WARNING: Contestants are listed in order of elimination and there are unmarked spoilers on this page, potentially including spoilers for previous seasons.
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Mimi Imfurst (Team Mandora, 12th=)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (11th)
"This time around, I will not pick nobody up, it is time for America to see who I really am."
- All of the Other Reindeer: Possibly the worst offender, in addition to being picked last when paired up for teams, the other queens would outright tell Mimi to her face they did not consider her an All-Star, and that the only reason she was there was because "somebody has to go home first".
- Berserk Button: One surefire way to get a rise out of Mimi is to attack her fans.
- Beyond Redemption: The moment she picked up a fellow queen against their will, as well as her behavior in season 3, made her this to the other queens.
- Formerly Fat: Lost quite a bit of weight since her season, but this actually worked against her, when she was called out on the fact she did not update her drag style to compliment her new, slimmer body.
- Lesser of Two Evils: While the queens discuss several other previous contestants that would have been more appropriate to be an "All Star" than Mimi, they bring up Rebecca Glasscock ... and quickly decide between the two, even Mimi was a better choice.
- Negated Moment of Awesome: Looked to be gearing up for a moment of awesomeness during her lip sync against season favorite, Chad Michaels, as she strips off her costume to dramatically reveal ... a boring party dress. The other queens even point out it was a rather lame attempt to excite the judges.
- No Fair Cheating: Discussed when most of the queens find it suspicious that Mimi had the third highest rank to join All-Stars (right behind
Sharon Needles and Pandora Boxx). Although it's not at all uncommon, nor against the rules, for a queen to lobby for votes, they were convinced there was something unscrupulous going on with Mimi having obtained so many votes. - No Sense of Personal Space:
- Didn't learn her lesson from Season 3, as she forces a kiss onto her partner, Pandora, during a photo shoot that the latter queen was not comfortable with.
- And once again, she gets all up in Chad’s personal space when they lip sync against each other, stepping in front of her and touching her.
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: Despite her efforts, the time she picked up India Ferrah has not been forgotten about and her entire run on Drag Race has been defined by that one moment.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After the other queens verbally attacked her in the Untucked Lounge, she grabbed her stuff and actually left the studio. If not for her partner going out there to bring her back, Mimi very well may have just quit the show right then.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Averted, although this trope was certainly in action on her partner's side, Mimi did pick Pandora to be her partner the second go-around.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Called the other queens out in Confession Cam that they should feel ashamed for bullying her the way they had, berating her talent and her fans.
Pandora Boxx (Team Mandora, 12th=)
Original Appearance: Season 2 (5th + Miss Congeniality)
"Did somebody order a hooker?!"
- Gave Up Too Soon: Discussed by the other queens after her elimination. Although Pandora had given up after she was saddled with Mimi, the fact they were both hilarious camp queens could have made the pair a force to be reckoned with in the competition.
- His Own Worst Enemy: When she gets teamed with the All Stars unfavorite, Mimi Imfurst, it's obvious she mentally checks out of the competition, even saying afterwards that she considered their team-up unfair and doomed from the start. The other queens disagreed though when they say outright that Team Mandora could have been a fierce duo if Pandora had not just given up. note
- Never My Fault: Was very quick to blame any of her team's shortcomings on her partner, and said outright when the two were in the bottom that it was Mimi who put them there.
- Rousing Speech: Gives one to her partner when Mimi almost left the competition, telling her to not care about the past or the drama, and to just get back in there and prove the judges why she's an All Star.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: She did not want to be partnered with Mimi Imfurst, and did little to hide her irritation at the outcome. It doesn't work though, and they are sent home in the first episode.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: As far as how she's changed and what she's been up to since her season. Although there was plenty of focus on her during the first episode, it was mostly of her pouting about being teamed up with Mimi Imfurst, after which she was unceremoniously eliminated.
Tammie Brown (Team Brown Flowers, 10th=)
Original Appearance: Season 1 (8th)
"Well come on, Teletubby! Teleport us to Mars!"
- Beware the Nice Ones: She proved even sweet and kooky Tammie Brown was not to be trifled with when she said although she could make the classroom laugh, she could also make them cry if she wanted to.
- Can't Take Criticism: When Michelle Visage read her down for her poor Tammy Faye Messner, she lost her cool, accusing Michelle of trying to act like a Grand Madame and reading her back on the make-up line on Michelle's neck.
- Cloud Cuckoolander: If anything, Tammie is even more offbeat here than she was in season 1.
- Covert Pervert: Tammie was certainly more dirty-minded than her upbeat and goofy demeanor would have you suspect, especially in one scene where she plays a game of grab-ass with Jujubee in the workroom.
- Graceful Loser: She never seemed to have any drive to win, she just enjoyed dancing around, making people laugh, and generally having a groovy time of things.
- Punny Name: Their team name, as the term "Brown Flower" can also very easily be interpreted as another word for anus.
- Right for the Wrong Reasons: In the joke-writing Celebrity Impersonator challenge, Tammie wants to be funny without actually telling jokes or emulating the celebrity she dresses up as, Tammy Faye Messner. Although she does end up being hilarious, the judges say outright she was funny for all the wrong reasons, completely failing the challenge.
- Visual Pun: During the trivia challenge she's asked what underwear her partner wears, and decides the best way to figure that out is to "smell the flowers" ... so she stops and spends a few minutes sniffing her teammate, Nina Flowers.
Nina Flowers (Team Brown Flowers, 10th=)
Original Appearance: Season 1 (2nd + Miss Congeniality)
"I didn't win season one because I needed to be here to win All-Stars."
- Fantastically Indifferent: Towards her partner, Tammie Brown. Whereas everyone else would sometimes find Tammie weird and annoying, Nina was already used to Tammie from her own season, so it never bothered her.
- It Has Been an Honor: Says this almost word-for-word in the Untucked lounge after facing the possibility of going home. The other queens, especially Chad and Raven, return in kind.
- Loved by All: Besides Chad Michaels, Nina was one queen whom every other competitor expressed a deep love and respect for, calling her one of the legends.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: As her partner was so kooky, the judges suspected that instead of trying to mesh their talents, Nina dimmed her own light and allowed Tammie to carry their team.
- Punny Name: Their team name, as the term "Brown Flower" can also very easily be interpreted as another word for anus.
- Small Reference Pools: Ru questioned her choice of La Lupe, a rather obscure Cuban celebrity, as her choice for the Gaff-In.
- This Is a Competition: When Team Brown Flowers hits the bottom two she's upset since she "came to win", it was just a shame her partner seemed to be there just for fun.
Latrice Royale (Team Latrila, 8th=)
Original Appearance: Season 4 (4th + Miss Congeniality)
"The ultimate SHADE of it all!"
- Fat and Skinny: The fat to Manila's skinny, who was probably the most petite of the queens on All Stars.
- Homage: Her "Bad Girls" runway is a direct homage to one of the fiercest drag bitches in history, Divine.
- Odd Couple: Their pairing was probably the most disjointed, since (as they point out) they barely know a thing about one another, while every other team were either from the same season, and/or were friends outside of the competition.
- Nice Guy: This is the reason Manila chose Latrice as her partner, as she put it there is not a single person who doesn't love Latrice Royale.
- Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: When the queens have to go out in day drag and convince strangers to perform stunts, she comments that she has the hardest time with it since many people are intimidated by a 'large, seven-foot tall drag queen'.
- Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: In reaction to Latrice's cry of "DEEP FRIED BUTTER!!" in regards to impersonating Oprah Winfrey, RuPaul thought she meant she would be impersonating Paula Deen.
Manila Luzon (Team Latrila, 8th=)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (2nd)
"I am an All-Star 'cause I'm the fiercest drag queen 'round ... GAG!"
- Dark and Troubled Past: She was forced out of the closet by her ex-girlfriend, ending up in a really dark place for awhile and nearly Driven to Suicide, and that it was doing drag that actually saved her life.
- Fat and Skinny: The skinny to Latrice's fat, who is the biggest of the Big Beautiful Woman on All Stars.
- It's All About Me: The judges accused her of this when it became evident she wasn't sharing her style with Latrice, making their partnership appear disjointed.
- Odd Couple: Their pairing was probably the most disjointed, since (as they point out) they barely know a thing about one another, while every other team were either from the same season, and/or were friends outside of the competition.
Yara Sofia (Team Yarlexis, 6th=)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (4th + Miss Congeniality)
"Baby, I'm an All-Star. I'm Yara Sofia. Swallow it."
- Anime Hair: Although a staple of her style even in season 3, it was turned up to eleven here when she featured her "four-way clothesline
◊" coif. - Call-Back: After playing a rather confusing Amy Winehouse in Season 3's Snatch Game, she was asked why she didn't pick someone more her style, like Charo. Guess which celebrity she impersonates for this season's Gaff-In?
- Informed Flaw: Her lack of skill with English was sighted as one by the other queens. While Yara most certainly had an issue with the English language, she never let it hold her back in the competition, always using it to her advantage when she could instead.
- Muscle Angst: Had difficulty during the Girl Group challenge due to the fact she was not strong enough to lift her celebrity partner, Kelly Osbourne, into the air. As a result, her and Alexis had to continuously simplify their choreography until their entire performance suffered as a result.
- The Unintelligible: To the point that Alexis Mateo once commented that even though they both speak Spanish and English half the time she didn't understand Yara in either.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Had a breakdown after Chad received a loving message from her father, since she still has such a broken relationship with her own father due to being gay and being a drag queen.
Alexis Mateo (Team Yarlexis. 6th=)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (3rd)
"The jig is up, bitches!"
- Informed Flaw: When asked who should go home, the other queens all say Team Yarlexis due to their language barrier. However, their lack of English had never been a hindrance to them in the show, and Alexis angrily calls bullshit on the other queens as just targeting them because they were a threat to win.
- The Load: Alexis was accused by the other queens of coasting on her teammate's talents, as Yara had the louder personality of the pair, as well as being the one with the dressmaking skill and edgy style.
- Rage Breaking Point: She reaches one in the third episode after the other queens singled out Team Yarlexis, or more specifically Alexis herself for being The Load of their team, to be sent home. Alexis then proceeds to read the other queens down, and let them know that her and Yara were going to be sending all of their asses home.
- The Resenter: Claims that Mimi stole her job at a club, although Mimi says that when she was hired she had no idea Alexis was going to be let go. Regardless, Alexis still holds quite a bitter grudge.
- Straight Man: Her Shakira celebrity impersonation was referred to as this, as although she came off kind of boring and drab, she was the perfect backboard for Yara's wacky Charo to bounce off of.
Jujubee (Team Rujubee, 4th=)
Original Appearance: Season 2 (3rd)
"I'm Jujubee. I like long walks on the beach, big dicks, and fried chicken."
- Always Second Best: More like always third best. Although she did hit the top a few times, she never scored a win in the competition outside of a mini-challenge, and came in third place in the overall show twice, first in Season 2, and again in All-Stars. Lampshaded during the World of Wonder Game Show when she's thrilled to have actually come in second for once.
- Expy: Possibly unintentional, but it is difficult not to compare her comedy act in which she imitates her painfully Asian grandmother who asks her "Are you gay?!" to well-known comedian, Margaret Cho.
- Heroic BSoD: Has one after her emotional Lip Sync with Raven, in which she actually started to hyperventilate and complain that she was having trouble breathing. Luckily, she got over it pretty quickly once Ru decided to keep both of them for the finale.
- Fighting Your Friend: Team Rujubee's lip-sync against one another was heartbreaking, as the two were best friends outside of the show. Jujubee actually had a panic attack after the song was over and all the emotions hit her at once.
- No Fair Cheating: Her and Raven were part of the "Don't Be Jealous of My Boogie" music video, and use the same choreography for the girl group challenge using that song. Ru calls them out on the fact they are basically copying the dance moves instead of making their own.
- Shrinking Violet: Happened during the group interview in the final episode, the other queens would continue to snatch the attention, leading to Jujubee finally snapping at Shannel.
Shannel (Team Shad, 4th=)
Original Appearance: Season 1 (4th)
"When I competed last time, everybody thought I was this arrogant bitch."
- Attention Whore: Was called out by the other queens of always wanting all eyes on her. At one point she even had to be reigned in by her partner when she tried changing the choreography to give herself an unfair amount of spotlight.
- Hypocrite: When asked which team should be eliminated, she chooses Yarlexis because Yara is carrying both of them. Yara is quick to point out that in fact Chad is carrying Shannel.
- The Load: Fully admitted that it was Chad who made their team so successful.
- Mistaken for Racist: During her comedy act, her comment about her being a 32 year-old white man living in a black woman's body did not go over well with the judges.
- My Greatest Second Chance: During her own season she did not win a single challenge and considered her run a total failure, during All Stars with Chad Michaels as her partner, Team Shad won a total of three challenges, over half of the total team challenges that season.
- Rules Lawyer: Liked to claim because she asked RuPaul to eliminate her in her own season she was never actually beaten by anyone, so technically she was undefeated in Drag Race.
Raven (Team Rujubee, runner-up)
Original Appearance: Season 3 (2nd)
"I got a sassy attitude, wit, humor, I am an All-Star!"
- Always Second Best: Is the only queen to to end the overall series as first runner-up twice, in Season 2 and again in All Stars
- Fighting Your Friend: Was forced to lip-sync against her best friend, Jujubee, after their team landed in the bottom during the penultimate challenge.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: The subject of her comedy routine, in which she claimed the names of the men she sleeps with were an unwanted formality, and the longest relationship she has ever been in was a 48-hour romance with an inmate while incarcerated in jail.
- No Fair Cheating: Her and Jujubee were part of the "Don't Be Jealous of My Boogie" music video, and use the same choreography for the girl group challenge using that song. Ru calls them out on the fact they are basically copying the dance moves instead of making their own.
Chad Michaels (Team Shad, winner)
Original Appearance: Season 4 (runner-up)
"Good luck tributes, and may the odds be ever in your favor."
- The Ace: The favorite of All-Stars and the queen to beat according to the other contestants, Shannel even said that she didn't consider any of the other queens real competition until Chad arrived.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Although she still had her Team Mom moments, she was much more arrogant, bitter (about the previous season), and hungry to win this time around.
- Borrowed Catchphrase: As seen from the above quote, taken from The Hunger Games.
- Break the Haughty: In the first episode during the "Half-baked" photoshoot, she had the idea to apply gore make-up to her and her partner's neck in order to make their photo more editorial. The intended message of their 'heads being on the chopping block' went right over the judges' heads, and instead came off as ugly and confusing landing her team on the bottom.
- Call-Back: While preparing for her comedy routine, Chad plans on using the joke that instead of shopping at "Forever 21" she shops at "Forever 41". Fans of the show will remember this as the read Jiggly Caliente gave Chad in Season 4, word for word.
- Informed Attribute: Claims that in contrast to her partner, Shannel, in being an "Uptown Girl", her style has her more as a "Downtown Girl". Ru is quick to point out that Chad is really not 'downtown' since her look is always so put together.
- Ironic Nickname: Not so much their team name in general, but how RuPaul would say "Shad" with an obvious Cher-themed inflection. Chad is a professional Cher impersonator and hates when people use over-the-top Cher-isms to impersonate her.
- My Greatest Second Chance: Came in second in her original season, but won the crown in All-Stars.
- The Resenter: Walked into the competition making jokes about how Sharon Needles was only borrowing her crown and $100,000. The other queens even said outright she seemed resentful about losing season 4.
- Shout-Out: She makes several references to The Hunger Games during this season.
- Sliding Scale of Silliness vs. Seriousness: She brings this up during the penultimate challenge, when she claims that any time you can take the silly/funny route in a challenge to do so, instead of trying to make it serious (making a Call-Back to Season 4 when Jiggly Caliente got eliminated for doing just that).
- Think of the Children!: Delivered to her by RuPaul during the Superhero challenge, in which Chad wanted to name her super-heroine "Fire Pussy". Ru told her she was hoping their comic book ideas would be less adult themed and more family friendly, so Chad ended up changing the name to "Fire Crotch" instead.
- True Art Is Incomprehensible: After the judges critiqued their photoshoot, Chad angrily said that an editorial picture was supposed to be misunderstood, that's what makes it editorial.
