,000 for Dress For Success.
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Loni Love
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Where you’ve seen her before:The comedian is a star on the stand-up scene, and one of the hosts of former syndicated talk showThe Real.
Her drag persona:Mary J. Ross
How’d she do?Love had a blast, channeling two of her favorite queens — Mary J. Blige and Diana Ross — in her drag persona. She served some serious Missy Elliott realness too, while rapping as Lily Tomlin in the9 to 5parody. In the end, she left with $10,000 for Dress For Success.
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Vanessa Williams
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Where you’ve seen her before:Duh, she’sVanessa Williams! Williams was the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America and has since worked in Hollywood throughout the past three decades — finding success in music (“Saved the Best for Last”), movies (Eraser), television (Ugly Betty,Desperate Housewives), and theater (she was Tony-nominated in 2002 for the revival ofInto the Woods).
Her drag persona:Vanqueisha De House
16of 21Alex NewellAlex Newell.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season he competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen him before:Longtime fans may remember Newell as one of the competitors on 2011’sThe Glee Project.Others may remember him from his role as Unique Adams onGlee. He’s also a recording star (RuPaul’s “favorite”), and has a Broadway credit to his name, in the 2018 revival ofOnce on This Island. Newell also had a recurring role as Mo on the short-lived NBC series,Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.His drag persona:Madam That BitchHow’d he do?As a gender nonconforming gay man, Newell was comfortable in drag, and called upon his performance past to slay the lip sync. He ended up winning as part of a three-way tie in his episode, earning $20,000 for his charity, Hetrick-Martin Institute.
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Alex Newell
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Where you’ve seen him before:Longtime fans may remember Newell as one of the competitors on 2011’sThe Glee Project.Others may remember him from his role as Unique Adams onGlee. He’s also a recording star (RuPaul’s “favorite”), and has a Broadway credit to his name, in the 2018 revival ofOnce on This Island. Newell also had a recurring role as Mo on the short-lived NBC series,Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
His drag persona:Madam That Bitch
How’d he do?As a gender nonconforming gay man, Newell was comfortable in drag, and called upon his performance past to slay the lip sync. He ended up winning as part of a three-way tie in his episode, earning $20,000 for his charity, Hetrick-Martin Institute.
17of 21Dustin MilliganDustin Milligan.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season he competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen him before:The Canadian actor is known toSchitt’s Creekfans for his recurring role as Ted, Alexis' love interest. He’s also appeared onThe O.C.,90210,Final Destination 3, andSlither.His drag persona:Rachel McAdamsappleHow’d he do?ThisDrag Racesuperfan — who may love the show more than anyone else on the planet — brought so much heart and joy to every challenge. He ended up winning big in a three-way tie for the final crown, taking home $20,000 for Project HEAL.
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Dustin Milligan
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Where you’ve seen him before:The Canadian actor is known toSchitt’s Creekfans for his recurring role as Ted, Alexis' love interest. He’s also appeared onThe O.C.,90210,Final Destination 3, andSlither.
His drag persona:Rachel McAdamsapple
How’d he do?ThisDrag Racesuperfan — who may love the show more than anyone else on the planet — brought so much heart and joy to every challenge. He ended up winning big in a three-way tie for the final crown, taking home $20,000 for Project HEAL.
18of 21Matt IsemanMatt Iseman.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season he competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen him before:Iseman started his career as a physician before transitioning to stand-up comedy. He’s best known for hostingAmerican Ninja Warriorand is the first (and only) winner ofThe New Celebrity Apprentice, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s one-and-done NBC competition series.His drag persona:Bette BordeauxHow’d he do?With a background in stand-up, Iseman killed it on the Roast of RuPaul challenge. But it’s how he pulled out his feminine side on the runway that helped the star win $20,000 for the Arthritis Foundation, in a three-way tie alongside Newell and Milligan.
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Matt Iseman
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Where you’ve seen him before:Iseman started his career as a physician before transitioning to stand-up comedy. He’s best known for hostingAmerican Ninja Warriorand is the first (and only) winner ofThe New Celebrity Apprentice, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s one-and-done NBC competition series.
His drag persona:Bette Bordeaux
How’d he do?With a background in stand-up, Iseman killed it on the Roast of RuPaul challenge. But it’s how he pulled out his feminine side on the runway that helped the star win $20,000 for the Arthritis Foundation, in a three-way tie alongside Newell and Milligan.
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Madison Beer
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Her drag persona:Coral Fixation
How’d she do?The Long Island native stunned on the runway, and took home $10,000 for The Trevor Project.
20of 21Phoebe RobinsonPhoebe Robinson.Vh1/Getty ImagesWhat season she competed on:Season 1Where you’ve seen her before:The comedian and stand-up sensation is the creator and co-host of the2 Dope Queenspodcast and HBO series.Her drag persona:CocotiniHow’d she do?Robinson’s success on the show was no laughing matter, the star standing out in the group Dragzilla number and earning $10,000 for her charity of choice, Product Red.
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Phoebe Robinson
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Where you’ve seen her before:The comedian and stand-up sensation is the creator and co-host of the2 Dope Queenspodcast and HBO series.
Her drag persona:Cocotini
How’d she do?Robinson’s success on the show was no laughing matter, the star standing out in the group Dragzilla number and earning $10,000 for her charity of choice, Product Red.
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Hayley Kiyoko
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Her drag persona:Queen Eleza Beth
source: people.com
