Drag Race
International reality television drag competition format
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| 2025 | Hormona Lisa is cast for the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race by personally giving her audition tape to RuPaul during a book tour stop. |
| 2025 | The Vivienne, UK series 1 Winner and All Stars 7 contestant, died at age 32. |
| January 3 2025 | Season 17 premiered on MTV. |
| 2024 | Drag Race España All Stars spin-off competition premiered. |
| 2024 | Fourth season of Drag Race Down Under featured a girl group challenge inspired by Olivia Newton-John's Sandy from Grease, with 'The Good Sandys' and 'The Bad Sandys' performing songs 'Mr. Right' and 'Mr. Right Now'. |
| 2024 | On the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, two girl groups - Dracula's Child and The Things - wrote and performed original verses for the Halloween anthem 'Dead or Alive'. |
| 2024 | During the fifth season of Canada's Drag Race, two groups performed 1990s-themed songs in a girl group challenge. |
| 2024 | In RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9, contestants were tasked with giving makeovers to firefighters and recording verses to 'Pussy on Fire', performing in girl groups of three. Roxxxy Andrews and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo were part of one of these groups. |
| 2024 | Drag Race France aired its third season, continuing the popular drag queen competition series in France. |
| 2024 | The second season of Drag Race Belgique was set to air, following the successful renewal announcement from the previous year. |
| 2024 | After the first season, Lio replaced Lufy as a main judge on the competition series. |
| November 21 2024 | Drag Race France announced a spin-off series called Drag Race France All Stars, which will feature past competitors returning to the competition, modeled after RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars format. |
| November 21 2024 | Canada's Drag Race Season 5 premiered on television. |
| October 31 2024 | Canada's Drag Race officially announced the sixth season of the reality television competition series and simultaneously opened casting for potential drag queen contestants. |
| October 23 2024 | The cast for Canada's Drag Race Season 5 was publicly announced. |
| September 2024 | The series was renewed for a third season. |
| September 5 2024 | World of Wonder officially renewed Drag Race México for a third season, announcing the continuation of the reality competition television series. |
| September 5 2024 | Drag Race México Season 2 concluded, with Leexa Fox crowned as the winner. Eva Blunt, Horacio Potasio, and Jenary Bloom were the runners-up. |
| May 2024 | At the Canadian Screen Awards, the show won multiple awards for 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World', including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series, Best Host, Best Casting, and Best Writing. |
| May 23 2024 | The cast for the second season was announced, with Taiga Brava joining as a new host and replacing Valentina. |
| February 2024 | Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha was voted Miss Congeniality for Series 2. |
| February 9 2024 | The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World began airing. |
| February 9 2024 | Second series of UK vs. the World aired on BBC Three and iPlayer, following a two-year hiatus. Tia Kofi was crowned the winner, with Hannah Conda as runner-up and Marina Summers and La Grande Dame placing third. |
| 2023 | Thailand season 2 contestant Bandit died at age 38. |
| 2023 | Third season of Drag Race Italia took place, with Lina Galore from Milan being crowned as the winner. |
| 2023 | Bernardo Sim of Pride.com recognized 'Break Up (Bye Bye)' as one of the ten best original songs from the Drag Race franchise and highlighted the Frock Destroyers' performance as a pivotal moment in establishing girl group challenges on RuPaul's Drag Race UK. |
| 2023 | The fourth season of Canada's Drag Race included a girl group challenge. |
| 2023 | Bernardo Sim of Pride.com recognized 'Break Up (Bye Bye)' as one of the ten best original songs from the Drag Race franchise and highlighted the United Kingdolls as the best girl group in the entire Drag Race franchise. |
| 2023 | On the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World, the group SRV was formed, featuring Ra'Jah O'Hara, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, and Vanity Milan. |
| 2023 | In RuPaul's Drag Race season 15, contestants performed in three different girl groups in the 'Old Friends Gold' episode. Aura Mayari won the challenge for her group's performance. |
| 2023 | In the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, three girl groups performed in the 'Girl Groups' episode. Thicc & Stick (Geneva Karr, Megami, Mhi'ya Iman LePaige, and Nymphia Wind) performed 'A.S.M.R. Lover' and won the challenge. Lovah Girlz (Amanda Tori Meating, Plane Jane, Plasma, and Xunami Muse) performed 'Courage to Love', and Q.D.S.M. (Dawn, Morphine Love Dion, Q, and Sapphira Cristál) performed 'Star Baby'. |
| 2023 | Third season of Drag Race Down Under had a girl group challenge where contestants performed choreography with bicycles. |
| 2023 | Second series filmed in Pinewood Studios, recorded back-to-back with the fifth series of the main RuPaul's Drag Race UK series. |
| 2023 | Release of first season single 'Así Soy Yo' by Drag Race México. |
| 2023 | Release of second season singles 'Ya No Quiero' and 'Lonely' by Drag Race México. |
| 2023 | Valentina, who previously competed in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 and All Stars Season 4, co-hosted the first season of Drag Race México alongside Lolita Banana. |
| 2023 | Drag Race France won the Q d'or du Phénomène télé award, recognizing its significant impact on French television |
| 2023 | First season of Drag Race France aired, featuring a total of 30 contestants participating in the French version of the international drag competition reality show. |
| 2023 | By this year, Drag Race France had featured a total of 30 contestants across its seasons, establishing itself as a significant platform for French drag performers. |
| 2023 | Night of the Living Drag tour performed featuring drag performers Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Denali, Icesis Couture, Jaida Essence Hall, Jorgeous, Plastique, Rosé, Tayce, and Yvie Oddly from RuPaul's Drag Race and Drag Race franchise. |
| 2023 | Judging panel initially consisted of Rita Baga, Lufy, and Mustii as main judges, with Lio appearing as a guest judge. |
| 2023 | The show reached a milestone of featuring a total of 30 contestants across its seasons. |
| 2023 | After the first season, Lio replaced Lufy on the judging panel, becoming a main judge for subsequent seasons. |
| November 16 2023 | Canada's Drag Race Season 4 premiered with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Goreski, and Melchor returning to the judging panel |
| November 9 2023 | Canada's Drag Race officially announced its fifth season, with casting call open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 19 or older as of November 1, 2023. |
| October 18 2023 | The cast for Canada's Drag Race Season 4 was officially announced |
| September 7 2023 | First season concluded with Cristian Peralta winning the competition. Gala Varo, Matraka, and Regina Voce were the runners-up, and Lady Kero was named Miss Congeniality. |
| August 25 2023 | Drag Race France Season 2 concluded, with Keiona crowned as the winner after a final featuring Mami Watta, Punani, and Sara Forever. |
| August 2 2023 | Released the soundtrack album 'Dragapulco Shore: El Rusical' through World of Wonder as a digital download and streaming release. |
| July 2023 | Series was renewed for a second season following the success of its first season. |
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