RuPaul's Drag Race season 16

*RuPaul's Drag Race*
RuPaul's Drag Race
Season 16
	Promotional poster for season sixteen
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Carson Kressley; Ross Mathews; Ts Madison;
No. of contestants	14
Winner	Nymphia Wind
Runner-up	Sapphira Cristál
Miss Congeniality	Sapphira Cristál; Xunami Muse;
Companion show	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
No. of episodes	16
Release
Original network	MTV
Original release	January 5 –; April 19, 2024
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 15
	List of episodes

The sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on January 5, 2024. The reality competition series, broadcast on MTV in the United States, showcases fourteen drag queens competing for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar" and a cash prize of $200,000.

This season introduced a LaLaPaRuZa Lip-Sync Smackdown competition for the eliminated queens that took place before the finale. Morphine Love Dion, who placed 5th in the main competition, won the smackdown and the title of Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses.

The winner of season 16 was Nymphia Wind, the first ever East Asian winner, with Sapphira Cristál as the runner up and the series' first tied winner of Miss Congeniality, shared with Xunami Muse.