Engines ready, the cast for RuPaul's new series is out

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The line-up for the latest series of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars has been confirmed.

Season three will feature queens from the past nine seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.

They'll be battling it out on the runway to secure a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

The new series isn't expected on our screens until 2018 but RuPaul revealed which stars will appear in the show in a two-hour TV special.

Trixie Mattel

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Trixie Mattel appeared in season seven and was eliminated in the fourth episode. The elaborately made-up Trixie released a country music album earlier this year called Two Birds.

Thorgy Thor

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A brilliant violinist, Thorgy Thor originally appeared in Season eight and came sixth. She was kicked out after losing the lip-sync battle to...

Chi Chi DeVayne

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This queen was a high performer coming fourth. Chi Chi and Thorgy performed And I Am Telling You in one of the most iconic RuPaul lip-sync battles ever.

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Morgan McMichaels

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Morgan McMichaels is one of the earliest competitors in RuPaul's Drag Race appearing in season two back in 2010. Originally from LA, the Scottish Scandal has starred in videos for Rihanna's S&M and Lady Gaga's Applause.

Shangela

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She goes by the name Shangela Laquifa Wadley and is the only queen in this series to have appeared in two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was originally the first to be eliminated in season two. But the comeback queen returned in season three popping out of a box and ending in the top five that year.

Milk

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Finishing ninth in season six, Milk's leaving message was ""It's Milkin' time! Love you girls! Big + scary forever (drawing of cow udders)".

Kennedy Davenport

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Another season seven export, Kennedy came seventh. Known for her wonderful dancing, she has won a number of drag queen beauty pageants in the past.

BenDeLaCreme

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BenDeLaCreme was in season six and came fifth. She was the first person that year to win two challenges but was knocked out of the lip-sync challenge by Darinne Lake.

Aja

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Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Aja appeared in season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing ninth. She now has a shot to become an drag queen icon.

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