Drag Race Philippines season 3
Drag Race Philippines | |
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Season 3 | |
Hosted by | Paolo Ballesteros |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 11 |
Winner | Maxie |
Runner-up | Khianna |
Miss Congeniality | Versex |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | HBO Go (Philippines) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | August 7 October 9, 2024 | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of Drag Race Philippines premiered on 7 August 2024. The season airs on HBO Go in Philippines and WOW Presents Plus internationally.[1] The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 17 October 2023.[2]
Production
[edit]On 25 October 2023, it was announced via the show's official Instagram page, that casting for the third season was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until it closed on 24 November 2023.[3]
On 4 July 2024, a promotional post was released on social media.[4] The post showcases the host, Paolo Ballesteros in a black-and-white themed set.[5] Eleven contestants were announced on 11 July 2024.[6] Participants include Queen of the Universe season 2 contestant Maxie who, alongside her biological sibling Angel, become the second pair of biological relatives to compete in the franchise, following Sugar and Spice from the American adaptation.
Contestants
[edit]Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Maxie[a] | 24 | Manila, Metro Manila | Winner |
Khianna | 22 | Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental | Runner-up |
Angel[b] | 23 | Manila, Metro Manila | 3rd place[c] |
Tita Baby[d] | 46 | Marikina, Metro Manila | |
Zymba Ding | 22 | Caloocan, Metro Manila | 5th place |
Myx Chanel | 27 | Marikina, Metro Manila | 6th place |
Popstar Bench | 26 | Manila, Metro Manila | 7th place |
John Fedellaga | 33 | San Francisco, United States | 8th place |
J Quinn | 25 | Caloocan, Metro Manila | 9th place |
Yudipota[e] | 27 | Bacolod, Negros Occidental | 10th place[f] |
Versex | 25 | Manila, Metro Manila | 11th place[g] |
- Notes
- ^ Maxie Andreison is referred to as Maxie on the show.
- ^ Angel Galang is referred to as Angel on the show.
- ^ Angel and Tita Baby both tied for 3rd place.
- ^ Tita Baby Azucarera, also known as Your Tita Baby, is referred to as Tita Baby on the show.
- ^ Yudipota Marupokpok is referred to as Yudipota on the show.
- ^ Yudipota was placed in the bottom two and quit the competition during the lip-sync.
- ^ Versex was voted Miss Congeniality.
Contestant progress
[edit]Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1[7] | 2[8] | 3[9] | 4[10] | 5[11] | 6[12] | 7[13] | 8[14] | 9[15] | 10[16] | |
Maxie | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | STAY | SAFE | Winner |
Khianna | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | GB | SAFE | Runner-up |
Angel | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | STAY | WIN | Eliminated |
Tita Baby | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | STAY | BTM | Eliminated |
Zymba Ding | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
Myx Chanel | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest |
Popstar Bench | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
John Fedellaga | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
J Quinn | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||
Yudipota | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | QUIT | Guest | Guest | ||||
Versex | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Miss C |
Lip syncs
[edit]Legend:
Episode | Bottom contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1[7] | Khianna | vs. | Zymba Ding | "Puede Ba" (Maymay Entrata) |
Khianna |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
2[8] | Angel | vs. | Tita Baby | "Nosi Balasi" (Sampaguita) |
None |
3[9] | Myx Chanel | vs. | Versex | "Miss Manila" (Angeline Quinto) |
Versex |
4[10] | J Quinn | vs. | Yudipota | "Wag Kang Pabebe" (Vice Ganda) |
Yudipota |
5[11] | J Quinn | vs. | Zymba Ding | "Geronimo" (RuPaul) |
J Quinn |
6[12] | John Fedellaga | vs. | Popstar Bench | "Dadalhin" (Regine Velasquez) |
John Fedellaga |
7[13] | Khianna | vs. | Popstar Bench | "Get Your Rebel On" (RuPaul) |
Popstar Bench |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
8[14] | Myx Chanel | vs. | Tita Baby | "Adrenaline" (RuPaul) |
Tita Baby |
Angel | vs. | Khianna | "Loka Loka" (Queen Manica Money) |
Angel | |
Maxie | vs. | Zymba Ding | "Hush" (Yassi Pressman, Nadine Lustre) |
Maxie | |
Bottom contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
Myx Chanel | vs. | Zymba Ding | "Ligaw Tingin" (Leah Navarro) |
Myx Chanel | |
9[15] | Tita Baby | vs. | Zymba Ding | "Isa Pang Araw" (Sarah Geronimo) |
Zymba Ding |
Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||
10[16] | Khianna | vs. | Maxie | "Lipad ng Pangarap" (Angeline Quinto, Regine Velasquez) |
Maxie |
Guest judges
[edit]Listed in chronological order:
- Jolina Magdangal-Escueta, singer, actress, and television presenter[7]
- R'Bonney Gabriel, fashion designer and Miss Universe 2022[8]
- Angeline Quinto, singer and actress[9]
- Melai Cantiveros, actress, comedian, and television presenter[10]
- Kyle Echarri, actor and singer[11]
- Precious Paula Nicole, winner of Drag Race Philippines season 1[12]
- Sharon Cuneta, actress and singer[13]
- Janella Salvador, actress and singer[15]
Special guests
[edit]Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1:
- Arizona Brandy, runner-up on Drag Race Philippines season 2
- Bernie, finalist on Drag Race Philippines season 2
- Brigiding, contestant on Drag Race Philippines season 1
- Minty Fresh, contestant on Drag Race Philippines season 1
- M1ss Jade So, finalist on Drag Race Philippines season 2
- Viñas DeLuxe, contestant on Drag Race Philippines season 1
Episode 3:
- Moophs, musician, producer, songwriter and DJ
Episode 6:
- Cecile Martinez, choreographer
Episode 7
- Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills
Episode 9
- Nunoy Revlon, choreographer
Episode 10
- Hana Beshie, contestant and Miss Congeniality on the second season of Drag Race Philippines
- Captivating Katkat, winner on the second season of Drag Race Philippines
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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21 | 1 | "Viral Queens" | August 7, 2024 | |
Eleven new queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens perform a voguing routine in front of the other queens and previous Drag Race Philippines queens. Khianna wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create a one-minute viral dance video that showcases their personality and/or brand. On the runway, category is Hometown Realness. Khianna, Maxie, Myx Chanel, Tita Baby, Yudipota and Zymba Ding receive positive critiques. It is announced that Khianna and Zymba Ding are the top two queens of the week, and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Puede Ba" by Maymay Entrata. After the lip sync, Khianna is announced as the winner of the challenge. Paolo Ballesteros then announces that no one will be going home.
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22 | 2 | "The Sustaina-Ball" | August 14, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play a game of Tumbang Preso (Prisoner Lockdown). Versex wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens create two looks for The Sustaina-Ball: Sari-Sari Store Eleganza and Trash-ion. On the runway, Khianna, Myx Chanel and Yudipota receive positive critiques, with Myx Chanel winning the challenge. Angel, Tita Baby and Versex receive negative critiques, with Versex being safe. Angel and Tita Baby lip-sync to "Nosi Ba Lasi" by Sampaguita. Both queens win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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23 | 3 | "Dapat Pakak!" | August 21, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens play rounds of sack race. Khianna wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Dapat Pakak!".
On the runway, category is Per-Yeah! John Fedellaga, Khianna, Maxie and Popstar Bench receive positive critiques, with Maxie winning the challenge. J Quinn, Myx Chanel and Versex receive negative critiques, with J Quinn being safe. Myx Chanel and Versex lip-sync to "Miss Manila" by Angeline Quinto. Myx Chanel wins the lip-sync and Versex is the first queen to sashay away.
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24 | 4 | "Pao Presents Plus" | August 28, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have two minutes to guess the contents of four boxes, while blindfolded. John Fedellaga wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens pair up to create shows for Pao Presents Plus.
On the runway, category is 3D Fractal Extravaganza. John Fedellaga, Khianna and Maxie receive positive critiques, with Maxie winning the challenge. J Quinn, Myx Chanel, and Yudipota receive negative critiques, with Myx Chanel being safe. J Quinn and Yudipota lip-sync to "Wag Kang Pabebe" by Vice Ganda. During the lip-sync, Yudipota walks off stage and quits the competition. Because of this decision, J Quinn wins the lip-sync.
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25 | 5 | "Snatch Game" "Snatch Game KNB?" | September 4, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens do a 90's inspired notebook cover photoshoot. Khianna wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Santos and Kyle Echarri star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Gosh With The Wind. Angel, John Fedellaga, and Tita Baby receive positive critiques, with Angel winning the challenge. J Quinn, Myx Chanel, and Zymba Ding receive negative critiques, with Myx Chanel being safe. J Quinn and Zymba Ding lip-sync to "Geronimo" by RuPaul. Zymba Ding wins the lip-sync and J Quinn sashays away.
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26 | 6 | "AaWicked Kita: The Rusical" | September 11, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens recreate a line from Ogie Diaz acting workshop in the most exaggerated manner possible. Zymba Ding wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform in AaWicked Kita: The Rusical.
On the runway, category is Kum-Haute Couture. Myx Chanel, Tita Baby, and Zymba Ding receive positive critiques, with Zymba Ding winning the challenge. Angel, John Fedellaga, and Popstar Bench receive negative critiques, with Angel being declared safe. John Fedellaga and Popstar Bench lip-sync to "Dadalhin" by Regine Velasquez. Popstar Bench wins the lip-sync and John Fedellaga sashays away.
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27 | 7 | "Super Queens!" | September 18, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Maxie wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens makeover a loved one. On the runway, category is Super Queens. Maxie and Zymba Ding receive positive critiques, with Maxie winning the challenge. Angel, Khianna and Popstar Bench receive negative critiques, with Angel being safe. Khianna and Popstar Bench lip-sync to "Get Your Rebel On" by RuPaul. Khianna wins the lip-sync and Popstar Bench sashays away.
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28 | 8 | "Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown" | September 25, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens attempt to smash a hanging clay pot while blindfolded in one minute. Myx Chanel wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens participate in a Lip-Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown. In the first round, Tita Baby gets picked first and chooses Myx Chanel to lip-sync against. Myx Chanel then chooses "Adrenaline" by RuPaul. Tita Baby wins the lip-sync and Myx Chanel loses. Angel is next to be picked and chooses Khianna to lip-sync against. Khianna then chooses "Loka Loka" by Queen Manica Money. Angel wins the lip-sync and Khianna loses. The final two queens, Maxie and Zymba Ding, lip-sync last to "Hush" by Yassi Pressman and Nadine Lustre. Maxie wins the lip-sync and Zymba Ding loses. The three lip-sync winners, Tita Baby, Angel and Maxie are told that they have the power of the "Golden Balut", which can save one of the three lip-sync losers from elimination. They decided to save Khianna from elimination. Myx Chanel and Zymba Ding then lip-sync to "Ligaw Tingin" by Leah Navarro. Zymba Ding wins the lip-sync and Myx Chanel sashays away.
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29 | 9 | "Slay Accla, Slay!" | October 2, 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens answer questions from the previously eliminated queens. Tita Baby wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Slay Accla". On the runway, category is Ang Gown-Da (What a Beautiful Gown). Angel, Khianna and Maxie receive positive critiques, with Angel winning the challenge. Tita Baby and Zymba Ding receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Isa Pang Araw" by Sarah Geronimo. Tita Baby wins the lip-sync and Zymba Ding sashays away.
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30 | 10 | "Grand Finale" "GRAND T.I.T.E! (Totally Impressive Talent Extravaganza!)" | October 9, 2024 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens perform an individual performance at the Grand T.I.T.E.: Totally Impressive Talent Extravaganza. On the runway, categories were First Time's a Charm, Art Attack Extravaganza and Come in Your Best Drag. The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Versex is this season's Miss Congeniality. Angel and Tita Baby are eliminated, leaving Khianna and Maxie as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Lipad ng Pangarap" by Angeline Quinto and Regine Velasquez. It is announced that Maxie is the winner, leaving Khianna as the runner-up.
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References
[edit]- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (2024-02-05). "'Drag Race' Producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on the Future of the Global Franchise and Second Seasons in Mexico and Brazil". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Manning, Charlotte (2023-10-17). "RuPaul's Drag Race France, Philippines and Thailand all renewed for season 3". Attitude. Archived from the original on 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ @dragraceph (October 25, 2023). "Mabu-heyyy! ☀️ Casting is NOW OPEN for #DragRacePH Season 3! If you have the Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent to become the Philippines' Next Drag Superstar, It's time to show us how you POP OFF ATE! 🇵🇭" – via Instagram.
- ^ @dragraceph (July 4, 2024). "Third time's the charm, racers 🤩 #DragRacePH host @pochoy_29 returns to crown the Philippines' Next Drag Superstar in Season 3, coming soon to @wowpresentsplus! Hope you're hungry… 🍤" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Paolo Ballesteros to return as host of 'Drag Race Philippines' Season 3". Philstar Life. Archived from the original on 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ a b "Meet the fabulous queens from Drag Race Philippines season 3". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Viral Queens". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 1. August 7, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "The Sustaina-Ball". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 2. August 14, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Dapat Pakak!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 3. August 21, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Pao Presents Plus". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 4. August 28, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Snatch Game KNB?". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 5. September 4, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "AaWicked Kita: The Rusical". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 6. September 11, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Super Queens!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 7. September 18, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 8. September 25, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Slay Accla, Slay!". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 9. October 2, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Grand Finale". Drag Race Philippines. Season 3. Episode 10. October 10, 2024. HBO Go / WOW Presents Plus.