Drag Race Thailand (season 1)
The first season of Drag Race Thailand is a Thai reality competition show based on the American version with RuPaul. Art Arya and Pangina Heals are the judges of the show. The season premiered on 15 February 2018 and ended on 5 April 2018. The winner of this season was Natalia Pliacam, with Année Maywong and Dearis Doll as the runners-up. B Ella, who finished fourth, was voted Miss Congeniality.
| Drag Race Thailand | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Natalia Pliacam |
| Runner-up |
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| Miss Congeniality | B Ella |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kantana Group |
| Original release | 15 February – 5 April 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant[1] | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Pliacam | 37 | Bangkok | Winner |
| Année Maywong | 30 | Bangkok | Runners-up |
| Dearis Doll | 30 | Nakhon Pathom | |
| B Ella | 30 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 4th Place[lower-alpha 1] |
| Amadiva | 24 | Bangkok | 5th/6th Place[lower-alpha 2] |
| JAJA | 34 | Philippines | |
| Petchra | 30 | Rayong | 7th Place |
| Morrigan | 18 | Bangkok | 8th Place |
| Bunny Be Fly | 25 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 9th Place |
| Meannie Minaj | 26 | Phrae | 10th Place |
- B Ella was voted Miss Congeniality
- In episode 6 both queens were eliminated from the competition.
Contestant progress
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Pliacam | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | BTM2 | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | Winner |
| Année Maywong | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | BTM3 | HIGH | WIN | Runner-up |
| Dearis Doll | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | WIN | SAFE | WIN | BTM2 | Runner-up |
| B Ella | SAFE | LOW | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | Miss C |
| Amadiva | SAFE | WIN | HIGH | BTM2 | LOW | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
| JAJA | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | WIN | BTM3 | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
| Petchra | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
| Morrigan | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||
| Bunny Be Fly | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
| Meannie Minaj | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
- The contestant won Drag Race Thailand.
- The contestant was the runner-up.
- The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.
- The contestant won the main challenge.
- The contestant won the runway challenge.
- The contestant won the main challenge and the runway challenge.
- The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
- The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
- The contestant won the main challenge but was in the bottom two.
- The contestant was in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
- Natalia Pliacam won the maxi challenge, but was the worst in the runway challenge, and was in the bottom two.
- B Ella won the maxi challenge, but was one of the worst in the runway challenge.
- All of the previous eliminated contestants returned for the mini-challenge and the maxi challenge. Meannie Minaj won the maxi challenge with Année Maywong. None of these contestants returned to the actual competition.
Lip syncs
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meannie Minaj | vs. | Morrigan | "Born This Way" (Lady Gaga) |
Meannie Minaj |
| 2 | Bunny Be Fly | vs. | Petchra | "รักยังไม่ต้องการ" ("I Don't Want Love Yet") (Marsha Vadhanapanich) |
Bunny Be Fly |
| 3 | Dearis Doll | vs. | Morrigan | "O.K.นะคะ" ("O.K. Yes") (Katreeya English) |
Morrigan |
| 4 | Amadiva | vs. | Natalia Pliacam | "Dhoom Dhoom" (Tata Young) |
None |
| 5 | Année Maywong vs. JAJA vs. Petchra | "Toxic" (Britney Spears) |
Petchra | ||
| 6 | Amadiva | vs. | JAJA | "เพลงสุดท้าย" ("Last Song") (Suda Chuenban) |
Amadiva |
| JAJA | |||||
| 7 | B Ella | vs. | Dearis Doll | "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z) |
B Ella |
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Contestant's Story[2]" | 15 February 2018[2] | |
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| 2 | 2 | "The Power of Love[2]" | 22 February 2018[2] | |
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| 3 | 3 | "Curtain to Couture[2]" | 1 March 2018[2] | |
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| 4 | 4 | "Drag Race Thailand Debut Season Award[2]" | 8 March 2018[2] | |
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| 5 | 5 | "Snatch Game[2]" | 15 March 2018[2] | |
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| 6 | 6 | "Commercial, Commercial[2]" | 22 March 2018[2] | |
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| 7 | 7 | "Twins[2]" | 29 March 2018[2] | |
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| 8 | 8 | "Final Runway[2]" | 5 April 2018[2] | |
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Reception
The season 1 of Drag Race Thailand was met with a successful rating in Thai television. It was later announced that the first season will premiere in the United States in May 2018. The first season also made stirs in the Asian LGBT community, the most prominent of which is a campaign to establish a RuPaul's Drag Race version as well in the Philippines and Taiwan, two of the most LGBT-accepting nations in all of Asia. [3][4]
References
- "Meet the 12 Queens 'Starting Their Engines' on the Very First 'RuPaul's Drag Race Thailand'". Hornet Stories. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "'Drag Race Thailand - Season 1 Episodes List - Next Episode'". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- Cruz, Chino L. "Why 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is essential viewing in a post-Duterte/Trump world". Rappler.
- "Philippines Was Well Represented At RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Finale - bluebay700". bluebay700.com.
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