| RuPaul's Drag Race | |
|---|---|
| Season 16 | |
 Promotional poster for season sixteen | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 14 |
| Winner | Nymphia Wind |
| Runner-up | Sapphira Cristál |
| Miss Congeniality | |
| Companion show | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | January 5 – April 19, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000.
This season introduced a LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown competition for the eliminated queens that took place before the finale. Morphine Love Dion, who placed fifth in the main competition, won the smackdown and the title of Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.
The winner of season 16 was Nymphia Wind, the first ever East Asian winner, with Sapphira Cristál as the runner up and the series' first tied winner of Miss Congeniality, shared with Xunami Muse.