The competition was broadcast on VH1 in the United States and saw 13 new queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar".

[4] The winner of the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Jaida Essence Hall, with Crystal Methyd and Gigi Goode being the runners-up, and Heidi N Closet being Miss Congeniality.

The Halloween variety show Bring Back My Ghouls, hosted by Jaida Essence Hall and featuring season 12 contestants, was broadcast on WOWPresents on October 30, 2020.

Legend: Listed in chronological order:[22] Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Brita, Gigi Goode, Jackie Cox and Widow Von'Du receive positive critiques.

It is then announced that Gigi Goode and Widow Von'Du are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win.

Aiden Zhane, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan and Sherry Pie receive positive critiques.

It is then announced that Jaida Essence Hall and Sherry Pie are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win.

For this week's main challenge, the queens will team up and improvise in the talent competition "World's Worst".

Dahlia Sin and Nicky Doll lip-sync to "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea.

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will pair up and create a box of FabFitFun products for another duo, then gift it to them with shade.

For the final challenge of the season, the queens will perform a medley of songs from RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

It is announced that Jaida Essence Hall is the winner, leaving Crystal Methyd and Gigi Goode as the runners-up.

On March 4, 2020, Ben Shimkus, a 25-year-old actor, posted an update to Facebook detailing his experiences with the contestant Sherry Pie, whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli, and accusing him of catfishing when the two studied together in the musical theater program at SUNY Cortland.

[27] Shimkus' post alleged that Gugliemelli deceived him using a fake identity of "Allison Mossey" to make promises of a musical career on Broadway.

[28] Shimkus also claimed that Gugliemelli coerced him into sending sexually suggestive fetish videos as part of the audition process.

[28] In these videos, Shimkus was asked to play the character of Jeff, a steroid-dependent individual obsessed with growing muscle and gaining physical strength.

[28] In the script provided by Gugliemelli, Shimkus explained, the character of Jeff was supposed to appear ostensibly pleased with his body odor that resulted from taking steroids.

[28] In an article with BuzzFeed News published on March 5, 2020, four other men came forward with similar allegations of Gugliemelli posing as Mossey and leading them to believe that recording sexually daring audition videos would increase their chances of being noticed by casting directors.

[29] Another former classmate at SUNY Cortland alleged that Gugliemelli similarly deceived him to film various provocative scenes wearing revealing clothing as part of his audition for a musical production of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he was told was affiliated with the director Tim Burton.

[30][28] As of March 6, 2020, a total of seven victims of Gugliemelli's alleged misconduct have come forward, including Season 12 contestant Jackie Cox.

[31] Gugliemelli posted an apology on his Facebook page, staying that he was sorry for "[causing] such trauma and pain" and that he had been "seeking help and receiving treatment since coming back to NYC".

[28] After both episodes 3 and 5, wherein Sherry Pie won the challenge and received $5,000 cash tips, World of Wonder donated $5,000 to The Trevor Project.

Viewers could submit requests and send tips via Cash App, PayPal, or Venmo, which were split evenly between the performers.

[34][35] Participants lip-synced to the songs "Bring Back My Ghouls" and "I'm That Witch" and wore Halloween-inspired costumes.

Gigi Goode appeared as Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds, Rock M. Sakura dressed as a squid, and Widow Von'Du dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West, a fictional character in L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and subsequent adaptations.

Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall spoke with fellow contestants about their Halloween plans.