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'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 contestants share the 1 makeup product they can't live without

WATCH: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 contestants share must-have makeup products

Start your engines! "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 16 is officially here and the queens competing for the crown are giving us a peek inside their makeup bags.

We asked the 14 queens about the one makeup product their beat isn't complete without. The answers ranged from luscious lip lacquers to entrancing eyeliner -- even body glitter made the list!

Check out the 14 products that should "Shantay you stay" in your makeup bag and make your look a winner, baby.

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Amanda Tori Meating

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Amanda Tori Meating's favorite makeup product is the Bio Radiant Gel-Powder Highlight from Lady Gaga's brand HAUS LABS. "I'm a very big little monster. I love Lady Gaga just for lots of reasons -- everything she does," she said.

HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Bio-Radiant Gel-Powder Highlighter with Fermented Arnica

Price: $40 · From Sephora

Dawn

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Dawn's must-have makeup product is NYX's Epic Ink Liner. "It is pointy, sharp and opaque. It gets this liner together. It's perfect," Dawn said.

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Epic Ink Liner, Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - Black (Pack Of 2), Vegan Formula

Price: $18.98 · From Amazon

Geneva Karr

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Geneva Karr says she can't live without her Juvia's Place blush. "It just has this amazing red-ish, coralish color, and you know I love to look alive," she joked. "So, blush all the way!"

Juvia's Place Two-Tone Shimmer Blush Duo - Rosy, Buildable, Matte Finish - For All Skin Tones

Price: $21.22 · From Amazon

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté

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Hershii LiqCour-Jeté says her Dewy Set Spray from Anastasia Beverly Hills gives her a gorgeous glow. "It gives me a flawless finish and it's a nice glow," Hershii said. "Don't you see how the sun bounces off my cheeks? Thanks Anastasia!"

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Dewy Set Setting Spray

Price: $26 · From Amazon

Megami

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Megami swears by "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum Kim Chi's makeup line -- specifically the liquid liner. "This is the staple drag queen eyeliner," she said. "And you know we go through a lot, so I need a lot of these."

Kimchi The Effin Liner

Price: $10 · From JCPenney

Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige

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Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige's must-have makeup product is Fenty Beauty's Stunna Lip Paint, which is great for anyone who loves a bold lip. "When I tell you this lipstick is everything... it makes me feel powerful. It makes me feel like a woman," she said. "Red is my favorite color, so I just love everything about it."

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Stunna Lip Paint Longwear Fluid Lip Color

Price: $28 · From Sephora

Mirage

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Mirage's uses her Mehron Paradise Makeup in several different ways and swears by the product's versatility. "I use it for my eyebrows, eyeliner and lipliner all at the same time," she said. "I use it in three or four different colors on every mug."

Mehron Makeup Paradise Makeup AQ Pro Size | Stage & Screen, Face & Body Painting, Special FX, Beauty, Cosplay, and Halloween | Water Activated Face Paint & Body Paint 1.4 oz (40 g) (Felou)

Price: $13.95 · From Amazon

Morphine Love Dion

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Morphine Love Dion is gaga for Haus Labs' Atomic Shake Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick. "It gives that juicy, glossy finish," she said. "I'm a show girl and I kick really high in the air so I can't my gloss be all over the place. This just makes it sickening and it won't move anywhere."

HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Atomic Shake Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick Set

Price: $39 · From Sephora

Nymphia Wind

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Nymphia Wind said she can't live without Mehron Pro Pressed Powder on her eyes. "I like a really dark black to really blend the black into my eyelash, and this does it perfectly," she said. "It really pulls the eyes back with the darkness from the outer eyes."

Mehron Makeup iNtense Pro Pressed Powder (.11 oz) (Carbon)

Price: $12.95 · From Amazon

Plane Jane

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Plane Jane's go-to makeup product is MAC's Powder Plus Foundation -- but she doesn't use it in the way you may think. "This is actually my contour," she said. "I think that powder contour adds so much dimension to your face and a gal can never truly leave the house without it."

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

Price: $20.48 · 23% Savings
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Original: $26.67

Plasma

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Plasma's favorite makeup products, Elektra Cosmetics body glitter and Designer Dust Chunky Glitter Celeste and Stars, both bring the sparkle. "I love them both very much," she said. "Working on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' ... I decided if I was going to commit to glitter on my Marilyn Monroe eyelids I was really going to commit."

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Unicorn Snot Holographic Face Glitter & Body Glitter Gel: Glitter Makeup, Hair Glitter, Stocking Stuffers, Christmas Glitter Makeup for Holiday - Vegan & Cruelty Free, 1.7 oz Silver Glitter (Disco)

Price: $14.99 · 6% Savings
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Q

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Q said the Diamond Glow Powder by Artist Couture helped her stand out from the competition. "It gives a little bit of that shimmery elegance from the stage that you really need to set yourself apart from the other girls," she said.

Diamond Glow Powder by Artist Couture (Coco Bling)

Price: $37.99 · From Amazon

Sapphira Cristál

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Sapphira Cristál's favorite makeup product makes you look like you just rolled out of bed -- but in a good way. "It finishes your skin as if you have no powder on your face at all," she said. "Leaves you looking like you just woke up like this."

Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Face Setting Powder

Price: $38.67 · 20% Savings
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Xunami Muse

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Xunami Muse's favorite makeup product gives her luscious lashes even when she's not taking the stage. "I use it in and out and of drag, so I feel like that should tell you everything right?" she said. "It's my 'must' item because I love a 'look at me' lash!"

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Brag Jet-Black Volumizing Mascara

Price: $25 · From Sephora

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