<P> On January 14, 2016, it was announced that the cast for the eighth season will be revealed during the 2016 New Now Next Honors on February 1, 2016, followed by the season premiere on March 7, 2016 . The first episode celebrated the 100th taping of the show, and the 100th drag queen to enter the work room . Michelle Visage returned as a main judge, while Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews returned as rotating main judges . Similar to the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 12 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one - year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000 . The winner of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Bob the Drag Queen, with Cynthia Lee Fontaine winning Miss Congeniality . </P> <P> On February 2, 2017, the cast for the ninth season was announced . On March 1, 2017, it was announced that the ninth season would premiere on March 24, the ninth season features 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one - year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000 . The ninth season aired on VH1, with encore presentations continuing to air on Logo . This season featured the return of Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who previously participated in the series' eighth season . The ninth season featured a top four in the finale episode, as opposed to the top three, which was previously established in the fourth season . The winner of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sasha Velour, with Valentina winning Miss Congeniality . </P> <P> On April 13, 2017, VH1 renewed the series for a tenth season, tentatively scheduled to begin airing in 2018 . Eureka O'Hara, who was removed from the ninth season due to medical reasons, has accepted an open invitation she was granted to return to the competition for the next season . On August 21, 2017, VH1 announced that the tenth season of Drag Race would premiere sometime in spring 2018, alongside the televised return of Untucked . </P> <P> Almost all music used in the series comes from RuPaul's albums: Champion, Glamazon, Born Naked and Realness . Exceptions are songs used during the lip - sync portion of the show . </P>

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