The series is broadcast on MTV and Paramount+ in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Drag Race Germany is the fifteenth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, and Brazilian versions.

[2][3] Taç Romey, the spokesperson for Phantomfilm at the time, announced that there would be little changes to the format, other than it having greater focus on comedy to adapt to the country's market, and that the show was going to air on a mainstream network, although the company was still negotiating with various channels for the broadcast.

[1] Ultimately, the company's licensing rights expired, which lead to a second attempt of producing Drag Race in Germany.

In 2019, RedSeven Entertainment has opened casting for a reality competition focused about drag queens.

[4] Bambi Mercury, one of the contestants on the show, later revealed in a podcast that the series was supposed to be a German adaptation of Drag Race franchise.

However, after RedSeven failed to get licensing rights, the production company was forced to change the format of the show.

[6] The casting calls were for new potential Drag Race adaptations in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico.

[9] In December, it was confirmed that the new editions of the Drag Race franchise will premiere "on MTV/Paramount+ in their respective territories.

"[10] Barbie Breakout and Gianni Jovanovic were confirmed as hosts and head judges in August 2023.

[11] A third judge, American fashion designer Dianne Brill was confirmed the next day, as well as the premiere date, which was set for September 5.

[13] The winner of the first season of Drag Race Germany, is Pandora Nox from Vienna, Austria.

Tessa Testicle and Victoria Shakespears lip-sync to "Lieben wir [de]" by Shirin David.

For the main challenge, the queens team up and film a commercial selling an "impossible product".

Pandora Nox and Tessa Testicle lip-sync to "Atemlos durch die Nacht" by Helene Fischer.

Loreley Rivers, Nikita Vegaz and Victoria Shakespears receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom three.

Loreley Rivers and Victoria Shakespears lip-sync to "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Hex Hector Dance Mix)" by Deborah Cox.

Kelly Heelton, Metamorkid, Pandora Nox and Yvonne Nightstand receive positive critiques.

Discussions include: Pandora Nox being the third cis woman to compete on Drag Race, Barbie Q being the first queen from Bolivia, Tessa Testicle's elimination, Victoria Shakespears' lip-syncs, Metamorkid and Yvonne Nightstand's showmance, and the eliminated queens showoff some of their unaired runways.

For the final challenge of the season, the queens perform a lip-syncing dance number to RuPaul's song "Call Me Mother".

It is announced that Pandora Nox is the winner, leaving Metamorkid and Yvonne Nightstand as the runners-up.