RuPaul's Drag Race season 7

The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015. RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg. Like the previous two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 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 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season.

The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album Born Naked.

The winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.

Contestants


Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Notes:

Lip syncs
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Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:


 * Kathy Griffin, comedian
 * Olivia Newton-John, actress and singer
 * Jordin Sparks, singer and actress
 * Mel B, singer
 * Kat Dennings, actress
 * Jessica Alba, actress
 * Lucian Piane, composer and music producer
 * Isaac Mizrahi, fashion designer
 * Merle Ginsberg, journalist
 * Ariana Grande, singer and actress
 * Tamar Braxton, singer and television personality
 * Michael Urie, actor
 * LeAnn Rimes, singer
 * Nelsan Ellis, actor
 * Demi Lovato, singer and actress
 * John Waters, director
 * Alyssa Milano, actress
 * Rachael Harris, actress and comedian
 * Santino Rice, fashion designer
 * Rebecca Romijn, actress

Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage:

Episode 1: Episode 2: Episode 5: Episode 7: Episode 8: Episode 10: Episode 12: Episode 14:
 * Alaska, runner-up of season 5
 * Mathu Andersen, photographer and makeup artist
 * Magnus Hastings, photographer
 * Moby, musician
 * Jamal Sims, choreographer
 * Kathy Griffin, comedian
 * Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6
 * Latrice Royale, "Miss Congeniality" of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1.
 * Kym Johnson, professional dancer
 * Candis Cayne, choreographer
 * Patti LaBelle, singer and actress (via video message)
 * Delta Work, contestant on season 3
 * Latrice Royale, "Miss Congeniality" of season 4 and contestant on All Stars season 1.
 * Alaska, contestant on season 5
 * Gia Gunn, contestant on season 6
 * BenDeLaCreme, "Miss Congeniality" of season 6
 * Bianca Del Rio, winner of season 6

Soundtrack
The trailers for this season featured clips of the songs "Geronimo" and "Modern Love", both of the album Born Naked.

RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2
RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2 is a 2015 compilation album by entertainer RuPaul, featuring the season 7 cast of his show RuPaul's Drag Race. The album was released digitally on February 3, 2015.

Background
Similar to last season, the compilation consists of 14 covers of songs previously released by RuPaul, performed by all of the RuPaul's Drag Race season seven contestants. It features tracks originally from RuPaul's albums Born Naked, Glamazon, Red Hot, Starrbooty: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, SuperGlam DQ.

Track listing
All songs were written by RuPaul Charles and Lucian Piane, with the exception of tracks fifteen and sixteen, which were written solely by Charles himself.