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|'''Sharon Needles''' |'''Sharon Needles'''
|style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:#D4AF37;"|'''Winner''' |style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:#D4AF37;"|'''Winner'''
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|'''Chad Michaels''' | '''Chad Michaels'''
|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:pink;"|LOW||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||style="background:silver;"|'''Runner-Up''' |SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||style="background:silver;"|'''Runner-Up'''
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|'''Phi Phi O'Hara''' | '''Phi Phi O'Hara'''
|SAFE||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||SAFE||style="background:silver;"|'''Runner-Up''' |SAFE||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:silver;"|'''Runner-Up'''
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|'''Latrice Royale''' | '''Latrice Royale'''
|SAFE||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="1"| |SAFE||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="1"|
|style="background:aqua;"|'''Miss C''' |style="background:aqua;"|'''Miss C'''
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|'''Kenya Michaels''' | '''Kenya Michaels'''
|style="background:pink;"|LOW||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| ||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="2"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| ||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="2"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''DiDa Ritz''' | '''DiDa Ritz'''
|SAFE||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:pink;"|LOW||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="3"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="3"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Willam''' |'''Willam'''
|SAFE||style="background:pink;"|LOW||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:brown;"|'''{{Font color|white|DISQ}}'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:brown;"|<span style="color:white;">'''DISQ'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Jiggly Caliente''' | '''Jiggly Caliente'''
|style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="5"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||SAFE||SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="5"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Milan''' | '''Milan'''
|SAFE||style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="6"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |SAFE||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="6"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Madame LaQueer''' | '''Madame LaQueer'''
|SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{Font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:pink;"|LOW||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="8"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |SAFE||style="background:royalblue;"|'''{{font color|white|WIN}}'''||style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="8"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''The Princess''' | '''The Princess'''
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="9"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:tomato;"|BTM2||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="9"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Lashauwn Beyond''' | '''Lashauwn Beyond'''
|style="background:lightblue;"|HIGH||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="10"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |style="background:cornsilk;"|SAFE||style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="10"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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|'''Alisa Summers''' | '''Alisa Summers'''
|style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="11"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest |style="background:red;"|'''ELIM'''||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="11"| ||style="background:Gainsboro;"|Guest
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:{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} The contestant was voted ''Miss Congeniality'' by viewers. :{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} The contestant was voted ''Miss Congeniality'' by viewers.
:{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won a challenge. :{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant won a challenge.
:{{Color box|lightblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant received positive critiques but was ultimately declared as "safe". :{{Color box|cornsilk|border=darkgray}} The contestant received judges critiques and was ultimately chosen to be safe.
:{{Color box|lightpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared as "safe".
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom two. :{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was in the bottom two.
:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated. :{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated.

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Template:Infobox reality talent competition The fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 30, 2012, with cast members announced November 13, 2011. The winner of season four will headline Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, wins a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar."

Like the last season, Santino Rice & Billy B (Billy Brasfield), celebrity makeup artist and star of the HGTV mini-series Hometown Renovation, shared the same seat at the judges table alternatively, Brasfield filling in for Rice when needed. Both judges appeared side-by-side in the audience during the "Reunited" episode.

The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Glamazon" and the song played during the credits was "The Beginning", both from RuPaul's album Glamazon.

In the season finale, Sharon Needles was crowned the season's winner. Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara were the runners-up this season making it the first time in the shows history to have 2 runners-up.

Chad Michaels and Latrice Royale competed on the first season of All Stars. Latrice placed 7th/8th overall along with fellow season 3 contestant Manila Luzon. Chad won the competition.

Phi Phi O'Hara competed on the second season of All Stars. She placed 7th overall.

Contestants

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Name Age Hometown Outcome
Sharon Needles Aaron Coady 29 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Winner
Chad Michaels Chad Michaels 40 San Diego, California Runner-Up
Phi Phi O'Hara Jaremi Carey 25 Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
Latrice Royale Timothy Wilcots 39 South Beach, Florida 4th Place
Kenya Michaels 21 Dorado, Puerto Rico 5th Place
DiDa Ritz 25 Chicago, Illinois 6th Place
Willam Willam Belli 29 Los Angeles, California 7th Place
Jiggly Caliente 30 Queens, New York 8th Place
Milan 36 New York, New York 9th Place
Madame LaQueer 29 Carolina, Puerto Rico 10th Place
The Princess 31 Chicago, Illinois 11th Place
Lashauwn Beyond 21 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 12th Place
Alisa Summers 23 Tampa, Florida 13th Place
  1. It was revealed during episode 14 that Willam was disqualified from the competition for breaching the contract agreement.

Contestant progress

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14
Sharon Needles WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 WIN SAFE WIN SAFE Winner
Chad Michaels SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE Runner-Up
Phi Phi O'Hara SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE Runner-Up
Latrice Royale SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Miss C
Kenya Michaels SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM ELIM Guest
DiDa Ritz SAFE SAFE BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Willam SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN BTM2 DISQ Guest
Jiggly Caliente BTM2 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Milan SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM2 BTM2 ELIM Guest
Madame LaQueer SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM Guest
The Princess SAFE BTM2 ELIM Guest
Lashauwn Beyond SAFE ELIM Guest
Alisa Summers ELIM Guest
  The contestant won RuPaul's Drag Race.
  The contestants were the runners-up.
  The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.
  The contestant won a challenge.
  The contestant received judges critiques and was ultimately chosen to be safe.
  The contestant was in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated.
  The contestant won the challenge but was disqualified from the competition.
  The contestant returned as a guest for the finale episode.

Lip-syncs

Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 Alisa Summers vs. Jiggly Caliente "Toxic"
(Britney Spears)
Alisa Summers
2 Lashauwn Beyond vs. The Princess "Bad Girls"
(Donna Summer)
Lashauwn Beyond
3 DiDa Ritz vs. The Princess "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
(Natalie Cole)
The Princess
4 Madame LaQueer vs. Milan "Trouble"
(Pink)
Madame LaQueer
5 Kenya Michaels vs. Milan "Vogue"
(Madonna)
Kenya Michaels
6 Jiggly Caliente vs. Milan "Born This Way"
(Lady Gaga)
Milan
7 Jiggly Caliente vs. Willam "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
(Pam Tillis)
Jiggly Caliente
8 Phi Phi O'Hara vs. Sharon Needles "It's Raining Men (The Sequel)"
(Martha Wash & RuPaul)
None
9 DiDa Ritz vs. Latrice Royale "I've Got to Use My Imagination"
(Gladys Knight)
DiDa Ritz
10 Kenya Michaels vs. Latrice Royale "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
(Aretha Franklin)
Kenya Michaels
11 Chad Michaels vs. Latrice Royale "No One Else on Earth"
(Wynonna Judd)
Latrice Royale
13 All remaining contestants:
Chad Michaels, Phi Phi O'Hara, Sharon Needles
"Glamazon"
(RuPaul)
None
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom two.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.

Guest judges

(In alphabetic order by stage name and/or last name)

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
38Template:Ancor1"RuPocalypse Now!"January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)
39Template:Ancor2"WTF!: Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters"February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)
40Template:Ancor3"Glamazons vs. Champions"February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
41Template:Ancor4"Queens Behind Bars"February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)
42Template:Ancor5"Snatch Game"February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
43Template:Ancor6"Float Your Boat"March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
44Template:Ancor7"Dragazines"March 12, 2012 (2012-03-12)
45Template:Ancor8"Frenemies"March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)
46Template:Ancor9"Frock the Vote!"March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)
47Template:Ancor10"DILFs: Dads I'd Like To Frock"April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
48Template:Ancor11"The Fabulous Bitch Ball"April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
49Template:Ancor12"RuPaul Rewind"April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)
50Template:Ancor13"The Final Three"April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
51Template:Ancor14"Reunited"April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)

Marketing

In January 2012, Logo released the second running of Fantasy Drag Race, an online fan contest inspired by fantasy football where viewers assemble a team of three season four Drag Race contestants. Players receive and lose points based on their team's performance on the show, and can earn additional points by redeeming codes and performing tasks given out when episodes of the show first air. The highest scoring players receive Drag Race and NYX Cosmetics products, and one player wins a trip for two to the first stop on Logo's Drag Race Tour.

Already having a generous social media presence, Logo expanded its efforts across Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, GetGlue, and Foursquare in preparation for the premiere of season four. Both RuPaul and contestants tweet live while the show airs, and LogoTalk! chat parties (featuring judges, contestants from previous seasons, and contestants from season four) occur on the official Logo website while participants watch new episodes. Season four specifically marks an increased interest from Logo in Tumblr, where the network publishes animated GIFs, contestant trading cards, and images that incorporate internet memes. Dan Sacher, VP of digital for VH1 and Logo, has stated that their online marketing efforts are part of helping the small network expand their fan base across as many outlets as possible.

Reception

The premiere episode of season four averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic, totaling 481,000 viewers, and ranked as the highest-rated premiere in Logo's network history. Untucked totalled 254,000 viewers, marking the companion show's most watched debut. During the evening of the premiere, the show registered eight US trending topics on Twitter (including Jiggly Caliente, Sharon Needles, Phi Phi O'Hara, and Latrice Royale) and reached a 7th place ranking on Trendrr. Leading up to the first episode, the show's Facebook page saw an 89% increase (earning over half a million fans).

The season finale scored a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and drew 601,000 viewers total, while the reunion episode became the highest rated episode of the season. Season four's "RuPaul's Drag Race: Reunited" was also the highest-rated reunion in the franchise's history, seeing a 33% increase in the 18-49 demographic compared to season three. The reunion registered five trending topics on Twitter (including Sharon Needles, Phi Phi, Willam, and a new portmanteau Willam introduced to the show: "RuPaulogize"), and ranked 4th among non-sports cable programs for the night on Trendrr.

During season 4, the show's Twitter following increased by 77%, and the Facebook page accrued a 36% increase in likes. TV.com also declared it was the best reality show on television.

References

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  2. "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 4". Logo. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
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  9. Edelsburg, Natan (February 3, 2012). "Inside look at how Logo's 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is using Tumblr". Lost Remote. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
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  12. Navarro, Alex (April 23, 2012). "Why RuPaul's Drag Race Is the Best Reality Show on TV Right Now". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

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