It’s all come down to this — the penultimate episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 and the official start of the Fame Games. All season long we’ve watched this coterie of queens compete for one of two crowns. There’s a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame up for grabs, but for the first time ever, there’s also the title of Queen of the Fame Games.
Voting is open right now, but you might be curious about how and where to vote considering that this is a Drag Race first. Ahead we have a breakdown of everything you need to know to vote for your favorite queen(s).
To vote for your queen of choice, go to queenofthefamegames.votenow.tv. There you will login with either your email or Facebook account and cast a vote for the queen that you want to see take home the $60,000.
The voting period opened with the release of the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars on July 14 at 3 a.m. ET. Voting will remain open for this weekend only, and will close on July 17 at 2:59 a.m. ET. That means you have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to vote.
Per the fine print, “You may vote up to ten (10) times per log in method (Email or Facebook) during the Voting Period. Any vote attempts above ten (10) votes per log in method are invalid and will not be counted.“
(Almost) every eliminated queen is eligible for the Fame Games prize. The queens who you can vote for are:
The only queens that you cannot vote for are Heidi N Closet, who left the competition halfway through the season, and the top two finalists: Jimbo and Kandy Muse.
There is a twist to take into consideration before you cast one of your many votes. Thanks to winning the Fame Games talent show and tying in the following lip sync, both Jaymes Mansfield and LaLa Ri will have their vote totals increased, thus increasing their chances of winning the Fame Games crown/cash. Jaymes will have her votes doubled and LaLa Ri will have her final vote tally tripled.
Girl, you’ve read all this way and don’t know what the Fame Games are? Well Tamar — have you watched the show? No no no — it’s understandable if you’ve reached the end of All Stars 8 and are still wondering what’s up with the Fame Games. It’s a totally new twist and a completely new crown to be won, and most of the Fame Game action has unfolded in RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Untucked. If you skipped the after-show, then you were literally only seeing half the story.
The Fame Games portion of Untucked allowed for the eliminated queens to stomp the runway and show the looks that they had prepared for the challenges that they missed out on. This enabled all of the divas to show off everything they brought, and for fans to take all of it in consideration when they vote for the winner. And to make things easier for those who missed Untucked, the season finale of Untucked includes all of the Fame Games runway looks from the entire season all in one montage.
The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 and the Fame Games will both be crowned during next week’s grand finale. Got all that? Now, get to voting!
The finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars premieres on Friday, July 21 at 3 a.m. ET on Paramount+.