Losing is the new winning!No matter how many non-elimination episodes a new flagship season of RuPaul's Drag Race starts with, there's no way around it: At some point, the queens have to start sashaying away for the competition to move forward And someone needs to go first!Ever since Victoria "Porkchop" Parker became the first-ever eliminated queen in episode 1 of Drag Race season 1, RuPaul has spent years referencing her, calling out her name, and making sure that fans don't forget about the OG queen. 17 seasons later, the U.S. series itself adopted this practice of highlighting each first-eliminated queen of the series.Many first-eliminated queens understood the assignment when it came to embracing their Porkchop Queen status and not allowing that to become their entire legacy on Drag Race. Throughout herstory, various first-eliminated queens became extremely popular and came back to compete on All Stars.Season 13 had a full premiere format, the Porkchop Loading Dock, dedicated to these first-outs. Season 14 featured three first-eliminated queens Tempest DuJour (season 7), Jaymes Mansfield (season 9), and Kahmora Hall (season 13) as the main characters of a commercials challenge titled "Save a Queen."Before going down the list, it's worth noting that some of these first eliminations were "fake-outs" planned by producers to create tension in the competition right away. In those cases, the eliminated queens were quickly brought back to compete, which meant that someone else ended up being the official first-out of their season. There have also been seasons with split premieres, meaning that each queen eliminated in each premiere landed in this category.Victoria Porkchop Parker (Season 1)Victoria "Porkchop" Parker walked into Drag Race season 1 as a 39-year-old queen from Raleigh, NC. Unfortunately, Porkchop fell in the bottom and went up against Akashia in the first-ever lip sync for your life to the tune of RuPaul's breakout song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" of the overall franchise.Porkchop was ultimately asked to sashay away, becoming the very first queen to be eliminated from the series.Shangela (Season 2)Shangela showed a lot of charisma and potential on Drag Race season 2. She was 28 years old, came from Paris, TX, and didn't hide the fact she was still a "baby drag queen."By the end of that season 2 premiere, however, Shangela lip synced against the late Sahara Davenport to En Vogue's "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" and ended up losing the battle becoming the first-eliminated queen of the season.Venus D-Lite (Season 3)After competing in season 2 and going home first, Shangela came back to the third season of Drag Race but landed in the bottom 2 once again at the premiere.Shangela went up against Venus D-Lite, a 26-year-old queen from Los Angeles, CA, in a lip sync to "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams. This time, Shangela won the lip sync and sent Venus packing.Alisa Summers (Season 4)Expectations were high for Alisa Summers as she entered the werk room of Drag Race season 4 as a 23-year-old queen from Tampa, FL. Alas, this beauty queen didn't live up to those expectations.Upon landing in the bottom 2 with Jiggly Caliente in the first episode, the queens lip synced to "Toxic" by Britney Spears, and Alisa was asked to sashay away.Penny Tration (Season 5)Season 5 had a pre-season system where Drag Race fans could vote for a queen to be cast on the show and compete for the crown. Penny Tration, a 39-year-old queen from Cincinnati, OH, received the most votes and entered the werk room as a "fan-favorite."Despite having a large pre-season fanbase, Penny didn't do well in the first episode, landed in the bottom 2 against Serena ChaCha, and had a pretty messy lip sync to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" that resulted in the fan-favorite's elimination.Kelly Mantle (Season 6, Episode 1)The first-ever split premiere of Drag Race took place in season 6 and resulted in Kelly Mantle's elimination in the first part of this special "Big Opening" premiere.Kelly, a 37-year-old performer from Los Angeles who was best known for her acting gigs over the years, lip synced for her life to Madonna's "Express Yourself" against Vivacious. Unfortunately, she went on to become the first-eliminated queen of the season.Magnolia Crawford (Season 6, Episode 2)Magnolia Crawford was asked to sashay away in the second part of season 6's "Big Opening" premiere. From Seattle, WA, Magnolia was 28 at the time and was shown as having a pretty negative attitude toward the competition itself.Episode 2 ended with Magnolia lip syncing against Darienne Lake to "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson, and Magnolia got the chop.Tempest DuJour (Season 7)At 47, Tempest DuJour was bizarrely underestimated by other queens due to being an older queen. In the grand scheme of the flagship Drag Race series, season 7 felt like a particularly young-skewing season, which didn't help Tempest.After not doing well in the first maxi challenge of the competition, Tempest fell in the bottom 2 with Kandy Ho and lip synced to "Geronimo" by RuPaul. Kandy was deemed the winner of that lip sync, which meant that Tempest was sent back home to Tucson, AZ.Naysha Lopez (Season 8, Episode 1*)Naysha Lopez was the first queen in Drag Race herstory to be eliminated in episode 1 and then get brought back within the same season. After not doing well in the first maxi challenge of season 8, Naysha also lost a lip sync to Lady Gaga's "Applause" against Laila McQueen.Yet, a series of unfortunate events followed Naysha's elimination and resulted in her return to the competition. Naysha, who was 31 at the time and lived in Chicago, IL, finished the season in 9th place overall.Dax ExclamationPoint (Season 8, Episode 2)Dax ExclamationPoint seemed to be in her head from the very beginning of season 8, which became even more apparent in the notorious "Bitch Perfect" a cappella lip sync performance of episode 2. From Savannah, GA, Dax was 31 at the time, and clearly wasn't able to lock in her focus for this competition.RuPaul and the other Drag Race judges were so upset by some of the performances in episode 2 that they called upon the ultimate drag lip sync song of all time, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, for the bottom 2 queens of the week: Dax and Laila McQueen.Laila McQueen (Season 8, Episode 2)As mentioned in the previous entry, Laila McQueen fell in the bottom 2 with Dax ExclamationPoint after also underperforming in the "Bitch Perfect" challenge. Over time, Laila has become an Emmy Award-winning makeup artist for her work on HBO's We're Here. At the time, though, she was only 22 and lived in Gloucester, MA.To the shock of many queens, judges, and fans alike, both Dax and Laila did poorly in the "I Will Survive" lip sync, and Mama Ru decided to send both of them home. The gag was real.Jaymes Mansfield (Season 9)Jaymes Mansfield was one of the most exciting queens going into season 9, but her sense of humor and in-drag character just didn't translate well onto TV at the time. From Milwaukee, WI, Jaymes was 26 during her Drag Race debut.After not doing great at the premiere (a non-elimination episode) and in the second episode, Jaymes landed in the bottom 2 with Kimora Blac, lip synced to "Love Shack" by The B-52's, and was sent home first.Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (Season 10)The one elimination that arguably impacted all other early eliminations in Drag Race herstory happened in season 10, as Vanessa Vanjie Mateo was asked to sashay away at the premiere.Vanessa a 25-year-old queen from Tampa, FL at the time, and the daughter of Drag Race legend Alexis Mateo lip synced against Kalorie Karbdashian Williams to "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera. It's fair to say that Kalorie did a slightly better job than Vanjie in that lip sync, and thank gawd for it that loss led this queen to deliver her iconic "Miss Vanjie" exit line that went viral immediately and entered the Drag Race herstory books.Soju (Season 11)Soju didn't do well in the first maxi challenge of Drag Race season 11, which justified her placement in the bottom 2. After lip syncing to Hannah Montana's "Best of Both Worlds" against Kahanna Montrese, it was pretty clear that Kahanna out-performed her costar prompting Soju to be this season's first-eliminated queen.Dahlia Sin (Season 12)Season 12 brought back the concept of a split premiere to Drag Race, which hadn't happened since season 6. This time, though, no one was actually eliminated in either one of those premieres.By episode three, 28-year-old Dahlia Sin was still struggling to find her footing in the competition, which landed her in the bottom 2 with Nicky Doll. The two contestants lip synced to "Problem" by Ariana Grande, and the judges determined that Nicky did a better job than Dahlia.Elliott With 2 Ts (Season 13, Episode 2*)Producers created a fantasy at the premiere of season 13 that made it seem like half of the cast was eliminated right after losing a surprise lip sync that they all had to go through in episode 1. As those seven queens lost their respective performances in the Lip Sync Smackdown and were sent to the Porkchop Loading Dock, they were asked to cast a vote for one of them to go home (but actually go home, this time, it seemed).Elliott With 2 Ts, a Las Vegas, NV queen who was only 26 while competing, received the most votes against her and was promptly "eliminated" from the season. However, that elimination didn't really anything. Elliott was immediately brought back to the season in episode 2 and wasn't actually eliminated until episode 9.Kahmora Hall (Season 13, Episode 4)As Elliott With 2 Ts was revealed as still competing in the season, queens and fans eventually learned that the first legitimate sashay away of the season happened to Kahmora Hall after losing a mind-blowing lip sync against Denali to "100% Pure Love" by the Crystal Waters.Kahmora, the self-proclaimed "Chicago's Mackie Doll," was 28 years old at the time and lived in Chicago, IL.Orion Story (Season 14, Episode 1*)Orion Story, from Grand Rapids, MI, was 25 years old when she competed on Drag Race. With season 14 having a split premiere and Orion being in a group full of very large personalities, this queen got lost in the shuffle.Even though Orion was eliminated in episode 1, this was a clearly "fake" sashay away, as revealed when she returned to the competition in episode 3. In the end, Orion was only actually eliminated in episode 5 after underperforming in the "Save a Queen" commercials challenge.Daya Betty (Season 14, Episode 2*)"You betty be ready!" Except, for Daya Betty, that wasn't really the case. The 25-year-old queen from Chicago competed in the second split premiere of the season and was shockingly eliminated by the end of that episode.Just like Orion Story, however, Daya Betty also returned to the actual competition right away, in episode 3. It is also pretty remarkable that Daya got to the grand finale despite having been eliminated (fake-out or otherwise) very early in the game. A fierce Drag Race Ru-demption, indeed.June Jambalaya (Season 14)As previously noted, Orion Story and Daya Betty were both brought back to season 14 after being eliminated in their respective split premieres. With their return, this cast of queens finally learned more about the infamous chocolate bar twist of the season.The competition moved forward, and June Jambalaya a 29-year-old queen from Los Angeles had to lip sync for her life against Maddy Morphosis to Kylie Minogue's "I Love It." The episode ended with Mama Ru asking June to sashay away, and the iconic "It's chocolate" meme was born as June unwrapped her chocolate bar and didn't find a golden ticket inside.Irene The Alien, F.K.A. Irene Dubois (Season 15)Irene The Alien who went by the stage name Irene Dubois at the time was the first-eliminated queen from Drag Race season 15.Irene's Variety Show number about pouring water and ice into a cup ended up sending her straight to the bottom 2. The 29-year-old queen from Seattle, WA lip synced to Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" against Amethyst, and Mama Ru asked Irene to sashay away.Hershii LiqCour-Jet (Season 16)Based in Los Angeles, Hershii LiqCour-Jet was a 31-year-old queen when she competed in season 16. Between her endearing backstory about becoming a parent with her partner and her self-proclaimed "auntie drag," Hershii was a delightful queen to follow in those first few episodes of Drag Race season 16.Alas, Hershii did not survive episode 3, "The Mother of All Balls," as someone who wasn't proficient in sewing. The episode came to a close with Hershii lip syncing to "Maybe You're The Problem" by Ava Max against Geneva Karr, and Hershii was asked to sashay away by RuPaul.Lucky Starzzz (Season 17)Lucky Starzzz had the fans feeling extremely excited about her drag aesthetic going into Drag Race season 17. The 26-year-old queen wasn't just an interesting performer to represent South Florida (in comparison to season 16 stars Morphine Love Dion and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige), but she also brought a creative perspective of drag that the fans had been wanting for a few years.In any case, season 17 episode 3 ended with Lucky falling in the bottom 2 and lip syncing against Joella, which resulted in the South Florida queen's elimination.