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Sandwiched in between RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked is the four-part event series RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race. Yes, that’s three and a half whole hours of RuPaul content coming at you every Friday night for a month. (What else are you doing with your Friday nights?)
We’re still posting original recipe Drag Race recaps every Friday, but here you’ll find the identities of the revealed secret celebrities (or “celebrities”), a look at their drag alter egos, and who is crowned America’s Next Celebrity Drag Race Superstar at the end of each episode. We’ll add to the end of this story weekly, so you’ll have fair warning before reaching any spoilers.
This has now been updated through week four of the series.
Secret “celebrity”: Nico Tortorella
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The actor, who uses they/them pronouns, is most known for their role on . In addition to the TV Land drama’s seventh and final season, they can also be seen on the upcoming spinoff, . Tortorella, 31, was paired with Monét. In the week’s challenge, , they took on the personality of Lucille Ball.
The Canadian actor is most known for playing Vince on Hulu’s Looking for Alaska and Sweet Pea on The CW’s . He was paired with Trixie. For Snatch Game, Connor, 28, channeled .
Secret “celebrity”: Jermaine Fowler
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The comedian is the former executive producer and star of CBS’ and had a recurring role on . Fowler, 31, was paired with Bob and kinda cheated by doing Snatch Game as a…female Kevin Hart?Warning: The winner of week 1 revealed on the next slide.
The winner: Jordan Connor
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Warning: Week 2 queens revealed on the next slide.
Week two mentors
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The May 1 episode of Secret Celebrity Drag Race featured returning all-stars Trinity the Tuck, Alyssa Edwards, and Asia O’Hara as “Queen Supremes,” guiding the celebrity contestants through this week’s “Rusical” inspired by 9 to 5.
Secret celebrity: Vanessa Williams
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After winning the title of Miss America in 1983, Williams went on to become a Tony-, Emmy-, Grammy-, and SAG-nominated actress and singer. The Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives alum, 57, was a judge on season three of All-Stars and most recently starred in Bad Hair, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Secret celebrity: Tami Roman
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First gaining noteriety on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993, Roman, 50, transitioned into acting before landing back on reality television as one of the breakout stars of VH1's Basketball Wives.
Secret celebrity: Loni Love
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The stand-up comedian started her Hollywood career after placing second on Star Search in 2003. Though Love, 48, has had small acting roles in films like Soul Plane, she is most well-known as a host of The Real.Warning: The winner of week two revealed on the next slide.
The winner: Vanessa Williams
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Week three mentors
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The May 8 episode of Secret Celebrity Drag Race featured returning all-stars , , and Kim Chi as “Queen Supremes,” guiding the celebrity contestants through this week’s roast of host RuPaul.
Secret Celebrity: Alex Newell
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The actor first rose to notoriety in 2011 as a contestant on . He placed second on the reality competition, but producers still rewarded Newell with a two-episode stint on season three the Fox musical series, which transitioned into a series regular role by season five. The actor, who often presents in feminine clothing and wigs but identifies as a gay man, currently stars on NBC’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Secret Celebrity: Dustin Milligan
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The Canadian actor was first introduced to American audiences as Ethan Ward on The CW’s reboot, 90210 (not to be confused with Fox’s more-recent ). Though he is probably most known as the pun-loving veterinarian Ted from Pop TV’s .
Secret Celebrity: Matt Iseman
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The former physician first became a stand-up comedian before getting into game show hosting, including stints on E!’s Scream Play; GSN’s Casino Night; and his current gig, NBC’s . He’s also no stranger to winning reality shows: In 2017, Arnold Schwarzenegger named him .
