The brackets to beat!
No one expects competition to be easy in a Tournament of All Stars, which is the brand-new format adopted on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
With 18 queens vying for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame but first having to fight for a spot in the semifinals in their own separate groups, we ran the numbers and determined which of these brackets will be the hardest to beat based on the queens' track records on past seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.
The results were… Well, pretty surprising — let's just say that!
Keep scrolling to revisit the track records of the competing queens on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 — and don't forget to watch the two-episode premiere of All Stars 10 on Friday, May 9, streaming on Paramount+.
Aja (Season 9; 'All Stars 3')
Aja on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Aja's RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 9th
Aja's RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 7th
Bosco (Season 14)
Bosco on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Bosco's RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 3
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: Top 5 finalist
DeJa Skye (Season 14)
DeJa Skye on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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DeJa Skye's RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 6th
Irene The Alien (Season 15)
Irene The Alien on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Irene The Alien's RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 16th place (first out)
Olivia Lux (Season 13)
Olivia Lux on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Olivia Lux's RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 2
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 5th place
Phoenix (Season 3)
Phoenix on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Phoenix's RuPaul's Drag Race season 3 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 12th place (second out)
Group Orange
Group Orange on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Group Orange queens' past Drag Race track records
Maxi Challenge Wins (Track Records Total): 7
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination (Track Records Total): 12
Jorgeous (Season 14; 'All Stars 9')
Jorgeous on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Jorgeous' RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 5
Placement: 6th
Jorgeous' RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 2
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: N/A
Placement: 7th
Kerri Colby (Season 14)
Kerri Colby on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Kerri Colby's RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 9th
Lydia B Kollins (Season 17)
Lydia B Kollins on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Lydia B Kollins' RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 3
Placement: 7th
Mistress Isabelle Brooks (Season 15)
Mistress Isabelle Brooks on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Mistress Isabelle Brooks' RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: Top 4 finalist
Nicole Paige Brooks (Season 2)
Nicole Paige Brooks on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Nicole Paige Brooks' RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 11th place (second out)
Tina Burner (Season 13)
Tina Burner on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Tina Burner's RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 7th place
Group Pink
Group Pink on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Group Pink queens' past Drag Race track records
Maxi Challenge Wins (Track Records Total): 5
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination (Track Records Total): 13
Acid Betty (Season 8)
Acid Betty on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Acid Betty's RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 8th place
Alyssa Hunter (Season 14)
Alyssa Hunter on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Alyssa Hunter's RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 13th place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine (Season 8; Season 9)
Cynthia Lee Fontaine on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Cynthia Lee Fontaine's RuPaul's Drag Race season 8 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 10th place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine's RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 10th place
Daya Betty (Season 14)
Daya Betty on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Daya Betty's RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 3
Placement: Top 5 finalist
Denali (Season 13)
Denali on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Denali's RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 1
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: 8th place
Ginger Minj (Season 7; 'All Stars 2'; 'All Stars 6')
Ginger Minj on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Ginger Minj's RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 3
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 2
Placement: Top 3 finalist
Ginger Minj's RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 0
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 1
Placement: 8th
Ginger Minj's RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6 track record
Maxi Challenge Wins: 2
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination: 3
Placement: Top 4 finalist
Group Purple
Group Purple on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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Group Purple queens' past Drag Race track records
Maxi Challenge Wins (Track Records Total): 7
Bottom/Eligible for Elimination (Track Records Total): 16
How do the three groups from 'All Stars 10' compare to one another?
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Group Pink is, statistically, the least competitive group of the bunch considering the queens' past track records on Drag Race. Altogether, these 6 contestants only won a total of 5 maxi challenges in previous seasons. They also had a collective total of 13 bottom placements (eligible for elimination). For context: 5 of those 13 bottom placements came from Jorgeous' original run on Drag Race season 14.
The Group Purple queens won 7 maxi challenges, which is certainly more than Group Pink. On the other hand, Purple has the most bottom placements (eligible for elimination) of all three groups: 16. On that note: It should be mentioned that these grand totals are largely influenced by Ginger Minj's track records from competing in three seasons of the franchise. 5 of those 7 maxi challenge wins — as well as 6 of those 16 bottoms placements — all came from Ginger.
Collectively, the queens on Group Orange won 7 maxi challenges in their respective seasons of Drag Race. This is just as many as Group Purple, except that the wins are more well-distributed. For instance, Group Pink and Group Purple include three queens (each) who have never won a maxi challenge. Only two queens from Group Orange have never won a maxi challenge. The queens on this group also only landed in the bottom (eligible for elimination) 12 times — which is much better than Group Purple (16) and slightly better than Group Pink (13).
Which group of queens on 'All Stars 10' is the strongest and most competitive?
Promotional image for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10.
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After nine seasons, it's clear that a queen's performance in past Drag Race seasons doesn't really impact one's journey on All Stars. Things can get even more unpredictable under this brand-new Tournament of All Stars format. And yet, if we judge these queens' past track records to measure how competitive each of their brackets will be, the ranking would be as follows:
3. Group Pink
Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Nicole Paige Brooks, and Tina Burner.
2. Group Purple
Acid Betty, Alyssa Hunter, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Daya Betty, Denali, and Ginger Minj.
1. Group Orange
Aja, Bosco, DeJa Skye, Irene The Alien, Olivia Lux, and Phoenix.
