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‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about the new spin-off

Each week, three celebrities will compete against each other and will be groomed by the former winners of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Your Friday nights just got better for VH1 announced the release of 'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'. The much-awaited spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race will be hitting your television screens way sooner than you anticipated. So get ready to be dazzled by the amazing talent of the queens who will be transforming some popular celebrities into drag queens on the show. 

Release date

 'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' is all set to premiere on Friday, April 24, at 9:30 pm only on VH1. 

Plot

'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race' might be just a four-episode special, but within these four episodes, the audience will get to enjoy the jaw-dropping talents of celebrities after they have been transformed into drag queens. A total of twelve superstar celebrities will be participating on the show to not just win the title of 'Celebrity Drag Superstar' but also some cash prize to donate to the charity of their choice.

Each week, three celebrities will compete against each other and will be groomed by the former winners of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'. These mentors will be known as "Queen Supremes", and will show the ropes of the drag world to their mentees.  In an interview, RuPaul described the show as, "RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race is a blast. We put these celebrities through it! Because no matter how famous your charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent is, you still put your pantyhose on one leg at a time.”

Cast

The details of the celebrities who will be competing on the show hasn't been revealed yet. The show will be hosted by RuPaul, and the returning "Queen Supremes" include- Alyssa Edwards, Asia O’Hara, Bob the Drag Queen, Kim Chi, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Nina West, Trinity the Tuck, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.

Creators

'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' is produced by World of Wonder Prods. with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Steven Corfe, Mandy Salangsang, San Heng and RuPaul serving as executive producers. Tim Palazzola is the executive producer for VH1, and Jen Passovoy is the producer.

Trailer

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