RuPaul's Drag Race season 15

In November 2021, RuPaul announced a casting call for season fifteen of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' on social media. The casting call was open until January 7, 2022, the day season fourteen premiered. In August 2022, VH1 officially announced the show's renewal, as well for its companion series, ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked''. This season also included the milestone for its 200th episode of the series. In December 2022, it was announced that season 15 would begin with a special two-part premiere on January 6, 2023, on MTV instead of VH1. Later that month, season 14 winner Willow Pill revealed the season's cast, with a record-breaking sixteen queens competing. The drag racing themed promotional images accompanying the cast announcement drew comparisons to the promotion for the show's debut season. == Post-production ==

Following the two-part season premiere, subsequent episodes were sixty minutes long, including commercials. This was a reversion to the previous format for seasons one through nine before the show expanded to ninety minutes in season 10. Further, instead of airing Untucked immediately after each main episode, MTV aired the new reality program The Real Friends of WeHo between the main episode and Untucked. The shortened format and programming lineup change elicited backlash from the show's fan base. On February 9, it was announced that beginning with the March 10 episode, episodes for the remainder of the season would be returning to the ninety-minute format. On August 9, ninety minute edits of the entire season (including the previously truncated episodes 3–10) were released on Paramount+ in the United States and WOW Presents Plus worldwide. ==Contestants==

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. ;Notes ==Contestant progress==

• Ariana Grande, singer and actress • Orville Peck, South African country musician based in Canada • Hayley Kiyoko, singer, dancer, and actress Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. ;Episode 1 • Albert Sanchez, photographer • Vivacious, contestant on season 6 ;Episode 6 • Freddy Scott, composer and actor • Leland, producer • Old Gays, social media personalities and activists ;Episode 7 • Danny Trejo, actor ;Episode 10 • Charo, singer, actress, musician and comedian • Frankie Grande, Internet personality • Love Connie, drag performer ;Episode 12 • Miguel Zarate, choreographer ;Episode 13 • Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills ;Episode 14 • Miguel Zarate, choreographer ;Episode 15 • Kevin Bacon, actor • Susan Bysiewicz, lieutenant governor of Connecticut • Aquaria, winner of season 10 • Asia O'Hara, contestant on season 10 • Coco Montrese, contestant on season 5 and All Stars season 2 • DeJa Skye, contestant on season 14 • Derrick Barry, contestant on season 8 and All Stars season 5 • Maddy Morphosis, contestant on season 14 and Golden Boot Award winner ;Episode 16 • Bob Mackie, fashion designer • Leland, producer • Orville Peck, South African country musician • Vanessa Williams, singer, actress, and former Miss America • Jinkx Monsoon, winner of season 5 and All Stars season 7 • Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté, contestant on and Miss Congeniality of season 14 • Willow Pill, winner of season 14 == Episodes ==