Rupaul's Drag Race Season 1

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 premiered on February 2, 2009 on Logo, as the first 9 queens competed to be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar.

The winner of the first season won a lifetime supply of MAC Cosmetics, was featured in an LA Eyeworks campaign, joined the Logo Drag Race tour, and won a cash prize of $20,000.

The winner of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Bebe Zahara Benet, with Nina Flowers placing as runner-up as well as winning the title of Miss Congeniality.

Future appearances

 * Nina Flowers, Shannel, and Tammie Brown all later competed on Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 1
 * Nina and Tammie tied for 9th/10th
 * Shannel tied for 3rd/4th with Season 2 contestant Jujubee.
 * Bebe Zahara Benet later competed on Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 and tied for 3rd/4th with Season 2 and Season 3 contestant Shangela Laquifa Wadley.
 * Everyone who competed in season 1 appeared in he finale of Season 10.
 * However Tammie Brown could not show up due to being on tour in Australia with Season 7 contestant and Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 winner Trixie Mattel.
 * Ongina later competed on Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 5 and placed 9th.

Trivia

 * Season 1 has the least number of contestants with 9.
 * Season 1 has the least number of individual main challenge winners with 4.