Onya Nurve and Sam Star Break Down Hardest Parts of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Onya Nurve and Sam Star Break Down Hardest Parts of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

RuPaul’s Drag Race has been around for 17 seasons now, spawning numerous spinoffs, live shows and global editions, but that doesn’t mean the show’s contestants aren’t still surprised by what happens in the Werk Room. “I didn’t know it was going to be so hard,” season 17 finalist Onya Nurve exclusively told Us Weekly ahead of the Friday, April 18, finale. “We all do drag part-time or full-time outside of the show. It’s like drag boot camp. It’s l…

Alabama’s Sam Star is a dazzler on reality TV: Can she win the $200,000 crown?

The performer from Leeds is a top four finalist on Season 17 of "RuPaul's Drag Race," competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar."

All 17 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race US ranked from worst to best

RuPaul’s Drag Race has taken over the muthatucking world. The past few years have seen new seasons crop up across the globe, from Mexico to Australia, Brazil to the Philippines. In 2025, the spotlight is getting even brighter, as RuPaul’s drag empire continues to expand, with a dozen new seasons already confirmed. But it’s the original US season which remains the biggest, with the show just wrapping up its seventeenth season. Fourteen queens cam…

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finale recap: Did the right person win Season 17? Vote!

Heading into the Season 17 finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, the top four queens had just been named: Jewels Sparkles, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve, and Sam Star. One by one on Friday night, the contestants strutted their stuff on the big stage to prove to RuPaul Charles and the judges that they deserved to be named "America's Next Drag Superstar" and claim the cash prize of $200,000. Read on for our recap/live blog of the RuPaul's Drag Race finale, which …

RuPaul's Drag Race Finalists Reflect on Key Critiques from Judges

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 is nearly at an end, but the top four queens are still thinking about some of the critiques they got during their time on the show. Ahead of the Friday, April 18, season finale, Jewels Sparkles, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve and Sam Star exclusively shared what advice they took with them since filming wrapped. (The season’s winner will be crowned during Friday’s episode.) “One of the critiques I got a lot on the show was my …

Quick Drag: Sam Starr Wraps Up Whatcha Packin

With the crowning of the season 17 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, we not only say farewell to the dolls, we also have reached the finale of Michalle Visage’s “exit interview” series, “Whatcha Packin”. And, last but not least, Sam Starr is in the hot seat.