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RuPaul's Drag Race

American reality competition television series
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Summary

RuPaul's Drag Race is a television program[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of television program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,396 views/month, #5 of 4,035).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: RuPaul[3]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program[4]
  • Genre: reality television[5], talent show[6], LGBT-related television series[7]
  • Named after: drag racing[8], drag queen[9], RuPaul[10]
  • Production company: World of Wonder[11]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[12]
  • Presenter: RuPaul[13]
  • Commons category: RuPaul's Drag Race[14]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[15]
  • Original broadcaster: MTV[16]
  • Country of origin: United States[17]
  • Has part(s): RuPaul's Drag Race, season 1[18], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 2[19], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 3[20], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 4[21], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 5[22], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 6[23], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 7[24], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 8[25], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 9[26], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 10[27], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 11[28], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 12[29], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13[30], RuPaul's Drag Race, season 14[31]
  • Start time: February 2, 2009[32]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[33], Hulu[34]
  • Official website: https://www.worldofwonder.com/drag-race/[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:RuPaul's Drag Race[36]
  • Number of episodes: 207[37]
  • Title: RuPaul's Drag Race[38]
  • List of episodes: list of RuPaul's Drag Race episodes[39]
  • Number of seasons: 18[40]
  • Hashtag: DragRace[41]
  • Camera setup: multiple-camera setup[42]
  • Derivative work: RuPaul's Drag U[43], RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars[44], Drag Race Thailand[45], RuPaul's Drag Race UK[46], Drag Race France[47], RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race[48]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for RuPaul's Drag Race include RuPaul's Drag Race UK[49], a television program[50]; RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars[51], a television program[52]; RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race[53], a television program[54]; and Drag Race Thailand[55], a television program[56].

Why It Matters

RuPaul's Drag Race has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for it include RuPaul's Drag Race UK[49], a television program[50]; RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars[51], a television program[52]; RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race[53], a television program[54]; and Drag Race Thailand[55], a television program[56].

FAQs

What awards did RuPaul's Drag Race receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program[4].

Related Entities

Netflix RuPaul United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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