There's a moment in Death Becomes Her where Madeline Ashton announces who the special sponsor of the day is. It changes every show—spectacularly improved and decided by actress Megan Hilty—in the middle of a wild and surprising twist.

Beginning on the show's fifth anniversary this Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, new cast members confirmed to slay the stage at Flamingo Las Vegas include the show's new host Ginger Minj, from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2 and 6;

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” will continue with Season 17, Episode 5 on Friday, January 31 (1/31/2025) at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. Cord cutters can sign up for Philo (free trial), FuboTV (free trial), and other streaming platforms listed below to stream the episode live.

RuPaul's Drag Race is airing the second episode of its 17th season on Friday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 is already taking a victory lap, after the premiere episode scored the series’ best ratings in years. According to live + three-day Nielsen data, the episode scored a 0.