20 Best 'Trades Of The Season' In The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Franchise

Oh, hey Trades of the Season!

Some seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race have several guys who are considered “trades of the season,” while others never really land on any particular guy to fit this role.

For old-school enthusiasts of ballroom culture and drag, the definition of “trade” is a masculine-passing LGBTQ+ guy who has a certain edge, danger, or risk to how he looks. Over the years, though, this term has been reimagined to simply mean that a queer guy looks sexy and attractive. There is some debate between people who want to cling to the original meaning of the term, while others use it more liberally.

In the Drag Race franchise, the “trade of the season” label is typically assigned to the guy in the cast who looks the best according to the other queens in the room, or the fans, or a combination of both.

Scroll through to see sexy pictures from the most memorable “trades of the season” within the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise!

Anetra (Season 15)

Instagram: @iamanetra

Naysha Lopez (Season 8 & All Stars 8)

Instagram: @nayshalopez

Pearl (Season 7)

Instagram: @pearliaison

Kween Kong (Drag Race Down Under season 2)

Instagram: @kweenkongofficial

Kameron Michaels (Season 10)

Instagram: @kameronmichaels

Miss Abby OMG (Drag Race Holland season 1)

Instagram: @missabbyomg

Joey Jay (Season 13)

Instagram: @joeyjayisgay

Mocha Diva (Drag Race Thailand season 2)

Instagram: @itsmochadiva

Yvie Oddly (Season 11 & All Stars 7)

Instagram: @oddlyyvie

Kaos (Canada’s Drag Race season 3)

Instagram: @thekaosofjesilo

Jade Sotomayor (Season 1)

Instagram: @jadesotomayor

Ella Vaday (Drag Race UK season 3)

Instagram: @ellavaday

Alyssa Hunter (Season 14)

Instagram: @thealyssahunter

Aura Mayari (Season 15)

Instagram: @auramayari

Milk (Season 6 & All Stars 3)

Instagram: @bigandmilky

Tayce (Drag Race UK Season 2)

Instagram: @itstayce

Denali (Season 13)

Instagram: @denalifoxx

Gala Varo (Drag Race México Season 1)

Instagram: @gala.varo

Rosé (Season 13)

Instagram: @omgheyrose

April Carrion (Season 6)

Instagram: @aprilcarrion