RuPaul's Drag Race star Michelle Visage has undergone a weight loss transformation in recent years, losing 55lb after being diagnosed with an autoimmune condition

Fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 probably weren’t expecting Lucky Starzzz., the inventive and colorful queen, to be the first eliminated contestant of the season, aka the “porkchop” queen. Starzzz spoke with Blavity’s Shadow and Act about what it was like to leave the competition so early.

Mama Ru and Michelle Visage experimented with a new twist for the cast, and the result led to an emotional shocker for one star.

RuPaul’s latest twist tests how lucky the bottom rated queens truly are and gives Michelle Visage a nice splash

With no elimination for the second week in a row, here's a breakdown of all 14 queens ranked by who's most likely to win the crown.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” will air Season 17, Episode 3 on Friday, January 17 (1/17/2025) at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. Cord cutters can sign up for Philo (free trial), FuboTV (free trial), or DirecTV Stream (free trial) to stream the episode live.

Tensions still run high in the aftermath of the Monopulence design challenge in a new episode of "Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race" airing on Friday, Jan. 17.

Lucky Starzzz is RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17’s first casualty, and much like the show’s passionate fan base, we’re trying to understand how this decision was made. We’re sure it wasn’t what Lucky thought was written in the starzzz,