The second and final season of Drag Race Holland premiered on 6 August[1] and concluded on 24 September 2021. The competition is broadcast on Videoland in the Netherlands and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The competition sees ten Dutch drag queens compete for the title of the next Dutch Drag Superstar, a cash prize of €15,000, a crown and scepter by Fierce Drag Jewels, and a stage on the 2022 edition of the Dutch Milkshake festival.[2]
| Drag Race Holland | |
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| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster for season 2 | |
| Hosted by | Fred van Leer |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Vanessa Van Cartier |
| Runner-up | My Little Puny |
| Miss Congeniality | Tabitha |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Videoland (Netherlands) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 6 August – 24 September 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The cast was officially announced via social media on 27 July 2021.[3]
The winner of the second season was Vanessa Van Cartier, with My Little Puny ending as runner-up.
Contestants edit
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Van Cartier | 41 | Rotterdam, South Holland | Winner |
| My Little Puny | 38 | Amsterdam, North Holland | Runner-up |
| Vivaldi | 22 | Enschede, Overijssel | 3rd place |
| Keta Minaj | 40 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 4th place |
| Tabitha | 46 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 5th place[a] |
| The Countess | 21 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 6th place |
| Ivy-Elyse[b] | 35 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 7th place |
| Love Masisi | 43 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 8th place |
| Reggy B[c] | 25 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 9th place |
| Juicy Kutoure | 24 | Amsterdam, North Holland | 10th place |
Notes:
Contestant progress edit
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Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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| 1[4] | 2[5] | 3[6] | 4[7] | 5[8] | 6[9] | 7[10] | 8[11] | |
| Vanessa Van Cartier | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | Winner |
| My Little Puny | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | WIN | Runner-up |
| Vivaldi | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | Eliminated |
| Keta Minaj | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest |
| Tabitha | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Miss C | |
| The Countess | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Ivy-Elyse | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Love Masisi | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Reggy B | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Juicy Kutoure | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Lip syncs edit
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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| 1[4] | Juicy Kutoure | vs. | Reggy B | "Physical" (Dua Lipa) |
Juicy Kutoure |
| 2[5] | Ivy-Elyse | vs. | Reggy B | "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston) |
Reggy B |
| 3[6] | Ivy-Elyse | vs. | Love Masisi | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Celine Dion) |
Love Masisi |
| 4[7] | Ivy-Elyse | vs. | The Countess | "Free Your Mind" (En Vogue) |
Ivy-Elyse |
| 5[8] | My Little Puny vs. Tabitha vs. The Countess | "Call Me Mother" (RuPaul) |
The Countess | ||
| 6[9] | Tabitha | vs. | Vivaldi | "Lekker met de meiden" (Merel Baldé) |
Tabitha |
| 7[10] | Keta Minaj | vs. | Vivaldi | "Don't Stop Me Now" (Queen) |
Keta Minaj |
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
| 8[11] | My Little Puny | vs. | Vanessa Van Cartier | "This Is My Life" (Shirley Bassey) |
Vanessa Van Cartier |
Guest judges edit
On 4 August 2021, Marieke Samallo was confirmed to be Nikkie Plessen's replacement as main judge.[12] Carlo Boszhard and Raven van Dorst were confirmed to be rotating judges.[13][14]
Listed in chronological order:[15]
- Elise Schaap, actress and singer
- Soundos El Ahmadi, actress and stand-up comedian
- Buddy Vedder, actor and presenter
- Freek Bartels, singer, actor and presenter
- Alex Klaasen, comedian, singer and actor
- Merol, singer and actress
- Tina de Bruin, actress
- Glennis Grace, singer
- Envy Peru, winner on the first season of Drag Race Holland
Special guests edit
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.[16]
Episode 1
- ChelseaBoy, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Envy Peru, winner on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Janey Jacké, runner-up on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Madame Madness, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Ma'Ma Queen, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Megan Schoonbrood, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Miss Abby OMG, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Patty Pam-Pam, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Roem, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
- Sederginne, contestant on the first season of Drag Race Holland
Episode 3
- Elise Schaap, actress and singer
Episode 4
- Dusty Gersanowitz, drag queen
- Gerald van Windt, choreographer
- Damian Overduyn, assistant choreographer
Episode 5
- Dolf Pasker and Gert Kasteel, first legally recognized same-sex married couple worldwide
Episode 6
- Catherine Keyl, presenter
Episode 7
- Ferry Doedens, actor
Episode 8
- Famke Louise, YouTuber and singer
- Josephine Kay, Cosmopolitan editor
- Ma'Ma Queen, Miss Congenialty of season 1
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 9 | 1 | "Who's That Queen?" | 6 August 2021 | |
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Ten new queens enter the workroom.. For this week's maxi challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is Nightlife Extravaganza. Keta Minaj, My Little Puny, Vanessa Van Cartier and Vivaldi receive positive critiques, with Keta Minaj winning the challenge. Ivy-Elyse, Juice Kutoure and Reggy B receive negative critiques, with Ivy-Elyse being safe. Juicy Kutoure and Reggy B lip-sync to "Physical" by Dua Lipa. Reggy B wins the lip-sync and Juicy Kutoure is the first queen to sashay away.
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| 10 | 2 | "Ooh, I Got Sunburned!" | 13 August 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will do a photoshoot on a bicycle. The Countess wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create a couture outfit made from camping materials. On the runway, category is Glamping Couture. Love Masisi, The Countess and Vivaldi receive positive critiques, with The Countess winning the challenge. Ivy-Elyse, Reggy B and Tabitha receive negative critiques, with Tabitha being safe. Ivy-Elyse and Reggy B lip-sync to "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston. Ivy-Elyse wins the lip-sync and Reggy B sashays away.
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| 11 | 3 | "Icons Only (Snatch Game)" | 20 August 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play Hakken In Heels. Ivy-Elyse wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. Carlo Boszhard and Elise Schaap star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Monster Ball. Keta Minaj, My Little Puny and Vivaldi receive positive critiques, with Keta Minaj and Vivaldi both winning the challenge. Ivy-Elyse, Love Masisi and Tabitha receive negative critiques, with Tabitha being safe. Ivy-Elyse and Love Masisi lip-sync to "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion. Ivy-Elyse wins the lip-sync and Love Masisi sashays away.
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| 12 | 4 | "Cinderella in Mokum" | 27 August 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will read each other to filth. My Little Puny wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will perform in Cinderulla: The Musical:
On the runway, category is Statements on the Runway. Keta Minaj, My Little Puny and Tabitha receive positive critiques, with My Little Puny winning the challenge. Ivy-Elyse, The Countess and Vanessa Van Cartier receive negative critiques, with Vanessa Van Cartier being safe. Ivy-Elyse and The Countess lip-sync to "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue. The Countess wins the lip-sync and Ivy-Elyse sashays away.
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| 13 | 5 | "Dearly Beloved (Family Resemblance)" | 3 September 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will makeover a family member, partner or friend. On the runway, category is Roots. Keta Minaj, Vanessa Van Cartier and Vivaldi receive positive critiques, with Vanessa Van Cartier winning the challenge. My Little Puny, Tabitha and The Countess receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom three. They lip-sync to "Call Me Mother" by RuPaul. My Little Puny and Tabitha win the lip-sync and The Countess sashays away.
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| 14 | 6 | "Spill the Coffee" | 10 September 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play a game of emoji memory. My Little Puny wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will overact in the daytime television show "Koffie Meid". On the runway, category is Opposites Attract. Keta Minaj and My Little Puny receive positive critiques, with Keta Minaj winning the challenge. Tabitha, Vanessa Van Cartier and Vivaldi receive negative critiques, with Vanessa Van Cartier being safe. Tabitha and Vivaldi lip-sync to "Lekker met de meiden" by Merol. Vivaldi wins the lip-sync and Tabitha sashays away.
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| 15 | 7 | "Whodunnit" | 17 September 2021 | |
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For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will impersonate a castmate in the Miss Match pageant. Vanessa Van Cartier wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will act in the murder mystery "De Moord op de Hak" (When the Heel Kills).
On the runway, category is Double Dutch. My Little Puny wins the challenge. Keta Minaj and Vivaldi receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. Vivaldi wins the lip-sync and Keta Minaj sashays away.
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| 16 | 8 | "Finale" | 24 September 2021 | |
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For the final challenge of the season, the queens will write their own verse to and perform Famke Louise's song "Vieren". On the runway, the eliminated queens and the finalists present their Best Drag. It is announced that Tabitha is this season's Miss Congeniality. Vivaldi is eliminated, leaving My Little Puny and Vanessa Van Cartier as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "This Is My Life" by Shirley Bassey. It is announced that Vanessa Van Cartier is the winner, leaving My Little Puny as the runner-up.
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References edit
- ^ Cook, Michael (10 July 2021). "Dutch Realness Returns! 'Drag Race Holland' Arrives For Season Two". Instinct. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Shantay you stay: dit zijn de 10 queens van Drag Race Holland 2". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Category is… Club Glamazon Meet your queens of #DragRaceHolland S2!". Twitter. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Who's That Queen?". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 1. 6 August 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Ooh, I Got Sunburned!". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 2. 13 August 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 3. 20 August 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "CindeRulla: The Rusical". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 4. 27 August 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Dearly Beloved". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 5. 3 September 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Spill the Coffee". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 6. 10 September 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Whodunnit". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 7. 17 September 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Grand Finale". Drag Race Holland. Season 2. Episode 8. 24 September 2021. Videoland / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "Meet @mariekesamallo, @milkshakefestival creator/director and a permanent judge on the second season of #DragRaceHolland!". Instagram. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet @carloboszhard, iconic Dutch TV presenter and a rotating judge on the second season of #DragRaceHolland!". Instagram. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Meet @ravenvandorst, legendary Dutch musician, actor, and a rotating judge on the second season of #DragRaceHolland!". Instagram. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Nikki (4 August 2021). "Meet the 'Drag Race Holland' Season 2 Judging Panel". World Of Wonder. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Our glamazons are about to BRING IT Get into this extended sneak peek at the Season 2 premiere of @dragraceholland!". Instagram. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.