Oh, hey Trades of the Season!
Some seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race have several guys who are considered “trades of the season,” while others never really land on any particular guy to fit this role.
For old-school enthusiasts of ballroom culture and drag, the trade of the season meaning is a masculine-passing LGBTQ+ guy who has a certain edge, danger, or risk to how he looks. Over the years, though, this term has been reimagined to simply mean that a queer guy looks sexy and attractive. There is some debate between people who want to cling to the original meaning of the term, while others use it more liberally.
In the Drag Race franchise, the “trade of the season” label is typically assigned to the guy in the cast who looks the best according to the other queens in the room, or the fans, or a combination of both.
Scroll through to see sexy pictures from the most memorable “trades of the season” within the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise!
Kendall Gender (Drag Race Canda Season 2)
Instagram: @kendallgender
Charity Kase (Drag Race UK Season 3)
Instagram: @charitykase
Venus (Canada's Drag Race Season 4)
Instagram: @legallyvenus
Anubis (Drag Race UK Season 3)
Instagram: @anubisfinch
Verushka Levels (Drag Race Philippines Season 2)
Instagram: @veruschkalevels
Sminty Drop (Drag Race UK Season 4)
Instagram: @smintydrop
Lina Galore (Drag Race Italia Season 3)
Instagram: @lina.galore
Chanel Anorex (Drag Race España Season 3)
Instagram: @chanelanorex
A-Whora (Drag Race UK Season 2)
Instagram: @awhora
Instagram: @dragvulcano
Anetra (Season 15)
Instagram: @iamanetra
Naysha Lopez (Season 8 & All Stars 8)
Instagram: @nayshalopez
Pearl (Season 7)
Instagram: @pearliaison
Kween Kong (Drag Race Down Under season 2 & Global All Stars)
Instagram: @kweenkongofficial
Kameron Michaels (Season 10)
Instagram: @kameronmichaels
Miss Abby OMG (Drag Race Holland season 1)
Instagram: @missabbyomg
Joey Jay (Season 13)
Instagram: @joeyjayisgay
Mocha Diva (Drag Race Thailand season 2)
Instagram: @itsmochadiva
Yvie Oddly (Season 11 & All Stars 7)
Instagram: @oddlyyvie
Kaos (Canada’s Drag Race season 3)
Instagram: @thekaosofjesilo
Jade Sotomayor (Season 1)
Instagram: @jadesotomayor
Ella Vaday (Drag Race UK season 3)
Instagram: @ellavaday
Alyssa Hunter (Season 14)
Instagram: @thealyssahunter
Aura Mayari (Season 15)
Instagram: @auramayari
Milk (Season 6 & All Stars 3)
Instagram: @bigandmilky
Tayce (Drag Race UK Season 2)
Instagram: @itstayce
Denali (Season 13)
Instagram: @denalifoxx
Gala Varo (Drag Race México Season 1 & Global All Stars)
Instagram: @gala.varo
Rosé (Season 13)
Instagram: @omgheyrose
April Carrion (Season 6)
Instagram: @aprilcarrion
Tessa Testicle (Drag Race Germany season 1 & Global All Stars)
Instagram: @tessatesticle
Pythia (Canada’s Drag Race season 2 & Global All Stars)
Instagram: @pythia.queen
Melusine Sparkle (Drag Race Brasil season 1)
Instagram: @melusinesparkle
Dawn (Season 16)
Instagram: @upuntil.dawn
Denim (Canada’s Drag Race season 4)
Instagram: @denimjustdenim
Lady Camden (Season 14)
Instagram: @ladycamden
Jackie Cox (Season 12)
Instagram: @jackiecoxnyc
Loosey LaDuca (Season 15)
Instagram: @looseyladuca
Monét X Change (Season 10, All Stars 4 & All Stars 7)
Instagram: @monetxchange
Danny Beard (Drag Race UK season 5)
Instagram: @thedannybeard