In the 10 seasons it’s been on, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has transformed into a rainbow-hued pop-culture phenomenon. The VH1 show pits performers against each other in makeup and cross-dressing challenges, in search of the next drag superstar. The current season included a record five contestants from New York City, two of whom, Aquaria and Miz Cracker, remain in the competition as the show sashays toward its June 28 season finale.

“In New York, you have to be a jack-of-all-trades to be successful,” contestant Monét X Change tells The Post of the requirement to sing, dance and act.

Looking fab is also part of the package — queens might spend hours getting ready, and it’s not always pretty: “Drag is painful! You’re in a corset, high heels, padding, heavy hair, pounds of makeup,” says contestant Yuhua Hamasaki.

As “Drag Race” struts closer to crowning its next winner, The Post quizzes the NYC queens about their drag origins, their A-list inspirations and their top beauty tips.

Aquaria

Brooklyn-based queen Aquaria (born Giovanni Palandrani) has been performing in drag since 2014. “I’m a very femme gay boy, so what better way to express that than through drag? It truly is the greatest mix of art forms,” the 22-year-old says. She cites the creativity of women such as Madonna and Lady Gaga as the “driving subconscious force” behind her style, which is “always a high-impact, athletic type of look.” Not that she’s always sending out glam vibes. “When I go down to the bodega and grab a BLT, I throw on my sweatpants and sweatshirt. I’m giving you my lazy bodega drag!”

Top tip: “Stay moisturized … but find what works for you. I like to keep things pretty simple just because my skin doesn’t need anything too special.”

Miz Cracker

“My name comes from my favorite snack, brie on a cracker,” says Cracker, nee Maxwell Heller, 34. The Harlem resident is inspired by the “artifice” of Nicole Kidman. “In her recent films, there’s this look behind her eyes — she’s almost apologizing, like, ‘Sorry I did this to my face; now focus on my acting.’” And she goes to great lengths to get Kidman-esque locks by wearing wigs. Everyone should try one, she says. “Seeing how it reacts to the way you move gives you a sense of importance.”

Top tip: “We read the lips so carefully when we’re assessing someone’s age and vitality. Use something that’s gonna keep them glossy, full and moist. If you use a lip color that makes them crumble or crack … it will make your whole face look dry.”

Yuhua Hamasaki

Drag wasn’t always in the cards for Yuhua, who was born Yuhua Ou in Guangzhou, China. She graduated from Pace University in 2012 with a degree in business management. “In Chinese culture it’s expected you go to college and learn about being a doctor, a mathematician, a lawyer,” says Yuhua (pronounced YOU-ha). “I fulfilled that to make myself more rounded and satisfy my parents. And it helps with my drag business now.” She’s also a seamstress and makes most of her own outfits — “It is cheaper, and you know yourself and your body best,” she says — although she did loan her skills to a few fellow queens on the show.

Top tip: “Don’t be afraid to spend money on primer. Everything after that can be cheap, but primer is the key to makeup going on smoothly. I’m trying to use my time wisely, so I apply with my hand rather than a brush.”

Monét X Change

“I’m not just a nightclub drag queen,” says Monét X Change, who studied classical music and opera in college and has a YouTube channel featuring her music videos, musings and makeup transformations. Her dream is to become a daytime-TV talk-show host. “You will see a big ol’ drag queen talking about hot topics, introducing celebrities, doing cooking demos,” says 28-year-old Monét, born Kevin Bertin. In the meantime, the Bronx resident keeps her style real by embracing curve-hugging silhouettes, such as catsuits, and bold African prints inspired “by all the African garments [in stores] along 125th Street,” she says.

Top tip: “Highlighters are accents, not the main feature in makeup. I do the apples of my cheeks, the top of my forehead, the center between the eyebrows. A fan brush helps product glide on really effortlessly and makes a highlight look smooth and intentional.”

Dusty Ray Bottoms

Dusty (nee Dusty Rayburn) considers drag “the biggest middle finger to gender norms” and thinks all guys should try rocking a pair of stilettos. “If they’re not stompin’ around their house in heels, they’re not living,” says Dusty, who was born in Louisville, Ky., and describes her look as “Tim Burton-esque, but not so scary.” The aspiring actor wants to open a string of “queer theater venues” one day. For now, though, the 30-year-old “Hunger Games” fan would love to give fellow Kentucky native Jennifer Lawrence a crazy red-carpet makeover. “I would get her some big, teased-out Dusty hair, slut her up,” she says. “She’d look so cool.”

Top tip: “For liquid liner, I use Wet n Wild waterproof, but I also buy the regular Wet n Wild black and I change out the applicators. I prefer the black one: It moves like a brush, so you can make wispy lines and dots.”