‘Project Runway’ Season 22 Cast Photos: Meet All The Designers From Hulu, Disney+ & Freeform Competition

Season 22 of Project Runway has a couple of familiar faces in the lineup, and one of them is raising some eyebrows. Plane Jane from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 is sashaying into the competition to show off her design chops. We’ve all got our fingers crossed that she does a better job here than she did on House of Villains.

via: Deadline

Project Runway Season 22 is here, and it’ll be the biggest season yet, featuring 22 designers making their debut on July 9 on Freeform and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

The fashion design competition hosted by Heidi Klum will also feature the return of Christian Siriano as a mentor and Nina Garcia and Law Roach as judges.

Designers featured in this season include returning designer from Season 21 Joseph McRae, along with Aaron Potts, Andrea Moore, Andriy Volkov, Anna Molinari, Bao Tranchi, Bi Pham, Bryan Barrientos, Chloe Magleby, Dani Bennett, Elizabeth Shevelev, Jeffrey Kelly Abess, Jennifer Daniels, Jude Mikulencak, Omolara “LRÉ the Artist” Odupita, Naheim Muhammad, Octavius Terry, Plane Jane, R’bonney Nola Gabriel, Robert Crone, Varvara “Bobby” Diakonenkova and Yang Yang Xu.

Project Runway is produced by Spyglass Media Group and Alfred Street Industries. Executive producers include Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland for Spyglass and Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Nan Strait and Dan Volpe for Alfred Street Industries. Michael Rucker serves as showrunner and executive producer, along with San Heng and Nicole Sorrenti, who executive-produce. Klum, Siriano and Garcia are executive producers, with Roach as co-executive producer.

Aaron Potts

Aaron Potts founded a unisex line called A.Potts, which blends function, modernity and a wink of drama.

Andrea Moore

Andrea Moore Beaulieu is a street‑fashion designer, entrepreneur and mother of three who is known for her gender‑neutral silhouettes, unexpected textile pairings and refined craftsmanship.

Andriy Volkov

Ukrainian-born designer Andriy Volkov is a couture artist whose work bridges worlds and draws on global influences while remaining deeply rooted in the traditions that move him most.

Anna Molinari

Anna Molinari is a rising sustainable‑fashion influencer who aims to show that one‑of‑a‑kind design can thrive without harming the environment.

Bao Tranchi

Bao Tranchi is a Next in Fashion finalist and mother of two with a thriving career in both costume and celebrity design.

Bi Pham

Born in Da Nang, Vietnam, and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Bi Pham shifted from science to fashion to explore modernity and sensuality through premium ready‑to‑wear.

Bryan Barrientos

Bryan Barrientos is a Peruvian-American designer whose designs have been seen at New York Fashion Week and the Met Gala.

Chloe Magleby

Chloe Magleby, a designer from Provo, Utah, pushes the boundaries of sustainable fashion with her label, Public Parts.

Dani Bennett

Thrifting throughout her small‑town upbringing sparked Dani Bennett's love for upcycling as well as her emerging brand, moonhAg.

Elizabeth Shevelev

Elizabeth Shevelev is an emerging New York City artist and designer known for experimental textile manipulation and an anti‑perfect design ethos.

Jeffrey Kelly Abess

Jeffrey Kelly Designs, founded by Lebanese American designer Jeffrey Kelly Abess, is renowned for its high-fashion statement pieces that merge couture craftsmanship with modern glamour.

Jennifer Daniels

Jennifer Daniels is a formally trained designer and FIT graduate who appeared on Project Runway as a model for four seasons.

Joseph McRae

Joseph McRae is the founder of New York label JOSEPHMcRAE, returning to Project Runway after appearing in Season 21.

Jude Mikulencak

Originally from New Orleans, Jude Mikulencak is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based designer whose practice is inspired by and rooted in classic tailoring.

Naheim Muhammad

Naheim Yusuf is a young designer from Inglewood, Calif., who found his calling in fashion, creating spiritually driven and functional designs.

Octavius Terry

Octavius Terry is the CEO and head designer of OCTAVIUS MARSION, a men’s ready‑to‑wear brand seen on major celebrities and global red carpets.

Omolara "LRÉ the Artist" Odupita

LRÉ the Artist is a disabled Air Force veteran and first‑generation Nigerian creative who channels emotion and silhouette into transformative design.

Plane Jane

Plane Jane, as seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 and House of Villains season 3, hosts the Kudos for Spilling podcast.

R’Bonney Nola

R'Bonney Nola Gabriel is a Filipina American sustainable fashion designer, model, host and Miss Universe 2022.

Robert Crone

A costume designer who primarily creates custom work for drag artists, Crone’s work is highly theatrical, with a strong fashion influence.

Varvara "Bobby" Diakonenkova

Originally from Moscow, Varvara "Bobby" Diakonenkova came to the United States to pursue fashion design and uses fashion to speak about world politics and feminism.

Yangyang Xu

Born in China, trained in London, and now based in New York, Yangyang Xu is a womenswear and print designer shaped by a cross‑cultural lens and refined technical training.

Drag Race queens have responded to the news of Plane Jane joining Project Runway. Check out their responses below.