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The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26 of the same year. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season.[1] At the end of the online casting period, Jessica Wild had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant. Filming took place during the summer of 2009.[2]
For season two, the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve, and the prizes were slightly modified: a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com, an exclusive one year public relations contract with LGBT firm Project Publicity, be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign, join the Logo Drag Race tour, and a cash prize of $25,000. A new tradition of writing a farewell message, in lipstick on their workstation mirror, was started by Shangela, the first eliminated queen of the season.Each week's episode is followed by a behind-the-scenes show, RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked.
The theme song playing during the runway and the end credits every episode is the Gomi and RasJek remix of "Jealous of My Boogie" from RuPaul's album Champion. On December 6, 2011, Amazon.com released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program.[3]
The winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Tyra Sanchez, with Raven being the runner-up.
Sahara Davenport died of heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on October 1, 2012, at age 27.[4] She is the first contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race to pass away.[5]
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants. Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Age | Hometown | Outcome | ||
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Tyra Sanchez | 21 | |||
Raven | 30 | |||
Jujubee | 25 | Boston, Massachusetts | 3rd place | |
Tatianna | 21 | Falls Church, Virginia | 4th place | |
Pandora Boxx | 37 | Rochester, New York | nowrap | 5th place |
Jessica Wild | 29 | 6th place | ||
Sahara Davenport | 25 | nowrap | New York City, New York | 7th place |
Morgan McMichaels | 28 | Mira Loma, California | 8th place | |
Sonique | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9th place | |
Mystique Summers Madison | 25 | Bedford, Texas | 10th place | |
Nicole Paige Brooks | 36 | Atlanta, Georgia | 11th place | |
Shangela | 28 | Paris, Texas | 12th place | |
Notes:
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
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1 | Sahara Davenport | vs. | nowrap | Shangela Laquifa Wadley | "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)" (RuPaul) | Shangela Laquifa Wadley |
2 | Nicole Paige Brooks | vs. | Raven | "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (En Vogue) | Nicole Paige Brooks | |
3 | nowrap | Mystique Summers Madison | vs. | Raven | "I Hear You Knocking" (Wynonna Judd) | Mystique Summers Madison |
4 | Morgan McMichaels | vs. | Sonique | "Two of Hearts" (Stacey Q) | Sonique | |
5 | Morgan McMichaels | vs. | Sahara Davenport | "Carry On" (Martha Wash) | Morgan McMichaels | |
6 | Jujubee | vs. | Sahara Davenport | "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) | Sahara Davenport | |
7 | Jessica Wild | vs. | Tatianna | "He's the Greatest Dancer" (Sister Sledge) | Jessica Wild | |
8 | Jujubee | vs. | Pandora Boxx | "Shake Your Love" (Debbie Gibson) | Pandora Boxx | |
9 | Jujubee | vs. | Tatianna | "Something He Can Feel" (Aretha Franklin) | Tatianna | |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | |||
11 | Raven | vs. | Tyra Sanchez | nowrap | "Jealous of My Boogie (Gomi and RasJek Edit)" (RuPaul) | Tyra Sanchez |
Listed in chronological order:
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes.