While the girls of All-Stars season 4 continue to compete for a spot in the RuPaul’s Drag Race hall of fame, Season 11 looms right around the corner.
Taking to YouTube, VH1 enlisted the help of Adam Rippon and Season 10 winner Aquaria to roll out the ladies of Season 11, and the competition looks fierce.
Check out who’ll be slaying the runway below:
1. A’Keria Davenport (Garland, TX)
A’Keria is a recipient of Miss Black Universe and Miss International Vogue. She’s part of an accomplished drag family — Armani Nicole Davenport is her drag mom and Drag Race alums Kennedy and Sahara are her aunts.
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2. Ariel Versace (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Known for her YouTube makeup tutorials, this social media-savvy queen is already recognizable for her extremely large hair and sickening makeup. This 26-year-old performer will be one to watch.
3. Brook Lynn Hytes
Brooke Lynn Hytes is the first queen in Drag Race herstory to hail from Canada. Her background is in ballet, so we expect her performances to be on point. She’s also known in the pageant scene, having won the title of Miss Continental.
4. Honey Davenport (New York, NY)
Another Davenport! Honey is the drag mom of current All-Star Monét X Change and niece of Kennedy and Sahara. This experienced performer has appeared off-Bradway in shows like “The Orion Experience” and “For Love Of Honey.”
5. Kahanna Montrese (Las Vegas, NV)
Known up and down the Vegas strip, Kahanna’s drag mom is season five and All-Stars 2 competitor Coco Montrese. Kahanna says season one runner-up Nina Flowers is the reason she started doing drag.
6. Mercedes Iman Diamond (Minneapolis, MN)
Another first in Drag Race herstory, Mercedes is the only Muslim queen to ever be cast on the show. But she’s so much more than that, having won competitions like Miss Gay 90s and Miss City of the Lakes. Work!
7. Nina West (Columbus, OH)
Nina has been around the block and back a few times, gaining a reputation as a polished performer and hilariously campy chanteuse. She also has a philanthropic side and has raised over $2 million for charity via the Nina West Fund. We expect she’ll be a formidable competitor. This was her nineth time auditioning.
8. Plastique Tiara (Southlake, TX)
This queen has the distinction of having the largest social following of any competitor to enter Drag Race. Her sickening looks have racked up over 121k Instagram followers, but she’s more than just a pretty face and flawless face. Plastique was adopted by Alyssa Edwards to be part of the Haus of Edwards.
9. Ra’jah O’Hara (Dallas, Texas)
Hold up… Another Davenport relative?! Ra’jah is the “big sis” of fellow Season 11 queen A’keria. She’s also a reipient of Miss Texas FFI, which Alyssa, Asia O’Hara, and Kennedy have all won themselves. This was her first time auditioning for the show, so whatever she did — it worked!
10. Scarlet Envy (Brooklyn, NY)
A graduate of NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology (Does that mean she can sew? It had better.), Scarlet is well-known in the New York scene. She once called herself the “cheapest lady with the highest price tag.”
11. Shuga Cain (New York, NY)
While she’s known for her energetic performances across NY, did you know this queen is also a triathlete?! Watch out. Shuga has also won Bob the Drag Queen’s competition, Miss Look Queen. She’s got a sweet tooth and can also bake a mean dessert.
12. Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Chicago, IL)
Silky isn’t playing around — she’s won Miss Latina Continental Plus, Miss Unlimited Newcomer and Miss Gay Indiana University. Her music degree should come in mighty handy during some of the challenges, so brace yourselves, girls.
13. Soju (Chicago, IL)
Another successful YouTube queen, Soju has gained tens of thousands of followers through her series, Shot with Soju, in which the Chicago queen interviews fellow drag performers, including many past Drag Race competitors. She calls herself a “Kpop Drag Superstar”, so we hope that translates into Season 11.
14. Yvie Oddly (Denver, CO)
The avant-garde queen of Season 11, Yvie is known for giving a crowd “something they may have never seen before.” Well, get ready to see it.
15. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (Tampa, Florida)
Miss Vaaaaannnnnjie! The first-to-be-eliminated Season 10 queen became a breakout star after the most memorable exit in reality show history. She’s back for more, and we’re here for it.
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Xzamilloh
This is a lot of Drag Race in a short span of time. They might want to sit out the next year, or at least put AS5 on the back burner for a while.
GREATGLORYHOLER
VH1 , WOW and Rupaul have a contract for # of Episodes including 3-5 All Star Shows . 1 every year. VH1 paid the $$$$ so they will make as many Drag Race shows as they have to
shakes_head
They’re already casting for season 12. Drag Race fatigue…
QueerTruth
You don’t have to watch.
sfmike64
Can someone clarify. PLEASE tell me her name is “Nine-ah” West? Please?
JackNeilsen
It is Nina West just as it is written. 🙂
bowlingbutch
I stopped watching this either first or second year and during a reunion show one of the contestants asked a question about feedback and not knowing what the judges wanted. RuPaul went off on a tirade and everything was F*** this and F*** that and it was unnecessary. IF she is not going to treat these girls with respect why should she expect respect. All for ratings and cheapened her
QueerTruth
You stopped watching a show because of the F bomb?
LMAO. Maybe you’re too fragile for TV then.
skyboy63
Nina West will be the first Big Gurl to take the crown.
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bonbon
This show is the worst thing that ever happened to drag culture.
Greg
Why is that? What do you got against them?
QueerTruth
LMAO. What by making it main stream and more sophisticated?
Yeah that’s the worst thing ever… (eye roll)
sfcarlos65
This show makes me happy,
GentlemanCaller
Drag Race is a sparkling glimmer of joy in the unrelenting nightmare of trump’s America.
CarrieV
Ugh. After Miss Vanjie became such a joke, I don’t know if her episodes are going to be watchable. She did seem to lose hella weight though.
QueerTruth
She’s not a joke. She’s fun and fierce. We should be happy there someone on with personality and talent. She’ll make the top. Guaranteed.
Brian
It depends whether she tries to milk it for all it’s worth like Monique Brown is doing on All Stars (for a moment that nobody even remembered but her), or if she does one callback to it on the first episode, then drops it.