If All Stars 4 Was Pairs

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is an all-star spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race. The first season premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Cast members were announced on August 6, 2012.

The show featured twelve returning contestants representing all four previous seasons for a chance to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame". This series aired six hour-length episodes. Contestants were judged on their "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent" and, since they competed in teams of two, also 'Synergy'. The winner of this season, Chad Michaels, received a supply of MAC cosmetics, a "one of a kind trip," and a cash prize of $100,000. The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Responsitranity" (Matt Pop's Edit) originally from RuPaul's album Glamazon.

The first episode introduced several changes to the rules for the All Stars competition. Queens competed in teams of two, determined by the contestants themselves. Both members of the team would be eliminated. The bottom two teams chose one member to "lip sync for their lives". The non-lip syncing teammates had the option during the first minute of the performance to declare a "she-mergency", hit a panic button and "tag in" to complete the performance.

On October 19, 2012, Logo's Facebook page released to users who liked the page a 44 minute preview of episode one.

RuPaul dedicated the first episode in memory of Sahara Davenport, a former competitor and the partner of All Star contestant Manila Luzon.

After 6 episodes of competition the final two teams, Shad and Rujubee, split up to compete solo in the final challenge. In the end Chad Michaels was declared the winner with Raven placing as runner-up.

In December 2018 Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon returned to compete on All Stars 4. Latrice originally placed 7th, but won re-entry into the competion. Manila placed 6th, while Latrice ultimately placed 5th overall.

Contestants


(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)

Team Progress

 * █ The contestant won RuPaul's All-Stars Drag Race.
 * █ The contestant was the runner-up.
 * █ The contestant(s) was/were eliminated in third or fourth place (they did not compete in the final lip sync).
 * █ The team won the maxi challenge.
 * █ The team was one of the best but did not win the maxi challenge.
 * █ The team was one of the worst, but did not place in the bottom two teams.
 * █ The contestant's team was the bottom team, & both team members lip-synced against each other, but neither was eliminated.
 * █ █ █ █   The contestant's team was in the bottom two teams.
 * This queen chose:

Episode 1, "It Takes Two"
Airdate: October 22, 2012

The twelve returning queens are surprised to learn they will be competing in teams of two and that both team members will be eliminated together. The first challenge is for the teammates to make each other up for a high fashion photo shoot. In the first picture, "Half-baked", the queens are to show themselves in the process of getting made up, with no wigs. For "Opposites Attract" the queens have to portray a concept that conveys opposites. Team Latrila wins the challenge, and Team Rujubee was announced as the second best. These two teams are dismissed from the stage while the remaining teams are critiqued. Team Yarlexis' Opposites Attract photo was criticized for lack of creativity, and their runway presentation was deemed "just cute". Team Mandora was criticized for lack of cooperation, as well as their runway looks. Team Brown Flowers received few critiques, with Santino noting Nina wasn't displaying the same type of power he saw she had back in season one, and Tammie Brown is once again praised for her campy performance in the photo shoot. Team Shad received very negative feedback on all parts of their performance, which Ru believes was caused by the fact they had worked together and known each other for so long. After deliberation, Team Shad and Team Mandora find themselves the bottom two teams. Mimi and Chad lip sync to Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract". Chad wins and he and Shannel stay. Pandora and Mimi are eliminated and must "sashay away".


 * Guest Judges: Rachel Hunter & Ross Matthews
 * Main Challenge: Create an "Opposites Attract" photoshoot and a "half-baked" photo
 * Challenge Winners: Team Latrila (Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon)
 * Bottom Two Teams: Team Shad (Shannel and Chad Michaels) & Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx)
 * Lip Sync Song: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul
 * Lip Sync Contestants: Chad Michaels and Mimi Imfurst
 * Eliminated: Team Mandora

Queen's Choices for Team