TV-14Season 18
In shady times, let there be light.
Synopsis
RuPaul's Drag Race (2026), Season 18 — fourteen fresh queens, one crown, and a $200,000 prize you can watch online on iFILM, this time bankrolled by the franchise's own mobile game.
The opening challenge sets the mood: queens raid the show's prop vaults and rebuild discarded treasures into looks under the banner "Reclaim, Renew, Rejoice." After that come rival Q-Pop girl groups, the return of RDR Live sketch comedy, and a two-part talent show where half the cast performs while the other half rates them. The Snatch Game gets a dating-island twist, the "Fannie" Rusical crosses Broadway's Annie with New York ballroom, and late in the run a chaotic improv round riffs on viral "Karen" meltdowns. No single frontrunner runs away with it.
RuPaul hosts and judges as ever, flanked by Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews and Ts Madison. The eighteenth feels like a return to basics — less spectacle, more honest competition among a strong field. Stream RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 online on iFILM.
16 episodes
S18·E1You Can't Keep A Good Drag Queen Down!
In shady times, let there be light! A dazzling new cast of queens navigate the first challenge of the season: “Reclaim! Renew! Rejoice!” The queens must repurpose leftover treasures from the Drag Race vaults to create their own signature drag look. Superstar Cardi B guest judges.
S18·E2Q-Pop Girl Groups
The queens sing and dance in rival “Q-Pop” girl groups: the “Q” standing for quintessentially queer, with tracks inspired by Sylvester, Wham! and The Runaways. Actress and singer Dove Cameron guest judges.
S18·E3RDR Live Returns!
Live from Tuckahoe, RDR Live returns! The queens must once again serve up laughs in the hilarious send-up of the iconic sketch comedy show. Actress and comedian Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live) guest judges.
S18·E4Red Carpet Mash-Ups
The queens must create show-stopping looks inspired by a mash-up of two different legendary red carpet looks. Broadway star Annaleigh Ashford (Wicked, Legally Blonde) and superstar stylist Law Roach guest judge.
S18·E5The Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, Part 1
It’s judgement day, as half of the queens take the stage to perform a show-stopping talent number, while the other half watch and rate the performances. Swedish singer Zara Larsson guest judges.
S18·E6The Rate-A-Queen Talent Show, Part 2
Alliances form and schemes are hatched, as the other half of the cast takes to the stage for their talent show, and to be rated by their sisters. Musician Amy Taylor (Amyl and the Sniffers) guest judges.
S18·E7Drag Queens For Change
The queens are tasked with creating twisted parodies of political ads. Choreographer Jamal Sims (Aladdin), and singer-songwriter Leland guest judge.
S18·E8Snatch Game of Love: Island Edition
RuPaul throws the queens a curveball by giving the classic celebrity impersonation game show a format twist. Actress and model Brooke Shields guest judges.
S18·E9Fannie: The Hard Knock Ball Rusical
This season’s Rusical is inspired by a mashup of the classical Broadway musical Annie, and New York City ballroom culture. Record producer Benny Blanco guest judges.
S18·E10Drag in a Bag
RuPaul throws a spectacular curveball at the queens with the third design challenge of the season. Supermodel Iman guest judges.
S18·E11A Toast to Alyssa Edwards
The queens pay a comedy tribute to tongue-popping Drag Race legend Alyssa Edwards. Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka guest judges.
S18·E12Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Drag Queens
The queens make over queer cowboys. Actress and comedian Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts) guest judges.
S18·E13Karens Gone Wild
The queens face off with RuPaul in a chaotic improv challenge inspired by viral “Karen” meltdowns. Actress Julianne Nicholson (Paradise; Hacks) guest judges.
S18·E14Good Morning Bitches
The queens take over the 8th and 9th hour of a morning show, testing their hosting skills with interviews and banter. Actress Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) guest judges.
S18·E15All RuPaul-A-Paruza Smackdown
All of the eliminated queens return to battle it out in a Lalaparuza lip sync smackdown, featuring all RuPaul songs, and a $50,000 cash prize.
S18·E16Grand Finale
The top queens face off in an epic evening of performances and lip syncs, as they compete for a grand prize of $200,000. Superstar Miley Cyrus joins RuPaul on stage.
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