RuPaul's Drag Race season 9

The ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 24, 2017, on VH1. The returning judges included RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley. Fourteen drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, a cash prize of $100,000, and a crown and scepter provided by Shandar. The full list of contestants was revealed on February 2, 2017. This season saw the return of RuPaul's [Drag Race season 8|season eight] contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who finished the competition in 10th place.
This season featured 14 new queens and the winner of the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Sasha Velour, with Peppermint being the runner-up and Valentina winning Miss Congeniality.

Production

revealed on her Sibling Watchery podcast that season 9 started filming one week after the season 8 finale.

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Sasha Velour	29	New York City, New York
Peppermint	37	New York City, New York
Shea Couleé	27	Chicago, Illinois	3rd place
Trinity Taylor	31	Orlando, Florida	3rd place
Alexis Michelle	32	New York City, New York	5th place
Nina Bo'nina Brown	34	Riverdale, Georgia	6th place
Valentina	25	Echo Park, Los Angeles, California	7th place
Farrah Moan	23	Las Vegas, Nevada	8th place
Aja	22	New York City, New York	9th place
Cynthia Lee Fontaine	35	Austin, Texas	10th place
Eureka	25	Johnson City, Tennessee	11th place
Charlie Hides	52	Boston, Massachusetts	12th place
Kimora Blac	27	Las Vegas, Nevada	13th place
Jaymes Mansfield	26	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	14th place

Notes:

Legend:

Listed in chronological order:

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
;Episode 2

;Episode 12

;Episode 14