RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2

(Redirected from RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (season 2)) 2022 season of the television series

Season of television series

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
Season 2
Promotional poster for season two

Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul Michelle Visage Carson Kressley Ross Mathews
No. of contestants	9
Winners	Poppy Love (AJ McLean)
Runners-up	Chakra 7 (Tatyana Ali) Thirsty von Trap (Mark Indelicato)

No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	August 12 (2022-08-12) – September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 1

The second season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race premiered August 12, 2022 on VH1. This season featured a major retool of the spin-off, with nine celebrity contestants — concealed by drag personas — competing in a season-length lip sync tournament. RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews returned as judges.

The season was won by Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean (as "Poppy Love"), with Tatyana Ali ("Chakra 7") and Mark Indelicato ("Thirsty von Trap") as runners-up, and Ali being voted as Miss Congeniality by the contestants.

Background

Unlike the first season, which featured self-contained competitions based on the format of the main series, season 2 of Secret Celebrity Drag Race featured a season-length lip-sync competition with celebrities concealed via drag personas (a la The Masked Singer), with the champion receiving $100,000 for a charity of their choice. In each episode, the queens each gave a lip sync performance for the judges and a studio audience. The bottom two queens competed in a Lip Sync for Your Life for a chance to be saved from elimination; the eliminated queen would then reveal their true identity at the end of the show. All remaining queens revealed their identity at the beginning of the sixth episode.

Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee and Monét X Change served as the "Queen Supremes", providing commentary for the series as well as assisting and mentoring the contestants. There were also special appearances by Eureka, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki.

Contestants

Contestants of *RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2* and their charity donations
Drag Name	Celebrity	Queen Supreme	Outcome	Raised	Charity
Poppy Love	AJ McLean	Jujubee	Winner	$100,000	Trans Lifeline
Chakra 7	Tatyana Ali	Brooke Lynn Hytes	Runners-up	$5,000	Hansavedas
Thirsty von Trap	Mark Indelicato	Monét X Change	Runners-up		Planned Parenthood
Chic-Li-Fay	Kevin McHale	Brooke Lynn Hytes	4th place		Lions Camp Tatiyee
Donna Bellissima	Daniel Franzese	Monét X Change	5th place		The Trevor Project
Milli von Sunshine	Jenna Ushkowitz	Jujubee	6th place		Planned Parenthood
Jackie Would	Thom Filicia	Jujubee	7th place		Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation
Electra Owl	Taylor Dayne	Brooke Lynn Hytes	8th place		Global Green
Fabulosity	Loretta Devine	Monét X Change	9th place		NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Notes:

Chakra 7 was voted Miss Congeniality by their fellow contestants.

Contestant progress

Legend:

Poppy Love won RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race season 2. Chakra 7 and Thirsty von Trap were the runners-up (RU). Chakra 7 was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants. WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge. TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it. SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges. BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination. ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated. Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Drag Name	Celebrity	Episode
Drag Name	Celebrity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Poppy Love	AJ McLean	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	Winner
Chakra 7	Tatyana Ali	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	TOP2	WIN	SAFE	Miss C	RU
Thirsty von Trap	Mark Indelicato	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM	WIN	Runner-up
Chic-Li-Fay	Kevin McHale	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	Guest
Donna Bellissima	Daniel Franzese	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	WIN	ELIM		Guest
Milli von Sunshine	Jenna Ushkowitz	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM				Guest
Jackie Would	Thom Filicia	BTM	SAFE	ELIM					Guest
Electra Owl	Taylor Dayne	SAFE	ELIM						Guest
Fabulosity	Loretta Devine	ELIM							Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season. The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge. The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom. The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1	Fabulosity	vs.	Jackie Would	"Venus" (Bananarama)	Fabulosity
2	Electra Owl	vs.	Thirsty von Trap	"Shut Up and Drive" (Rihanna)	Electra Owl
3	Donna Bellissima	vs.	Jackie Would	"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" (Gwen Guthrie)	Jackie Would
4	Milli von Sunshine	vs.	Thirsty von Trap	"My Life Would Suck Without You" (Kelly Clarkson)	Milli von Sunshine
Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
5	Chakra 7	vs.	Donna Bellissima	"Believe" (Cher)	Donna Bellissima
Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
6	Donna Bellissima	vs.	Thirsty von Trap	"U Wear It Well" (RuPaul)	Donna Bellissima
7	Chic-Li-Fay	vs.	Poppy Love	"The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga)	Chic-Li-Fay
Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
8	Chakra 7 vs. Poppy Love vs. Thirsty von Trap			"I'm So Excited" (The Pointer Sisters)	Poppy Love

Episodes

Episode 1: I'm Coming Out - First Time in Drag! (August 12)

Performances in order of appearance on the first episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Poppy Love	"You Oughta Know" (Alanis Morissette)	Winner
Chakra 7	"I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan)	Safe
Donna Belissima	"Super Bass" (Nicki Minaj)	Safe
Milli von Sunshine	"Sweet but Psycho" (Ava Max)	Safe
Jackie Would	"Juice" (Lizzo)	Bottom
Electra Owl	"Raise Your Glass" (P!nk)	Safe
Thirsty von Trap	"Don't Cha" (The Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes)	Safe
Fabulosity	"Just Fine" (Mary J. Blige)	Eliminated
Chic-Li-Fay	"Goodies" (Ciara ft. Petey Pablo)	Safe

Episode 2: Dance Your Padded Ass Off! (August 19)

Performances in order of appearance on the second episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Chic-Li-Fay	"On the Floor" (Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull)	Safe
Electra Owl	"Last Dance" (Donna Summer)	Eliminated
Thirsty von Trap	"Physical" (Dua Lipa)	Bottom
Milli von Sunshine	"Dancing On My Own" (Robyn)	Safe
Jackie Would	"Pump Up the Jam" (Technotronic)	Safe
Chakra 7	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston)	Safe
Donna Belissima	"Mambo Italiano" (Rosemary Clooney)	Safe
Poppy Love	"Show Me How You Burlesque" (Christina Aguilera)	Winner

Episode 3: Money, Honey (August 26)

Performances in order of appearance on the third episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Poppy Love	"9 to 5" (Dolly Parton)	Safe
Milli von Sunshine	"Work from Home" (Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla Sign)	Safe
Chic-Li-Fay	"Bitch Better Have My Money" (Rihanna)	Winner
Jackie Would	"Work Bitch" (Britney Spears)	Eliminated
Donna Belissima	"I Don't Want It at All" (Kim Petras)	Bottom
Thirsty von Trap	"7 Rings" (Ariana Grande)	Safe
Chakra 7	"M.I.L.F. $" (Fergie)	Winner

Episode 4: Drag Duets (September 2)

The remaining queens were paired with Eureka!, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki.

Performances in order of appearance on the fourth episode
Contestant	Drag partner	Song	Result
Donna Belissima	Silky Nutmeg Ganache	"Whatta Man" (Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue)	Safe
Chakra 7	Eureka!	"Fly" (Nicki Minaj ft. Rihanna)	Safe
Thirsty von Trap	Katya	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (Eve ft. Gwen Stefani)	Bottom
Poppy Love	Morgan McMichaels	"The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy, Monica)	Safe
Milli von Sunshine	Gottmik	"Side to Side" (Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj)	Eliminated
Chic-Li-Fay	Violet Chachki	"When You Believe" (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston)	Winner

Eureka O'Hara is referred to as Eureka! on the show.
Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova is referred to as Katya on the show.

Episode 5: I Love the 90s (September 9)

Performances in order of appearance on the fifth episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Poppy Love	"Wannabe" (Spice Girls)	Safe
Donna Belissima	"Sin Wagon" (The Chicks)	Winner
Chakra 7	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" (Lauryn Hill)	Top 2
Chic-Li-Fay	"Genie in a Bottle" (Christina Aguilera)	Safe
Thirsty von Trap	"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Britney Spears)	Safe

Episode 6: RuPaul-A-Palooza! (September 16)

Performances in order of appearance on the sixth episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Group Number	"I Made It" (RuPaul's Drag Race Live!)

Thirsty von Trap	"Sissy That Walk" (RuPaul)	Bottom
Chakra 7	"Cha Cha Bitch" (RuPaul ft. AB Soto)	Winner
Chic-Li-Fay	"Peanut Butter" (RuPaul ft. Big Freedia)	Safe
Poppy Love	"Devil Made Me Do It" (RuPaul)	Safe
Donna Belissima	"Born Naked" (RuPaul ft. Clairy Browne)	Eliminated

Episode 7: Yaaas Gaga (September 23)

Performances in order of appearance on the seventh episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Snatch Game Impersonations	Chakra 7 as Eartha Kitt Chic-Li-Fay as Céline Dion Poppy Love as David Bowie, played as Ziggy Stardust Thirsty von Trap as Erika Jayne	—

Chic-Li-Fay	"Yoü and I" (Lady Gaga)	Eliminated
Thirsty von Trap	"Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga)	Winner
Chakra 7	"Paparazzi" (Lady Gaga)	Safe
Poppy Love	"Born This Way" (Lady Gaga)	Bottom

Episode 8: Grande Finale (September 30)

Performances in order of appearance on the eighth episode
Contestant	Song	Result
Chakra 7	"Better Be Good to Me" (Tina Turner)	Runner-up
Poppy Love	"I Touch Myself" (Divinyls)	Winner
Thirsty von Trap	"Hollaback Girl" (Gwen Stefani)	Runner-up

The three Queen Supremes Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee and Monét X Change performed together RuPaul's "Blame It on the Edit".

References

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External links

Official site (in English)

RuPaul's Drag Race

Accolades

Episodes

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Season 4	"RuPocalypse Now!" "WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters" "Glamazons vs. Champions" "Queens Behind Bars" "Float Your Boat" "Dragazines" "Frenemies" "Frock the Vote!" "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" "The Fabulous Bitch Ball" "The Final Three"
Season 5	"RuPaullywood or Bust" "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza" "Draggle Rock" "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" "Can I Get an Amen" "RuPaul Roast" "Scent of a Drag Queen" "Drama Queens" "Super Troopers" "Sugar Ball" "The Final Three, Hunty"
Season 6	"RuPaul's Big Opening" "RuPaul's Big Opening: Part 2" "Scream Queens" "Shade: The Rusical" "Oh No She Betta Don't!" "Glamazon by Colorevolution" "Drag Queens of Comedy" "Queens of Talk" "Drag My Wedding" "Glitter Ball" "Sissy That Walk"
Season 7	"Born Naked" "Glamazonian Airways" "ShakesQueer" "Spoof! (There It Is)" "The DESPY Awards" "Ru Hollywood Stories" "Conjoined Queens" "Divine Inspiration" "Prancing Queens" "Hello, Kitty Girls!" "And the Rest Is Drag"
Season 8	"Keeping It 100!" "Bitch Perfect" "RuCo's Empire" "New Wave Queens" "Wizards of Drag" "Shady Politics" "RuPaul Book Ball" "The Realness"
Season 9	"Oh. My. Gaga!" "She Done Already Done Brought It On" "Draggily Ever After" "Good Morning Bitches" "Reality Stars: The Musical" "9021-HO" "RuPaul Roast" "Your Pilot's on Fire" "Makeovers: Crew Better Work" "Gayest Ball Ever" "Category Is"
Season 10	"10s Across the Board" "PharmaRusical" "Tap That App" "The Last Ball on Earth" "The Bossy Rossy Show" "Drag Con Panel Extravaganza" "The Unauthorized Rusical" "Breastworld" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media Kings Into Queens" "Evil Twins" "American"
Season 11	"Whatcha Unpackin?" "Good God Girl, Get Out" "Diva Worship" "Trump: The Rusical" "Monster Ball" "The Draglympics" "From Farm to Runway" "L.A.D.P.!" "Dragracadabra" "Bring Back My Queens!" "Queens Everywhere"
Season 12	"I'm That Bitch" "You Don't Know Me" "World's Worst" "The Ball Ball" "Gay's Anatomy" "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" "Droop" "Choices 2020" "Superfan Makeover" "One-Queen Show" "Viva Drag Vegas"
Season 13	"The Pork Chop" "Condragulations" "Phenomenon" "RuPaulmark Channel" "The Bag Ball" "Disco-mentary" "Bossy Rossy RuBoot" "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" "Freaky Friday Queens" "Pop! Goes the Queens" "Nice Girls Roast" "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens!" "Gettin' Lucky"
Season 14	"Big Opening Number 1" "Big Opening Number 2" "A Pair of Balls" "She's a Super Tease" "Save a Queen" "Glamazon Prime" "The Daytona Wind" "60s Girl Groups" "Menzeses" "An Extra Special Episode" "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" "The Ross Mathews Roast" "Catwalk"
Season 15	"One Night Only, Part 1" "One Night Only, Part 2" "All Queens Go to Heaven" "House of Fashion" "Old Friends Gold" "The Daytona Wind 2" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" "The Crystal Ball" "50/50's Most Gagworthy Stars" "Two Queens, One Joke" "Wigloose: The Rusical!" "Teacher Makeovers" "Blame It on the Edit"
Season 16	"Rate-A-Queen" "Queen Choice Awards" "The Mother of All Balls" "RDR Live!" "Girl Groups" "Welcome to the DollHouse" "The Sound of Rusic" "See You Next Wednesday" "Werq the World" "Corporate Queens" "Bathroom Hunties" "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" "Booked and Blessed" "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown – Reunited"

Contestants

Winners

Franchise	Girl Groups Pit Crew Rusical Snatch Game
Events	A Drag Queen Christmas Battle of the Seasons Drive 'N Drag Haters Roast RuPaul's Drag Race Live! Werq the World
Spin-offs	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Global All Stars Holi-slay Spectacular Live Untucked Secret Celebrity Untucked Vegas Revue RuPaul's Drag U
Webseries	Fashion Photo RuView Whatcha Packin'
AJ and the Queen The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Christmas Queens 1 2 3 4 Dancing Queen Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Dragnificent! Hey Qween! Painted with Raven Queen of the Universe We're Here

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