40 sexiest 'trades of the season' in the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' franchise history

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 trade of the season meaning 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!

Kendall Gender (Drag Race Canda Season 2)

Instagram: @kendallgender

Charity Kase (Drag Race UK Season 3)

Instagram: @charitykase

Venus (Canada's Drag Race Season 4)

Instagram: @legallyvenus

Anubis (Drag Race UK Season 3)

Instagram: @anubisfinch

Verushka Levels (Drag Race Philippines Season 2)

Instagram: @veruschkalevels

Sminty Drop (Drag Race UK Season 4)

Instagram: @smintydrop

Lina Galore (Drag Race Italia Season 3)

Instagram: @lina.galore

Chanel Anorex (Drag Race España Season 3)

Instagram: @chanelanorex

A-Whora (Drag Race UK Season 2)

Instagram: @awhora

Instagram: @dragvulcano

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 & Global All Stars)

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 & Global All Stars)

Instagram: @gala.varo

Rosé (Season 13)

Instagram: @omgheyrose

April Carrion (Season 6)

Instagram: @aprilcarrion

Tessa Testicle (Drag Race Germany season 1 & Global All Stars)

Instagram: @tessatesticle

Pythia (Canada’s Drag Race season 2 & Global All Stars)

Instagram: @pythia.queen

Melusine Sparkle (Drag Race Brasil season 1)

Instagram: @melusinesparkle

Dawn (Season 16)

Instagram: @upuntil.dawn

Denim (Canada’s Drag Race season 4)

Instagram: @denimjustdenim

Lady Camden (Season 14)

Instagram: @ladycamden

Jackie Cox (Season 12)

Instagram: @jackiecoxnyc

Loosey LaDuca (Season 15)

Instagram: @looseyladuca

Monét X Change (Season 10, All Stars 4 & All Stars 7)

Instagram: @monetxchange

Danny Beard (Drag Race UK season 5)

Instagram: @thedannybeard