[Shaun]

Don't worry: there're no official plans for any such event to be filmed imminently, at least that I'm aware of, but with them now resuming filming for Season 13 (and, I assume, UK series 2? What's going on with that? Tea please!) who would make your ideal cast of ten queens for the next All Stars?

I'm gonna make a poll with the most popular names floated around but obviously can't fit all candidates in, so feel free to exploit the hell out of that "Other" option if you really cannot stand the idea of another All Stars without Kelly Mantle!

[Liam-]

Willam
Kameron Michaels
Nina West
Jiggly Caliente
Divina De Campo (if they include British queens which I think they should do)
Kim Chi
Jaidynn Dior Fierce
Peppermint
Darienne Lake
Acid Betty

[Daniel-X]

Sonique (S2)
Trinity K Bonet (S6)
Acid Betty (S8)
Nina Bo’nina Brown (S9)
Asia O’Hara (S10)
Scarlet Envy (S11)
Heidi N Closet (S12)
Jan (S12)
Cheryl Hole (UK1)
Divina De Campo (UK1)

A cast!

[MB.]

Something along the lines of:

Acid Betty
Asia O’Hara
Crystal Methyd
Darienne Lake
Heidi N Closet
Laganja Estranja
Peppermint
Shannel
Sonique
Widow Von’Du

(which I now realise is not many from the actual poll, so it probably isn't that realistic, but I can't pass up an opportunity to relax my throat because I'm gagging in the cool, refreshing waters of Darienne Lake)

[UserSince2005]

As long as Vanjie stays well away I will be content.

[Shaun]

god damn I forgot Darienne for the poll, and put two less likely S6 queens

[Shaun]

I tweeted my answer earlier, inspiring the thread.

A cast of latin and black excellence? Yes please!

And obviously there are other queens who aren't at all likely because of conflicts with Ru but would comfortably walk into any season they like (Willam, Courtney, Pearl, etc) but I did include Vixen and Tyra on the poll so who knows what I was thinking

[Captain.Remy]

I would like to see Ginger back as an AS returnee. I think filming two seasons that close in time hurt her chances (even though Katya did well).

UK/CAN girls: Cheryl, Blu and Divina. Priyanka from CAN if she doesn't win (she's my fave at the moment with Jimbo)

US queens:
Kim Chi but I doubt it will ever happen. She's got too much to lose I think.
Nina Bo'nina Brown because she should have been Blac Chyna.
Peppermint because legendary queen of NYC.
Sonique because she's a sweetheart and I loved her on the Xmas special.
Asia O'Hara because she needs to teach these butterflies how to fly.
Nina West because she was robbed.
Heidi because we need a confessional queen.
Crystal Methyd because I need to see more of her.

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by Shaun

but I did include Vixen and Tyra on the poll so who knows what I was thinking

That's because you forgot to take your pills tonight my dear

[Jigs]

Acid Betty
Heidi N. Closet
Jan
Kameron Michaels
Nina Bo'Nina Brown
Nina West
Peppermint
Scarlet Envy
Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Trinity K. Bonet

[Jigs]

Originally Posted by MB.

Something along the lines of:

Acid Betty
Asia O’Hara
Crystal Methyd
Darienne Lake
Heidi N Closet
Laganja Estranja
Peppermint
Shannel
Sonique
Widow Von’Du

(which I now realise is not many from the actual poll, so it probably isn't that realistic, but I can't pass up an opportunity to relax my throat because I'm gagging in the cool, refreshing waters of Darienne Lake)

Why do I feel like Darienne and Shannel would be an iconic duo?

Also... Acid + Widow = fireworks!

[MB.]

Naturally, I've completely changed my mind and gone for a slightly more realistic list (in the universe that least-followed-queen-from-her-season Ra'Jah O'Hara is any more likely to get cast than Acid Betty), since I unfortunately can't see them picking Darienne, Crystal seems the type to wait a few seasons and Heidi said on Instagram Live(?) that she turned down an All Stars offer. I've added a lovely photo collage too, in case you forgot what Kameron Michaels looks like:



(l-r: Shannel, Widow, Asia, Ra'Jah, Kameron / Jan, Peppermint, Sonique, Laganja, Plastique)

obviously Asia and Peppermint would dominate, but I think it'd be a fairly even and exciting competition, bar Ra'Jah who stands out as a likely first boot casting; Shannel is incredibly polished, Widow is one of the best lip syncers the show has seen, Plastique is fresh off of having a gazillion followers on TikTok, Laganja seems finally ready to show off her glow-up on All Stars, Jan could easily become the kind of frontrunner the producers seemingly didn't want her to be on season 12, Sonique was amazing on the Christmas special, and also Kameron Michaels is there!

[Shaun]

without wanting to burst bubbles, I think Laganja said on Hey Qween that she's pretty much done with drag, or at least Drag Race, and wants to focus on her career as a dancer?

[Samm]

Originally Posted by Shaun

without wanting to burst bubbles, I think Laganja said on Hey Qween that she's pretty much done with drag, or at least Drag Race, and wants to focus on her career as a dancer?

I can’t remember where I read this might of been on another forum but apparently laganja has recently said she’s open to return now.

[Samm]

mine would be:

nina flowers (s1) / or shannel (s1) (as1) (she was almost invisible on as1)
delta work (s3)
dida (s4)
trinity k (s6)
peppermint (s9) (every s9 finalist being a winner would be cute)
asia (s10)
the vixen (s10)
scarlett envy (s11)
jan (s12)
heidi (s12)

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by MB.

Heidi said on Instagram Live(?) that she turned down an All Stars offer.

Ugh god, that means that it’s coming then

[Smithy]

I’d rather they did a Miss Congenial AS or a first boot AS next rather than a regular one, the last couple of AS have been packed with filler

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by MB.

Heidi said on Instagram Live(?) that she turned down an All Stars offer.

Maybe she turned down the next AS because she wants to work on her drag and improve before coming back?
We need to see Heidi on TV again!

[Liam-]

Do we?

[Captain.Remy]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Do we?

Yes we do

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Smithy

I’d rather they did a Miss Congenial AS or a first boot AS next rather than a regular one, the last couple of AS have been packed with filler

I'd be here for a first boots, but I think every Miss Congeniality has already done All Stars with the exceptions of Heidi, Nina West and Ivy Winters

Oh nvm there's Cynthia too

[Captain.Remy]

If it's a "first boot" season, then they should call it "RPDR Second Chance" or something. Because I don't consider first boots to be All-Stars, because most of them are justified first boots anyway.

Now there's another one Bob the Drag Queen talks a lot about, and it's an All Winners season. I don't know how I feel about it. Of course it should be glorious because it's all winners and the level will be high, but I'm not sure all of them will be okay with coming back and doing worse than they did on the show? I mean, you can't do better than winning. And if Bianca is not part of it, scrap it.

[Jigs]

Most first boots were first boots for a reason. I feel like a season comprised of Jaymes Mansfield's and Soju's would be kinda janky.

Although they didn't highlight it as a theme of the season, I quite enjoyed the way that the AS5 cast had 5 old-schoolers and 5 new-schoolers. I definitely wouldn't mind seeing older queens like Nina Flowers, Shannel, Raven and Pandora Boxx participate for a third time, as well as some more earlier boots that have had lots of time since their season to flourish (Sonique, Delta, Dida, Lineysha, Laila)

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Captain.Remy

If it's a "first boot" season, then they should call it "RPDR Second Chance" or something. Because I don't consider first boots to be All-Stars, because most of them are justified first boots anyway.

Now there's another one Bob the Drag Queen talks a lot about, and it's an All Winners season. I don't know how I feel about it. Of course it should be glorious because it's all winners and the level will be high, but I'm not sure all of them will be okay with coming back and doing worse than they did on the show? I mean, you can't do better than winning. And if Bianca is not part of it, scrap it.

RPDR: Rudemption

I think they’d need a format overhaul for a winners season too, imagine them only coming back and being in one ep, no ma’am!

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Samm

I can’t remember where I read this might of been on another forum but apparently laganja has recently said she’s open to return now.

yeah Laganja's done a pretty public 180 on her stance on All Stars (I jokingly said elsewhere that it's because she's no longer eligible to audition for So You Think You Can Dance, and.. well...)