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RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 6 Pre-Season Power Rankings

Okay Queens, let's get All-Started!

By Bryce BaileyPublished 3 years ago 10 min read
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All Stars 6 has been in the works for a long time now and it looks like the fans are finally going to get to see it play out! The season is set to premiere on Paramount Plus later this month and the cast has finally been revealed. While many fans have been scratching their heads and questioning whether many of these queens are actually "All Stars", I'm quite pumped to see almost all of these queens on TV again.

The most fascinating and compelling part of this cast though, is that it feels like just about any of these queens could win their way into the Drag Race Hall of Fame because there are no clear standouts. For instance, Shea Couleè felt like the frontrunner of All Stars 5 from the very moment the cast was announced. Even as Miz Cracker eventually won more challenges than her, it never once felt like anybody else but Shea could win. This season though, that doesn't feel like the case at all.

However, let's look at each of these queens and their legacies before the season officially begins and see who has the highest chance of having their photo hung up in the Hall of Fame.

13. Serena Cha Cha (Season 5)

This is probably the ONLY queen that I am truly bewildered to see back for an All Stars season. She was sent home second on her original season and was in the bottom 2 for both episodes. She truly never showed anything all that impressive, but somehow managed to have almost every single queen in the competition annoyed with her and hoping she'd be sent home.

Still though, I have to agree with Serena on what she said in her Meet the Queens video. She was a baby queen with very little experience going up against one of the strongest casts the show has ever had. There was never much hope for her despite her incredibly high confidence level at the time. Maybe with a little more experience now, she could truly be a fierce competitor. But I have to admit, it would be strange to see Serena Cha Cha's picture hanging up in the Hall of Fame alongside queens like Alaska, Shea, Monet and Trixie.

12. Jiggly Caliente (Season 4)

It makes my heart swell to see that Jiggly is back on Drag Race. She was an incredibly endearing character on Season 4 and has since went on to appear in the groundbreaking television show Pose. However, if we're just looking at her actual performance on Season 4, Jiggly never really had a strong week in any of the 7 episodes she appeared in.

Nobody is rooting for Jiggly do to well on this season more than me, but she has a lot to prove in order for her to make it far in the competition.

11. Ra'Jah O'Hara (Season 11)

From here on, I think the waters get a lot more murky in terms of ranking these queens. Ra'Jah is another queen that I have to rank low though, simply due to her pretty mediocre run on Season 11. I think a lot of people simply think of Ra'Jah as a pot-stirrer and villain from her original season, but there were quite a few moments where she showed she had some SERIOUS potential. She has a very unique fashion sense and tends to swing for the fences which the judges usually appreciate. RuPaul doesn't like queens who play it safe.

Ultimately, Ra'Jah's fate in this season will be determined by her ability to play the All Stars game. She needs to focus on herself, not get into petty fights, and stay out of her own head. If she can do that, she could have a serious glow-up on this season.

10. Scarlet Envy (Season 11)

Scarlet's run on Season 11 was a little bit perplexing. She started off the season pretty strong with a challenge win with Yvie Oddly, but the main storyline surrounding her was that she was severely over-confident in her own abilities. However, many fans were sad to see her go and believed that she deserved to stay over Ra'Jah O'Hara in their lip-sync.

Based on what I've seen from Scarlet so far, she has had a glow-up and is aware of her previous mistakes. She's much more willing to be bold with her makeup and her fashion sense (based on her entrance look). She's also a skilled actress and fairly impressive seamstress. Scarlet's fate will most likely be determined by whether or not she can deliver on her potential and how well she gets along with the other queens.

9. Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Season 11)

It really seems like I'm just being super harsh on the Season 11 girls, huh? Maybe I am! Season 11 was definitely seen as having a pretty lackluster bunch of queens that failed at many of the show's statement challenges (The reading challenge and Snatch Game come to mind). Silky in particular though is often viewed as a queen that got by on her personality alone despite often failing to deliver on the runway and not really trying as hard as she could.

Silky is a bit of a conundrum to rank. Sure, she was pretty unpolished in her original season. But the judges, RuPaul in particular, LOVED Silky. Ru excused a lot of Silky's mistakes and protected her from being in the bottom in a couple of spots. This time though, there will be none of that. The queens are going to be the ones who determine each other's fates, and with Silky being a pretty divisive personality, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see someone send her home due to being annoyed with her.

8. Pandora Boxx (Season 2, All Stars 1)

Pandora was absolutely beloved on Season 2 and is often looked at as being royally screwed over on All Stars 1 by being paired with Mimi Imfurst. She falls this low for me simply because I have NO idea what to expect from her. Her ultimate downfall in her original season was the looks she presented on the runway. She does look a little bit more polished now, but she'll have to improve by leaps in bounds in order to last long. The expectation for the runway has skyrocketed since her original appearances and she'll have to deliver on that front.

7. Kylie Sonique Love (Season 2)

It pains me to place Kylie this low. She had a mediocre run on Season 2 and was sent home fairly early, so some fans may have low expectations for her. If you saw the Holi-Slay Spectacular though, you know Kylie has evolved completely since her original season and has become a FIERCE queen since.

Much like Pandora though, she places this low just because I don't know what to expect from her. She's a fairly lowkey queen in a season full of loud personalities and I fear she could be lost in the shuffle. Maybe I'm being just too biased here, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Kylie is going to surprise fans this year.

6. Trinity K Bonet (Season 6)

This is another queen who I might be overvaluing just a bit, but I can't help my excitement with seeing her back. Trinity was a lip-sync assassin on her original season and had some incredible runway looks. Her biggest struggle was simply her confidence at the time.

Now though, Trinity seems like a seasoned and transformed queen. As long as she can use her newfound confidence to shake off her nerves, she could be posed to due extremely well. However, if she reverts back to her old ways and gets too down on herself, I could easily see the other queens pounce on that weakness and give her the boot.

5. Yara Sofia (Season 3, All Stars 1)

Yara is one of my absolute favorite queens and it's both shocking and delightful to see her return once again. She was so sweet and easy to cheer for in both of her seasons. Her ultimate downfall in both of her seasons though was Alexis Mateo. Alexis sent her home on Season 3 and it was eventually Alexis' runway looks on All Stars 1 that put their team in the bottom in the first place (Let it be known that I have great love for Alexis and she was an absolute star on All Stars 5). Now though, there is no Alexis and Yara is fighting for herself.

Yara has everything it takes to do incredibly well in this season and make it far, but she has one flaw that may not translate to the All Stars format. Her heart is simply too big. We saw her breakdown on Season 3 because she didn't want to lip-sync against Alexis. In this season, she'll have to silence that part of herself and play strategically.

4. Eureka (Season 9, Season 10)

A lot of fans may despise Eureka falling this high on the ranking, but let's be real, Eureka is absolutely adored by the judges and RuPaul and she is simply just very good at Drag Race. She has strong looks, comedic chops, and a penchant for knowing what the judges are looking for.

On the other hand, she's also an absolute drama queen and I could easily see her being sent home by other queens just for being annoying. Ultimately, it's a total toss-up and she falls just outside of the top 3 because she's too high-variance to predict.

3. Jan (Season 12)

Jan feels almost like the perfect queen for an All Stars season. She performed mostly safe in S12 and only really ever had one slip up that cost her dearly. Despite that though, she always delivered on the runway, she performed very consistently in the challenges and was an overall delightful personality all season long.

Jan's biggest (and perhaps only) struggle will be just quelling the super fan inside her. She has such a deep love for Drag Race and we saw that get the better of her. She needs to stay focused and not get caught up in the excitement of it all. If she can do that, I could easily see her in the finale.

2. A'keria Chanel Davenport (Season 11)

Like Jan, A'keria seems poised to do exceedinly well on an All Stars season. She had strong looks and strong performances all throughout Season 11 and now that she has Drag Race money to fund her ideas, she could come out looking even more polished than before.

What ultimately places A'keria this high though is her strategic mind. She was a bit of a pot-stirrer on Season 11 and could see through a lot of the production ploys that were happening. I have no doubt that A'keria would send home a huge threat if and when she has the opportunity. Honestly, I hope she does!

1. Ginger Minj (Season 7, All Stars 2)

Ginger is my winner pick for this season because she ultimately has everything it takes to win this season. She's strong in almost every single type of challenge, her look has been rejuvinated and she seems to have a much better understanding of what the judges are looking for in terms of fashion, and I know without a doubt that she will play the game strategically based on everything from her original season as well as her Meet the Queens video.

Ginger has one of the strongest track records in Drag Race history. She only ever fell in the bottom twice on her original season, one being due moreso to Sasha Belle, and the other being due to her insecurities around her dancing ability. With all of that behind her now, I don't see that being a problem. Her exit in All Stars 2 was mostly due to the absolute excellence of the cast surrounding her more than anything. With an arguably much weaker set of queens to compete against, Ginger is almost certain to go the distance and snatch the crown.

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