RuPaul's Drag Race season 2

Season of television series
  • RuPaul
  • Santino Rice
  • Merle Ginsberg
No. of contestants12WinnerTyra SanchezRunner-upRavenMiss CongenialityPandora BoxxCompanion showRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! No. of episodes12ReleaseOriginal networkLogo TVOriginal releaseFebruary 1 (2010-02-01) –
April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)Season chronology
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The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26 of the same year. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season.[1] At the end of the online casting period, Jessica Wild had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant. Filming took place during the summer of 2009.[2]

For season two, the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve, and the prizes were slightly modified: a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com, an exclusive one year public relations contract with LGBT firm Project Publicity, be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign, join the Logo Drag Race tour, and a cash prize of $25,000. A new tradition of writing a farewell message, in lipstick on their workstation mirror, was started by Shangela, the first eliminated queen of the season. Each week's episode is followed by a behind-the-scenes show, RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked.

The theme song playing during the runway and the end credits every episode is the Gomi and RasJek remix of "Jealous of My Boogie" from RuPaul's album Champion. On December 6, 2011, Amazon.com released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program.[3]

The winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Tyra Sanchez, with Raven being the runner-up.

Sahara Davenport died of heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on October 1, 2012, at age 27.[4] She is the first contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race to pass away.[5]

Contestants

The winner, Tyra Sanchez.

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Tyra Sanchez 21 Orlando, Florida Winner
Raven 30 Riverside, California Runner-up
Jujubee 25 Boston, Massachusetts 3rd place
Tatianna 20 Falls Church, Virginia 4th place
Pandora Boxx 37 Rochester, New York 5th place[a]
Jessica Wild 29 San Juan, Puerto Rico 6th place
Sahara Davenport 25 New York City, New York 7th place
Morgan McMichaels 28 Mira Loma, California 8th place
Sonique[b] 26 Atlanta, Georgia 9th place
Mystique Summers Madison 25 Bedford, Texas 10th place
Nicole Paige Brooks 36 Atlanta, Georgia 11th place
Shangela Laquifa Wadley 28 Paris, Texas 12th place

Notes:

  1. ^ Pandora Boxx was voted Miss Congeniality by the viewers.
  2. ^ Now Kylie Sonique Love, she was referred to as Sonique on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Tyra Sanchez won RuPaul's Drag Race season 2.
  Raven was the runner-up.
  Pandora Boxx was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  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
Contestant Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9] 5[10] 6[11] 7[12] 8[13] 9[14] 11[15] 12[16]
Tyra Sanchez SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN Winner Guest
Raven SAFE BTM BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN SAFE Runner-up Guest
Jujubee SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM BTM Eliminated Guest
Tatianna SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest
Pandora Boxx SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Miss C
Jessica Wild SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Guest
Sahara Davenport BTM WIN SAFE SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Morgan McMichaels WIN SAFE SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Sonique SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Mystique Summers Madison SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Nicole Paige Brooks SAFE ELIM Guest
Shangela Laquifa Wadley ELIM Guest


Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[6] Sahara Davenport vs. Shangela Laquifa Wadley "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)"
(RuPaul) 		Shangela Laquifa Wadley
2[7] Nicole Paige Brooks vs. Raven "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
(En Vogue) 		Nicole Paige Brooks
3[8] Mystique Summers Madison vs. Raven "I Hear You Knocking"
(Wynonna Judd) 		Mystique Summers Madison
4[9] Morgan McMichaels vs. Sonique "Two of Hearts"
(Stacey Q) 		Sonique
5[10] Morgan McMichaels vs. Sahara Davenport "Carry On"
(Martha Wash) 		Morgan McMichaels
6[11] Jujubee vs. Sahara Davenport "Black Velvet"
(Alannah Myles) 		Sahara Davenport
7[12] Jessica Wild vs. Tatianna "He's the Greatest Dancer"
(Sister Sledge) 		Jessica Wild
8[13] Jujubee vs. Pandora Boxx "Shake Your Love"
(Debbie Gibson) 		Pandora Boxx
9[14] Jujubee vs. Tatianna "Something He Can Feel"
(Aretha Franklin) 		Tatianna
Episode Contestants Song Winner
11[15] Raven vs. Tyra Sanchez "Jealous of My Boogie (Gomi and RasJek Edit)"
(RuPaul) 		Tyra Sanchez

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
101"Gone with the Window"February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)
112"Starrbootylicious"February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)
123"Country Queens"February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)
134"Snatch Game"February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22)
145"Here Comes the Bride"March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)
156"Rocker Chicks"March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)
167"Once Upon a Queen"March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)
178"Golden Gals"March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)
189"The Diva Awards"April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)
1910"The Main Event Clip Show"April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)
2011"Grand Finale"April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)
2112"Reunited"April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)

References

  1. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Casting: Round by Round Specifics". Logo. March 25, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  2. ^ LOGO On-line (May 8, 2009). "Jessica Wild". LOGO On-line. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  3. ^ Kline, Dill. "Rupauls' Drag Race Season 2 Pre-Orders". Amazon. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Sahara Davenport's Family Issues Statement; LOGO Plans Tribute – Seattle Gay Scene". Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Schillaci, Sophie (October 3, 2012). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Sahara Davenport Dies at 27". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Gone with the Window". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 1. February 1, 2010. Logo TV.
  7. ^ a b "Starrbootylicious". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 2. February 8, 2010. Logo TV.
  8. ^ a b "Country Queens". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 3. February 15, 2010. Logo TV.
  9. ^ a b "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 4. February 22, 2010. Logo TV.
  10. ^ a b "Here Comes the Bride". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 5. March 1, 2010. Logo TV.
  11. ^ a b "Rocker Chicks". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 6. March 8, 2010. Logo TV.
  12. ^ a b "Once Upon a Queen". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 7. March 22, 2010. Logo TV.
  13. ^ a b "Golden Gals". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 8. March 29, 2010. Logo TV.
  14. ^ a b "The Diva Awards". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 9. April 12, 2010. Logo TV.
  15. ^ a b "Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 11. April 26, 2010. Logo TV.
  16. ^ "Reunion". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 2. Episode 12. April 26, 2010. Logo TV.

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