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RuPaul's Drag Race - Season 18 Episode 16 -
Grand Finale
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00:04It's time for the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:09Tonight, we crowd ourselves a winner, baby.
00:13Please welcome to the main stage, the queens of season 18.
00:31It's showtime.
00:32Again?
00:33Let's go, girls.
00:46And now.
00:48Please welcome to the main stage, the queens of season 18.
00:54She's coming in hot.
00:56It's Stevie Duego.
01:10She's always in season.
01:12It's Mandy Mango.
01:29Get ready to crush on Briar Blush.
01:47She's sweet and sparkling.
01:50Say hello to Sierra Miss.
02:06She's no outfit repeater.
02:09It's Vita Vonti's star.
02:25From the heavens above, it's Mia Starr.
02:44Smash the plate for Athena Dion.
03:00The question remains.
03:03Can you please her?
03:11We got a key to the green.
03:18She's creepy and she's goofy.
03:21It's Discord Adams.
03:28She's creepy and she's goofy.
03:36It's Discord Adams.
03:37Other girls do, but James don't.
03:55Exqueeze her beauty.
03:57It's Juicy Love Beyond.
04:09And now, put your hands together for your top three.
04:14First up, from trash to treasure, it's Darlene Mitchell.
04:39She'll see you next Tuesday.
04:41It's Mikey Meeks.
05:02And everybody's cuckoos for Mimi Coco.
05:28Now, all rise for the mother of the house, Ruth Hall.
05:36Now, go to a finish.
05:37Female Speaker.
05:38Club on the tive for the Multi alpin!
05:41Woo!
05:42acha
05:432
05:433
05:444
05:493
05:522
06:012
06:022
06:04We'll see you next time.
06:34We'll see you next time.
07:04All season long, the sickening queens of season 18 have set our hearts and pussies on fire.
07:12And tonight, we're going to make one queen's dream come true when she's crowned America's next drag superstar.
07:21But the race ain't over yet, baby.
07:24We're gathered here tonight to watch our top three queens spread their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent one more time.
07:32Now, to help me make my final decision, please give a big drag race welcome to Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley,
07:41and Jamal Sims.
07:42Hello.
07:44Hello.
07:45Hi, baby.
07:48For the grand finale, we challenged each of our top three queens to collaborate with composer Leland to create and
07:56sing their own personal anthem.
07:59And tonight, they're ready to entertain us like only they can.
08:04In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season, and they'll face off in a final lip
08:10sync for the crown, plus a grand prize of $200,000.
08:17Razors, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win.
08:29Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
08:32Our first finalist is a little big country and a whole lot of stupid.
08:38It's Darlene Mitchell.
08:44I'm Darlene Mitchell, and I am the country, country, camp queen of season 18.
08:48She's corny.
08:50My journey has been a wild one.
08:54Highs, lows, up, down, all-around, tears, laughs.
08:57We have done it all.
08:59Being a bedroom queen, I had a little bit of trouble being confident in my voice.
09:03Yeah, we gotta get you back in the bars.
09:04I didn't realize how much I missed and needed.
09:07The queer joy that all of these girls have given me.
09:10It took a while for me to give myself permission that I deserve my dream to.
09:14It's so fun to watch someone who's having fun.
09:17They really like me.
09:19A lot of my looks lean into the fun.
09:22That's the whole point of drag.
09:23Move, bitch!
09:25I have a flavor that's a little bit different than the rest of the girls.
09:27I dislike those shoes.
09:29But it doesn't hinder me from being who I am in any way.
09:33If anything, it makes me want to go harder.
09:35Why you now?
09:37Why you now?
09:40I was starting to catch on that Rue was liking my flavor.
09:44You're so stupid.
09:46I'm like, you have what it takes to place in the top.
09:48Now you got to start winning.
09:51Condragulations, condragulations.
09:52You're the winner of this week's challenge.
09:55I have made it to the end without ever having to lip sync.
09:59My time in this competition has really changed my life.
10:02We see you get it and live in your skin.
10:05And it is what this life is all about.
10:08I have wanted this since I first started drag and I'm going for it full throttle.
10:15The time has come.
10:16The engines are revving.
10:17I am doing anything necessary to make sure that I am standing there with that crown on my head.
10:25First up, performing her original song, Hookin' With Gas, it's Darlene Mitchell.
10:31Now I'm cookin' with gas, a little bit of sass.
10:35If you don't like it, then kiss mine.
10:45My wigs won't even fit in this little 4x4.
10:49But I don't give a lick, you got a lot of shit when you're dressin' like a whore.
10:53Now I'm just speedin' up.
10:55I ain't tappin' on the brakes.
10:57Let me rearrange this meaty tuck, cause damn, this car shakes.
11:02Turn it on.
11:05Get it on.
11:06Here we go.
11:09Now I'm cookin' with gas, a little bit of sass.
11:12If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
11:14Wins of steel, keepin' it real.
11:16Two high heels and I'm hard at blast.
11:18Coffee dreams, strong as seams, book cut jeans and I got no class.
11:23Get out the way, bitch, I'm about to pass.
11:26I'm cookin' with gas.
11:27Come on, I'm crazy, baby.
11:29Pickin' it up, I'm Romeo.
11:31Cookin' with gas.
11:32I'm out on the show, you can't slow down, I'm wasted.
11:35Cookin' with gas.
11:36I'm cooking with gas.
11:36You can't do it.
11:38You can't do it.
11:41I'm cooking with gas.
11:41I'm cooking too.
11:41Can't slow down, I'm good.
11:43I'm cooking with gas, a little bit of sass.
11:45If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
11:47Buns of steel, keepin' it real.
11:49Two high heels and a heart of glass.
11:52Coffee dreams, flawless seams.
11:54You cut jeans like I love glass.
11:56Get out the way, bitch, I'm out the pass.
11:58Cause I'm cooking with gas.
12:01Yeah, yeah, yeah.
12:02Full of boys.
12:04Come on!
12:08Come on!
12:10Yes!
12:13Yes!
12:15Yes!
12:17Yes!
12:18Yes!
12:19Yes!
12:22Yes!
12:23Yes!
12:24Yes!
12:24Yes!
12:24Yes!
12:24Oh, my God!
12:27Darlene! That was so... dumb!
12:32Now fill her up and check the oil.
12:36Okay, it's time for the judges' critiques.
12:40Darlene, I loved that performance.
12:43First of all, I love that you did this kind of rainbow choir robe,
12:48and then the reveal to my favorite thing, gauntlets!
12:52You had them on!
12:54You know, it's been so much fun, this whole competition,
12:56to be able to watch you come into your own.
12:58You really, in the beginning, were kind of low-key and struggling,
13:02and then I think something clicked,
13:04and you just realized who you were.
13:06That's why that shirt that you're wearing right now
13:08is so very important.
13:10And I think the most important thing I'd like to thank you for
13:12is not wearing those shoes tonight.
13:17Save a horse, ride a drag queen.
13:19That was fantastic!
13:21putting the ho back and ho down.
13:23I loved every second of it.
13:24And I have this same T-shirt,
13:26but I'm really resonating with this one right now
13:29because I love you as well.
13:31Great job.
13:33Darlene Flo Mitchell, I love you so much.
13:38I mean, you weren't just cooking with gas.
13:40You had a little bit of electric up in there.
13:42You were a hybrid tonight.
13:44You killed it, and I could not take my eyes off you.
13:47Congratulations.
13:48So proud of you tonight.
13:50Aww.
13:51Okay, listen, I'm afraid to ask this question,
13:54but where did you get your sense of style?
13:56Just lucky, I guess.
13:59Some chose books, I chose looks.
14:04Now, as the judges said, you were the dark horse of this season.
14:08Now, when did you realize you could win this whole competition?
14:12When I took the roast, relying on nothing but my stupid.
14:17Uh-huh.
14:18That, like, really kind of, like, let me know, like,
14:20oh, I'm winning this whole thing.
14:23Like, it was, that was it.
14:27Now, before you were Darlene Mitchell, you were Trash the Drag Queen.
14:33So, I have to ask, Darlene, what would you say to 24-year-old Trash?
14:41Oh, no!
14:44Work, bitch!
14:45Girl, you have work in the morning.
14:47You need to, you need to get to bed and blend, bitch!
14:55And now, what would you say to five-year-old Blake?
14:59Aww.
15:01I would say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you,
15:05and that there will come a day when you might not think
15:08that you will see another one.
15:11But I am standing here today to tell you that you find your light,
15:15you find your purpose, you find a smokin' hot fiancé.
15:24And when it comes to your family,
15:28you will be delightfully surprised at how hearts and minds can change.
15:34And I love you.
15:37What a precious, precious baby.
15:40Now, who's here supporting you tonight?
15:42I have my beautiful fiancé, Brandon, and my dear friend, Molly.
15:46Hi, y'all.
15:47Hi.
15:47Hi.
15:48Now, Brandon is your creative collaborator.
15:52What's it like seeing her up on the stage, Brandon?
15:54Uh, surreal.
15:55Um, I'm so proud.
15:57We've been working together for, like, almost ten years,
16:00and we've been dating for almost ten years,
16:02and to see him here at the finale, I can't believe it.
16:06I'm so proud of you, and I'm rooting for you.
16:10Very sweet.
16:12Very kind.
16:13Your friend Molly's here also.
16:15Molly, you've been on Team Soldiers for Darlene for a long time, haven't you?
16:19A long time.
16:19What is your role?
16:21Um, it was mostly a passenger princess.
16:24You mean Uber driver?
16:27Sort of.
16:28Lots of sing-alongs in the car on the way to the show in full face.
16:31Uh-huh.
16:32Lots of weeknight shows with varying degrees of crowd attendance.
16:38Well, that's gonna change now.
16:39Yes, definitely.
16:41Now, Darlene, what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
16:46It would mean that every success and struggle and tacky outfit along this journey had a purpose,
16:57and that the voice inside me that was telling me to never give up on this dream was right.
17:04It would also mean that y'all are about to see a lot more mall drag in the streets.
17:10All right.
17:12Ladies and gentlemen, Darlene Mitchell.
17:20If you're Team Darlene Mitchell, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
17:25See ya.
17:28Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
17:31Up next, she came here a chorus girl, but she's leaving a star.
17:36It's Mikey Meeks.
17:42I am Mikey Meeks, and I'm known as the drag ingenue.
17:46But lately, I've been feeling more like the leading lady.
17:50This roller coaster was the best ride of my life.
17:54She means it.
17:56Do not miss out on the opportunity.
17:59From Drew Barrymore to lollipop.
18:02Spanish.
18:02No.
18:03To a Karen gone wild.
18:06It has been an incredible journey.
18:09You walked down and I wrote star.
18:10You've got just a sparkle.
18:12We just want to watch you and see what you do.
18:14I will.
18:19My highest point was the rusical.
18:21I found an art form of mine that I put to the side because I thought I wasn't good enough
18:25for it.
18:26Tonight was so incredible for you.
18:29My lowest point was that damn.
18:31Greater Queen.
18:32Fifth position, Miss Mikey Meeks.
18:35Damn.
18:35These girls really tried it.
18:37They voted me to be in the bottom, but the Meeks lives on.
18:41I wore that shirt that said revenge.
18:43Baby, I got it.
18:44Who do you think you're talking to?
18:45I'm Mikey motherfucking Meeks.
18:48Hi.
18:49I'm sitting pretty with four wins.
18:52And not just four wins, I won the last three challenges in a row.
18:57Condragulations.
18:58Condragulations.
18:59Condragulations.
19:00You're the winner of this week's challenge.
19:02I want to win this so bad.
19:06Not just for me, but for the people who raised me.
19:09For the community that made me.
19:11Curtains up.
19:12Light the lights.
19:13Let's do this.
19:16Here to show us what she could do, performing her original song Versatile,
19:21it's Mikey Meeks.
19:22I've played the leading lady.
19:25I've been the ingenue.
19:28Comedy and drama, I can switch between the two.
19:33Just give me any role, and I'll go that extra mile.
19:39I'm a natural performer, and by God, I'm versatile.
19:47And I can do it all.
19:49I'll bend over backwards or I'll play it on my knees.
19:53I can handle any part, big or small.
19:56Cause baby, I'm versatile.
19:58And I can do it all.
20:03Broadway, virgin or theater geek.
20:06Yeah.
20:06I can make you come eight times a week.
20:09In a group scene or a one-woman show.
20:12I'll leave you with a standing up.
20:16Oh-oh!
20:18Oh-oh-oh!
20:19Oh-oh-oh-oh!
20:20Oh-oh-oh!
20:20As an orgasm, get ready for my bit finish.
20:24I like to show off!
20:26You like to watch everyone who didn't.
20:28Whatever you need, just give me a call.
20:33Cause baby I'm versatile.
20:35And I can do it all
20:41I can do it all
20:41I can do it all
20:48Yeah!
20:51Come on!
21:00Wow!
21:03Oh, my goodness!
21:06Mikey, wow!
21:08What a whore!
21:10Oh!
21:12Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
21:14First up, Michelle Visage.
21:15Jordi, you look like a Visage tonight
21:17and I am very proud of that.
21:20You know what, Mikey?
21:21You've been strong through this whole competition
21:23but I think what you did tonight
21:25was really smart
21:27because your song, what's it called?
21:29Versatile? Correct.
21:31I'm versatile, too. I've heard that about you.
21:34Here you are at the end
21:36and you are branding.
21:37You are letting people know
21:39what you are able to do.
21:42You sang it, you danced it, you showed it.
21:44I thought it was fantastic.
21:47Thank you. Thank you, Michelle.
21:50Wow, you are what they call a triple threat.
21:52You can sing, you can dance,
21:54and you can serve gorgeous face.
21:56I mean, you looked stunning from the moment you started.
21:58It was a smash performance.
22:00You are versed, but you're actually a top performer
22:04because that was amazing.
22:07Thank you, Chrissy.
22:09Mikey, that was a hard performance to do
22:12and you did it perfectly.
22:14It was well executed
22:16and you could see your heart on the stage.
22:19Like, you left it on the floor.
22:21Great job tonight.
22:22Oh, thank you so much.
22:23All right.
22:26What did you learn about yourself on Drag Race?
22:28You know, coming in, I would get a lot of positive affirmation
22:33from others and I would hear it,
22:34but I didn't always feel it.
22:37Well, being here, I learned how to channel that energy
22:41and what other people see in me.
22:43And now I'm standing here with that power.
22:46I came in as an ingenue, but now I'm leaving a leading lady.
22:50Yeah!
22:54All right, leading lady, if you could turn back time,
22:57what message would you give to little five-year-old Michael?
23:04That's from my college graduation.
23:08I would say, little Michael,
23:12you're about to experience a life full of love and laughter
23:17with the best friends in the world
23:21and two parents who support you for who you are.
23:25And you may be teased for that same reason,
23:28but just know that they're pointing out your superpower.
23:33You were born to stand out.
23:34So go for it.
23:36And every time you wrap yourself in a blanket skirt
23:40like it's the only gown,
23:42you're preparing yourself for greatness.
23:46and stick with the name Mikey.
23:48I love it. I love it.
23:52It's funny.
23:53You look exactly the same.
23:56You look exactly the same.
23:57And I'm looking what appears to be your father and your mother.
24:00Correct.
24:00You look exactly like the both of them.
24:02I know, I know.
24:03It looks like Dad Bernie is wearing one of my jackets.
24:05Yes, yes.
24:06Gorgeous.
24:07Faye, did you dress him tonight?
24:08I did.
24:09You did?
24:10I bought the clothes she dressed mixed.
24:12I know.
24:13So now, where does Mikey get her stage presence?
24:17Which one of you?
24:18Mom?
24:19Well, I was a dancer.
24:23You were a show girl.
24:24I was a little bit a show girl.
24:26Yes, yes, yes.
24:27But no, he was born that way.
24:30Yeah.
24:30He had the passion to be a performer when he was a youngster.
24:34Really?
24:34Always entertaining.
24:35When Regis Philbin had his show.
24:37Who wants to be a millionaire?
24:38Yeah.
24:38He would do the imitation to anybody who walked by.
24:43Well, Faye and Bernie, you done good.
24:46You done good.
24:48Now, Mikey, is there anything you'd like to say to your parents?
24:50Oh, man.
24:52This is crazy.
24:53Don't move out.
24:54I love you both so much.
24:56We love you too, honey.
24:57Thank you for always supporting me in my dreams.
25:01And I couldn't be standing here today without what you've given me.
25:07And I hope to be making you so proud.
25:09So proud.
25:10So proud.
25:13Mikey, what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
25:17You know, Ru, I'm a big believer and everything happens for a reason.
25:22And in my life and career, I have faced a lot of rejection.
25:26But I never lived by the nose.
25:29Because I knew it was leading to my ultimate yes.
25:32And that's what this moment is right here.
25:34You've said it yourself.
25:36You can look at the darkness, but don't stare.
25:40So with this title, I'm stepping into my light.
25:43And I hope to inspire others to do the same.
25:47I love it.
25:49Well, she worked her fanny off this season.
25:53Give it up for Mikey Meeks.
26:01If you are Team Mikey Meeks, sound off using hashtag drag race.
26:09This is the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
26:13This next queen has turned the art of drag into a science.
26:18It's Nene Coco.
26:24I'm Nene Coco.
26:25I'm Nene Coco.
26:25I am the high energy, high fashion diva from Denver, Colorado.
26:31My journey started off very hot with the wind.
26:34I will wear this outfit outside.
26:36I love it.
26:37And it was not long before the reality of the competition hit me.
26:42I feel like I was overthinking what I had to do.
26:45Wait, I'll go eat two.
26:47There have been a couple of hiccups.
26:48Mr. Paul!
26:49It's not a family resemblance to me.
26:52But at the end of the day, I have pushed through and given my all every step of the way.
26:58There are so many moments of joy sprinkled throughout this experience.
27:02Let's breathe, baby!
27:04I've proven that I am funny.
27:07I'm a talented designer.
27:09She created a wow effect.
27:11From making most of my runway looks to fighting to the end of this competition through lip sync after lip
27:17sync after lip sync.
27:20I feel like I got off to a rough start with some of the queens.
27:23Nene has a gun!
27:24Nene has a gun!
27:25Nene has a gun!
27:26But by the end of the competition, I found a way to communicate better.
27:30I want to connect with y'all and I like struggle to do that in moments.
27:34This experience taught me that the art of drag is an amazing way to express emotion.
27:41But you have to understand the core humanity within all of it.
27:45And that is the most important.
27:49I walked into this competition as a mechanical engineer and I am leaving a drag superstar.
27:54I'm so ready for this final performance.
27:56I have one last thing to prove and it's that I deserve this crown.
28:01Bitch, get ready.
28:04And now, performing Stimulate is the electrifying Nene Coco.
28:10Automate.
28:12Concentrate.
28:14Imitate.
28:16Calculate.
28:18It is time to get to work.
28:22Talk in, talk out and submit it.
28:25Concentrate.
28:26Don't ever quit it.
28:27You'll forget you ever did it.
28:29Did it.
28:30Uh.
28:31Keep your body at attention.
28:33See perfection and precision.
28:35Emotion is inefficient.
28:37I want to stimulate your soul.
28:43Stimulate your soul.
28:44Stimulate your mind.
28:45Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
28:49I want to free you from your lungs.
28:51And take you to your highs.
28:54Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
29:21I want you free you from your lungs.
29:25And take you to your highs.
29:27Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
29:31quick.
29:35Let's go!
29:38Whoa!
29:39Come on!
29:45Oh!
29:46Nice face!
29:48Oh, my God!
29:50Let's go!
29:52Yeah!
29:58Whoo!
30:02Wow, I want to work in your office.
30:05You're welcome, too, anytime.
30:07Let's hear from the judges.
30:09Come on, cold-hearted snake.
30:10That was so amazing, so tight,
30:15and you had to be with that type of choreography.
30:17This is what it looks like
30:18when you keep your eye on the prize.
30:21It's been so fun, and you've been amazing.
30:23Thank you, Michelle.
30:24Yeah.
30:26Oh, my gosh, I'm cuckoo for Nene Coco.
30:29It was just so captivating.
30:31From the moment you started that really intense choreography,
30:34we were all drawn in, we were locked in,
30:36the audience was with you the entire time.
30:38That was really phenomenal. Congratulations.
30:41Thanks, guys, man.
30:44Nene, you ate that performance up.
30:47Yes, and I'm so proud of you because that was not easy.
30:50From the reveal to coming down off the table
30:53onto a chair in the hill,
30:54and then doing the fast performance in the chair,
30:56that was crazy.
30:57So just all season long,
30:59you really showed what it takes
31:02to be a real entertainer.
31:05Beautiful job.
31:06Beautiful.
31:09Now, Nene, what did you learn about yourself
31:11during your time at Drag Race?
31:13The moral of the story for me was,
31:15it's not that serious,
31:17and for so much of my life,
31:18I've been afraid of taking risks,
31:21and this competition throws that out the window.
31:23So let it all go and just have fun.
31:26Yeah, yeah.
31:27How did you get along with the other queens?
31:30Queens?
31:31Care to share?
31:34I feel like there was a point
31:35at the beginning of the competition
31:36where I was coming in a little bit hot
31:39with some of the shade.
31:40I learned a lot that half of this competition
31:43is the challenges,
31:44and the other half
31:45is the relationships that you build
31:46with these other girls.
31:48And thankfully, throughout all of that
31:50and letting go of some of that insecurity,
31:52I feel like I've been able to find
31:54so many friends in all of you.
31:56And thank you all for being patient with me
31:58as I learned how to communicate
32:00really what I meant
32:01and what I was trying to say.
32:02We love you.
32:02We love you.
32:03We love you.
32:05Love you, girls.
32:06Now, Nini Coco,
32:08what words of wisdom
32:09do you have to share
32:11with three-year-old Niko?
32:14Oh, my God.
32:21You are such a happy little kid,
32:24and I want you to hold on to that
32:28for as long as you can.
32:31Because I think when you realize
32:32that you're a little bit different
32:34than everybody else,
32:35you're going to start to feel scared
32:36of who you are
32:38and what people think about you
32:39and get scared of this future
32:42that you can't control.
32:44But I want you to know
32:45and remember one thing,
32:47and that is
32:50your queerness is the greatest gift
32:52that this life has to give you.
32:54And I want you to go to more parties
32:59and don't study so hard.
33:01Be faggy every single day.
33:05And I hope that I made you proud
33:08because you make me so proud.
33:11Ah, lovely.
33:13Now, I see a beautiful woman
33:16and a gorgeous man in the front row here.
33:19Yes, that is my mom, Kim,
33:21and my boyfriend, AJ.
33:23Mom, are those cheekbones natural?
33:25I'm afraid they are.
33:28They are gorgeous!
33:32Now, when you saw Nene Coco
33:34in drag the first time,
33:35did you see yourself?
33:36Who did you see?
33:37Oh, absolutely saw me.
33:39Uh-huh.
33:40The very first time,
33:41um, he was in a dark wig.
33:44Uh-huh.
33:44And he goes,
33:46he looks just like you.
33:47It freaked me out.
33:48So...
33:49Now, AJ,
33:50you are also in the science world.
33:52How did two nerds like you meet?
33:54Is there a, like a,
33:55is there a grinder or something for nerds?
33:58Is it called nerder?
33:59Yeah, science nerder.
34:01Yeah.
34:02How did you guys meet?
34:03Yeah, we were in school,
34:04just going at it, and, uh...
34:07Oh, hey!
34:11How do two smart people
34:13make a relationship work for so long?
34:16Honestly, he's,
34:17he's the wings to my anchor.
34:19We just...
34:21We, we're paired really well.
34:23I love that.
34:25I love it.
34:26Final question.
34:27Nene Coco,
34:28why do you want to be
34:29America's next drag superstar?
34:33I feel like drag
34:35is my own liberation,
34:37and it is the thing
34:38that makes me feel the most alive.
34:40And be America's next drag superstar,
34:42I feel that calling
34:44and that responsibility
34:44to progress all of us
34:47towards a queer future
34:49that is better for everyone,
34:50because the life we're living today
34:52feels kind of fucked.
34:53And if we can bring some more joy
34:55and some more power
34:57to queerness
34:58and all of us people
35:00who are struggling,
35:01that, that is the purpose
35:03that drag gives me,
35:04and I want to share that
35:05with the rest of the world.
35:06Lovely.
35:07One more round of applause
35:08for Nene Coco!
35:10Hey, Nene girl,
35:12it's your world
35:14when you walk the street
35:16If you are team Nene Coco,
35:19sound off using
35:20hashtag drag race.
35:21Nene Coco,
35:22Nene Coco,
35:22Nene Coco,
35:24welcome back to the grand finale
35:26of RuPaul's drag race.
35:28There's only one word
35:29to describe Miley Cyrus.
35:32Charisma,
35:32uniqueness,
35:33nerve,
35:34and talent.
35:36M is for music.
35:38Miley doesn't just make hits,
35:40she creates bangers.
35:42The Grammy award-winning
35:43singer-songwriter
35:44can do it all.
35:45Country, rock, pop,
35:47and hip-hop.
35:47Her unique voice
35:48is always rich,
35:49raspy,
35:50and revolutionary.
35:51I is for iconic.
35:53Whether swinging
35:54from a wrecking ball,
35:55duetting with her godmother,
35:56Dolly Parton,
35:57or storming the red carpet,
35:59from TV specials
36:00to the VMAs,
36:01Miley is the moment.
36:03Miley commands
36:04every stage she's on
36:05and every stage she's in.
36:07Elle is for the love
36:09Miley showers
36:09upon our community.
36:11We will continue
36:12to fight against judgment.
36:14By raising millions
36:15with her Happy Hippie Foundation,
36:16an important branch
36:17of the Miley Cyrus Foundation,
36:19she fights for homeless
36:20queer youth.
36:21And by using her platform
36:22to advocate for equality,
36:24Miley has already created
36:25an impactful legacy
36:26and achieved LGBTQ plus
36:29icon status.
36:30E is for extraordinary.
36:32Miley was just 11 years old
36:34when she secured
36:34the lead role of Hannah Montana,
36:36a show that bridged
36:37her childhood
36:38with rapid pop culture fame.
36:40Her ability to evolve,
36:41like her talent,
36:42is extraordinary.
36:43She's an inspiration
36:44to us all
36:44as she continues to grow
36:46as a person
36:46and an artist.
36:47and why
36:48is for the 20 years
36:50Miley has spent
36:50rewriting the rules,
36:52reminding us
36:52that reinvention
36:53is power,
36:54that the bravest thing
36:55you can be
36:56is unapologetically yourself.
36:57And at 33,
36:59she's just getting started.
37:00For her dazzling contributions,
37:02past, present,
37:03and future,
37:04tonight we celebrate
37:05Miley Cyrus
37:06with the Giving Us
37:08Lifetime Achievement Award.
37:11All rise for Miley Cyrus.
37:35All rise for Miley Cyrus.
37:54This makes the Grammy look cheap.
37:58Miley, my darling, now you've been working in this business since you were a child.
38:03What keeps you going?
38:04Moments like this, to stand beside my idols and icons, like Mother Rue, and get my flowers.
38:14Yes!
38:15But to also use my platform to serve this incredible community.
38:20I love that. I love that.
38:22Now, I always wanted to ask you, why do you love drag so much?
38:26Well, because I'm a drag queen.
38:28Yeah, well, there you go.
38:29And I love the idea of an alter ego giving us power.
38:32And, you know, my persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce, so she's my hero.
38:38Oh, my gosh.
38:39Now, as a super fan, is there a drag race challenge that you would absolutely kill?
38:45Snatch game as Hannah Montana.
38:48Yes!
38:52That's right.
38:56All right, Miley, one last question.
38:59What would you say to your four-year-old self?
39:03Aw.
39:05Life's a climb, but the view is great, especially from Beverly Hills.
39:16Miley, we love you.
39:17We thank you.
39:18And we will always be there for you.
39:21Give it up for Miley Cyrus.
39:33Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
39:37Tonight, we salute three legendary queens who kept the lights on so the rest of us could keep on shining.
39:47William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved black man, was the first person to call themselves the queen of drag.
39:53In the 1800s, Swann threw secret balls in Washington, D.C.
39:57When the police raided one of her parties, she didn't run.
40:00She resisted and became the first American to take legal action in defense of LGBTQ rights.
40:08A World War II veteran, Jose Saria, also known as Mama Jose, and the Nightingale of Montgomery Street, performed at
40:15the legendary Black Cat Bar.
40:18During police raids, she led the patrons in rousing rendition of God Save Us Nelly Queens.
40:23In 1961, in full drag, Jose ran for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person to
40:32run for public office in the United States of America.
40:36In the 1960s, Mother Flawless Sabrina organized hundreds of drag pageants across the country in cities where it was illegal
40:46for men to wear women's clothing.
40:48And when the police showed up, Flawless faced arrest so her queens wouldn't have to.
40:53Jailed over 100 times, she continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late 70s.
41:00And her work is immortalized in the iconic documentary, The Queen.
41:07Attention, dolls and divas, cubs and chubs, twinks and twunks, thems and fems.
41:13Now it's your turn to keep the lights on.
41:16You can start by donating to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund so future generations can share their queer joy with
41:23the world.
41:23Bob, does that mean we can't stop pedaling?
41:26No, we got to keep on keeping on.
41:31I'll drink to that.
41:34And now, please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality, Crystal Envy.
41:40I'm I'm I'm that bitch.
41:41I'm I'm I'm that bitch.
41:44I'm I'm I'm that bitch.
42:05That's the way it is.
42:07You know, when it comes to being congenial,
42:10I'm 100% that bitch.
42:15And tonight, I am so excited to announce
42:17that the winner of season 18's Miss Congeniality
42:20will receive $10,000, presented by the new
42:25and improved Native Deodorant.
42:30The queens have voted, and the winner is Jane Doe.
42:37Oh, my God.
42:44How did that happen?
42:48Oh, my God.
42:51Congratulations, Jane Doe.
42:53What do you have to say?
42:54Well, congeniality is not something the women in my family
42:57generally aspire to, but one of the best, like, gifts
43:02that this whole experience has given me
43:03is my relationships with these girls.
43:05You are the best prize that I think any other
43:07can give us get.
43:08So thank you so much.
43:09I love you.
43:09I love you.
43:10I love you.
43:13But hold up.
43:15Hold up.
43:15Do you smell that?
43:17Ooh, it's the sweet smell of success.
43:21Because Native Deodorant would also like to offer all the
43:24other queens $2,000 each for a fabulous season.
43:30great bitcoin.
43:33Congratulations queens.
43:34No France queens.
43:35France.
43:50Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
43:53Now, I have some exciting news.
43:55For the first time in Drag Race Herstory,
43:58this season's winner will snatch up
44:00an official makeup collaboration
44:02with Anastasia Beverly Hills.
44:05Earlier this week, our top three queens
44:07met with ABH President Norvina.
44:10Take a look.
44:16Studio Anastasia Beverly Hills.
44:18Bitch!
44:18How are you?
44:19Welcome.
44:20This is a dream come true, going through all this stuff.
44:25I wanted to know from you, what would be you in a product?
44:28My drag is all about bold colors, super pigmented eyeshadow.
44:33Two aesthetic points that I really go for,
44:35old Hollywood glamour, and then that party girl aesthetic.
44:38Bright blush, bright highlight, tacky, trashy,
44:42you know what I mean?
44:42The girl you would see outside of the truck stop.
44:45You know, the blue eyeshadow.
44:47OK.
44:47This is so incredible.
44:48This is a long time coming.
44:50What I've always wanted to do is just share some of the excitement
44:53for the winner and really highlight and prop them up
44:56with something that I feel could express themselves in a way
44:59that they do every single day on the show, which is makeup.
45:02So what colors are you feeling?
45:03I feel like a pinky highlight would be great, too,
45:06to go into the blush.
45:07Like a silvery pink.
45:07Silvery pink would go into the blush.
45:09My whole idea is when the spotlight hits,
45:12you see the glow going on.
45:14It glows.
45:14So it's an undercover explosion.
45:17Absolutely.
45:17Oh, I love that.
45:18Right?
45:18Yeah.
45:19OK, so you want like a gradient of blue.
45:20Like a gradient of blue would be fantastic.
45:23I love it.
45:24Kind of do like a darker tone right under here.
45:26Exactly.
45:26That really pops the green in your eyes.
45:28OK, you know all your compliments.
45:30Yeah.
45:30It's amazing.
45:31I'm so impressed.
45:31I grew up with these big Texas sunsets.
45:34And you're getting ready for the night.
45:35That golden hour is that last moment
45:37to make that impact in the light.
45:39And I do always lean into those sunset colors.
45:41This is wild.
45:42I like it, though.
45:43Drag is so important.
45:44It always has been, but especially right now.
45:47Makeup is a big part of it.
45:48And we want to show that we're here to celebrate drag.
45:52I think that drag is like the beacon of light
45:54amongst all the fuckery.
45:56Can I say fuckery?
45:58Sorry.
45:59I got way too passionate right now.
46:02Oh my, you look amazing.
46:04You like?
46:05Yes.
46:05I love.
46:06I've never thought of myself as a makeup queen.
46:09I like how I paint, and I feel like it's worked for me.
46:12I want to try one of these, too.
46:13Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
46:14But to go beyond that and create something
46:16I'd use for my drag makeup, ooh, that is so exciting.
46:19So good.
46:20To think that someone would want to do their makeup like mine,
46:23big, bold, and tacky, that's wild.
46:28Amazing.
46:28Having my own makeup product.
46:30That's just the last thing on my bucket list that I didn't even
46:34know existed.
46:35Large.
46:36But now that I've gotten a taste of it, baby,
46:38the empire is about to be built.
46:40Watch out.
46:42I love it.
46:44Now, America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year.
46:48Take a look.
46:52Oh, let's get it.
46:53Do it, girl.
46:54It's your girl.
46:55On your nerves.
46:56Ow.
46:57I want to see her post SNL one day.
47:02You really cracked the code.
47:03You mean quack the code?
47:04Oh, girl.
47:05It is a master class in having stage presence.
47:09Now that's a high-class prostitute.
47:11Excuse me.
47:13America's next drag superstar is on your nerves.
47:33And now, please welcome our reigning queen,
47:37on your nerves.
47:38It do take nerves, take nerves.
47:41So bringing all this success, it do take nerve and work.
47:45Something tells me I've been among your nerves.
47:48I heard you talking about different topics, but who's first?
47:53Cause baby, it do take nerves.
48:03On your nerves.
48:05On your nerves.
48:06Hey.
48:08Now, listen, is being America's next drag superstar
48:11everything you thought it would be?
48:12You know, it's everything I thought it would be and more.
48:15You know, I'm able to do drag full-time at its highest capacity.
48:20And I'm able to help my friends and family out
48:23like I've never been able to before.
48:26And I'm able to travel the world,
48:28and I got a lot more money in my bank account.
48:29I love that.
48:32Now, how's your daddy?
48:34Everyone loves your daddy.
48:35Everybody loves million business.
48:38He's like Cleveland famous now.
48:40Really?
48:40Yes, he was on a vacation on like a carnival ship.
48:43He wasn't acting up like your people on carnival
48:45was he?
48:46You know he was.
48:47You know he was.
48:48But there was a drag queen on the ship
48:51who noticed who he was.
48:52And the entire vacation, he was like the famous man
48:55on the ship.
48:56Oh.
48:56And when he got the grocery store,
48:58a little black lady to be like, I see you, Nanya.
49:01While he's shopping for his chicken wings.
49:05OK, so what's next for you, Anya?
49:07Oh, what's next?
49:09I mean, I, after winning RuPaul's Drag Race,
49:13I'm just excited to continue to do everything
49:15that I've wanted to do in my life,
49:18everything that I've dreamed of.
49:19I want to be the first drag queen to win an EGOT.
49:22I mean, why not?
49:23Why not?
49:25I love that.
49:26It do take nerve.
49:27It do take nerve.
49:28It do take nerve.
49:29Yes, it do.
49:30Let's hear it for Anya NERV.
49:39Welcome back to the Grand Denali of RuPaul's Drag Race.
49:43One more time, give a hand to our top three queens.
49:48Darlene Mitchell.
49:50Woo!
49:57Nene Coco.
49:59Yay!
50:05And Mikey Meats.
50:08Woo!
50:11Woo!
50:12Woo!
50:17Each of you has given your all.
50:20But the time has come when three must become two.
50:27Woo!
50:28Woo!
50:28Woo!
50:28Woo!
50:31Woo!
50:32Oh!
50:32Two top queens moving forward
50:35to the final lip sync for the crown are inie Coco.
50:50Yeah,eron.
51:01And Mikey Meeks.
51:13Congratulations, and stay right where you are.
51:16Darlene Mitchell.
51:18I'm sorry, my dear, but this is not your time.
51:22But for turning it out all season long,
51:25we're giving you a cash tip, $10,000.
51:39Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene, Darlene.
51:47On behalf of your fans around the world, thank you for a truly sassy season.
51:55Give it up for Darlene Mitchell.
51:59You sure?
52:14Mikey Meeks.
52:16NeNe Coco.
52:18No matter what happens next, you are both going home a little richer.
52:22Because tonight's runner-up will receive a cash tip of $25,000.
52:33It all comes down to this.
52:35Two queens stand before me.
52:38Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance of every girl you've
52:44ever loved by Miley Cyrus.
52:48Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and prove to Miley and the world that you
52:56are America's next drag superstar.
53:05The time has come for you to lip sync for the crown.
53:22Miley, will you do us the honor?
53:26Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
53:39I match my back to my new dress.
53:44I'm still looking like a tin while my hair is a mess.
53:53And I'm gonna work it all night.
53:59Damn, I get what I want.
54:04Yes, yes, yes.
54:08No, I can't believe that you're still holding it out on me like a dog in the street.
54:17Oh.
54:17I'm so pretty a little while I'm burning the dark.
54:23I'm still hiding my real.
54:26It's getting all the won, my money's never ended.
54:31I'm every girl you've ever loved.
54:34Oh, oh, oh, oh.
54:36Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
54:36She has come for a saint so you hold me, baby.
54:41But she's be like a laugh at the kitchen.
54:52She never wears a watch.
54:54Still, she's never late.
54:56She's got that kind of grace.
54:58She has the perfect scent.
55:02She speaks the perfect French.
55:04She can dance the night away and still, she'll never break the sweat.
55:12Let's go!
55:15Let's go!
55:16Get under the water and just leave me under.
55:22You're the only girl you've ever lost.
55:28Let's go!
55:31Get under the water and just leave me under.
55:36Every girl you've ever lost.
55:42Mars.
55:44Hey!
55:46Mars.
55:48Hey!
56:09It goes down!
56:17In addition to the title of America's Next Drag Superstar,
56:21the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race will receive
56:24a crown and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels,
56:29a year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,
56:33plus their very own ABH makeup collaboration,
56:37and a cash prize of $200,000,
56:44courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race Match Queen.
56:48Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
56:53My gimmicks, Nene Coco have made my decision.
56:59The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race,
57:02America's Next Drag Superstar is...
57:14...Mikey Meeks!
57:19You're a winner, baby!
57:29You're one winner!
57:36You're one winner!
57:38You're one winner!
57:45live fiercely, love boldly, and write it in the books, baby,
57:51the meek shall inherit the crown!
57:56Now, friends, my queen, friends!
58:16Mikey, Mikey!
58:21Now, remember, if you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna love somebody else?
58:25Can I get an amen up in here?
58:27Amen!
58:28All right, now let the music play!
58:47for an hour!
58:48We got it, baby!
58:54Good luck, it goes, good luck, it goes.
58:58Good luck, it goes, would be, oh-oh-oh!
59:02Good luck, it goes, would be, oh-oh-oh!
59:09Give yourself permission, take the script!
59:12Give yourself permission to take the script
59:15Cause you're not like all the bitches
59:18And she'll be sometimes different
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