The objective of that series is to crown "America's Next Drag Superstar" who possesses the traits of "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent".

[5][6] RuPaul revealed that the show's intent was to find a winner possessing the traits of "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent".

[8] In March 2012, it was announced that an "all-stars" spin-off from the original show was set to premiere in late 2012 through Logo (which later moved to VH1, then onto Paramount+).

[13] The service provides access to its exclusive library of the Drag Race franchise, and web series from WOWPresents' YouTube channel.

The show was named as Drag Race Thailand with its judges and co-hosts: Art Arya and Pangina Heals.

[22] In December 2021, a press release by the BBC announced an upcoming "international all-stars" series involving the British adaptation.

[26] The first season of Drag Race España premiered through Atresplayer, which marks the seventh international adaptation of the American reality competition series.

[32] In early 2022, it announced that Paolo Ballesteros would serve as the host,[33] alongside Jiggly Caliente and KaladKaren as permanent judges of the series.

In February 2021, after three seasons of airing the "all-stars" spin-off of the United States in VH1, Paramount Global decided to move the series to Paramount+.

[34] In August 2022, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race announced three casting calls on social media, taking place in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico.

[40] The third season is set to premiere on October 13, with former judge Tommaso Zorzi being replaced by Paola Iezzi and Paolo Camilli.

[41][42] In November 2022, Entertainment Weekly reported that production companies World of Wonder and O4 Media partnered to develop more adaptations of the Drag Race franchise.

At RuPaul's DragCon NYC, it was announced that a Las Vegas residency was set to play on January 26, 2020, starring its Drag Race alumni.

[47] On July 26, 2020, a six-part documentary series called: RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue, was announced and premiered on August 21, 2020.