There are currently 40 queens surpassing 1 million followers, 7 of them surpassing 2 million followers and 1 surpassing 3 million followers.
12 Million Club
Pabllo Vittar
4 Million Club
RuPaul
3 Million Club
Trixie Mattel
2 Million Club
Bianca Del Rio
Katya
Paolo Ballesteros
Adore Delano
Plastique Tiara
Violet Chachki
Rani Ko-HE-Nur
1 Million Club
Kim Chi
Alyssa Edwards
Alaska
Sasha Velour
Aquaria
Bob The Drag Queen
Naomi Smalls
Jinkx Monsoon
Shangela
Shea Couleé
Manila Luzon
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Valentina
Gottmik
Gigi Goode
Trinity The Tuck
Courtney Act
Brooke Lynn Hytes
Raja
Yvie Oddly
Monét X Change
Symone
Detox
Jujubee
Fred van Leer
Miz Cracker
Miss Fame
BenDeLaCreme
Willam
Botota Fox
Latrice Royale
Pearl
Sharon Needles
Soon to be Inducted (900,000+)
Crystal Methyd
Kameron Michaels
Bimini Bon-Boulash
Jaida Essence Hall
Milestones Tracking
| 40th | April 26, 2022 | |
| 39th | February 2022 | |
| 38th | November 10, 2021 | |
| 37th | July 11, 2021 | |
| 36th | April 25, 2021 | |
| 35th | December 29, 2020 | |
| 34th | August 22, 2020 | |
| 33rd | August 16, 2020 | |
| 32nd | July 27, 2020 | |
| 31st | July 3, 2020 | |
| 30th | June 14, 2020 | |
| 29th | May 22, 2020 | |
| 28th | March 19, 2020 | |
| 27th | November 2, 2019 | |
| 26th | September 30, 2019 | |
| 25th | July 5, 2019 | |
| 24th | June 20, 2019 | |
| 23rd | June 19, 2019 | |
| 22nd | May 25, 2019 | |
| 21st | May 15, 2019 | |
| 20th | April 30, 2019 | |
| 19th | April 20, 2019 | |
| 18th | April 18, 2019 | |
| 17th | Febrary 11, 2019 | |
| 16th | January 27, 2019 | |
| 15th | December 18, 2018 | |
| 14th | December 7, 2018 | |
| 13th | November 21, 2018 | |
| 12th | November 8, 2018 | |
| 11th | July 28, 2018 | |
| 10th | April 17, 2018 | |
| 9th | ||
| 8th | March 10, 2018 | |
| 7th | April 9, 2018 | |
| 6th | November 6, 2017 | |
| 5th | October 23, 2017 | |
| 4th | September 2, 2017 | |
| 3rd | June 30, 2017 | |
| 2nd | June 12, 2017 | |
| 1st | February 20, 2017 |
| 1st | August 4th, 2022 |
Queens' Followers by Season
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BeBe Zahara Benet | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Shangela | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shangela | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Willam | |
| AS1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Manila Luzon | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Alyssa Edwards | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Bianca Del Rio | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Trixie Mattel | |
| TSDR1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Botota Fox | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Kim Chi | |
| AS2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Katya | |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Sasha Velour | |
| TSDR2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gia Gunn | |
| AS3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Trixie Mattel | |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Aquaria | |
| DRT1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dearis Doll | |
| AS4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Naomi Smalls | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Plastique Tiara | |
| DRT2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Angele Anang | |
| UK1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The Vivienne | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Gigi Goode | |
| AS5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Shea Couleé | |
| CDR1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Priyanka | |
| DRH1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Envy Peru | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Gottmik | |
| UK2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bimini Bon-Boulash | |
| DRDU1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Art Simone | |
| DRES1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carmen Farala | |
| AS6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kylie Sonique Love | |
| DRH2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanessa Van Cartier | |
| UK3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ella Vaday | |
| CDR2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pythia | |
| DRI1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Elecktra Bionic | |
| QOTU1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Rani Ko-HE-Nur | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Willow Pill | |
| UKvsTW 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jujubee | |
| DRES2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharonne | |
| AS7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jinkx Monsoon | |
| DRF1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | La Grande Dame | |
| CDR3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miss Fiercalicious | |
| DRDU2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yuri Guaii | |
| DRP1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minty Fresh | |
| UK4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cheddar Gorgeous | |
| DRI2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nehellenia | |
| CAvsTW 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Silky Nutmeg Ganache |
Trivia
- BeBe Zahara Benet, Tyra Sanchez, Chad Michaels,
Jaida Essence Hall, Kylie Sonique Love and Willow Pill are the only winners to not yet have 1 million followers or more on Instagram.
- All international winners (Luz Violeta, Miss Leona, Natalia Pliacam, Angele Anang, The Vivienne, Priyanka, Envy Peru, Lawrence Chaney, Kita Mean, Carmen Farala, Vanessa Van Cartier, Krystal Versace, Icesis Couture, Elecktra Bionic, Blu Hydrangea, Sharonne, Paloma, Gisèle Lullaby, Spankie Jackzon and Precious Paula Nicole) do not yet have 1 million followers or more on Instagram.
- Nicky Doll, Art Arya, Pangina Heals, Supremme de Luxe, Priscilla, Rita Baga and Robert Fux are the only hosts to not yet have 1 million followers or more on Instagram.
- Season 6, Season 8, All Stars 2, All Stars 4, All Stars 5 and All Stars 7 are the only seasons where all the queens in the Top 3 have 1 million followers or more on Instagram.
- Season 6 is the only season where the winner (Bianca Del Rio) and a runner-up (Adore Delano) have 2 million followers or more on Instagram.
- The three queens from Season 3, Manila Luzon, Raja, and Shangela to reach 1 million followers on Instagram have all returned for All Stars.
- Statistically, All Stars 2 is the most popular seasons on Instagram having 50% of the cast with 1 million followers or more and 20% of the cast with 2 million followers or more.
- Even though for a long time it was Adore
Delano, then it became Bianca Del Rio, but the most followed queen is now Trixie Mattel.
- Bianca was the first queen to hit 2 million followers on July 24, 2019 making her the first winner to do so.
- Bob The Drag Queen is the first African American queen to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.
- Kim Chi is the first Asian American queen to reach 1 million followers on Instagram.
- Season 10 is the only season where the first eliminated queen, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and the winner, Aquaria both have 1 million followers on Instagram.
- Plastique Tiara and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo are the only queens to reach 1 million followers while their original season (Season 11) was still airing.
- Naomi Smalls is the first queen to go into a season (All Stars 4) with 1 million followers before the first episode.
- Miz Cracker is the second queen to go into a season
(All Stars 5) with 1 million followers before the Meet the Queens.
- Then followed by Jinkx Monsoon, Shea Couleé, Trinity the Tuck, Yvie Oddly and Monét X Change who all had over 1 million followers when the cast was announced (All Stars 7). Raja then reached 1 million followers shortly after the cast was announced.
- Miz Cracker is the second queen to go into a season
(All Stars 5) with 1 million followers before the Meet the Queens.
- Miss Fame and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo are the only queens with 1 million followers or more on Instagram who have never won a challenge.
- Farrah Moan used to be in the 1 Million Club (and reached a peak of 1.02M followers), but she started losing followers in 2020.
- Willam is the first and for now the only disqualified queen from drag race franchise to reach 1 million followers
- Stephanie Fox from The Switch 1 is the most followed queen of the International versions of Drag Race with 1M followers.
- Trixie Mattel is the first queen to reach 3 million followers on August 4th, 2022 making her the first winner to do so.
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Who is the drag queen with the most followers?
10 Most Followed Social Media Queens in the World.
Pabllo Vittar – 12.7m. Instagram: @pabllovittar..
Gloria Groove – 4.6m. Instagram: @gloriagroove. ... .
RuPaul – 4.3m. Instagram: @rupaulofficial. ... .
Trixie Mattel – 3m. Instagram: @trixiemattel. ... .
Bianca Del Rio – 2.5m. ... .
Katya – 2.5m. ... .
Paolo Ballesteros – 2.4m. ... .
Adore Delano – 2.1m. ... .
Who is the most famous RuPaul drag queen?
Bianca Del Rio - 2.5M
She was a ruthless competitor just by being herself and fans quickly latched on, now ranking her as RuPaul's Drag Race's best winner.
Why is Trixie Mattel so popular?
Mattel first gained widespread attention as a competitor in Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race, in 2015. She was first eliminated in episode four and later reentered the competition in episode eight by winning the "Conjoined Twins" challenge with Pearl Liaison.
How many followers does Plastique Tiara have?
Plastique mixes Asian culture and beauty into her drag which gives her new youthful energy. Stunningly pretty, her popular Instagram page, with over 1 million followers, has even had her photos reposted by Tyra Banks.