Painted with Raven

Painted with Raven is a makeup competition television series hosted by Raven, which premiered on WOW Presents Plus on November 25, 2021.^[1] RuPaul serves as co-executive producer alongside Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder.^[2] After two weeks of the debut competition show, on December 9, 2021, it was announced that it had been picked up for a second season.^[3]

Painted with Raven
Genre	Reality competition
Presented by	Raven
Ending theme	"Color Me Love" by RuPaul
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producers	RuPaul Randy Barbato Fenton Bailey Tom Campbell
Production company	World of Wonder
Original release
Network	WOW Presents Plus
Release	November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) – January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05)

Format

Each week contestants compete in challenges for points. The best performing contestant of the week is awarded three points and the lowest-performing contestant receives none and is muted, thus unable to compete in the following episode's challenge. The winner of the show is determined through a final showdown and receives a cash prize of $25,000. The show is shot virtually with contestants competing from their own homes.

Series overview

Main articles: Painted with Raven season 1 and Painted with Raven season 2

Season	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Runner(s)-up	No. of contestants	Winner's prizes
1	November 25, 2021	January 13, 2022	Matt	Tajh Yvonne	7	One-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics $25,000 Title of America's First Makeup Superstar
2	November 17, 2022	January 5, 2023	Tucker	Nikki Nik LaQuan	8	One-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics $25,000 Title of America's Next Makeup Superstar

The first season of Painted with Raven began airing on November 25, 2021 on World of Wonder's streaming service, WOW Presents Plus.^[4] The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on January 13, 2022. Matt, Tajh, and Yvonne made the final, and Matt was the winner of the first season.^[5]

On December 9, 2021, it was announced that World of Wonder renewed the series for a second season.^[6] On November 9, 2022, the second season's trailer was revealed with its casting.^[7]

Spin-offs

Painting with Raven

Painting with Raven is a spin-off of Painted with Raven, featuring eight former Drag Race contestants.^[8][9] The show premiered on October 8, 2024.

Episode	Date	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Drag Race season(s)
1	October 8, 2024	Angeria Paris VanMicheals	29	Atlanta, Georgia	Season 14
					All Stars 9
2	October 15, 2024	Jaida Essence Hall	36	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Season 12
					All Stars 7
3	October 22, 2024	DeJa Skye	33	Fresno, California	Season 14
4	October 29, 2024	Silky Nutmeg Ganache	33	Chicago, Illinois	Season 11
					All Stars 6
					Canada vs. the World 1
5	November 5, 2024	Nicole Paige Brooks	50	Atlanta, Georgia	Season 2
6	November 12, 2024	Naomi Smalls	30	Chicago, Illinois	Season 8
					All Stars 4
7	November 19, 2024	Phoenix	42	Atlanta, Georgia	Season 3
8	November 26, 2024	Shannel	44	Long Beach, California	Season 1
					All Stars 1
					All Stars 9

Touch-Ups with Raven

Season 1 (2024)

Touch-Ups with Raven is a spin-off of Painted with Raven, which was taped live during DragCon LA 2024, featuring six international contestants from Drag Race. Premiered on September 11, 2024 on WOW Presents Plus.^[10]

Episode	Date	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Drag Race season(s)
1	September 11, 2024	Lawrence Chaney	27	Glasgow, Scotland	UK series 2
2	September 18, 2024	Morphine Love Dion	25	Miami, Florida	Season 16
3	September 25, 2024	La Grande Dame	24	Nice, France	France season 1
					UK vs. the World 2
4	October 2, 2024	Sapphira Cristál	35	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Season 16
5	October 9, 2024	Grag Queen	29	Canela, Brazil	Brasil[a]
6	October 16, 2024	M1ss Jade So	25	Marikina, Metro Manila	Philippines season 2

Notes:

1. Grag Queen is the host of Drag Race Brasil and has not competed on a previous season of Drag Race, but was the winner of the first season of Queen of the Universe.

Season 2 (2025)

The season 2 of spin-off Touch-Ups with Raven, which was taped live during DragCon UK 2025, featuring six international contestants from Drag Race.^{[citation needed]}

Episode	Date	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Drag Race season(s)
TBA		Tayce	29	Newport, Wales	UK series 2
		Tessa Testicle	26	Basel, Switzerland	Germany Season 1
					Global All Stars
		Pythia	31	Montreal, Canada	Canada Season 2
					Global All Stars
		Kween Kong	32	Adelaide, Australia	Down Under Season 2
					Global All Stars
		Marina Summers	27	Makati, Philippines	Philippines season 1
					UK vs. the World 2
		Danny Beard	32	Liverpool, England	UK series 4