See every 'The Masked Singer' season 12 celebrity reveal (2025)

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Strawberry Shortcake is AJ Michalka

Falling just short of a final shot at the Golden Mask trophy, episode 11's semifinals said goodbye to Strawberry Shortcake, who was revealed as The Goldbergs actress and AJ Michalka.

Goo is Kobie Turner

After going mask-to-mask with Strawberry Shortcake in a new epic smackdown round on episode 10's quarterfinals, Goo was sadly wiped out and revealed as Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner.

Sherlock Hound is Bronson Arroyo

With no more Ding Dong Keep It On Bell rings left, Episode 9's Peanuts Night sent two masked singers home. The final eliminated contestant from Group C was Sherlock Hound, who was revealed to be former professional baseball pitcher and musician Bronson Arroyo.

Royal Knight is Jana Kramer

The Thanksgiving show also saw the departure of Royal Knight, who was unmasked as singer, bestselling author, and One Tree Hill star Jana Kramer. The past Dancing With the Stars contestant told EW that The Masked Singer was "lightyears different" than the pressure of the ballroom competition. "Dancing With the Stars, it's all you and all eyes on you. Everyone knows it's you, and so they're already picking you apart from the first step you take. With Masked Singer, it's like as long as you go out there and have fun — I mean, some of the best singers have gone home soon because they didn't have fun — so I think it's one of those things where it was definitely just more fun."

Ice King is Drake Bell

Fittingly, episode 8's Miley Cyrus Night put a fellow former child star in the spotlight as Ice King was eliminated and revealed to be actor and Quiet on Set interviewee Drake Bell.

Macaron is Bethany Hamilton

Episode 7's Who Are You Fest introduced the final group of contestants. But Macaron's time on the show was short and sweet. She was eliminated first in Group C and was revealed to be pro surfer and shark attack survivorBethany Hamilton, who inspired the biopic,SoulSurfer.

Bluebell is Natalie Imbruglia

Episode 6 was '60s Night on The Masked Singer, but it was a '90s icon who found herself unmasked. The Group B finale saw Bluebell eliminated and revealed as Grammy-nominated "Torn" singerNatalie Imbruglia. After Bluebell's exit, Goo was saved by the Ding Dong Keep It On bell, which means he and Wasp move on to the quarterfinals.

Chess Piece is Laverne Cox

Chess Piece found herself in a checkmate on episode 5's Barbie Night. The singer was revealed to be Emmy-nominated Orange Is the New Black actress, producer, and LGBTQ activist Laverne Cox.

Dust Bunny is Andy Richter

The Masked Singer introduced a new group of contestants — Group B — on episode 5's Sports Night, but in the end Dust Bunny got swept up by the competition. The mask was revealed to be comedian and longtime Conan O'Brien sidekickAndy Richter,

Ship is Paula Cole

Nobody expected this Ship to go down, but the powerhouse vocalist was sadly the second elimination at the end of episode 3's Group A finals. Ship was revealed to be Grammy-winning singer Paula Cole. Although fans might be, the Dawson's Creek theme song vocalist isn't upset about not progressing further. "I don't need to win awards and things," Cole told EW. "I'm doing this for other reasons. I love music. It was a fun experience. It's all good fun. I was always kind of practicing my Buddhist non-attachment to it, just enjoying it, even though I enjoyed having an alter ego, and the Ship was a beautiful alter ego, a beautiful costume."

Woodpecker is Marsai Martin

Woodpecker couldn't drill through the stacked competition. The sleek singer was the first eliminated on episode 3 and revealed to beBlack-ishstarMarsai Martin. Although the actress had a great time on the singing show, don't expect her to change careers anytime soon. "I'm not going to turn into a singer," Martin told EW. "I'm not going to be like, all right, now here's my debut album. But who knows? Maybe, I don't know."

Showbird is Yvette Nicole Brown

Showbird flew too close to the sun. The brightly feathered contestant put on a great show, but was eliminated on episode 2 and revealed as Community starYvette Nicole Brown. The actress is aware it was "on the nose" to have Community star Joel McHaleserve as her Masked Ambassador while their sitcom costarKen Jeong is on the judging panel, but it wasn't her decision. "I'm like, Ken's the judge. Ken knows me. Ken knows Joel. We all know each other really well," Brown told EW. "So I thought it was on the nose, but I thought it was great, and I was honored that it was Joel that introduced me to the world."

Leaf Sheep is John Elway

The season's cutest contestant didn't make it very far. Leaf Sheep was eliminated in the season 12 premiere after singing "I Like It, I Love It," by Tim McGraw, and revealed to be legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway.

Wasp

Wasp, from Group B, remains in the competition.

Buffalo

Buffalo, revealed in the season premiere to be three singers instead of the previously teased single crooner, is the only remaining contestant from Group A.