The eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race aired on VH1 from February 28, 2019, to May 30, 2019. The cast featured fourteen new queens and one returning queen, making it the largest cast of the series at the time; the contestants were announced in a live stream hosted by season 10 winner Aquaria and Adam Rippon on January 24, 2019.[1]
The winner of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Yvie Oddly, with Brooke Lynn Hytes being the runner-up, and Nina West being Miss Congeniality. Season 10 contestant Vanessa Vanjie Mateo returned to the competition by popular demands, placing 5th. At the time of release Season 11 featured the largest cast in the franchise, with fifteen queens competing. This was later outcompeted by Season 15, with sixteen queens competing.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Notes:
^A'keria Chanel Davenport is referred to as A'keria C. Davenport on the show.
^Vanessa Vanjie Mateo previously competed on season 10.
^Nina West was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
^Ra'Jah Davenport O'Hara is referred to as Ra'Jah O'Hara on the show.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Yvie Oddly won RuPaul's Drag Race season 11.
Brooke Lynn Hytes was the runner-up.
Nina West was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.
WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Lip syncs
Legend:
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their fourth time in the bottom.
The contestant won the first round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown.
The contestant won the second round of the Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
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