Here’s the tea on the fierce international queens competing on ‘Drag Race Global All-Stars’
RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars—the highly anticipated drag games of olympic proportions! On August 16, the biggest drag competition in the world comes exclusively to Paramount+: Twelve fan favorite queens from twelve different countries vie for a spot in the international pavilion at the Drag Race Hall Of Fame, a grand prize of $200,000, and the title of “Queen Of The Mothertucking World.”Every performance is a moment to shine on this international stage, and Global All Stars presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to rally behind their home-country heroes—and fall in love with queens that might not already know from abroad.With that in mind, in anticipation of this worldwide drag extravaganza, Queerty’s got your primer on each of the queens vying for the crown.
Follow which queens are representing which countries, learn about the challenges they’ve crushed in their previous seasons, and find out some fun facts about each.And don’t miss the two-episode premiere of the all-new RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, streaming exclusively on Paramount+ August 16.Representing: Team USAPrevious Seasons: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 (6th), RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 2 (5th)Strengths: Well, they don’t call her “The Dancing Queen” for nothin’!
Alyssa first hot-stepped into the Werk Room in 2013 already a revered dancer and choreographer, and she’s more than proven her fancy footwork skills across the competition, from the Black Swan ballet challenge (her first Maxi win) to being part of some of the most iconic Lip Syncs of all time.Fun Fact: Alyssa’s the only Drag Race queen to have been impersonated twice on Snatch Game (by Violet Chachki and Aja), which speaks to just how iconic she is.Representing: Team BelgiumPrevious Season: Drag Race Belgique Season 1 (2nd)Strengths: Athena’s personal style is extremely sharp and creative, leaning into high-concept looks that draw influence from pop culture and the art world.
