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.

The new-season festivities continue on MTV as 14 new drag queens compete for the crown on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

The queens take fashion inspiration from the board game Monopoly in a new episode of "RuPaul's Drag Race" airing on Friday, Jan. 17.

“‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is a reality show in which a group of talented drag queens compete in challenges to impress host RuPaul, the world’s most famous drag queen, to win a cash prize along with a crown and the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar.”

A Monopoly-themed design challenge sends one drag queen directly to jail without passing go or collecting $200.

During this week's episode, the queens take fashion inspiration from the board game Monopoly and must create from scratch an outfit that screams that they own everything.

“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.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” continues with season 17, episode 3. It airs today, Friday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. Eastern on MTV. The competition is heating up. No eliminations, but some competed hard to make sure they wouldn’t be, including Cleveland native Onya Nurve.

Following a lackluster Monopoly-themed design challenge, here's a breakdown of all 13 queens ranked by who's most likely to win the crown.

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,