Ranking Every Drag Race All Stars Season
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
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With RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 just finishing up about a month ago, I think it's finally time to sit down and rank all 8 seasons from worst to best. I used 8 criteria including lip syncs, runways, cast, storylines, and of course, riggory to determine my order, and I think I cracked the code!
Will fan favorites like All Stars 2 and All Stars 7 be in the top spots? And where will the brand new All Stars 8 land now that we've all had time to sit with it?
Let me know in the comments below your All Stars ranking!
INTRO 0:00
8TH PLACE 4:30
7TH PLACE 9:39
6TH PLACE 12:19
5TH PLACE 16:20
4TH PLACE 21:44
3RD PLACE 25:13
2ND PLACE 28:25
1ST PLACE 32:15
OUTRO 34:50 
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The all stars 1 cast absolutely carried, the judges were so annoying that season and the twist really wasted the seasons huge potential
I know right? The cast itself was just so stacked with amazing queens
@@emdrake04 if there wasn’t a duos twist we could’ve had the best season of all time
@@highonsugar6273agreed
@@highonsugar6273right. the casting was AMAZING
well, afaik the twist caused by the budget and they literally had a budget for 6 episodes, it was so sad to waste a really good cast anyway tho :(
AS8 took the right lesson of showcasing overshadowed queens from AS6, but also wanted to crown Jimbo from the start. Not that Jimbo isn't a deserving winner and I don't think the season was "made" for her, but the biggest charm of AS6 was that they gave all the queens their flowers, even rigging it to do so.
Yeah. They also should’ve kept this in mind when coming up with the format. If they knew Jimbo was a powerhouse and they also wanted to crown her, they should’ve done a Top 2 format in order to give other girls better chances.
Exactly! Only Kandy and Jimbo were showcased by production and the threw dices for the other Queens
Exactly. With AS6 there were stronger front runners, but it really was up in the air who would take the crown. With AS8, it was obvious.
the season was made for her tho cause she had no competition with Heidi leaving.
Heidi, Jessica and Kandy would've been her biggest competition all together but with Heidi leaving, a big hitter for storylines and generally was out.
I heard of rumors of the season being a frankenstien of the remaining cast of two all stars seasons that were supposed to air around the time of all stars 8 being an early outs season and a fan-favorite season however both cast were too small so they ended up fusing the seasons and casting Naysha last minute, so the season was def not made her in a sense, i think it just feels that way cause the two seasons that had to be fused together would have had wildly different cast with one being more stronger then the other when it came to their runs
It's kind of sad how Shea's win will always be bittersweet because although she got her redemption and she absolutely DESERVED that crown, it will always be from a season that's regarded as the worst on the show because she's the only one who got a redemption arc from her time in there
jimbo too. both of them lost the season they were meant to win so they had a season designed specifically for them and it was painfully obvious so everyone turned against them. (this is going to be controversial but i think the same happened with rajah o'hara, i didn’t find her on canada vs the world that special but her win there felt like compensation for not winning as6 which i think was her season in my opinion) at least with queens like chad and alaska who were definitely pushed to win their seasons there was genuine competition so the season was still good, the as5 and 8 casts were so imbalanced so shea and jimbo couldnt possibly lose again which is so sad because the filler queens didn’t get a chance.
@@m20047YEES finally someone said it bcuz i love rajah and as6 was her bitch but on canada vs the world her win felt attributed by the lipsync finale and even in the top 2 silky did better than her competition wise
Jujubee also had a huge redemption imo
@@Kryptotight426 i agree! i fully thought silky or victoria were going to win. rajah did win the lip sync tho but season wise i don’t think she deserved to win unfortunately
& wb Cracker?
AS5 was so bad because we all knew that Shea was going to win from the jump 💀
I mean same with jimbo only that Shea can at least give a good lip sync
@@keidozzz2445 At least Jimbo deserved her win by dominating the competition
And it was obvious Cracker and Jujubee would be in the top 3.
@@arcadiabunny1842 Heidi could've won the acting, Mrs Kasha Davis could've won RDR live, Jessica could've won the Roast. Jimbo should've been in the bottom for the Rusical. Jujubee should've won the Snatch Game instead of Shea but that's it.
We knew Shea was going to win when she walked in. It took an episode or two to realize Jimbo would take it
The problem of as8 is that you could predict it. If maybe Jimbo ended up going home near top 5 it would've been a gagging season. Or muse going home during the forensic queens
Do we really wanna break Jimbo like that? lol
Kandy would have been way better lol, she was like a secondish front runner which people are more willing to see go than the manila of the season
omg Bob’s impact
I love Bob but that ranking was WILD 😂😂😂
The doors she opened
@@deyoncew3311Lol Bob just didn't like AS6 because in their words, Bob's a messy bitch. I think they didn't care for redemption storylines since Bob already knows the queens beyond the show and know what they're capable of. It was surprising for us to watch, but it was expected for Bob.
@@deyoncew3311 girl!!!! i needed the drag detective to avenge all stars 6 immediately
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I REALLY need to rewatch AS4 to get that "Monet slaying the competition" because her being in the top 2 and winning caught me by surprise; most of her glow up was on the looks department and, comparing to what she presented on her original season, that wasn't hard. Meanwhile, Monique had a reaaaally bigger glow up, coming from the same season as her, did much better all season long, most of her bottoms were questionable (like in the girl group, really..?), had the best storyline and still wasn't even on the finale. To me, it was her season to win ALONE.
I completely agree with your points about Monique. It was frustrating to me as a viewer that she never got her flowers in the end. Trinity, Monique or Manila to me dominated that season.
True
Damn when is the drag race fandom gonna give Monet her flowers 😭 Win a season, still underrated. Reach top 2 in an all winners season, still being doubted like GURL it’s tiring
Monique did flop the finale and Monet slayed it. I think that made the difference.
Monet did well she did the best in the girl groups (shush Valentina stans), did well in the roast and came up with the great alien club idea
The way Alaska and Detox kept keeping Roxy when she should have gone home around episode 4 spoiled season 2 for me!
IM ROXXXY ANDREWS AND IM HERE TO MAKE IT CLEAR
I enjoyed it it was drama lol
tbh at this point I consider it camp
@@X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X. " and one girl let me borrow this top "
@@X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.I mean really though. Everything about Roxxxy is camp and iconic.
I’m so happy to see you grow! From voiceovers to now your own studio! Proud of you!
My one significant preference for AS6 over AS2 is that production has done away with the "villain" edit. No longer do they do the absurdly mean-spirited practice of completely destroying a queen's reputation with manipulative editing. For every star Drag Race used to launch, they would put their boot on the career of another.
AS2 gives us the complete destruction of Jaremi for no reason. AS6 gives us the redemption of Raja. Jaremi's big dramatic moment lasted 5 minutes. Raja's redemption was a joy to watch for the entire season.
*rajah 😂
Except AS6 somehow had to burry 2-3 queens in the edit (Scarlett, Pandora, Akeria most notably) for no reason, it's as if they were never in the cast. As a Scarlett stan I am genuinely still annoyed at this, she was doing so good and got 0 flowers
All stars 2 did not have a queen edited to be the villain. There WAS a true villain. So you cant call it an intentional villain edit
funny, i prefer all stars 2 for the same reasons you prefer all stars 6. Give me a villain all day
@@uchiepduong3952basing your idea of a person off of reality tv, great going…
Proud to be here from the very start. Can’t wait to see how far you go.
thank youuu!!
I want that AS7 reunion so badly 😩❤️
i’m just happy for you that you got a studio and you’re getting a backdrop! good for you. another great video as always ofc too!
I would actually agree with as6 being the best. Partially because it was my first but I also think it was really well done in terms of challenges, voting, lipsyncs and cast. As2 will always be number 2 because of rolaskatox which made for good tv but was really frustrating to watch each week. Like as2 made me mad a bit whereas as6 did not
I also really love the diversity that was in as6 and felt it really helped the season especially given how nice the cast was and how supportive they were for each other over all
All Stars 4 will always be my #1💖
1. All Stars 4
2. All Stars 2
3. All Stars 3
4. All Stars 6
5. All Stars 7
6. All Stars 8
7. All Stars 1
8. All Stars 5
i’m so happy to see as4 love idk why it gets so much hate other than manilas elimination, it’s definitely my favourite cast there was so much powerhouses
I would switch AS6 for AS4. Other than the finale, I wouldn’t really want to change anything else. Latrices elimination with MoHeart. Manila crying every episode. Valentina confessions.
I even liked the make over challenge. But whatever, Life’s Not Fair 😢
"Get used to it"
All stars 7 should have been a separate all stars series: Drag Race All Winners Season 1.
a slight change they could make to the platinum plunger is revealing the challenge to everyone but the top 2. like after the top 2 lip sync, take them to a different room or cover their ears and tell the other queens what next weeks challenge is. that way the viewers see all of it and it adds a bit of confusion for the top 2 + higher stakes on their choice of who to block
Something like that could work! Otherwise, award them 10k and the platinum plunger and tell them that at the start of the next week they will have the opportunity to block. Then we would start every episode with the drama of the plunger and end every episode with the triumph of a queen's victory.
But they never did reveal what the next week's challenge was, so your idea wouldn't really change anything lol
I actually started watching drag race because of your videos, a few months ago i watched one of your videos and it was so great, i wanted to actually watch the series to know what you were talking about (which isn't what i do with most videos talking about something i haven't seen) so ive watched everything drag race that hulu and paramount plus had, and im pretty obsessed with it now! So thanks for persuading me into watching this amazing show!!!
I call bs. Why would you watch a 20-30 min video of a youtuber you don't know about a show you've never watched before. The algorithm would never recommend it and you wouldn't look for it, it doesn't make any sense
@@bernardsoul5186 why did I watch a 7 hour video on the show lost even though I've never seen it and why am I going to watch part 2 after I finish watching a 4 hour video about total drama Rama even though I haven't seen that either? Mostly for background noise.
@@gal1888 maybe you should play therapists' videos instead
i like the way you have a syllabus to do rankings, even when i don’t agree you make good points so it’s always entertainting
for example: all stars 7 is my favorite so i was GAGGED seeing is so low. but like i said you made good points to why you ranked it where it is.
The Detective has his own deserved office finally. So proud of how far you've come. You're my main insight into the community of Drag Race and have changed my whole perception of the show. I love this channel.❤❤
All Stars really struggles to deliver as a franchise💀 If only they didn’t waste all the top tier early queens in the first 3 years and rushed them🤷
I get what your saying but that made them better because we didn’t know who would make top 4 or win
For me, they deliver every single time without fail. But I get how someone might not feel that way.
But even All Stars 8's WORST episode was well worth tuning in for, I thought. It got a lot of hate while airing, but it delivered drama/runways/comedy/confessionals... everything I want from a season. It was just a little odd cuz it was a quirky rag tag team of queens.
you are my favourite drag race RUclips channel!!!
Based off of just the first episode, Hydra is my #1. Talent, looks, makeup, an iconic introduction, and everyone being intimidated by her... what more could you ask?
Been one of your fans from the beginning, I just wanna say it’s so awesome to see you succeed!!!!! Will be watching your competition of course 💕💕
all winners should have a 5 for the cast for sure. they cast the queens who had their win doubted and ridiculed by the fans and then also invited back jinkx and raja to re introduce themselves, everyone was there for a reason and to prove something. although i love queens like bianca, bob and alaska and wanted to see them they would of thrown the vibe of the season off so much because they’re such powerhouses and they have nothing to prove unlike the queens that were actually cast if that makes sense.
and i get that you want older queens but we already had bebe and she could barley keep up on as3 so she definitely wouldn’t excel at all winners, tyra wasn’t there for obvious reasons, same with sh*ron. i really don’t think chad cares and bianca + violet definitely would never compete again.
Read U Wrote U is the only drag race song I have memorized by heart since it aired. The most iconic finale song ever.
Some of these are wild, like saying that the twist and challenges on AS3 and AS7 are on the same level…. Sure. Anyways, love your videos ❤
This was honestly the best ranking I’ve seen anyone do!! I was just saying “yes, mmhmmm, that, very much that,” the whole time watching. 10/10
My literal only tiny disagreement watching this video is the lack of acknowledgment for Mo Heart on AS4!! Her performance in every episode and her overall redemption from S10 was a huge part of what made AS4 so magical to me 💖 totally agree with the ranking and all your thoughts tho!
She’s cancelled anyway
@@cakes3958 No she's not, stop spreading misinformation
Id suggest linking drag duel in the description since you advertised it
So proud of you and the new era!❤❤
All stars would be better if they had a reunion
so happy u got a studio❤
Only i want the lip sync smack down from AS6 to return ( preferably in a season with silky lol) it was the best redemption format
Love watching you grow 🥰
All stars cast was AMAZING they did them dirty!
DIdn't know drag duel was out
been wanting to watch for sometimes
thanks for reminding me
Love this video!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
Was not expecting it but that’s my exact list, completely agree 😌
The problem with on AS winner knowing which challenges come next in order to let them strategize who to block next would cause the blocked one (likely to be expected to perform well in the challenge) to bomb the challenge, not put any effort in it
No one wants that
Production doesn't want that
They wanted everyone at their A game instead
Which i'm not sure they were
SO glad to see AS4 get her flowers, I felt like everyone disregarded it bc of the finale, but after a rewatch a couple years ago, it’s one of my absolute favorite seasons. The cast is STACKED and it’s a very fun ride. And the finale was… questionable at best. But also one of my all-time faves won, so I can’t even complain about the double win too much 🤷🏻♀️
Drag Duel sounds kind of interesting. Maybe I’ll give it a watch
i haven't done a lot of rewatching of allstars, but i feel like you kinda nailed this, actually?
I think it would've been fun for AS7 if they had the lip sync assassin twist and make it hella rigged, like if Jinkx won a challenge she would have to lipsync against Detox or Alaska or Roxxxy. Then if Raja would win, she lipsyncs against Manila, The Vivienne with Divina, Yvie with Brooke/Silky, Jaida with Gigi, Shea with Sasha, Monet with the person who eliminated her, Trinity with Peppermint. Like if its gonna be rigged, at least make it fun and stupid and give them a fun storyline where their rivals who beat them/they beat would try to best them in a lipsync.
I support this if it means finally getting the Yvie vs. Silky lipsync
All stars 2 is so unbelievably prime bc the very first episode you have season 2 girlie Tatiana doing something completely out of the box and Absolutely Iconic with same parts
I feel the same about AS6!! definitely a comfort season and I always go back to watch the halftime show episode
It drives me crazy when people don’t rank all stars 2 as the best season of all time so thank you. That’s my comfort season. I rewatch A LOT. I did name my cat Alaska as she is my favorite drag queen.
yay so excited for the new set!
amazing video!!!! rooting for glass, sh’needza, trisha, and christi👏👏 drag duel is giving me sm life btw
The only season I am 100% sure I'll never watch again is season 5. I probably enjoy season 8 more than most people, but I actually love it 😂. Not my number 1, season one is (duh...), but up there with 3 for me.
I legit have the exact same ranking, what wonderful taste you have x
Drag Duel is amazing I love it already
The drama is giving. It’s so good
AS3 will always be a favorite of mine because it was the 1st season of RPDR I ever watched. It was my intro into drag race.
Literally completely agree with this list. AS7 and AS4's placements are probably considered hot takes, but to be completely honest I think you were absolutely right!!
Derrick just finished the first episode and voted. Loving the diversity of the cast. The lack of UK Queens is sad tho but I love it so far. Sheneezda, Bobby and Trisha are my favs so far
Could you change the font and the colour,it’s virtually impossible to read😳
I feel like AS8 tried to replicate what AS6 was but failed completely.
The Killer Klowns Shirt ❤❤ love to see a man of culture
This video identifies me 🤩
Just about to watch Drag Duel after this video!!!
2 is objectively the best. Like, there's no question.
Personal ranking: 2, 6, 7, 3, 8, 4, 5, 1
this is so correct!!
I'd definitely put 4 above 8
The runways and Lip Syncs were significantly better.
@deyoncew3311 my higher ranking for 8 is completely a personal bias! The cast was so stacked for my own personal taste. Kasha and Darienne are two of my absolute favorites who never get any love from the fandom. Then we've got Alexis and Kandy, who I think always got more hate than they deserved and I'm happy they did so well. Then there's Jessica. Ohmygod Jessica. Just.... Jessica.
This has nothing to do with anything but I love that Killer Klowns shirt it's iconic
Also Sh'Needza Woman has my whole heart and soul
Dude, I really like your content and your perspectives. At the same time I would recommend improving on your style of delivery, for instance not constantly moving (leaning into the camera back and forth), it's really distracting. Good luck and keep up the good work ❤
I think if all winners season did something where a queen can win a advantage maybe in the mini challenge where she knows what challenge is coming next or something to that effect
as7 at 5th place is very questionable… ofc it’s your opinion but come on, that felt like the biggest season yet. It was fun and had a different energy, the runways were the best and they all did pretty great every week.
i was fully expecting you to put AS6 at number 1 xD also i’m rooting for sh’needza woman and titanic donavon!!
All Stars 2 & 4 are my faves, so much fun
Yes new studio era 🎉
Regarding AS5, you can’t be mad because certain queens didn’t do well and use that to rank it low. Those queens simply needed to do better.
I LOVE this beard! Slaaaaaaaaaay brother! SLAY!
You should do a video of say your top 25 lip syncs of all time! would be fun.
I just finally finished up to S12/AS5 and when I finished AS5, I thought "wow this is my favorite all stars by far.", so I laughed when I found out its considered one of the worst!! xD
A great video as always, I really enjoy all of your content.
I partly agree with your All winners season’s assessment accept I agree with the point system as appose to illumination’s
I know he was expecting slander for this list but if you put your season bias aside, this is a solid ranking. AS7 is still my fave and I understand why they chose to have a "softball" kinda cast for its first season of that format but he is right about what it's lacking. This is great objective ranking ❤️
I watch ALL your videos and somehow managed to not hear that Drag Duel has it's own channel. I thought it was going to pop up on your. Silly me...
I kept waiting for you to merely speak Mo's name during the AS4 section, but... Nope! Haha Just kidding, great video
if the fame games is all about the runway they should make a voting on the looks, the way they did it literally just looked like the miss congeniality voting
so like they voted based of personalities and the girl closest to fan favorite that had the triple of votes won
Finally justice for all stars 1 !!!! Also I quote Yara Sofia in the lip sync confessional all the time “I’m thinking to use my power with her power to beat the other team”
I feel the same exact same way about as6! Soo warm and fuzzy
Not a fan of AS7 low placement… that was a choice as Tati once said 😂
i actually can't argue these placements. i can argue the reasons for one or two, but the results? solid. ❤
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Manila the protagonist ❤
Thanks!
Drag duel slays 💅 Cally and Hydra are my favs so far
LOVE your shirt! Killer Klowns supremacy!!!
i’m getting major winner energy from rosa golde and christi da vinci on drag duel!! but also sh’needza is my crush sooo
The team twist became a thing because the production company cut the amount of episodes. It was supposed to be 12. But since they cut it, teams was the only thing they could really do.
IMO:
1) AS6
2) AS2
3) AS4
4) AS3
5) AS7
6) Canada vs The World
7) AS8
8) AS5
9) UK vs The World
10) AS1
I’m ugly and poor but I’m still watching Drag Duel and loving it
I approve this ranking.
hi queen!! your content is some of my favorite period on yourube, i want you to get a new microphone or do more post production because i want to hear youe vpice more clearly!! do u have patreon
Orbit for the crown! Also my personal ranking is
10- All Stars 5
9- All Stars 1
8- All Stars 8
7- Canada vs The World
6- UK vs The World
5- All Stars 7
4- All Stars 3
3- All Stars 6
2- All Stars 4
1- All Stars 2
Also you should do another who would come back for all stars but with everyone from every season (International, US, All Stars, VS The World and maybe even see who from drag duel would get in)
i absolutely agree with you as7 opinion and i’m glad you said it
Allstar 5 and 8 are the same thing. We knew who the winner was from the beginning. A couple people got rigged and people being scared to vote. I truly believe if Indiah did a 180 and safes Derrick and then shea went home that episode when she was in the bottom the season would’ve been crazy good.
I think Sh’Needza is my fave but it’s hard they’re all amazing!
Could you do a video talking about the rpdr season 15 extended cut and your opinion on it and what you think made the season both better and worse
my ranking
1. All Stars 6
2. All stars 2
3. all stars 4
4. all stars 7
5. all stars 3
6. all stars 8
7. all stars 1
8. all stars 5
I did hate the finale of All Stars 7, but I loved the season. I still rewatch every episode and enjoy the challenges as it was the first time. Definitely a top 2 with AS2 for me