'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars' 5: Meet the queens who will lip-sync their way to $100,000 and winning crown
'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars' Season 5 is all set to air on VH1 today. The show promises entertainment, fashion and lip-sync challenges with a twist. As many as 10 returning queens will be competing for the ultimate crown and a winning prize of course. And ably guiding and mentoring them will be RuPaul Andre Charles. Meet the cast below.
Alexis Mateo
This Puerto Rican beauty was the face of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 3 but that isn't the only reason why she has been in the news. This drag queen is the mother of recent drag star Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.
Shea Coulee
Shea became quite the star in Season 9. During her stint on the show, she quickly became a fan favorite for not just serving great runway looks but also because she had a tendency to win almost every challenge thrown at her. She won four.
Miz Cracker
Miz Cracker's association with news is not limited to the show. She has been a columnist for the Slate and has won awards for her work. She was part of Season 10.
Ongina
Brave and bold, Ongina is one of the few who never shies away from embracing the truth. She finished fifth in Season 1 and yet people remember for her courageous revelation on TV. She was one of the reality stars to openly admit on television to being HIV positive.
Jujubee
This Season 2 queen could have been closer to the show's crowning moment more than her peers from 'All-Stars 5'. She reached the finale of her season and was also a part of 'All-Stars 1'.
Mariah Paris Balenciaga
Mariah may have secured the ninth position in Season 3 but that earned her a spot in spin-off show — 'RuPaul's Drag U' — where she played the role of a professor.
India Ferrah
She was in the same season as Mariah's and her claim-to-fame was the infamous lift by Mimi Imfurst that put off RuPaul so much so that Mimi ended up being eliminated from the show.
Blaire St Clair
Blair was one of the contestants on the show when she made an appearance in Season 10. But that was not that got her the headlines. It was when she revealed how she had been sexually assaulted in college that viewers began to invest in her and her story.
Mayhem Miller
A fellow contestant of Blaire's, Mayhem is known for her connections in the drag world and that is what makes her such a household name. She has appeared on 'RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular'.
Derrick Barry
More than her stunning looks and sunny disposition, Derrick caught viewers' attention for being a Britney Spears look-alike. 'RuPaul's Drag Race' wasn't her first shot at reality TV, she had participated in 'America's Got Talent' earlier.
Let's hope one of these deserving queens are able to put up a fair fight and walk home with the $100,000 cash prize and a spot in the 'Drag Race Hall of Fame'.
