Ink Master season 12
Ink Master: Battle of the Sexes is the twelfth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on June 11, 2019, with a total of 16 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner received $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master.
The premise of this season was having two teams of 9 artists, split based on their gender, competing as teams until the finale. This season also featured Ink Master winners and veterans coaching the teams in individual episodes, with the males coaching the women's team and the females coaching the men's team. And depending on which gender was eliminated, one coach advanced to the live finale where they competed in the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off for $25,000. This was the last season to have a live finale.
The winner of the twelfth season of Ink Master was Laura Marie, with Dani Ryan being the runner-up. The winner of the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off was Ryan Ashley, with DJ Tambe being the runner-up.
Judging and ranking
Judging Panel
The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.Jury of Peers
In Season 12, the artist who wins best tattoo of the day gives their respective team the power to put up one artist for elimination.Contestants
Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.| Contestant Name | Years of experience | Hometown | Outcome |
| Laura Marie | 6 | Geneseo, New York | Winner |
| Dani Ryan | 21/2 | Warren, Rhode Island | Runner-up |
| Creepy Jason | 13 | Hampstead, Maryland | 3rd place |
| Jake Ross | 9 | Cleveland, Ohio | 4th place |
| Pon | 19 | Queens, New York | 5th place |
| Cam Pohl | 6 | Lansing, Michigan | 6th place |
| Holli Marie | 5 | Deep River, Connecticut | 7th place |
| Janelle Hanson | 4 | Madison, Wisconsin | 8th place |
| Alexis Kovacs | 18 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 9th place |
| Ash Mann | 6 | Newburgh, New York | 10th place |
| Fon | 5 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11th place |
| Tito Zambrano | 12 | Valdosta, Georgia | 12th place |
| Ashley Anoneison | 4 | Salem, New Hampshire | 13th place |
| Pony Wave | 6 | Los Angeles, California | 14th place |
| Justin Nordine | 10 | Grand Junction, Colorado | 15th place |
| Big Jaz | 24 | Brooklyn, New York | 16th place |
| Elva Stefanie | 7 | Poughkeepsie, New York | 17th place |
| Tim Lease | 5 | Orlando, Florida | 18th place |
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Contestant progress
Indicates the contestant was a part of the Men's team.Indicates the contestant was a part of the Women's team.