Drag Race Thailand (season 1)

The first season of Drag Race Thailand is a Thai reality competition show based on the American version with RuPaul. Art Arya and Pangina Heals are the judges of the show. The season premiered on February 15, 2018 and ended on April 5, 2018. The winner of this season was Natalia Pliacam, with Année Maywong and Dearis Doll as the runners-up. B Ella, who finished fourth, was voted Miss Congeniality.

Drag Race Thailand
Season 1
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
  • Art Arya
  • Pangina Heals


No. of contestants10
WinnerNatalia Pliacam
Runner-up
  • Année Maywong
  • Dearis Doll
Miss CongenialityB Ella
Country of originThailand
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkKantana Group
Original releaseFebruary 15 (2018-02-15) –
April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
Season chronology



Contestants

(Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

Contestant[1] Age Hometown Outcome
Natalia Pliacam 37 Bangkok Winner
Année Maywong 30 Bangkok Runner-up
Dearis Doll 30 Nakhon Pathom
B Ella 30 Nakhon Ratchasima 4th Place
Amadiva 24 Bangkok 5th/6th Place
JAJA 34 Philippines
Petchra 30 Rayong 7th Place
Morrigan 18 Bangkok 8th Place
Bunny Be Fly 25 Nakhon Ratchasima 9th Place
Meannie Minaj 26 Phrae 10th Place

Contestant progress
Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6[lower-alpha 1] 7[lower-alpha 2] 8
Natalia Pliacam SAFE WIN SAFE WIN BTM2 WIN HIGH HIGH Winner
Année Maywong WIN HIGH WIN LOW BTM3 HIGHWIN Runner-up
Dearis Doll SAFE SAFE BTM2 WIN SAFE WIN BTM2 Runner-up
B Ella SAFE LOW LOW HIGH HIGH WIN LOW ELIM Miss C
Amadiva SAFE WIN HIGH BTM2 SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
JAJA SAFE SAFE HIGH WIN BTM3 ELIM Guest Guest
Petchra SAFE BTM2 SAFE HIGH ELIM Guest Guest
Morrigan BTM2 SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Bunny Be Fly SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Meannie Minaj ELIM Guest Guest
     The contestant won Drag Race Thailand.
     The contestant was the runner-up.
     The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.
     The contestant won the main challenge.
     The contestant won the runway challenge.
     The contestant won the main challenge and the runway challenge.
     The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.
     The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.
     The contestant won the main challenge but was in the bottom two.
     The contestant was in the bottom.
     The contestant was eliminated.
     The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
  1. B Ella won the Maxi Challenge, but was one of the worst in the Runway Challenge.
  2. All of the previous eliminated contestants returned for the mini-challenge and the maxi challenge. Meannie Minaj won the maxi challenge with Année Maywong. None of these contestants returned to the actual competition.

Lip syncs
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 Meannie Minaj vs. Morrigan "Born This Way"
(Lady Gaga)		 Meannie Minaj
2 Bunny Be Fly vs. Petchra "รักยังไม่ต้องการ"
(Marsha Vadhanapanich)		 Bunny Be Fly
3 Dearis Doll vs. Morrigan "O.K.นะคะ"
(Katreeya English)		 Morrigan
4 Amadiva vs. Natalia Pliacam "Dhoom Dhoom"
(Tata Young)		 None
5 Année Maywong vs. JAJA vs. Petchra "Toxic"
(Britney Spears)		 Petchra
6 Amadiva vs. JAJA "เพลงสุดท้าย"
(Suda Chuenban)		 Amadiva
JAJA
7 B Ella vs. Dearis Doll "Crazy in Love"
(Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z)		 B Ella
     The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
     The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Contestant's Story[2]"February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: Photoshoot while being doused with buckets of water
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Morrigan
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: Assign materials for the main challenge
  • Main Challenge: Design a three-in-one runway look which incorporates specific materials that tell a story about the contestant's life
  • Guest Judges: Madame Mod, Madeaw & Pa-Tue
  • Challenge Winner: Année Maywong
  • Main Challenge Prize: 50,000฿ gift voucher from Apex Medical Center
  • Bottom Two: Meannie Minaj and Morrigan
  • Lip Sync Song: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga
  • Eliminated: Meannie Minaj
  • Farewell Message: "ขอบคุณทุกคนมาก ๆ นะ วันนี้อาจจะยังไม่วันของเรา สู้ๆนะคะ Meannie Minaj"' (Thank you so much, everyone. Today probably isn’t my day. Keep fighting. Meannie Minaj)
22"The Power of Love[2]"February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: Photoshoot with Blacklight
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: 30 minutes for the maxi-challenge instead of 15
  • Main Challenge: Dress up as the bride and groom in a photo shoot
  • Main Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
  • Main Challenge Prize: Custom pair of men's and women's shoes from Tango worth 30,000฿
  • Guest Judges: Marsha Vadhanapanich, Jai Sira
  • Runway Theme: Power of Love
  • Runway Winner: Amadiva
  • 'Runway Prize: 50,000฿ gift voucher from Kharities Medical Aesthetic Clinic
  • Bottom Two: Petchra and Bunny Be Fly
  • Lip Sync Song: "รักยังไม่ต้องการ" by Marsha Vadhanapanich
  • Eliminated: Bunny Be Fly
  • Farewell Message: "ฉันยังไม่ตาย สู้ๆ นะจ๊ะ แล้วเจอกันที่สุดขอบโลก ขอบคุณสำหรับความรัก" (I’m still alive. Keep fighting. See you at the end of the world. Thank you for your love)
33"Curtain to Couture[2]"March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: Fairy tale puppet show
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Dearis Doll
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: First to choose which curtains they would use for the main challenge and selected who got to pick second
  • Main Challenge: Create a couture evening gown out of window curtains
  • Guest Judges: Mae Baan Mee Nuad, Prapakas, Cris Horwang
  • Challenge Winner: Année Maywong
  • Main Challenge Prize: 20,000฿ gift voucher from KarmaKamet
  • Bottom Two: Dearis Doll and Morrigan
  • Lip Sync Song: "O.K.นะคะ" by Katreeya English
  • Eliminated: Morrigan
  • Farewell Message: "หนูขอบคุณมากนะที่สอนหนู รักมากนะ ♡ บายพี่จ้า จุ๊บๆ" (Thanks for teaching me. Love you so much.♡ Bye you all. XX)
44"Drag Race Thailand Debut Season Award[2]"March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: "Pink carpet" photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: JAJA
  • Guests: Ajirapha "Sabina" Meisinger and Natthaya "Grace" Boonchompaisarn
  • Main Challenge: Presenting and accepting "Drag Race Thailand Debut Season Awards"
  • Main Challenge Winner: Natalia Pliacam
  • Main Challenge Prize: One-year supply of Biore products
  • Guest Judges: Ananda Everingham, Sinjai Plengpanich, Pattriya Na Nakorn
  • Runway Theme: Beloved Thai movies
  • Runway Winner: JAJA & Dearis Doll
  • Runway Prize: One-year supply of Vampye eyelashes
  • Bottom Two: Amadiva & Natalia Pliacam
  • Lip Sync Song: "Dhoom Dhoom" by Tata Young
  • Eliminated: None
55"Snatch Game[2]"March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: Reading challenge
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Amadiva
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: First to choose silk for runway challenge and choose who gets second pick
  • Main Challenge: Snatch Game
  • Guest Judges: Metinee Kingpayom, Polpat Asavaprapha
  • Runway Theme: Design an outfit made from dyed Thai silk
  • Main Challenge + Runway Winner: Natalia Pliacam
  • Main Challenge + Runway Prize: 3 day/2 night stay at the AVANI Garden Room in Pattaya, worth 20,000฿
  • Bottom Three: Année Maywong, JAJA, Petchra
  • Lip Sync Song: "Toxic" by Britney Spears
  • Eliminated: Petchra
  • Farewell Message: "พี่นาตาเลีย, แอนเน่, บีเอลล่า, เดียร์ริสดอล (คิดถึงทุกคนนะ) See you, Petchra" (Natalia, Année, B Ella, Dearis Doll (Miss you guys) See you, Petchra)
66"Commercial, Commercial[2]"March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: Line Mobile presentation clip
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: B Ella
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: Free for use of "Line Mobile by DTAC" for 2-years with unlimited package, and privileges for select the partners of main challenge.
  • Main Challenge: Line Mobile parody clip
  • Mini and Main Challenge Guest Judge: Pavarisa Chumvigrant, VP of Marketing "Line Mobile", DTAC TriNet Co., Ltd.
  • Main Challenge Winner: B Ella & Dearis Doll
  • Main Challenge Prize: Free for use of "Line Mobile by DTAC" for 3-years with unlimited package for winners, and free 1 year for other compettitors and presenters.
  • Runway Theme: Parody of Araya A. Hargate dressing, and "guest judges" welcoming show.
  • Runway Guest Judges: Araya A. Hargate, Ornapa Krisadee
  • Runway Winner: Dearis Doll
  • Runway Prize: Gift Voucher of Tichin Nintha Krungthep, worth 20,000฿
  • Bottom Two: Amadiva & JAJA
  • Lip Sync Song: "The Last Song (เพลงสุดท้าย)" by Suda Cheunban
  • Eliminated: Amadiva & JAJA
  • Amadiva’s Farewell Message: "พวกพี่คือยอดมนุษย์ ♡ รักมากนะคะ, Amadiva" (You're Heroes. Love you so much ♡, Amadiva)
  • JAJA’s Farewell Message: "DRTH keep showing the world! Khob Khun Krub! Susu na Kha! Gicci Gicci yaya JAJA!"
    (Khob Khun Krub! Susu na Kha! is a Thai reading word "ขอบคุณครับ! สู้ๆ นะคะ" to transliterated in English, meaning = Thank you! Keep fighting!)
77"Twins[2]"March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)[2]

  • Mini-Challenge: "Twin" photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Année Maywong + Dearis Doll
  • Mini-Challenge Prize: Assign pairs for first main challenge
  • Main Challenge 1: Design conjoined twins outfit out of Eighteen boxes
  • Main Challenge 1 Guests: DJ Matoom, previously eliminated contestants
  • Main Challenge 1 Winner: Année Maywong (+ Meannie Minaj)
  • Main Challenge 1 Prize: 40,000฿
  • Main Challenge 2: Act out a scene inspired by Plerng Phra Nang
  • Main Challenge 2 Guests: Teerasak Promngoen, previously eliminated contestants
  • Runway Theme: Water Festival (Songkran)
  • Runway Guest Judges: Ploy Chermarn, Utt Uttsada, Chom
  • Main Challenge 2 + Runway Winner: Année Maywong
  • Main Challenge 2 + Runway Prize: 30,000฿ gift voucher for ERB spa
  • Bottom Two: Dearis Doll & B Ella
  • Lip Sync Song: "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé
  • Eliminated: B Ella
  • Farewell Message: "ดีใจที่ได้อยู่ครอบครัวนี้ รักทุกคนนะ ♡ ช้างแห่ง DRTH, B Ella" (I'm glad to live in this family. Love you all ♡ elephant of DRTH, B Ella)
88"Final Runway[2]"April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)[2]

  • Miss Congeniality: B Ella
  • Runners Up: Année Maywong & Dearis Doll
  • Winner of Drag Race Thailand season one: Natalia Pliacam

Reception

The season 1 of Drag Race Thailand was met with a successful rating in Thai television. It was later announced that the first season will premiere in the United States in May 2018. The first season also made stirs in the Asian LGBT community, the most prominent of which is a campaign to establish a RuPaul's Drag Race version as well in the Philippines and Taiwan, two of the most LGBT-accepting nations in all of Asia. [3][4]

References
  1. "Meet the 12 Queens 'Starting Their Engines' on the Very First 'RuPaul's Drag Race Thailand'". Hornet Stories. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "'Drag Race Thailand - Season 1 Episodes List - Next Episode'". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. Cruz, Chino L. "Why 'RuPaul's Drag Race' is essential viewing in a post-Duterte/Trump world". Rappler.
  4. "Philippines Was Well Represented At RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Finale - bluebay700". bluebay700.com.
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