Drag Race France season 2

Drag Race France
Season 2
Promotional poster for season two
Hosted by	Nicky Doll
Judges	Nicky Doll Daphné Bürki Kiddy Smile
No. of contestants	11
No. of episodes	4
Release
Original network	France.tv Slash (France) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Season chronology

The second season of Drag Race France premiered on 30 June 2023. The season airs on France.tv Slash and France 2 in France and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by France Télévisions on 12 August 2022.

Production

On 7 October 2022, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the second season was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 31 October 2022.

On 26 January 2023, it was announced via France.tv Slash Instagram page, that judges Nicky Doll, Daphné Bürki, and Kiddy Smile would recur their roles again during season 2.

The production company, World of Wonder, released a 30-second teaser on social media. The clip showcases the host, Nicky Doll, in a snow globe-themed set with the season two contestants (without showing their faces).

Eleven contestants were announced on 1 June 2023. Participants include Legendary alumna Keiona, member of the House of Revlon, as well as Rose and Punani, the Drag Race franchise's second drag duo, following Sugar and Spice from the American adaptation.

On 6 June 2023 an aftershow, named Drama Queens, chez Paloma, was announced. In this series, the equivalent version of the American The Pit Stop, features season 1 winner Paloma and guest, typically a competitor from Season 1, discussing the recently aired episode.

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § Drag Race France

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

Contestants of Drag Race France season 2 and their backgrounds

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Cookie Kunty	29	Paris, Île-de-France	TBA
Keiona	31	Paris, Île-de-France
Mami Watta	24	Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Moon	31	Geneva, Switzerland
Punani	32	Paris, Île-de-France
Sara Forever	33	Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ginger Bitch	44	Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	7th place
Piche	26	Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur	8th place
Kitty Space	27	Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	9th place
Vespi	23	Lille, Hauts-de-France	10th place
Rose	32	Paris, Île-de-France	11th place

Notes:

Contestants progress

Legend:

  Keiona won Drag Race France season 2.

  Sara Forever was the runner-up.

  Moon was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.

  IN indicates that the contestant won the eliminated queens challenge, won the lip sync for their life and re-entered the competition.

  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.

  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.

  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

  QUIT indicates that Moon quit the competition.

  OUT indicates that the contestant returned to win re-entry into the competition, but lost.

  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Keiona	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	Winner
Sara Forever	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	WIN	WIN	Runner-up
Mami Watta	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	Eliminated
Punani	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	Eliminated
Piche	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM			IN	ELIM	Guest
Cookie Kunty	SAFE	BTM	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM		Guest
Moon	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT			Miss C
Ginger Bitch	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM		OUT		Guest
Kitty Space	BTM	SAFE	ELIM				OUT		Guest
Vespi	SAFE	ELIM					OUT		Guest
Rose	ELIM						OUT		Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1	Kitty Space	vs.	Rose	“3SEX” (Indochine, Christine and the Queens)	Rose
2	Cookie Kunty	vs.	Vespi	“Tout” (Lara Fabian)	Vespi
3	Cookie Kunty	vs.	Kitty Space	"Monday, Tuesday… Laissez-moi danser” (Dalida)	Kitty Space
4	Ginger Bitch	vs.	Piche	“Je vais vite” (Lorie)	Piche
5	Ginger Bitch	vs.	Punani	“Le Dernier Jour du disco” (Juliette Armanet)	Ginger Bitch

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

• Chris, singer and songwriter
• Nicola Sirkis, singer
• Zahia Dehar, model and actress
• Loïc Prigent, fashion journalist and documentary filmmaker
• Rossy de Palma, actress and model
• Amanda Lear, singer, actress and television presenter
• Eddy de Pretto, singer-songwriter and actor
• Barbara Butch, DJ and activist
• Juliette Armanet, singer

Special guests

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

Episode 1

• Jean Ranobrac, photographer
• Claude Cormier, choreographer

Episode 2

• Elips, contestant and Miss Congeniality on the first season of Drag Race France
• La Big Bertha, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France
• La Briochée, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France
• La Grande Dame, runner-up on the first season of Drag Race France
• La Kahena, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France
• Kam Hugh, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France
• Lolita Banana, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France and co-host of Drag Race México
• Lova Ladiva, contestant on the first season of Drag Race France
• Paloma, winner on the first season of Drag Race France
• Soa de Muse, runner-up on the first season of Drag Race France

Episode 4

• Juda La Vidange, drag king

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
9	1	"A Lé-Gen-Daire Return" "Un retour LÉ-GEN-DAIRE"	30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)
Eleven queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens will do a garden photoshoot. Punani wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will write, record, and perform verses to “We Are Légendaires”. On the runway, category is SuperDrag. Keiona, Punani and Sara Forever receive positive critiques, with Sara Forever winning the challenge. Ginger Bitch, Kitty Space, Rose receive negative critiques, with Ginger Bitch being safe. Kitty Space and Rose lip-sync to “3SEX” by Indochine and Christine and the Queens. Kitty Space wins the lip-sync and Rose is the first queen to sashay away. Guest Judges: Chris and Nicola Sirkis Mini-Challenge: Garden photoshoot Mini-Challenge Winner: Punani Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to “We Are Légendaires” Runway Theme: SuperDrag Challenge Winner: Sara Forever Challenge Prize: A €2,500 worth of products from Horace Bottom Two: Kitty Space and Rose Lip-Sync Song: “3SEX” by Indochine and Christine and the Queens Eliminated: Rose Farewell Message: « Comme le disait Céline (pas l’auteur, l’autre) : “Les derniers seront les premiers”. Donnez tout (surtout toi Punani ♡) » (“Like Céline said (not the author, the other one): ‘The last will be the first’. Give it your all (especially you Punani ♡)”)
10	2	"It’s Show Night" "C’est show ce soir"	7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will get into panda drag and dance to a remix of “Pandi-Panda” by Chantal Goya. Moon wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in front of the judges. Cookie Kunty - Singing and puppetry Ginger Bitch - Stand-up comedy routine Keiona - Lip-syncing and voguing Kitty Space - Comedy dance performance Mami Watta - Original song Moon - Original song and painting Piche - Live singing and original song Punani - Comedy performance Sara Forever - Lip-syncing Vespi - Mime routine On the runway, category is 2 en 1 (2 in 1). Ginger Bitch, Keiona, Piche and Sara Forever receive positive critiques, with Piche winning the challenge. Cookie Kunty, Mami Watta and Vespi receive negative critiques, with Mami Watta being safe. Cookie Kunty and Vespi lip-sync to “Tout” by Lara Fabian. Cookie Kunty wins the lip-sync and Vespi sashays away. Guest Judge: Zahia Dehar Mini-Challenge: Get into panda drag and dance to a remix of “Pandi-Panda” by Chantal Goya Mini-Challenge Winner: Moon Main Challenge: Perform a talent show in front of the judges Runway Theme: 2 en 1 (2 in 1) Challenge Winner: Piche Challenge Prize: A trip to Malta Bottom Two: Cookie Kunty and Vespi Lip-Sync Song: “Tout” by Lara Fabian Eliminated: Vespi Farewell Message: « Croyez en vos rêves et rendez-moi fière. Je vous aime. Vespi 💋 » (“Believe in your dreams and make me proud. I love you. Vespi 💋”)
11	3	"Motor, Dragtion!" "Moteur, dragtion !"	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will read each other to filth. Piche wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will host in the new morning show “Le Croissant Show”. Main Hosts - Piche and Punani Interviewer - Sara Forever Weather Reporter - Moon Workout Instructor - Mami Watta Astrologer - Keiona Telemarketer - Kitty Space Chefs - Cookie Kunty and Ginger Bitch On the runway, category is La nuit des 1000 Dalida (Night of a Thousand Dalida's). Ginger Bitch, Keiona and Sara Forever receive positive critiques, with Sara Forever winning the challenge. Cookie Kunty, Kitty Space and Mami Watta receive negative critiques, with Mami Watta being safe. Cookie Kunty and Kitty Space lip-sync to “Monday, Tuesday… Laissez-moi danser” by Dalida. Cookie Kunty wins the lip-sync and Kitty Space sashays away. Guest Judges: Loïc Prigent and Rossy de Palma Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental Mini-Challenge Winner: Piche Main Challenge: Host in the new morning show “Le Croissant Show” Runway Theme: La nuit des 1000 Dalida (Night of a Thousand Dalida’s) Challenge Winner: Sara Forever Challenge Prize: Jewelry from YPARIS Bottom Two: Cookie Kunty and Kitty Space Lip-Sync Song: “Monday, Tuesday… Laissez-moi danser” by Dalida Eliminated: Kitty Space Farewell Message: « On devient fort par ses échecs et non par ses succès. Coco Chanel ♡ » (“We get strong with our failures, not with our successes. Coco Chanel ♡”)
12	4	"Snatch Game - France Season 2" "Le Snatch Game"	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will pair up and act as a couple getting married by exchanging vows and playing a wedding game. Cookie Kunty and Moon win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game Amanda Lear and Eddy de Pretto star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of: Cookie Kunty as Johnny Hallyday Ginger Bitch as Victoria Silvstedt Keiona as Afida Turner Mami Watta as Shauna Sand Moon as Brigitte Fontaine Piche as Geneviève de Fontenay Punani as Amanda Lear Sara Forever as Françoise Sagan On the runway, category is Sous l'Océan (Under the Ocean). Keiona, Moon and Punani receive positive critiques, with Punani winning the challenge. Ginger Bitch, Piche and Sara Forever receive negative critiques, with Sara Forever being safe. Ginger Bitch and Piche lip-sync to “Je vais vite” by Lorie. Ginger Bitch wins the lip-sync and Piche sashays away. Guest Judges: Amanda Lear and Eddy de Pretto Mini-Challenge: In pairs, act as a couple getting married by exchanging vows and playing a wedding game Mini-Challenge Winners: Cookie Kunty and Moon Main Challenge: Snatch Game Runway Theme: Sous l'Ocèan (Under the Ocean) Challenge Winner: Punani Challenge Prize: A luxury outfit from Patou worth €2,500 Bottom Two: Ginger Bitch and Piche Lip-Sync Song: “Je vais vite” by Lorie Eliminated: Piche Farewell Message: « Si heureuse d’être la robel queen de cette saison haha. Défoncer tout, bande d’haurie. (Désolé pour les fautes.) – LA GROSSE PICHE ♡ » (“So glad to be the rebel queen of this season. Smash it all, you houris. (Sorry about the misspellings.) – THE BIG PICHE ♡”)
13	5	"The Musidrag" "Le Bossu de notre drag"	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
For this week’s mini-challenge, the queens will have to grab a key from a jar filled with random substances to unlock a lock, as in Fort Boyard French game show. Keiona wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform in Le Bossu de notre drag : The Rusical (The Hunchback of Notre Drag: The Rusical), inspired by Notre-Dame de Paris musical. Cookie Kunty plays Narrator Ginger Bitch plays Esmeraldoigt Keiona plays Quasimolo Mami Watta plays Boulangère Moon plays Malo Punani plays Dragouili Sara Forever plays Dragouilla On the runway, category is Démesure Couture (Excessive Couture). Cookie Kunty, Keiona and Moon receive positive critiques, with Keiona winning the challenge. Ginger Bitch and Punani receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to “Le Dernier Jour du disco” by Juliette Armanet. Punani wins the lip-sync and Ginger Bitch sashays away. Guest Judges: Barbara Butch and Juliette Armanet Mini-Challenge: Grab a key from a jar filled with random substances to unlock a lock Mini-Challenge Winner: Keiona Main Challenge: Le Bossu de notre drag : The Rusical (The Hunchback of Notre Drag: The Rusical) Runway Theme: Démesure Couture (Excessive Couture) Challenge Winner: Keiona Challenge Prize: A tailored outfit by Victor Weisanto provided by Nona Source Bottom Two: Ginger Bitch and Punani Lip-Sync Song: “Le Dernier Jour du disco” by Juliette Armanet Eliminated: Ginger Bitch Farewell Message: