This list was originally published on April 18, 2024. It has been updated to include new Rusicals, including Canada vs. the World’s latest entry, Snatch Game: The Rusical.
For a long time in the Drag Race canon, Snatch Game was the staple of the franchise, the one challenge every fan anticipated with each new season. But the Rusical — a portmanteau of RuPaul and musical — has slowly but surely equaled it as the challenge people get most excited about. There’s a good reason for that: Rusicals highlight what every queen loves to do — perform onstage.
While some queens have no experience with celebrity impersonation, they all know how to turn it out onstage (or at least they should). Whether lip-synced or sung live, Rusicals have an exciting unpredictability. Predicting what the Rusical will be about ahead of time is a fool’s errand, as past subjects have covered pop stars to politicians and everything in between.
Rusicals also play a vital role in the overall narrative of a Drag Race season. The Rusical winner is often seen as a front-runner but with a twist: No Rusical winner in a U.S.
season has ever gone on to win the crown, but in all but a few occasions, they’ve reached the finals. The same is not the case in international seasons, where numerous winners have snatched the Rusical win on their way to glory. Now, let the Rusic play as we rank every Rusical performance across the Drag Race franchise! 42.
Winners: Marina Summers and Tia Kofi Most Gagworthy Moment.