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Aired winter–spring 2018 · VH1 · the jury finale debuts

Season 3

Ten returning queens (drawn from the flagship's first nine seasons) keep competing under Lip Sync For Your Legacy, but the finale adds a new wrinkle — previously eliminated queens return as a jury, voting on which two of the final four lip sync for the crown.

Premiered
Jan 25, 2018
VH1 · January 2018
Episodes
8
Format
Jury-style finale debuts
eliminated queens return to vote on the final four
Cast size
10 players
ten queens pulled from flagship seasons 1 through 9
Host
RuPaul Charles
RuPaul, third season at the All Stars helm
On this page6 sections
  1. 01The take
  2. 02The shape of the season
  3. 03Where it sits in the canon
  4. 04What to watch for
  5. 05Adjacent in the canon
  6. 06In this canon
01The take

Season 3.

A jury of eliminated queens decides who gets the last lip sync — All Stars hands the finale over to the cast that lived it.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

Season 3 moves the show to VH1 and keeps Lip Sync For Your Legacy running much as Season 2 left it — the top two lip sync, and the winner chooses who goes home. The real addition lands at the finale: previously eliminated queens return as a jury, voting on which two of the final four get the last lip sync for the $100,000 prize. RuPaul Charles hosts eight episodes.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #09 slot.

Slot #09 of 10 in the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Editor's Canon. Season 3 moves the show to VH1 and keeps Lip Sync For Your Legacy running close to how Season 2 left it — the top two lip sync, and the winner still chooses who goes home. The real contribution lands only at the finale: previously eliminated queens return as a jury, voting on which two of the final four get the last lip sync for the $100,000 prize. It's a genuine structural addition, handing the finale's last decision to the cast that lived the season, not just the judges. Ten queens pulled from the flagship's first nine seasons give the jury real texture. The canon ranks it ninth for a real but narrower addition than the swings ranked above it.

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04What to watch for

4 moments, no spoilers.

  • Premiere · a new network

    All Stars moves to VH1 for the first time this cycle. Watch for how the network change lines up with a cast pulled from a wider stretch of flagship seasons than Season 2 drew from.

  • Mid-season · Lip Sync For Your Legacy continues

    The top two challenge performers still lip sync, with the winner choosing who goes home. Watch how a second cycle of the mechanic plays once queens already know the stakes going in.

  • Final four · the jury returns

    Previously eliminated queens come back as a jury, voting on which two of the final four face off for the crown. Watch how much weight that jury vote visibly carries once it lands.

  • Finale · $100,000 on the line

    The season closes with the franchise's standard All Stars top prize on the table, now decided through the new jury structure. Watch how the finale format changes the shape of the last vote.

06In this canon

Its Editor's Canon entry.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Season 3 — tiered.tv