RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Premieres with New Voting System and Immunity Twist

Sapphira Cristál Shines in Premiere Episode Featuring Guest Judge Charlize Theron and a Beyoncé Lip Sync

Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered with a new twist: a The Circle-style voting system where queens rank each other to determine the top and bottom contestants each episode.
The winner of each week's main challenge will receive 'immunity' in a future episode, a feature last seen in 2013.
Guest judge Charlize Theron surprised the queens with homemade malva pudding from her native South Africa.
Sapphira Cristál dominated the premiere, winning both the photoshoot mini challenge and landing in the Top Two for her opera-singing talent show number.
The premiere episode also featured a lip sync to Beyoncé’s 'Break My Soul.'