Legend:
Sharon Needles won RuPaul's Drag Race season 4.
Chad Michaels and Phi-Phi O'Hara were the runners-up.
Latrice Royale was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by the viewers.
WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge.
SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that contestant was eliminated.
DISQ (Disqualified) indicates that Willam was disqualified for breaking the rules after winning the challenge alongside Latrice Royale.
Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
| Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | 2[2] | 3[3] | 4[4] | 5[5] | 6[6] | 7[7] | 8[8] | 9[9] | 10[10] | 11[11] | 13[12] | 14[13] | |
| Sharon Needles | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Winner |
| Chad Michaels | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Phi Phi O'Hara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | Runner-up |
| Latrice Royale | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Miss C | |
| Kenya Michaels | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| DiDa Ritz | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Willam | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | DISQ | Guest | ||||
| Jiggly Caliente | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||
| Milan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
| Madame LaQueer | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||
| The Princess | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
| Lashauwn Beyond | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||
| Alisa Summers | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||
- ^ "RuPocalypse Now". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 1. January 30, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "WTF! Wrestling's Trashiest Fighters". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 2. February 6, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Glamazons vs. Champions". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 3. February 13, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Queens Behind Bars". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 4. February 20, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 5. February 27, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Float Your Boat". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 6. March 5, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Dragazines". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 7. March 12, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Frenemies". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 8. March 19, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Frock the Vote". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 9. March 26, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 10. April 2, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "The Fabulous Bitch Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 11. April 9, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "The Final Three". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 13. April 23, 2012. Logo TV.
- ^ "Reunited". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 4. Episode 14. April 30, 2012. Logo TV.