RuPaul's Drag Race will return
to all-gay cabler Logo for a third season in January.
“RuPaul is back for a third season to
decide who will 'shante! stay!' or 'sashay away' with a new batch of
the nation's hottest, most glamorous drag queens,” the network said
in a press release. “Wigs will fly and drama will run high as the
contestants bring their over-the-top attitudes to the drag battle
royale that is RuPaul's Drag Race.”
RuPaul unleashed his first search for
America's next superstar drag queen two years ago. After crowning
two queens, and upping the number of contestants from 9 to 12,
America's first drag queen superstar is ready for a third go-around.
Contestants on the reality show face a
barrage of fashion-related and talent challenges in their quest to
win a prize package that includes a headlining spot on Logo's Drag
Race Tour, a lifetime supply of Kryolan Professional Make-up and a
cash prize of $75,000.
Season 3 adds Michelle Visage, RuPaul's
outspoken sidekick on VH1's RuPaul Show and a former member of
the pop group Seduction, to the judging panel.
While the contest gives viewers an
insider's look at RuPaul's outrageous world of drag, producers say
the show also tackles some of the real life prejudices female
impersonators face.