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Aired winter 2023 · MTV · the two-part premiere

Season 15

The largest premiere cast in franchise history, split across a two-part opening that reworks how the first stretch of the season unfolds. The first full MTV-era flagship year.

Filmed
Los Angeles, California
Premiered
Jan 6, 2023
MTV · Friday 8/7c
Format
Standard format · two-part premiere
largest premiere cast yet
Host
RuPaul Charles
RuPaul, with Michelle Visage
01The take

Season 15.

The largest premiere cast in franchise history, split across a two-part opening that reworks how the first stretch of the season unfolds. The first full MTV-era flagship year.

02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The season that split its opening in two. Season 15 brings the largest premiere cast the franchise has assembled and spreads it across a two-part premiere, reshaping how the first stretch of the competition plays out. RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage anchor the panel for the first full MTV-era flagship year. The scale is the story — a huge lineup with broad range across drag styles. The premiere structure is the swing; the contest behind it runs solid and modern.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #10 slot.

Slot #10 of 17 in the RuPaul's Drag Race Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Also appears in
RuPaul's Drag Race S15 — Season 15 — tiered.tv