Pit Crew members of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race included Kenyon Glover, Keon Hunt, and Preston Taylor.[1] Max "The Body" Philisaire participated during the second season.[1]
Television host and men's lifestyle expert Jason J. Carter joined for seasons 3–10.[1][7] Shawn Morales was a member for seasons 3–6.[1][8] According to Morales, he and Carter got the job through their being go-go dancers in gay clubs; a friend "knew someone in the casting department" and secured an audition.[9]
Ronnie Kroell was a Pit Crew member for the fifth season.[10][11] Miles Dis Moody, an actor and model, was a member for seasons 6–8.[1][12][13] Simon Sherry-Wood was a member for the sixth season, and previously starred on The Real World: Paris (2003).[1][14] Bryce Eilenberg, a straight ally, was a member since season 7.[1][7][15] Jared North and Yadier Despaigne joined the crew for season 9.[1] Laith Ashley appeared as the Pit Crew's first openly trans man during the series' tenth season.[6][16][17] Bruno Alcantara joined the crew for the eleventh season (2019),[18] and Calixto Quan was a member during the fifteenth season.[19]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012–present) editWilson Lai was a member during the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20][21][22]
Drag Race Thailand (2018–present) editDrag Race Thailand started in 2018 with an eight-member crew branded as the Scruff Pit Crew, after the queer men's dating mobile app.[23] Up to three members appeared in each episode.[23] Members include Nikkai, cosplay enthusiast Nut, and Pae.[23]
RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019–present) editThe Brit Crew members were announced a few weeks prior to RuPaul's Drag Race UK premiering in October 2019.[3][24] The casting requirements included that they were at least six feet tall, attractive, “athletic and toned physique”, no tattoos, aged 18-35, and comfortable in just underwear.[24] The series debuted with five members, and two more were added after the first episode.[25] Season 1 members include:
AJ Bediako, an actor, model, and gamer.[26][3] Archie Ahern, a lawyer in the music industry.[3][27][28] Ashraf “Raf” Ejjbair, a multi-sensory artist, go-go dancer, and event host.[3][26][25] Matt Lister, a multi-medal winning slalom canoeist, model, and fitness writer, he is openly gay, an LGBTQ ambassador for the British Athletes Commission, and as of October 2019, engaged to his boyfriend.[3][26][29][30] Mitch Marion, an openly gay part-time model, and filmmaker.[3][31][32] Niko Wirachman (35–36 years old), is half German and half Indonesian, openly gay, is a professional dancer, and actor doing musical theater, and represented Germany in the 2017 Mr. Gay Europe contest.[26][33][34][35][36][37] Tom Scanlon, a musical theater actor, and a drag queen in the quintet The Globe Girls.[26][38] RuPaul's Drag Race Live! (2020) editRuPaul's Drag Race Live! shows in Las Vegas features a rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants in a live show akin to the Werq the World tour.[39] The shows Pit Crew all double as dancers in the queens' numbers.[39] Crew members include: AJ Watkins, Dallas Eli, Filip Lacina, Michael Silas, Nick Lemer, and Sebastian Gonzalez.[39] In 2024, the season 16 episode "Drag Race Vegas Live! Makeovers" featured RuPaul's Drag Race contestants giving makeovers to members of the variety show's Pit Crew.
Canada's Drag Race (2020–present) editThe Pit Crew on Canada's Drag Race attracted media attention for including Mina Gerges, who was the first plus-size man to be featured in the Pit Crew on any edition of the series,[40] and Tris L'Henaff, an HIV-positive model and activist who has been featured in HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Canada.[41] Other members included Evan Boutsov, Seth Falk, and Minhi Wang,[42][43] who later competed on the show's fifth season.[44][45][46]
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (2021–present) editRegular members of the Pit Crew of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under included Max Currie, Sean Walters, and Rod Tian.[47][48]
Drag Race España (2021–present) editThe twelve members of Pit Crew on the Spanish adaptation were presented a few weeks prior to Drag Race España premiering in May 2021.[49] New members were introduced during season 2, among them a trans man and a bear.[50]
Megui Yeillow became the first Pit Crew member to compete on the show.[citation needed] Guille Flores has also been a member.[51]
Drag Race Philippines (2022–present) editPit Crew members of Drag Race Philippines he included JP Ocat, Ricardo De Jesus, Dheyle Dizon, and Jaycee Sahagun.[52]
Drag Race Brasil (2023–present) editPit Crew members of Drag Race Brasil he included Alex Burán and Richard Kuellar.[53]