"Wiping the points you've earned": RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars judges reveal the rules for the Tournament of All Stars semi-final

For the upcoming RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Tournament of All Stars semi-final, judges revealed the rules. A "First Lewk" shared on July 2, 2025, featured the judges and the participants from all the brackets.

The promo featured judges, including RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Ross Mathews. Moving to the semifinal, RuPaul shared the rules, including how semifinalists' points from the preliminary round will be "wiped."

The reason was that each of the semi-finalists could start with a leveled playing field on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

"Welcome back, semifinalists, and congratulations for making it one step closer to the grand prize of $200,000. Give yourselves a hand. Starting today, and for the next two weeks, semifinal rules are in full effect. To start, we are wiping the points you have earned in the preliminary round. So, everyone starts the semifinals on a level playing field," said RuPaul.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Judges reveal the rules and challenge for the upcoming Tournament of All Stars semi-final

​The latest sneak peek featured the judges along with nine semifinalists. Fans must remember how the Tournament of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars started with 18 queens.

Recalling the competition and how it all started, one of the main judges, RuPaul, stated:

"This season on Tournament of All Stars, 18 queens competed in three brackets. And tonight, the top nine All Stars face off in the semifinals as they continue their quest for a coveted spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame," revealed RuPaul.

Judges mentioned the queens were on "fire" for the upcoming semifinal challenge. RuPaul congratulated the nine finalist queens and reminded them of the grand prize. He then revealed that the rules for the semi-final were in place. It would start with "leveling" the playing field.

He mentioned that before starting the semi-final on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, each of the finalists' points from the preliminary round will be "wiped off."

Here is the latest points breakdown of the nine finalists for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars:

• Orange: Irene (7 Points), Bosco (6 Points), and Aja (5 Points)
• Pink: Jorgeous (7.5 Points), Lydia B Kollins (7 Points), Mistress Isabelle Brooks (4.5 Points)
• Purple: Ginger Minj (8 Points), Daya Betty (6 Points), Cynthia Lee Fontaine (5 Points)

Sharing more about the rules, RuPaul mentioned that he will choose one of them as "All Star of the week." The chosen queen will receive a cash prize. Additionally, he will also select two "bottom queens." They will be competing against each other in a lip sync battle.

"Moving forward, I will name one top All Star of the week, who will receive a cash prize of $10,000. And the two bottom queens will lip sync for their lives. Then will ask one of you to stay and one of you to send away," said RuPaul.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' judge Michelle Visage added that to survive the week, they will either "live" by a snatch or "die" by the snatch.

Lastly, RuPaul revealed the mission for the latest challenge.

"Your mission is simple. Impersonate a celebrity. Make me laugh. And last but not least, make me laugh."

Michelle mentioned how she could not wait to see how it would turn out for each of the semifinalists.

Stay tuned for more updates.