‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 cast: Meet the 16 new queens competing

After getting more than a dozen different seasons of Drag Race around the world in 2022—with several new franchises on the horizon in 2023—the new year is set to kick off with a return to the original werk room.

Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race will premiere on Jan. 6, 2023, on MTV in the United States and Crave in Canada, bringing back the original American franchise that started it all. While recent vs The World and All Stars seasons have seen returning queens and even all returning winners, Season 15 will, as the original series does best, introduce a new crop of American faces to Drag Race fans. 

With 16 queens competing, it’s the largest cast in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory. And it’s offering the largest main series prize in history—$200,000.

Here are all of the fresh new faces competing to snatch that crown, including a pair of biological twins and a former Miss Continental. And stay tuned for Jan. 6, when the new season (and Xtra’s weekly recaps and power rankings from Kevin O’Keeffe) drop.

Amethyst, Hartford, CT

IG: @thatssoamethyst

Anetra, Las Vegas, NV

IG: @iamanetra

Aura Mayari, Nashville, TN

IG: @auramayari

Irene Dubois, Seattle, WA

IG: @irenethealien

Jax, New York City, NY

IG: @getjaxed

Loosey LaDuca, New Haven, CT

IG: @looseyladuca

Luxx Noir London, East Orange, NJ

IG: @luxxnoirlondon

Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Miami, FL

IG: @foxxy_doll

Marcia Marcia Marcia, New York City, NY

IG: @marciax3nyc

Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Houston, TX

IG: @mistressisabellebrooks

Princess Poppy, San Francisco, CA

IG: @poppyprincesspoppy

Robin Fierce, Hartford, CT

IG: @therobinfierce

Salina EsTitties, Los Angeles, CA

IG: @estitties

Sasha Colby, Los Angeles, CA

IG: @sashacolby

Spice, Los Angeles, CA

IG: @callmespice

Sugar, Los Angeles, CA

IG: @sugarsworld