Broadcast from | January 30 | – April 30, 2012
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Judges |
RuPaul Michelle Visage Santino Rice Billy B |
Host(s) | RuPaul |
Competitors | 13 |
Sharon Needles | |
Origin | Pittsburgh, PA |
Phi Phi O'Hara |
The fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on January 30, 2012, with cast members announced November 13, 2011. The winner of season four will headline Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, wins a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar."
Like the last season, Santino Rice & Billy B (Billy Brasfield), celebrity makeup artist and star of the HGTV mini-series Hometown Renivation, shared the same seat at the judges table alternatively, Brasfield filling in for Rice when needed. Both judges appeared side-by-side in the audience during the "Reunited" episode.
The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Glamazon" and the song played during the credits was "The Beginning", both from RuPaul's album Glamazon.
In the season finale, Sharon Needles was crowned the season's winner. Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara were the runners-up this season making it the first time in the shows history to have 2 runners-up.
Chad Michaels and Latrice Royale competed on the first season of All Stars. Latrice placed 7th/8th overall along with fellow season 3 contestant Manila Luzon. Chad won the competition.
Phi Phi O'Hara competed on the second season of All Stars. She placed 7th overall.
The drag queens who competed to be "America's Next Drag Superstar" for season four of RuPaul's Drag Race are: