Drag Race Thailand is a Thai reality competition television series based on the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race. Art Arya and Pangina Heals are the judges of the show. The first season premiered on 15 February 2018 and ended on 5 April 2018.
The winner of this season was Natalia Pliacam, and Année Maywong and Dearis Doll were the runners-up. B Ella was voted Miss Congeniality.
Contestants
(Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.)
Contestant progress
Lip syncs
The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
Guest judges
- Madame Mod, Thai drag queen
- Madeaw, stylist
- Pa-Tue, fashion designer
- Marsha Vadhanapanich, actress, model and singer
- Jai Sira, Thai drag queen
- Mae Baan Mee Nuad, Thai drag queen
- Prapakas Angsulin, fashion designer
- Cris Horwang, actress and model
- Ananda Everingham, actor
- Sinjai Plengpanich, actress, model and singer
- Pattriya Na Nakorn, author, socialite and Director at Gucci
- Metinee Kingpayom, actress, model and producer
- Polpat Asavaprapha, fashion designer
- Araya A. Hargate, actress, model and TV host
- , actress
- Pavarisa Chumvigrant, VP of Marketing "Line Mobile", DTAC TriNet Co., Ltd.
- Chom, Thai drag queen
- Ploy Chermarn, actress and model
- Utt Uttsada, actor and model
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 4
Episode 7
- , DJ
- Teerasak Promngoen, actor
Episode 7
- Amadiva, contestant on season one
- Dearis Doll, contestant on season one
- JAJA, contestant on season one
- Meannie Minaj, contestant on season one
- Morrigan, contestant on season one
- Petchra, contestant on season one
Episodes
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Reception
Season 1 of Drag Race Thailand was met with a successful rating in Thai television. It was later announced that the first season will premiere in the United States in May 2018. The first season also made stirs in the Asian LGBTQ community, the most prominent of which is a campaign to establish a RuPaul's Drag Race version as well in the Philippines and Taiwan, two of the most LGBTQ-accepting nations in all of Asia.
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