RuPaul's Drag Race
Genre	Reality competition
Directed by	Nick Murray
Presented by	RuPaul
Starring	RuPaul's Drag Race contestants
Judges	RuPaul Merle Ginsberg Santino Rice Michelle Visage Billy B Ross Mathews Carson Kressley Ts Madison Law Roach
Theme music composer	RuPaul
Opening theme	"RuPaul's Drag Race" theme
Ending theme	List "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)" (season 1) "Jealous of My Boogie" (season 2) "Main Event (Matt Pop 80's Tribute)" (season 3) "The Beginning" (seasons 4–5) "Dance with U" (season 6) "Fly Tonight" (season 7) "Die Tomorrow" (season 8) "Be Someone (Matt Pop Edit)" (season 9) "Kitty Girl" (season 9) "Rock It (To the Moon)" (seasons 10–11) "American" (season 12) "I'm a Winner, Baby" (season 13) "I'm a Winner, Baby (Skeltal Ki Remix)" (season 14) "A Little Bit of Love" (seasons 15–16) "Just What They Want" (season 17)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	17
No. of episodes	238 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Tom Campbell RuPaul Steven Corfe Mandy Salangsang Chris McKim
Producers	Michelle Visage John Polly
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42–60 minutes
Production company	World of Wonder
Original release
Network	Logo TV
Release	February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02) – May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
Network	VH1
Release	March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) – April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Network	MTV
Release	January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06) – present
Related
RuPaul's Drag U RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars RuPaul's Drag Race UK RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
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RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar".^[1] RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach),^[2][3] as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.

RuPaul's Drag Race has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul's Drag U, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars; the companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked; and numerous international franchises.

The show became the highest-rated television program on Logo TV,^[4] and airs internationally, including in Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Israel. The show earned RuPaul eight consecutive Emmy Awards (2016 to 2023) for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. The show has been awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program four consecutive times (2018 to 2021), and the Outstanding Reality Program Award at the GLAAD Media Awards. It has been nominated for five Critics' Choice Television Awards including Best Reality Series – Competition and Best Reality Show Host for RuPaul and numerous Creative Arts Emmy Awards.