| RuPaul's Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
 Promotional poster for season seven | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Violet Chachki |
| Runners-up | |
| Miss Congeniality | Katya |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Logo TV |
| Original release | March 2 – June 1, 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race began airing on March 2, 2015.[1] RuPaul and Michelle Visage returned as judges, while the space previously occupied by Santino Rice was filled by new additions Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley.[1] Matthews and Kressley were only both present for the season premiere and took turns sharing judging responsibilities. Shawn Morales, a member of the Pit Crew since the third season and Simon Sherry-Wood, a member in the sixth season, did not appear this season and were replaced by Bryce Eilenberg. Like the previous two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, the season featured 14 contestants competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar", a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of 100,000 dollars. The season premiere debuted with a live and same-day viewership of 350,000, a 20% increase from the previous season. On March 20, 2015, it was announced that LogoTV had given the series an early renewal for an eighth season.[2]
The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "Sissy That Walk". Season 6 also featured "Sissy That Walk" as a runway song, making Season 7 the only season to reuse a runway song. The song played during the closing credits was "Fly Tonight", both songs from the album Born Naked.
The winner of the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Violet Chachki, with Ginger Minj and Pearl being the runners-up.
- ^ a b "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Adds New Judges, Will Premiere March 2". Huffington Post. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Renewed for Season 8 at Logo". Variety. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.