Since 2009, the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race have been thrilling audiences with their drama, talents, outfits and, of course, SHADE.

Every queen that hopes to enter Drag Race has to be able to paint a striking mug, so it's easy to take their skills for granted. But a fierce beat is at the heart of drag and helps to bring the whole illusion to life - and these 10 queens know just how to pinch, cinch, contour and create whole fantasies on their faces.

10. BEBE ZAHARA

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The very first Drag Race winner, Bebe is just gorgeous. She amplifies her naturally great bone structure, sharpening her cheekbones just enough to serve beguiling, statuesque beauty without ever looking too harsh or angular.

9. MAGNOLIA CRAWFORD

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Miss Magnolia Crawford will go down in drag race herstory as the first queen to successfully contour her nose into a different timezone. She may not be the prettiest queen, or the most talented, or the most likeable. But we're talking Wild Transformations, and with a beak so sharp just looking at it gives you split ends, the swordfish from Seattle deserves a mention.

8. TRINITY K BONET

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If anyone could teach Magnolia Crawford a thing or two about nose contouring, it would be Trinity. By cinching in that nose to just the right proportions, Miss K Bonet serves high femme without resembling a hummingbird. Trinity opens up her eyes and pumps her lips just enough to amplify her naturally soft features without heading down the path of ridiculousness.

7. MICHELLE VISAGE

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The fairy Godmother herself, Visage gives the contestants a run for their money each year makeup-wise. Michelle's a New Jersey girl, and she paints for the Shore, honey. It's like Dita Von Teese had a love child with Snooki. Who could ask for more ?

6. BIANCA DEL RIO

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With beautiful eye work, a wet-look lip so lustrous you could guide a ship to shore with it, and ***FLAWLESS co-ordination between mug and outfit, this queen can go from pretty boy to fierce clown realness without batting a double-layered eyelash .

5. RAVEN

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Raven's nose contour is slightly on the sharp side, but she balances it out with huge, full lips to serve a little Jessica Rabbit-esque fantasy. This queen exaggerates her features while keeping in line with her face's natural proportions. The result? An incredible transformation without completely losing the queen beneath the face.

4. MARIAH BALENCIAGA

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Mariah's ability to feminise her face is second-to-none. And while a wild transformation doesn't always have to mean creating a traditionally feminine face, Mariah's talents deserve a special mention. Having said that, this is a queen who isn't afraid to turn the volume all the way up with her look. But whether she's going for demure beauty or mega Amazon, Miss Balenciaga always achieves a magnetic look .

3. SHANNEL

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Shannel's experience as a professional makeup artist allows her to transform from Green Day to glamourpuss. This queen channels the female icons of yesteryear, and serves old-school beauty. When people think drag queen, this is the sort of look they tend to imagine. But when it's executed with such skill, traditional vampy drag is as exciting as some of the more experimental looks .

2. SHARON NEEDLES

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Sharon Needles spooked her season four rivals by refusing to aim for a more traditional glamour aesthetic. But her mantra, "when in doubt, freak 'em out", proved successful and she went on to snatch the crown.

A true chameleon, Miss Needles used contact lenses, eye shadow darker than her soul and even fake blood to transform into one of the show's most memorable ghouls. But when push came to shove she could turn out a traditional femme look - proving just how transformative a bit (OK, a lot) of makeup can be.

1. TRIXIE MATTEL

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Trixie Mattel describes herself as a "life-sized plastic person", and it's easy to see why. This queen does the absolute most with her look. What makes Trixie's transformation so wild is that there isn't a trace of her boy face left by the time she's finished.

With lips for days, months and years, eyebrows so high they're half-way up her scalp, the most intense cheek contour since Drake grew that beard, and anime eyes to boot, Trixie proves that more is more, is more, is more. It just goes to show that drag isn't only about "looking like a woman", whatever that really means.

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Trixie paints a whole fantasy onto her face, and her unique, wild and borderline exhausting look has meant she's carved out a place in drag race herstory as one of the show's most visually exciting contestants. Slay, queen.

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