RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 is almost here and the official trailer just dropped!
MTV debuted the super teaser on Thursday (December 12), just a few weeks before the new season begins.
Along with the trailer, the full list of celebrity guest judges was revealed, as well as a new twist for this season!
Keep reading to find out more…
RuPaul, of course, returns as host and head judge, alongside mainstays Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews and Ts Madison.
Celebrity guest judges include the returns of Jamal Sims, Law Roach, Adam Lambert and Betsey Johnson, as well as Doechii, Sandra Bernhard, Julia Schlaepfer, Paul W Downs, Hunter Schafer, Quinta Brunson, Whitney Cummings, Sam Smith, Jerrod Carmichael, June Diane Raphael and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Katy Perry will kick off the season as a guest judge in the first episode!
This year’s new twist is the “The Badonka Dunk Tank.” Here’s how it works: Following the lipsync, each eliminated queen has a chance to receive immunity and save themselves from having to sashay away. Queens will choose from 10 levers and if they pick one of the two levers that dunks Michelle, they get to remain in the competition. If not, they will be eliminated.
As previously mentioned, the “Rate-A-Queen” will return, along with the 90-minute format that fans have come to love.
If you missed it, meet the 14 queens competing for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar, the crown and scepter, and the $200,000 grand prize!
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 premieres Friday, January 3rd at 8pm ET/PT on MTV, followed by RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked. Both will also be available to stream on Paramount+!
