RuPaul's Drag Race The DESPY Awards (Season 7, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

RuPaul's Drag Race

The DESPY Awards (Season 7, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

In the mini challenge, the queens create paper versions of classic celebrity red carpet outfits. The two best are made team captains for the main challenge: write jokes take jabs at the other queens as presenters at a glitzy awards show.

Creators

RuPaul (created by) | Michelle Visage (created by)

Director

Nick Murray

Cinematographer

Michael Jacob Kerber (director of photography)

Editors

Jamie Martin | Michael Roha

Casting

Goloka Bolte (supervising casting director) (supervising casting producer) | Doron Ofir (original casting director) | Ethan Petersen (supervising casting director)

Production Designer

James McGowan

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 30, 2015

Release date

Mar 30, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 57 wins & 147 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
RuPaul Self - Host / Self - Judge Self - Host / Self - Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Michelle Visage Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Ross Mathews Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Isaac Mizrahi Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer	Small Time Crooks (2000)
Kathy Griffin Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Björk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Cher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Moonstruck (1987)
Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen Self - Contestant (as Miss Fame) Self - Contestant (as Miss Fame) See fewer	Hall American: Forbidden (2018)
Jason Dardo Self - Contestant (as Violet Chachki) Self - Contestant (as Violet Chachki) See fewer	Violet Chachki: Bettie (2015)
Kennedy Davenport Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Noah's Arc: The Movie (2025)
Mrs. Kasha Davis Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity (2008)
Frank Diaz Self - Contestant (as Kandy Ho') Self - Contestant (as Kandy Ho') See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Lady Gaga Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Matt James Self - Contestant (as Pearl) Self - Contestant (as Pearl) See fewer	Violet Chachki: Bettie (2015)
Lil' Kim Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	You Got Served (2004)
Jennifer Lopez Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Hustlers (2019)
Max Malanaphy Self - Contestant (as Max) Self - Contestant (as Max) See fewer	Agent Max
Ginger Minj Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Dumplin' (2018)
Christopher Williams Self - Contestant (as Jaidynn Diore Fierce) Self - Contestant (as Jaidynn Diore Fierce) See fewer	Sapphire
Katya Zamolodchikova Self - Contestant (as Katya) Self - Contestant (as Katya) See fewer	Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate (2018)