After 15 seasons of show creator RuPaul Charles and the cast of queer artists featured on the show have started celebrating the queens who were eliminated first on Drag Race over the years.
Despite the celebration, there will always be a contestant who will happen to go home first in a reality competition. After all, as long as eliminations are involved, someone has to leave the series before everyone else. At least RuPaul's Drag Race is known for finding different ways to constantly refer to these queens and celebrate their work in the show, no matter their placement. Now that both RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 has aired, it's time to look back at all the first-eliminated queens on the show.
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker - Season 1
In 2009, Victoria "Porkchop" Parker became the first-ever queen to sashay away from RuPaul's Drag Race season 1. She lip-synced for her life against Akashia to "Supermodel (You Better Work)" by RuPaul. In 2021, she was honored on Drag Race season 13 with a twist called the Porkchop Loading Dock.
Shangela - Season 2
It's wild to think of Shangela as an amateur drag queen, but she had only been doing drag for a few months on Drag Race season 2. As a result, Shangela was the first-eliminated queen that season after lip-syncing to "Cover Girl" by RuPaul against the legendary Sahara Davenport. RuPaul later itted that Shangela should have won.
Venus D-Lite - Season 3
Fans were introduced to Venus D-Lite as a dedicated Madonna impersonator on Drag Race season 3. Her lip sync was against Shangela to the tune of "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams. However, her drag didn't meet the judges' standards, who sent her home in the first episode.
Alisa Summers - Season 4
The first lip sync for your life on Drag Race season 4 was between Alisa Summers and Jiggly Caliente. They lip-synced to "Toxic" by Britney Spears, and Jiggly did what it took to stay in the competition. As a result, Alisa went home first.
Penny Tration - Season 5
Penny Tration came into RuPaul's Drag Race as the fan-favorite of season 5, according to an online poll that was opened to the fans. Unfortunately, Penny landed in the bottom two against Serena ChaCha. She lost the lip sync to "Party In The USA" by Miley Cyrus.
Kelly Mantle - Season 6 Premiere 1
Despite being ready to rock and roll on Drag Race season 6, seasoned actress Kelly Mantle was eliminated during the season's first premiere. Kelly lip-synced against Vivacious to Madonna's "Express Yourself" and was ultimately told to sashay away.
Magnolia Crawford - Season 6 Premiere 2
Drag Race season 6 had two premieres that split the cast of queens into two groups. Magnolia Crawford failed to impress the judges in the second group and got eliminated before meeting her other costars on the show. Ultimately, she lip-synced to "Turn The Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson against Darienne Lake.
Tempest DuJour - Season 7
In a season with so many young and slightly inexperienced queens, many viewers thought Tempest DuJour would steamroll the competition on Drag Race season 7. However, the opposite happened. Tempest was sent home first on the show.
Naysha Lopez - Season 8
When Naysha Lopez revealed to the other queens on RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 that she was a former Miss Continental, it was clear that the girls were shaking in their boots. Nonetheless, Naysha fell into the bottom two with Laila McQueen and lost their lip sync to "Applause" by Lady Gaga. Naysha returned to the season later but was still the first queen to sashay away in season 8.
Jaymes Mansfield - Season 9
Not a single queen was sent home during the Lady Gaga-hosted premiere of Drag Race season 9. By episode 2, however, it became clear that the drag character of Jaymes Mansfield was not fully developed. After lip-syncing to the B-52's "Love Shack" against Kimora Blac, Jaymes became the first-eliminated queen of season 9.
