Drag Race Philippines

Drag Race Philippines is a Philippine reality competition television series, an adaptation based on the American television franchise RuPaul's Drag Race. It documents contestants participating different challenges, at the invitation of drag performer Paolo Ballesteros, every week to compete and be inducted as the Philippines' Next Drag Superstar.

In every episode, it employs a panel of judges with Ballesteros and KaladKaren, with alternative judges such as BJ Pascual, Jon Santos, and Rajo Laurel, alongside a celebrity guest judge. Jiggly Caliente also judged for three consecutive seasons, but announced in a statement, she will not return due to extensive recovery from a severe infection; she died on April 27, 2025. As of 2024, Precious Paula Nicole, Captivating Katkat, and Maxie were crowned as winners of the series.

The series is the tenth international adaptation from the Drag Race franchise. It is co-produced by Fullhouse Asia and World of Wonder, and first premiered for streaming services HBO Go and WOW Presents Plus on August 17, 2022. A spin-off from the series was made, subtitled Slaysian Royale, which brought several contestants from other franchises returning to compete in the Philippines.

American drag queen RuPaul Charles first announced the Philippine adaptation, and is credited as an executive producer alongside Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, and Tom Campbell. Casting soon opened from production company World of Wonder, alongside their partnership with Fullhouse Asia, on August 16, 2021.

Entertainment Weekly reportedly that entertainer Jiggly Caliente will show up as a permanent judge on May 14, 2022; she previously competed in RuPaul's Drag Race (2012) and All Stars (2021). A short trailer showcased the workroom and mainstage, with a silhouette of the host, and revealed it will have a companion series. A month later, it was confirmed that actor and comedian Paolo Ballesteros was given the opportunity to host Drag Race Philippines on July 13.

This soon unveiled another judge, whom is television personality KaladKaren; this marked the first franchise to have two transgender women appear in the panel of judges. Before the franchise aired, photographer BJ Pascual, fashion designer Rajo Laurel and actor and comedian Jon Santos were announced as the alternating judges on August 11. Actor and singer Ice Seguerra revealed and made his television directorial debut on August 20.

Before the first season ended, Laurel teased about the renewal for the series on October 6, 2022, but its streaming services denied this comment and was not in production. It was shortly renewed the same month with casting opened until December 1. Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific soon announced that Discovery+ would be discontinued in the Philippines on April 27, 2023, this left the national broadcasting exclusivity to video-on demand service HBO Go.

A family statement revealed that Jiggly Caliente would not return as a judge, due to her right leg having been surgically amputated from a severe infection on April 24, 2025. Three days later, she died in a hospital at age 44. An in memoriam segment was shown in the spin-off premiere episode with Ballesteros later dedicating the season to her.