While reality TV shows that focus on the love lives of straight couples like Love is Blind and The Bachelor are a ton of fun to binge, reality TV has come a long ways in terms of being diverse and inclusive of all identities, including a lot of reality shows that are focused at least partially on LGBTQ people and put the spotlight on the queer experience -- with all the drama and messiness that can sometimes come with that.
From dramatic dating shows to heartfelt competitions and even lifestyle shows, queer reality TV shows run the full gamut of the reality TV experience.
Keep reading to see eight of the best queer reality TV shows and find out where you can stream them now.
- Queer Eye
- Love ALLways
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Hot Haus
- Two Ways with Erica Mena
- The Ultimatum: Queer Love
- We're Here
- Perfect Match
1. Queer Eye
Queer Eye is a reboot of the original early-2000s classic Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and follows as the "Fab Five" travel to different destinations to meet the guest of each episode and give them a full makeover and help to revamp their lifestyle over the course of a week. With nine seasons, this show is the perfect feel-good series to grab some popcorn and binge a few episodes. Streaming on: Netflix.
2. Love ALLways
Love ALLways is the perfect queer dating reality series for fans of The Bachelorette. This series follows as one single, pansexual woman moves into a house full of girls and guys that all want to win her heart. Can she use the help of her dating coaches to find love amidst the drama and chaos of the house or will she leave single? Streaming on: Paramount+.
3. RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is a compettion series that follows as a cast of drag queens compete in unique challenges and lip sync for their lives in order to take home the crown at the end of the season. This series has been airing since 2009 and has spawned a number of international spin-offs, made major stars out of some of the contestants, and has brought many of them back for All Stars seasons. Streaming on: Hulu (limited seasons) and Paramount+.
4. Hot Haus
Hosted by reality TV legend Tiffany "New York" Pollard, internet sensation and rapper CupcakKe, social media star Matt Camp, and trans activist Nicky Monet, Hot Haus is a reality competition series in which the hosts bring together a group of queer people from around the country to live in a house together and compete in outrageous competitions with the hopes of being named the next queer icon. Streaming on: The Roku Channel.
5. Two Ways with Erica Mena
Two Ways with Erica Mena is a queer dating competition series that's perfect for anyone who grew up watching VH1's dating competitions, specifically A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Similarly to that classic reality TV series, Two Ways with Erica Mena features Love & Hip Hop's Erica Mena as a group of both men and women compete to win her heart. Streaming on: The Zeus Network.
6. The Ultimatum: Queer Love
The Ultimatum: Queer Love is a spin-off series of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On that's focused entirely on the LGBTQ community. Similarly to the series it came from, this show features a group of couple who have been together for a while and are ready to take the next step and get married, but just haven't yet. The show gives them the eight-week run of the series to decide whether they want to be together forever or break up. Streaming on: Netflix.
7. We're Here
We're Here is a series that features drag queens that made it big on Drag Race as they travel around the United States to put on one-night drag shows in the small towns they visit. While visiting, they recruit everyday residents of the small town to get them to participate in the show and in between putting on performances, the show explores hot-button social topics like the recent rise in anti-trans and generally anti-LGBTQ legislation. Streaming on: Max.
8. Perfect Match
Netflix's Perfect Match isn't itself a queer reality TV series, but it gets a spot on this list as an honorable mention because the show does encourage its cast members to explore their sexuality if they feel connections with other cast members. Notably, Too Hot To Handle's Francesca is featured in the first season of this show and she does exactly that when she makes a connection with another woman during the season. Streaming on: Netflix.