The invention relates to the technical field of gene engineering, and discloses a recombinant yeast strain, a construction method thereof and the application thereof. In the recombinant yeast strain, gal1, gal7, gal10 and ypl062w genes are knocked out, and the recombinant yeast strain comprises 6 gene segments which are integrated to the genome through yeast homologous recombination. On the above basis, the recombinant yeast strain is further integrated onto one gene segment of a yeast genome, so that a better recombinant yeast is obtained. According to the technical scheme of the invention, the yeast strain is constructed based on gene knock-out, and an optimized host cell for producing lycopene is provided. Meanwhile, functional genes crtE crtB and crtI of a specific source combination and used for the synthesis of lycopene, specific yeast endogenous genes and specific exogenous genes are selected. The above selected genes are integrated to the gene knock-out genome of the yeast strain, and then a brand-new recombinant strain capable of producing high-yield lycopene is obtained.