"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9" Just RuVealed The Cast And A Stunning Twist The Show Hasn't Done Before

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Now this is simply a twist to celebrate.

The RuPaul's Drag Race TV beingness stops for nary one. Just past week, Nymphia Wind was crowned the victor of Season 16.

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And days later, Drag Race has announced the formed for Season 9 of All Stars, which volition premiere May 17 connected Paramount+. But wait...there's a caller twist this time, and it's genuinely heartwarming.

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The queens this play volition not conscionable beryllium competing for a spot successful the Drag Race Hall of Fame. They'll besides beryllium vying to assertion a winning $200,000 donation from the nonprofit The Palette Fund to springiness to a foundation they've pre-selected.

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So here's everything you request to cognize astir the 8 fierce queens returning to the contention and which charities they've chosen:

Angeria Paris VanMicheals

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Track record: Angeria made it to the Season 14 finale, conscionable missing retired connected the Lip Sync for the Crown which Willow Pill took location against Lady Camden. Fortunately, Angeria got the telephone for All Stars, and it's truthful bully to spot her back.

Charity of choice: National Black Justice Collective

Gottmik

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Track record: Gottmik was a fierce runner-up successful Season 13, known for sickening looks and adjacent much slayer one-liners. The eventual victor of the play Symone took Gottmik retired successful a articulator sync to Britney Spears' "Gimme More." Gottmik volition surely bash conscionable that connected All Stars.

Charity of choice: Trans Lifeline

Jorgeous

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Track record: She's not gorgeous. She's Jorgeous! The Season 14 rival finished successful 7th spot aft being eliminated alongside DeJa Skye by Daya Betty successful a three-queen lip-sync to Olivia Rodrigo's "Good 4 U." 

Charity of choice: National Alliance of Mental Illness

Nina West

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Track record: The Broadway queen of Season 11 has returned. Nina placed sixth successful her season, losing retired to Silky Nutmeg Ganache is simply a articulator sync to TLC's "No Scrubs." But a beardown offscreen resume successful the years since makes Nina a important contender to watch. How galore different queens tin accidental they're caller disconnected starring arsenic Edna Turnblad successful the nationalist circuit of Hairspray?

Charity of choice: The Trevor Project

Plastique Tiara

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Track record: She's truthful overmuch much than a beauteous look and a looks queen. Plastique Tiara placed eighth successful Season 11, losing retired to Vanessa Vanjie Mateo successful a articulator sync to Fantasia's "Hood Boy." But if Madonna brings you connected stage astatine her concert, arsenic she did with Plastique successful February, you conscionable amended beryllium acceptable for immoderate superior competition.

Charity of choice: The Asian American Foundation

Roxxxy Andrews

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Track record: The 3rd clip mightiness conscionable beryllium the charm for this Drag Race legend. She and Alaska were the runners-up successful Season 5, conscionable missing the crown from Jinkx Monsoon. A legendary instrumentality successful Season 2 of All Stars introduced Roxxy to a full caller assemblage of Drag Race viewers. If you adjacent person a passing cognition of Drag Race, you'll cognize her contention is earnestly indebted to this icon and should beryllium connected the lookout for her to present erstwhile again.

Charity of choice: Miracle of Love

Shannel

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Track record: If it's not Roxxxy, possibly Shannel volition snatch the crown connected her 3rd try. An OG, Shannel finished 4th successful the archetypal play of Drag Race, being eliminated by Rebecca Glasscock successful a lip-sync to Mary Mary's "Shackles (Praise You)." She returned for the archetypal All Stars, finishing successful 3rd alongside Jujubee.

Charity of choice: Anxiety and Depression Association of America

Finally, Vanessa Vanjie

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Track record: The meme queen of Season 10 is back! Vanjie has 1 of the astir notable runs successful caller resistance contention herstory. She made arguably the strongest content ever for a archetypal boot, arsenic she was eliminated instantly connected Season 10. Such was her powerfulness that she came close backmost for Season 11 and finished fifth. Only clip volition archer what her Season 11 sisters, Plastique and Nina, who are besides returning, volition deliberation of her—especially Plastique due to the fact that Vanjie sent her packing the past time.

Charity of choice: ASPCA

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