Rising Star is Stacy's Tuesday talent competition, hosted by Mia Inez Adams. The prize is $1,000 cash, a medallion, and the Cycle 12 title, plus a weekly Rising Star of the Night.

Cycle 12 is ten Tuesdays, October 6 through December 8, 2026. Showtime is 8:00 PM Arizona time.

Yes. Rising Star Cycle 12 has a $3 cover.

Rising Star

Week 3 of 10Tue · 8:00 PM · 21+ · $3 cover

Hosted by Mia Inez Adams

Cycle 12Tuesday talent competition.

Theme · week 3Uncovering the Cover Story

Rising Star is Stacy's Tuesday talent competition. The prize is $1,000 cash, a medallion, and the Cycle 12 title, plus a weekly Rising Star of the Night. Showtime 8:00 PM. 21+. $3 cover.

$1,000pot · see who's hunting →

Open the prize board

Host

Mia Inez Adams

Molly Desmond

Hound of Stories

Saint

Sylvextion

Xena Morbid

June Jackson

Joe Baby

Carmela Vargas West

Leila Delilah

SeanTell

Starlight

Anita La Croix

Brielle Onstage

Luna DeMiel

DoVima Rey LaVey

Buquethead

Her Vessel

Apollo Anarchy

Molly Desmond

Hound of Stories

Saint

Sylvextion

Xena Morbid

June Jackson

Joe Baby

Carmela Vargas West

Leila Delilah

SeanTell

Starlight

Anita La Croix

Brielle Onstage

Luna DeMiel

DoVima Rey LaVey

Buquethead

Her Vessel

Apollo Anarchy

Oct 630% throughDec 8

Tonight on Melrose

Week 3: Uncovering the Cover Story

All cover songs.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 8:00 PM · 21+

Live talent. Audience energy. $3 cover. Come for the crowns, stay for the mess.

Tonight's bill Catch up on the mess

Last crown

Week 2 · This Is Me

Xena Morbid

Tue, Oct 13

See the crowns →

Stacy's · Melrose

Cycle 12 · The prize

$1,000cash

$1,000 cash, a medallion, and the Cycle 12 title, plus a weekly Rising Star of the Night.

Hosted by Mia Inez Adams. October 6 through December 8, 2026.

1 crowned10-week season

Path to the grand

Crowns only

Each Tuesday crowns a Rising Star of the Night.

open

Xena Morbid

1 night

open

Crowned & climbing

1
Xena Morbid
Nights stolen · W2
1
crown

Still hunting · no crown yet

Anita La Croix

Apollo Anarchy

Brielle Onstage

Buquethead

Carmela Vargas West

DoVima Rey LaVey

Her Vessel

Hound of Stories

Joe Baby

June Jackson

Leila Delilah

Luna DeMiel

Molly Desmond

Saint

SeanTell

Starlight

Sylvextion

$1,000 cash, a medallion, and the Cycle 12 title, plus a weekly Rising Star of the Night.

Watch Rising Star

Meet the cast. Follow the story.

Meet the contestants: Part One

2:00

The original Cycle 12 cast introduction. This is the October 13 promo; its on-screen tonight invitation refers to that show.

Meet more of the contestants

1:20

Get to know more of the Cycle 12 cast—bringing poetry, dance, bold personalities, and their own reasons to shine.

Week Two: The cast rises together

1:40

Xena's win, June's reflection, and a cast turning feedback into fuel. Go beyond the crown with the performers' own stories.

Recaps

The story so far

Tue, Oct 6
Week 1 · This Is Me
Cast debut
Eighteen performers begin Cycle 12 with Mia Inez Adams. Meet the personalities behind the looks: poetry, dance, comedy, new beginnings, and a shared drive to grow on the Stacy's stage.
Tue, Oct 13
Week 2 · This Is Me
★ Xena Morbid
The first judged week brings a crown for Xena Morbid, with Luna DeMiel joining Xena in the top two. Xena's comic take on This Is Me has the room laughing. In their recaps, June Jackson finds encouragement after a difficult night, Anita La Croix and SeanTell turn critiques into plans, and the cast keeps cheering each other on.
Rising Star of the Night: Xena Morbid
Top two: Xena Morbid · Luna DeMiel
Xena wins $100 cash from Yuma Drag Fan and a paid booking with Misfits, sponsored by Sam Oddity and Mikel Angelo.
Results, prizes, and next theme confirmed by host Mia Inez Adams in the Week Two recap post.
Week Two · This Is Me · October 13, 2026