RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)
| Broadcast from | March 2 – June 1, 2015 |
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| Host(s) | RuPaul |
| Broadcaster | Logo TV |
| Competitors | 14 |
| Finals venue | Orpheum Theatre |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Violet Chachki | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
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Ginger Minj Pearl |
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| RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz 2 | ||||
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| Compilation album by RuPaul | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | World of Wonder | |||
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Ginger Minj
The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice has been filled by new additions Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley. Matthews and Kressley are only both present for the season premiere and will take 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, do 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 premiere of season, the show 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 this season was Violet Chachki with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.
Ginger Minj and Katya competed on the second season of All Stars. Ginger placed 8th overall and Katya was tied for runner up alongside season five contestant Detox.
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