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00:00Welcome to Drag's Biggest Night, as we crown the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:07And now, the queens of Season 17.
00:10Category is, Grand Finale Elegance.
00:14Make a wish, it's Lucky Star.
00:26Don't sleep on her, it's Joella.
00:30All aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, it's for Mona Lisa.
00:53New Jersey's finest, say yo-yo-yo to Crystal Envy.
00:57She's unforgettable, it's Acacia Forgot.
01:09All hail the king of queens, Corey King.
01:32Get ready, it's Arrietty.
01:39Here's winking at you, kids.
01:49It's Lydia Butthole Collins.
02:03She woke up this way.
02:05It's Lana Jure.
02:09She's the cat's pajamas.
02:19Give it up for Suzy, too.
02:21And now, your top four.
02:37First up, the multifaceted, Jill Sparkle.
02:41Everybody say, Lexi Love.
03:01She's got soul.
03:23It's on your nerves.
03:24Family, she's got soul.
03:42She's got soul and a half.
03:46...
03:47And now, the queen of track, it's RuPaul!
04:17Welcome to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
04:23Everybody say love.
04:24Love.
04:25Everybody say love.
04:26Love.
04:27Because if you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?
04:30Can I get an amen up in here?
04:32Amen.
04:34Tonight, in small towns and big cities around the globe, we have gathered to celebrate the power of joy.
04:41Because when it comes to pure, unadulterated joy, nobody serves it like the drags.
04:48Okay?
04:48Okay.
04:49After a thrilling season, one queen is about to be crowned, America's next drag superstar.
04:56But, let there be no mistake, anyone who dares to leave the house in a pussycat wig and a pair of cha-cha heels is my hero, honey.
05:03Oh, yes!
05:05Now, before we kick things off, I want to say hello to my squirrel friends, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Jamal Sims!
05:16This week, we challenged each of our final four to perform an original show-stopping number.
05:22And tonight, for the first time in grand finale Herstory, they will be singing their own vocals!
05:30Yes!
05:31In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season, and they will face off in a final lip-sync for the crown.
05:40And a grand prize of $200,000!
05:45Wow!
05:47So, racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win!
05:53Our first finalist is a glittering example of drag excellence.
05:58Take a look.
06:01It's your girl, Jewel Sparkle, the chismosa bionic supermodel diva down princess.
06:09My journey here in this competition has been wild.
06:12I came in right-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready for whatever was to come at me.
06:16I have learned so much about my abilities.
06:19I've blown myself away and the things that I didn't even know I could do.
06:22I actually have a bionic spine.
06:23When I was 14, I had a tumor in my neck.
06:25The tumor had completely eaten up at my spine.
06:27Bitch, you a robot?
06:28Yep.
06:28It has been a long road getting to the final four.
06:31Oh, la, la.
06:32I had a few amazing moments.
06:33I'm a woman, RuPaul.
06:35But a few very stressful moments on the road as well.
06:38Mistress is already a fat joke.
06:40Oh, my God, she stole my joke.
06:42Everyone doubted me.
06:44Which queen's going home next?
06:46Ooh.
06:47Everybody voted for jewels.
06:49But Latino people are known to be fighters.
06:52Oh, it's a great interpretation.
06:54Oh, I love it.
06:56We're known to be resilient and never give up.
07:00It feels wild that I could actually be snatching the crown tonight.
07:04This crown is coming home with me.
07:06Dame la corona ahora.
07:07If you think the fight is over, bitch, drop in.
07:10Because the fight has just begun.
07:12Beep.
07:15It's time for the first top four original performance.
07:18Please enjoy the vocal stylings of Jewel's sparkles.
07:22I'm the girl who'd do anything to leave my mark.
07:25Do the splits.
07:26Ding.
07:27Shake my tits.
07:28Ding, ding.
07:29And show off my sparkles.
07:31Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
07:32Enough, enough, enough.
07:34I put the ding in ding-a-ling.
07:36I put the ding in ding-a-dong.
07:39I put the ding in everything.
07:42Whether it's right or if it's wrong.
07:45I put the ding in ring-a-ding.
07:48I put the ding in ding-a-dong.
07:51I just can't stop.
07:53It's happening.
07:54I put the ding in every song.
07:58Five, six, seven, eight.
08:03Oh my god, I'm so sorry.
08:09Here I go.
08:11I put the ding in everything I do.
08:12Regularly, biggie, second to the zoo.
08:14Mug on right, looks on lock.
08:15Can't stop cocky without.
08:17Yes, I'm the thing number.
08:17Then she's most obvious.
08:18But she's no problem.
08:19I'm actually really gross.
08:19Don't look away, bitch.
08:20I'm about to kick.
08:21Watch me do another split.
08:23When I say ding, you say dong.
08:25Ding, ding, ding.
08:26Oh, that was great.
08:28Ding, ding, ding.
08:29Okay, one more time.
08:31Ding, ding, ding.
08:33Okay, that was cute.
08:34They can't handle it when I sing.
08:37Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
08:42Ding, ding, ding.
08:44Ding, ding.
08:45Well, ring-a-ding-dong, ding-o's got my baby.
08:55Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
08:57I love that you chose a physical comedy drag performance number.
09:02You don't see it enough.
09:03And if you do, maybe it's not done as well as that was.
09:06I thought that was smart and fantastic.
09:09Thank you so much.
09:11You're so welcome.
09:12I thought I put the D in ding-a-ling, but tonight you put the D in ding-a-ling.
09:17Hello, you can put the ding-a-ding-a-ling.
09:19Amazing.
09:20Funny, flirty, everything that I think that you are, it was perfect.
09:25Thank you so much.
09:26Absolutely.
09:27Great job.
09:28Yeah.
09:28Well, now, Jules, in the Vegas episode, Latrice asked, what's your five-year plan?
09:34And you didn't answer then.
09:36Do you have one now?
09:37Yeah, Rue, I want to be you.
09:40No, I'm serious.
09:41I'm serious.
09:42Growing up in Florida, I saw Drag Race for the first time and everything that I thought
09:46was wrong about myself, you kind of told me, it's okay, you're perfect.
09:50And here I am a few years later on the show in the top four.
09:54I love that.
09:55Now, Jules, looking back over your life, what advice would you offer to five-year-old Dario?
10:01Oh, look at that.
10:07I would say all your dreams are going to come true.
10:10You will one day become the little Barbie doll that you play with every single night.
10:15But the road to get there, it won't be easy.
10:18You're going to lose faith.
10:20You're going to get sick.
10:22You're going to get scared and you're going to doubt yourself.
10:24Build a better relationship with your brother because you might not have him for a very long
10:27time, but the one thing you have that's going to keep you going is you've always known who
10:33you are.
10:34The people around you have always supported you to be who you are.
10:36There is a light and all your dreams will come true.
10:41We love you.
10:43So, Jules, who's here supporting you tonight?
10:45My parents, my mom and my dad.
10:47I love you.
10:48I love you.
10:50It's the family Jules.
10:52Hola.
10:53Hola.
10:53We already know Salchicha.
10:57Hey, please.
11:00Are you still doing drag?
11:01I wanted to come today in drag.
11:03Yes.
11:03Well, are you tucked right now?
11:05Always tucked.
11:08Now, what would you tell parents who are raising a little fabulous child like your little Daria?
11:14We're blessed with these kids.
11:16You have to love them.
11:18You have to support them.
11:19Go to the shows like we did when he started.
11:22We were there every night.
11:24Well, everyone should have lovely parents as little Daria has.
11:28You're very blessed.
11:29All right.
11:30Now, one final question.
11:31What would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
11:35It would mean everything to me, but I think it would mean more to my people.
11:40We're going through a very scary time in politics right now in our country, but I'm a product
11:44of immigration and I'm a proof that the American dream can still exist.
11:48My parents came here for that dream and here I am, a little Latino kid.
11:51You know, on Drag Race, in the top four, and if I can do it, I think there are so many
11:56people who deserve that same chance.
11:58The community needs celebration and they need a superhero right now.
12:02Yeah.
12:02Well, my precious Jules, thank you for making this season shine bright like a diamond.
12:09Everybody give it up for Jules Sparkles.
12:10Now, our next finalist leads with her heart and her mouth.
12:17Take a look.
12:21Everybody say, Lexi love.
12:23I'm your roller derby doll and hormonal whore of season 17.
12:29Houston.
12:29We have a drag queen.
12:30I'm so excited.
12:31My journey has been one unique hell of a roller coaster ride.
12:34Oh, Jesus Christ.
12:36No, no.
12:37I started off so high with my roller skating win and then I kind of, I guess you could
12:42say, needed a walker.
12:43Who ruined my outfit?
12:45My biggest struggle in the competition, honestly, was just dealing with my own emotions.
12:50You bought Susie before me.
12:52You got what you wanted, girl.
12:53An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
12:54Love it.
12:55And that's the last thing I want on this earth because I have a lot of beautiful things I
12:59want people to see.
13:00You're inspiring so many trans women out there.
13:02Honestly, being here is the first time that I've been able to like just fully embrace it.
13:06You got it, kiddo.
13:08You're the only person who doesn't know you have it.
13:10I think developing a new sense of self throughout this competition has allowed me to rewrite
13:17my story.
13:18Give that to me, mother.
13:19You're good.
13:20The biggest thing that I have learned is that I'm a superstar.
13:25If I am able to snatch this crown tonight, I need, I am going to run naked through the
13:31streets with just that crown on.
13:33It's time to let this old bitch work.
13:35Let's go.
13:35Next up, performing a soon-to-be classic, it's Lexi Love.
13:44You can call me Lexi.
13:48You can call me Love.
13:52But just don't call me Paul.
14:02It's time to remind them.
14:05Watch me run with the young ones.
14:07I can be rough with the dance.
14:08Get a shoot from the rest of them.
14:10Now watchin' no bitch do a handstand.
14:12Body is so, so elastic.
14:14You may think some parts are plastic.
14:15Alter ego.
14:16Geriatric.
14:17And honestly, she's giving fantastic.
14:19I'm saying she's giving fantastic.
14:21I'm saying she's giving fantastic.
14:23I'm saying she's giving fantastic.
14:24How you gonna come for a classic?
14:26How you gonna come for a classic?
14:27How you gonna come for a classic?
14:30Like and under the tree
14:32I was talking about τους wonder
14:34перна right next to E
14:35In the half of the land
14:37There's the young under the sea
14:39To the left of the palace
14:41There's a portrait of me
14:44How are you gonna come
14:44For a classic?
14:45How are you gonna come
14:46For me
14:46How are you gonna
14:46Come for a classic?
14:48Cause you're looking at
14:50H الك inside
14:50How are you gonna come
14:51for a classic?
14:52How are you gonna
14:53Come for a classic?
14:54How are you going
14:54gonna come for a classic?
14:56How are you looking at
14:56Her sky?
15:00You're looking at history.
15:14Woo!
15:15Come on, roller skates.
15:17Roll a boogie.
15:19Okay, now it's time for the judges' critiques.
15:22We can call you Lexi, we can call you Love,
15:23but I would call you a superstar.
15:26Yeah!
15:26That sexy Starlight Express 2.0 number was so fun.
15:32You're on a roll, baby.
15:35It's been so much fun to see you flourish through this competition.
15:39And then tonight, coming out here back on your roller skates,
15:41showing us how Lexi Love does drags.
15:44It's what it's all about.
15:46So proud of you, kiddo.
15:48So, Lexi, how does drag bring you joy?
15:51Drag brings me joy through my audience, really.
15:54I provide people with so much joy,
15:56and I didn't really realize that I was doing that
15:59until I started to get that back from them.
16:01And now it's just like a two-way street.
16:03I'm just like scissor-fucking-joy, constantly, all day, every day.
16:08It's a joyous occasion, baby.
16:10Lexi, you gave us permission to show a childhood photo of you.
16:15Oh, my God!
16:16Now, what would you say to that gorgeous child?
16:20I am so sorry that you were not kinder to yourself.
16:25And I would say that there are a lot of people
16:27that's going to take advantage of you in this life.
16:29And all you have to do is take advantage of the new opportunities
16:33that are waiting in your fucking bright future.
16:36Wow!
16:39Did you know you were that beautiful when you were that age?
16:41Honey, don't you see my pose?
16:43Yeah!
16:44She was really just like,
16:45muah, take my picture, baby.
16:47Okay, so, Lexi, who's supporting you here tonight?
16:50That would be my drag moms,
16:51the ones that are the reason why I'm even alive or here today,
16:55Miss Nomi Love and Jessica Diamond.
16:57Aw.
16:58Aw.
16:59Nomi, what drew you to Lexi Love?
17:02We both were working in the same nightclub.
17:05Both had a lot of hard times.
17:07I had lost my mother, and she was kicked out of her house.
17:10And we could see through the beautiful surface
17:12to all the fucking cracks that we have inside.
17:14And we were able to save one another.
17:17And I've never been more proud in my life.
17:20I love you.
17:23So, Lexi, what would it mean to you
17:25to become America's next drag superstar?
17:27It would mean everything.
17:30It would mean that I have an opportunity
17:33to give somebody else like me
17:35a hope for a completely new beginning.
17:38I know that I have one now, Mama, thank you very much.
17:41But I think that I could do something absolutely incredible
17:45with this platform and with this world and with my love.
17:49What the world needs now is love, sweet love.
17:54Give it up for Lexi Love.
17:56Now, up next, she's got charisma, uniqueness, and a whole lot of nerve.
18:01Take a look.
18:05Hey, y'all.
18:05It is Anya Nerve.
18:06And maybe you didn't already know that, too.
18:08About to find out.
18:09I was so confident in coming into this
18:11that I had nothing to be afraid of.
18:14You may recognize me as the queen
18:16most likely to win season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
18:20I've definitely had a lot of highs this season.
18:22Big fuPaul.
18:24I have won four challenges.
18:25I ate a chicken wing.
18:27One of my favorites would have to be the snatch game.
18:31Ooh, let's get into it, girl.
18:33I just had a ball.
18:34Woo!
18:35I think one of my biggest struggles in the competition,
18:38besides the sewing challenges,
18:39would probably be getting out of my own way
18:42and not taking everything so serious.
18:45I'm not about to ask no bitch for something that I need
18:47and we're supposed to be sharing.
18:48It's like everybody else's shit.
18:50Just own it.
18:50I'm owning it now.
18:53At first, I was so focused on the game.
18:56I am so happy.
18:58We made it through.
18:59We made it through.
19:00But I realized that the relationships that you build with
19:02your community is way more important.
19:04Everything that I've done so far
19:09is about to pay right the hell off.
19:13I'm about to give you the nerve experience.
19:16You ready?
19:19And now, she's here to lay it on you
19:22with her original song.
19:23It's On Your Nerve.
19:25Sometimes the hardest thing
19:27is to be the bitch you were born to be.
19:30Ha!
19:31Uh, come on!
19:32Black, green, supreme, walking down the street,
19:34going cack, cack, cack internationally
19:36because I get so down with it
19:38and I bring it back around with me.
19:39Hey!
19:40And I look just right.
19:41I'm the type that's no bark or bite.
19:43Eating these queens got the appetite.
19:47It do take nerve, take nerve
19:49to bring in all this success.
19:50It do take nerve and work.
19:53Something tells me I bet I'm on your nerves.
19:55I heard you're talking.
19:56I heard you're talking about
19:57tip-a-tap.
19:58It's a cooster.
19:59It do take nerve.
20:03It do take nerve.
20:03Ha, I'm a queen that can't be sure.
20:07OK, sit back just while we cook.
20:10Hold on!
20:10Ha!
20:11I'ma tell you how it is
20:13Okay, put yourself on, do it like this
20:17If you take nerve, take nerve
20:19To bring it on to success
20:21If you take nerve and burn
20:23Something tells me I bet I'm on your nerves
20:25I heard
20:26You talk, you won't trip or tap
20:28It's the goose first
20:29Cause baby, if you take nerve
20:33I'm a queen that can't be shook
20:36Can't be shook, y'all
20:37Okay, sit back, just watch me cook
20:39Watch me cook, watch me cook, y'all
20:41Ha, I'ma tell you how it is
20:43I'ma tell you
20:44Okay, put yourself on, do it like this
20:47All right now
21:04Hey, Ms. Globee
21:07Hey
21:08Now it's time for the judges' critiques
21:13Anya, you do take nerve, baby
21:15Yes, it do
21:16In your performance today, I love the attitude
21:18I love the sass, I love the choreography
21:20But what I really loved was your voice
21:22Thank you
21:23Your voice is so beautiful
21:25Thank you so much
21:26Yeah, it's gorgeous
21:26You have the it factor
21:29We can't teach you that
21:30You just own it
21:31And the audience can just sit back
21:32And watch you work
21:34Great job
21:37Thank you
21:38You know, one of my favorite things
21:40Is how you would leisurely walk down the runway
21:43Taking your sweet ass time
21:45You're trying to give me no time limit
21:47So I might as well take my time
21:49You take your good old time
21:51You take your good old time
21:53And you make sure everybody get a little look
21:56Everybody get a little look
21:57Y'all look it
21:58So what's the response been like back in Cleveland?
22:05It's been amazing
22:06All of Cleveland, all the clubs
22:07Selling my merch
22:08Hey Cleveland
22:09You know, Cleveland lost LeBron James
22:11But they got Anya Nerve
22:12All right, all right
22:17Now, Anya Nerve
22:18What message would you have
22:20For six-year-old Justin?
22:23Aww
22:24I would tell six-year-old Justin
22:28That I am so proud of you
22:30And I want you to know
22:31That you are beautiful enough
22:33You are kind enough
22:35You are black enough
22:36And you are loved
22:37And when you walk outside that door
22:39Every single day
22:40You look your head up to the sky
22:42Because, baby, that's the limit
22:43Okay?
22:44Yes
22:45I love it
22:47All right, so Anya
22:49Who's here supporting you tonight?
22:51My mother, Nina
22:52And my father, Andre
22:53Hi, baby
22:54Now, I recognize none of your business
22:57Nanya, are you feeling fierce tonight?
23:00Oh, you know I'm feeling fierce
23:02I'm feeling real fierce right now
23:04So, Nina, when you see Anya in drag
23:08Who do you see?
23:09Child
23:10It's all me
23:13Everything this beautiful child has
23:18It comes from me and my grandmother
23:21Okay
23:22So we played in her wigs
23:23Put on makeup
23:25Put on lashes
23:26I love it
23:27And here we are
23:28Here we are
23:29And here we are
23:29And I am so immensely proud of him
23:32Yes, you should be
23:34I am
23:34So, Anya, what would it mean to you
23:37To become America's next drag superstar?
23:39It would mean the world
23:40It would mean that
23:41Everything that I've done in my life
23:44Has paid off
23:45I could continue to spread joy
23:47I think I would be a perfect
23:49Representation for this crown
23:51And I could show other entertainers
23:53That look just like me
23:54Dreams do come true
23:56Girl, I gotta tell you
23:58This season you have worked
24:00My last nerve
24:01And I love it
24:02Give it up for Anya Nerve
24:04Last but not least
24:07Our final top four queen
24:09Take a look
24:09I am Sam Starr
24:15The supermodel of the South
24:16The country cutie
24:17With a rock and roll booty
24:18I heard y'all were looking
24:20For America's next drag superstar
24:21I came into the competition
24:23Thinking that I had it all figured out
24:25I was the perfect polished pageant queen
24:27But I learned here that
24:28There's so much more to drag
24:29Than just that
24:29My beaver is shaved
24:31I had to really push myself
24:33Out of my comfort zone
24:34It would be great to see you
24:35Loosening up a little bit
24:36I realized
24:36It's not as scary
24:37As I thought it would be
24:38Wagon witch what to see
24:40I had a variety of wins
24:41I do declare
24:43Doing the makeover with my mom
24:45Was the highest point in the competition
24:47The fact that I got to share that
24:48It's so incredible
24:49She's just the best
24:49She's just the best
24:50Bless your heart
24:52Disease
24:53I had ups and downs
24:55But this competition
24:56Has been the most amazing experience
24:58Of my life
24:59Don't hurt nobody
25:00No promises
25:01How many people get to actually achieve
25:03A dream that was so close to their hearts
25:05I've proved I'm not only a star
25:07I'm a shooting star
25:09It's time
25:10The final lap of Drag Race
25:12I'm ready to take the crown honey
25:13And I'm about to wear these girls out
25:16And now
25:19It's Sam Star
25:21On the night I was born
25:23The doctor said to my mama
25:24Through the gap in his two front teeth
25:27Ma'am
25:28This baby is seriously gay
25:30But he's gonna be a star
25:34Let's go
25:41I might be country
25:42But I didn't wanna go corn
25:44I might be cute
25:46But I didn't wanna do porn
25:47Not yet
25:48I had to leave to find what I was looking for
25:51Don't get mad at me
25:52It's a prophecy
25:53That was ordained by the Lord
25:55S-T-A-R
25:57Baby, I'm a star
25:59Look up
25:59Next to Venus and Mars
26:00That's me
26:01Doesn't matter where you are
26:02S-T-A-R
26:04Baby, I'm a star
26:06Look up
26:06Next to Venus and Mars
26:08That's me
26:08Doesn't matter where you are
26:10Hey!
26:11Come on
26:12Hey!
26:13Hey!
26:15Let's go!
26:16Woo!
26:16You, you, you, you can, you, you, you, you can see me
26:20You, you, you can, you, you, you, you can see me
26:24S-T-A-R
26:26Better know by now that that spells star
26:27Look up
26:28Look up
26:30Look up
26:32Next to Venus and Mars
26:33That's me
26:33Doesn't matter where you are
26:35Doesn't matter where you are
26:37Doesn't matter where you are
26:39Yeah!
26:41Yeah!
26:42Yeah!
26:45Yeah!
26:46All right
26:54Wham, bam
26:55Thank you, Sam
26:56Now let's hear from our judges
26:59It started out a little deliverancy in the best possible way
27:01And you delivered the entire time
27:03I loved you walking your own red carpet
27:06You B-Y-O-R-C
27:08You're on your own
27:09So smart
27:10And you were phenomenal
27:11Thank you
27:12Thank you so much
27:13Yes
27:13Sam Starr
27:15I think there were 27 reveals
27:16You were lifted
27:17You were tossed
27:18Every single trick in the book was done
27:20And you did it beautifully
27:21And it was so much fun to watch
27:23Thank you, Sam
27:24Good job, kiddo
27:25So Sam, I want to ask you
27:27What do you think is the biggest misconception about drag, Sam?
27:31I think a lot of America doesn't understand us
27:33I think drag queens are love and light and laughter
27:37And when I found drag, I was finally doing something that I felt like I was put here to do
27:42And I'm so grateful to be a part of the show to show that even people from Alabama
27:46Are fabulous drag queens, okay?
27:49Hey, Sam, what words of wisdom do you have to share with your three-year-old self?
27:55Oh, my God
27:56Look, I was even wearing gay pride shirts then
27:58I love it
28:00I would say, Sam
28:02It's going to be hard a lot of your life
28:04Because you're going to feel like you don't fit in and you don't belong
28:08And don't let what the outside world says about you stop you from dreaming
28:12Shoot for the stars
28:14And if you work hard enough, you can become one
28:17And one day you're going to be standing next to RuPaul herself
28:20It's absolutely crazy
28:21And just go for it
28:23Yes
28:23Now, who's in the audience for you?
28:26I have my beautiful angel, Sassy
28:28Star is in the house
28:29And Sister Star is also in the house
28:32Now, you're Courtney, right?
28:34Yes
28:34Courtney, tell me about the first time you found out that your Sam was doing drag
28:39Well, he's never really started because he's always done it
28:41Me and my friends dressed him up in dresses when he was probably four years old
28:46He's always secretly wanted to be me, so here we go
28:49Now, Sassy is here
28:53Hey, Sassy
28:54Hi, Ru
28:54Now, you're known as the mom who always shows up at the drag bars
28:59If people have never been to a drag bar, explain what happens there
29:03Well, you go in and you get you a drink and you have your real good time
29:06And you see you a real good show
29:09And I just love being not only Sam's mom, but everybody in the bar that comes up and talks to me
29:14And tells me how much they love me
29:15All right, now, final question
29:18Tim, why do you want to be America's next drag superstar?
29:22I want to be America's next drag superstar because I feel like I've worked for this
29:26I also feel like I want to represent for the people who don't really have a voice
29:30I think a lot of people from small towns get, you know, bogged down by what they hear from what's around them
29:37And I would love to represent for them that if you dream big enough
29:41And if you work hard enough, you can do it
29:43So I'm talking to you out there, whoever you are
29:45Go for it, because if I can do it, you can
29:47And thank you all so much for everything
29:49Thank you
29:49Wonderful
29:51In a galaxy of queens, there's only one Sam Star
29:55Give it up for Sam Star
29:56And now, please welcome our two reigning Miss Congenialities
30:01Tsunami News and Saphira Cristal
30:04So big
30:08Yay
30:21Wow, Saphira girl
30:28Did you see that on talk package?
30:30These queens are not afraid to cut a bitch
30:32Oh, yes
30:33These girls are brutal
30:34So, in my official capacity as last year's winner
30:38Co-winner
30:39I have an announcement to make
30:41This season, Miss Congeniality is officially cancelled
30:45Uh-oh
30:46Girl, you do not have that power
30:49Who died and made you the Supreme Court
30:51We're kidding
30:53We're kidding
30:53We are so excited to announce
30:57The winner of season 17's Miss Congeniality
31:00Will receive $10,000
31:02Presented by Ole Body
31:05Wow
31:06These shady, shady queens have voted
31:10And the winner is
31:13Crystal Effie
31:16Thank you so much, Bruno
31:23Thank you
31:24Thank you
31:25Oh
31:26Congratulations, Crystal Effie
31:29What do you have to say?
31:31Remember to always sparkle like a crystal
31:33And be kind
31:35But wait
31:37There's more
31:38Ole Body would also like to offer all the other queens
31:41$2,000 each for flame or season
31:44Congratulations, queen
31:46Congratulations, queen
31:47Ladies and gentlemen
31:48There are stars
31:49There are superstars
31:51There are megastars
31:52And then there's Liza
31:54Take a look
31:55When it comes to global superstars
31:57No one comes close to the talent and tenacity
32:00Keep fighting
32:01Of the truly terrific Liza Minnelli
32:03I'm gonna sing my buns off
32:05Sing my buns off
32:06The daughter of icons Judy Garland and director-producer Vincent Minnelli
32:10Liza has spent a lifetime honoring her parents
32:14While at the same time creating a magical legacy all her own
32:20From the start of her career Liza has literally reshaped pop culture
32:24And her creative collaborations are legendary
32:28Thanks to Kate Thompson, Bob Fosse, Kander and Ev
32:31The Pet Shop Boys, Andy Warhol, Elsa Peretti, the incredible Halston
32:36And her beloved Michael Feinstein
32:38Nobody looks like, dances like, or sells a song like Liza
32:43She knew what she needed
32:44She built this loyal, loving family of friends and mentors
32:48And followed this sort of intuition to become this iconic person
32:53As an EGOT winner, Liza stands with the giants of entertainment
32:57But even bigger than her talent is her compassion
33:01Raising millions for AIDS research
33:04And sharing her own struggles with the world
33:07Liza has always treated her fans like her chosen family
33:11They see somebody not unlike themselves
33:13They see her courage to get up on a stage
33:16And put those secrets on
33:18She's great
33:19The thing that those friends get right
33:21Is Liza's vulnerability, her kindness, and her desire for you to be friends with her
33:30Liza's motto, reality is something you rise above
33:34Has inspired generations of drag queens to don a pixie wig, six pairs of lashes, and belt out a show tune
33:41And today, Liza's star continues to shine
33:43And today, Liza's star continues to shine
33:47As a producer of drag, the musical
33:49As the subject of her truly terrific, absolutely true documentary
33:53And as the author of her much-anticipated memoir
33:57Kids, wait till you hear this
33:59With a film adaptation already in the works
34:02Tonight, in recognition of her dazzling contributions to entertainment
34:05And for sharing her irrepressible joy
34:08RuPaul's Drag Race is proud to present
34:10The Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award to our Queen of Queens
34:14The one, the only, Liza Minnelli
34:18Ring it!
34:24Ring!
34:26Bring them!
34:28Ring!
34:31Ring!
34:36New!
34:40Ring!
34:42Your hand!
34:43Oh, my gosh.
35:02I love you.
35:05Liza, you look stunning this evening.
35:07Is that Halston you're wearing?
35:08Of course.
35:09Of course.
35:11Elsa Peretti?
35:12Absolutely.
35:13Look at you.
35:16I know.
35:16It only took six hours.
35:18I know.
35:19Seven.
35:20For me, I'm older than you.
35:22Now, I heard that as a kid, your dad had all of your costumes made at MGM.
35:28Is that true?
35:28For Christmas, I got five costumes, which I loved.
35:32Do you have any of those things still?
35:34Somewhere.
35:35Yeah.
35:36I didn't want to tell you, but this dress is one of them.
35:40I got my hands on it.
35:45Now, when you were a little girl, you loved to watch the dancers rehearse at MGM.
35:49Tell me about that.
35:50Well, you know, everybody would rush to see whatever my mother was doing, and my father
35:56especially, because he was making people do magic.
36:00Oh, he was the best.
36:01And my brother came with me.
36:04He's sitting right at the end, and his name is Joe.
36:07Hey, Joe.
36:09Wow, Joe.
36:11Of course, we all know Joe from the song, Happiness is a Thing Called Joe.
36:16You know, I remember when you were going to London to record the Results album, there
36:23was a picture of you in the paper holding a guitar to go record with the Pet Shop Boys.
36:28Why were you holding a guitar?
36:30Because they told me to hold it.
36:34What would you do, right?
36:36I'm a director's daughter.
36:38Well, you are so important to us, and I speak for a grateful nation when I say, Liza, we
36:47love you.
36:52I don't know what else to say, except if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be me.
36:57You made me.
36:59Well, you made us, actually.
37:04One more time.
37:05Let's ring them bells.
37:08Oh, ring them bells.
37:11Come on, come on, remember.
37:14Make them sing better.
37:17Ring them bells.
37:18It's such a happy thing to hear a teeter thing.
37:21I've got to ring them.
37:24Ring them.
37:25Ring them.
37:27Ring them.
37:28Ring them.
37:30Ring them.
37:34Ring them.
37:38Ring them.
37:39Here for her final walk as America's reigning drag superstar, give it up for Nymphia Wynn.
37:45Now she's like a queen of wind
37:50She's like a queen of wind
38:08Wow, Nymphaia, you really get around
38:16Now out of all your adventures, do you have a favorite?
38:20Definitely meeting the former president of Taiwan
38:23Yes
38:23And Paris Olympics, being able to represent my country and perform there
38:27So thank you Mamaru for giving me the opportunity to tour the world
38:30Well, you the one done did it
38:32So Nymphaia, is there anything you'd like to plug?
38:37Well, I made this beautiful dress just yesterday
38:39Oh my gosh
38:41And you can also watch me on RuPaul's Drag Race live untucked at WOW Presents Class 2
38:47I love it
38:48So Nymphaia, any final words?
38:51Well, I'd like everyone to please look under your seat
38:55Oh
38:57You get a banana, you get a banana, you get a banana
39:01We all get a banana
39:03Banana fever, thank you very much
39:05I love it, let's hear it for Nymphaia Wynn
39:07Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
39:14One more time, give it up for our top four queens
39:18Jewel Sparkles
39:20Lexi Love
39:26Anya Nerf
39:33And Sam Starr
39:39Each of you has given your all
39:50But the time has come
39:52When four must become two
39:55The top two queens moving forward to the final lip sync for the crown are
40:07On your nerves
40:14On your nerves
40:14And
40:23Jewel Sparkles
40:30Jules Sparkle.
40:42Condragulations.
40:43You two stay right where you are.
40:45Lexi Love.
40:47Sam Starr.
40:49I'm sorry my dears, but this is not your time.
40:52But, for delivering drag excellence all season long,
40:56we're giving each of you a tip of $10,000.
41:02Courtesy of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
41:05Thank you, Marva.
41:10Thank you for an epic season.
41:12Give it up for Sam Starr and Lexi Love.
41:18Wow.
41:20Thank you, Erica.
41:26Come on, Sam Starr.
41:32Jules, Anya, no matter what happens next,
41:35you're both going home a little richer.
41:38Because tonight's runner-up will receive a tip of $25,000,
41:43courtesy of Anastasia Beverly Hills.
41:47Wow.
41:48Cha-ching.
41:49Now, after a truly amazing season,
41:54it all comes down to this.
41:56Two queens, stand before me.
41:59Prior to tonight,
42:00you were asked to prepare a lip-sync performance
42:03of Abracadabra by Lady Gaga.
42:06Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me
42:10and prove to the world that you are
42:13America's next drag superstar.
42:16The time has come for you to lip-sync for the crown.
42:33Good luck and don't fuck it up.
42:38It's up!
42:39ped up to the angels
42:40pay the toll the angels
42:42rasporřad zoom
42:51to the angels
42:51in their mouths
42:52keep your mind
42:53on the distance
42:55and the devil
42:57runs around
42:58Hold me
42:59in your heart tonight
43:00and know the magic of the dark moonlight
43:05Save me from this I'm defied
43:10In the game of life
43:12Like a poem sent by a lady in red
43:15You hear the last few words of your life
43:18With a haunting dance
43:20Now you're both in a trance
43:22It's time to cast your spell overnight
43:25Avra-Pudra, Avra-Pudra, Avra-Pudra
43:32Avra-Pudra, Avra-Pudra
43:36In her tongue she said
43:38Tell your love tonight
43:46Avra-Pudra, Avra-Pudra
43:51Avra-Pudra
43:52Avra-Pudra
43:54Avra-Pudra
43:55Avra-Pudra
43:56Avra-Pudra
43:57Avra-Pudra
43:58Avra-Pudra
43:59Avra-Pudra
44:00Avra-Pudra
44:01Avra-Pudra
44:02Avra-Pudra
44:03Avra-Pudra
44:04Avra-Pudra
44:05Avra-Pudra
44:06Avra-Pudra
44:07Avra-Pudra
44:08Avra-Pudra
44:09Avra-Pudra
44:10Avra-Pudra
44:11Avra-Pudra
44:12Avra-Pudra
44:13Avra-Pudra
44:14Avra-Pudra
44:15Avra-Pudra
44:16Avra-Pudra
44:17Avra-Pudra
44:18Avra-Pudra
44:19Avra-Pudra
44:20Avra-Pudra
44:52In addition to the title of America's Next Drag Superstar, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race will receive a crown and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels.
45:22A year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics and a grand prize of $200,000, courtesy of TodayTix, the theater ticket app.
45:34Now, time has come to crown our queen.
45:40Jules, Anya, I've made my decision.
45:44The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, America's Next Drag Superstar, is...
45:52Anya, is there anything you'd like to say?
46:21Hell yeah!
46:22In two-take-none!
46:27Now, friends, my queen, friends!
46:32I'm with a baby, I'm with a love, I'm with a nation, I'm with a love, I'm with a lady, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love, I'm with a love.
46:42And remember, if you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?
46:46Can I get an amen up in here?
46:48Amen!
46:48Alright, let the music play!
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