The first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, later referred to as RuPaul’s Drag Race: The Lost Season Ru-Vealed, premiered in the United States on February 2, 2009, on Logo.Nine contestants were selected to compete in the running of becoming “America’s Next Drag Superstar.” The first season was filmed during the summer of 2008.
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