Season 9 Alternate

The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017. Fourteen queens are competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $100,000. The cast members were revealed on February 2, 2017. The premiere date was announced on the official Drag Race Twitter account on March 1, 2017. This season is the first to not air on Logo, as it has been moved to VH1.

The winner of this season is Sasha Velour, with Peppermint placing as runner up while Valentina won the title of Miss Congeniality, but in the reunion episode her fellow queens renamed the title to Fan Favorite.

In 2018 Aja competed on All Stars 3 and placed 7th overall.

Also in 2018, contestant Eureka returned to compete on Season 10, after leaving Season 9 due to medical reasons. She ended up as Runner-up, making her the first returning queen to make it to the finale.

In December 2018, Eureka returned to compete on the spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular.

In December 2018, Trinity the Tuck, Farrah Moan, and Valentina returned to compete on All Stars 4. Farrah placed 9th, and Valentina placed 7th. Trinity went on to win the season alongside Season 10 contestant, Monét X Change.

Contestants
(Ages and names stated are during time of contest)