<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> Season 2 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> ◀ </Li> <Li> Season 2 </Li> <Li> ▶ </Li> </Ul> <P> The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars premiered on the Logo network on a new night; Thursday, August 25, 2016 . Returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, with Carson Kressley joining the panel, while the space previously occupied by Ross Matthews was filled by Todrick Hall . Cast members were announced on June 17, 2016 . This season featured ten All - Star contestants, selected from the show's second season through to its seventh season, who competed to be inducted into the "Drag Race Hall of Fame". </P> <P> A new twist was revealed for this season, changing the format of the show . In previous seasons, the bottom two queens had to "Lip - sync for their Life" to avoid elimination . This season had the top two performing queens of the challenge "Lip - sync for their Legacy," with the winner of the lip - sync earning $10,000 and choosing which one of the bottom queens gets eliminated . The prizes for the winner were a one - year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000 . </P>

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