RuPaul’s Drag Race takes his last ride of the season! Season 16 concludes Friday, April 19 on MTV at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
In tonight’s episode, one of the three remaining queens will officially take home the crown and cash prize.
Besides the fabulous queens, the new season featured musical challenges and guest judges such as Becky G, Charlize Theron, Adam Shankman, Icona Pop (Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo), Isaac Mizrahi, Jamal Sims, Joel Kim Booster, Kaia Gerber, Kelsea. Ballerini, Kyra Sedgwick, Law Roach, Mayan Lopez, Ronan Farrow and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ts Madison and Ross Mathews returned as lead judges this season.
Read on for more details on the season and ways to watch and stream the show live for free.
How to stream RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16
Start your engines! Season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race created on January 5. The finale episode arrives on MTV Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
If you are a fan of the series and want to catch up with the new season, you can watch the latest episodes of this season on MTV.com with a connection from your cable or streaming provider. If you don’t have access to MTV through a cable, satellite, or streaming subscription, there are several ways to stream RuPaul’s Drag Race without paying anything in advance.
For example, Philo offers free streaming, 70+ channels, and unlimited DVR for just $25/month.
The platform is currently offering a seven-day free trial here, so you can stream Drag racing and other shows, movies and more free for up to one week.
Are you not interested in Philo? DirecTV Stream offers more than 70 cable and local channels for less than $70, plus a five-day free trial.
You can also find a free trial through Fubo TV to stream live TV, including MTV and other cable and local channels. Fubo Pro costs $79.99/month for 100+ channels.
Fubo Pro includes 191 channels, 1,000 hours of Cloud DVR, and streaming on 10 screens.
Other ways to watch and stream Drag racing: Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and Verizon Fios.
To access DirecTV, Paramount+ and other international streaming platforms, use ExpressVPN (Drag racing is also available on WOW Presents).
Want to catch up on the latest season of Drag racing? MTV aired a marathon ahead of the season 16 premiere in January, but you can stream episodes from the current and previous seasons on demand through your cable or streaming provider or on Paramount+ (for season 15).
Additionally, new episodes and old episodes of Drag racing are available for purchase on Prime Video, Vudu and iTunes.
In addition to the new season, the latest installment of Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Racewhere the competing queens discuss the current season, airs Fridays at 9:30 p.m. ET on MTV.
The premiere of season 16 of RuPaul’s Drag Race set a franchise record for the second year in a row. The season premiere earned the show its highest audience share in franchise history – a 6% increase from the previous season, according to Deadline.
Episode nine, which aired March 1, earned a 0.697 rating – the highest-rated episode of the series since 2013 and the most-watched cable entertainment show among adults 18-49 and 18 at 34 years old, according to The wrap.
Season 16 had the highest season premiere in six years among adults 18-49, but ratings only increased to 0.91, a one percent increase from the season former. Season 15 held the previous record for the highest-rated series premiere in six years, Deadline reported at the time.
The second part of the two-part season premiere broke another record for the reality series. According to The wrapepisode two earned a 0.91 rating among adults 18-34, its highest rating since the season 12 finale in 2020, up 18% from the season 16 premiere on January 5.
RuPaul’s Drag racing also celebrated a big night at the 75th Annual Emmy Awards. The show won Best Reality Program and RuPaul won Outstanding Reality Competition Host for the eighth consecutive year, making him the most Emmy-winning reality show host in the world. ‘history.
“We are very honored to receive this award. You guys are lovely to honor our show and recognize all these queens,” RuPaul said in his acceptance speech. “We have released hundreds of drag queens into the wild and they are magnificent. On behalf of everyone, we thank you.
The series has won a total of 29 Emmy Awards from 63 nominations.
How to watch previous seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race And RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Older episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race And Drag racing All the stars including extended episodes from season 15 are available to stream on Paramount+. You can stream the new season of Drag racing on platforms such as Philo, Paramount+, Hulu and Prime Video.
New subscribers can choose between Hulu with or without ads to watch different seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race online. Alternatively, the Hulu + Live TV package offers customers more than 90 live channels, including MTV.
Who is in this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race?
Meet the queens! The full list of season queens who competed for the ultimate title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a $200,000 grand prize includes Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Geneva Karr, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Megami, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Mirage, Morphine Love Dion, Nymphia Wind, Plane Jane, Plasma, Q, Saphira Cristál and Xunami Muse.
The first episode of the season, titled “Rate-a-Queen,” revealed some of the queens competing for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. The queens featured in the first episode included Amanda Tori Meating, Dawn, Mirage, Morphine Love Dion, Q, Saphira Cristál and Xunami Muse. The remaining queens were introduced in the second episode.
For the first episode, the queens participated in a photoshoot and talent show. Theron, Becky G, Mizrahi and Roach, McCarthy are some of the guest judges who have appeared this season.
After the semi-finals episode, only three queens remain: Plane Jane, Nymphia Wind and Saphira Cristál.
Watch a preview of the new episode below.
