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Grand Finale | RuPauls Drag Race S18 E16
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00:00the queens of season 18.
00:03She's coming in hot.
00:04It's Dee Dee Buego.
00:14She's always in season.
00:16It's Mandy Mango.
00:28Get ready to crush.
00:30On Briar Blush.
00:41She's sweet and sparkling.
00:43Say hello to Sierra Miss.
00:54She's no outfit repeater.
00:56It's Vita Vonti's star.
01:08From the heavens above,
01:10it's Mia Starr.
01:11Let's do the回 song.
01:12Get ready to meet her.
01:14Let's do the night.
01:15Let's do the night.
01:21Let's do the night.
01:24Let's do the night.
01:30Let's do the night.
01:36Say hello.
01:46She's creepy and she's goofy.
01:48It's Discord Adams.
02:00Other girls do, but James don't.
02:22And now, put your hands together for your top three.
02:25First up, from trash to treasure, it's Darlene Mitchell.
02:43She'll see you next Tuesday, it's Mikey Meeks.
03:00And everybody's cuckoo for Nini Coco.
03:18Now, all rise for the mother of the house, RuPaul.
03:22Now, let's go.
04:13Yes, mama!
04:20Welcome to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
04:22Everybody say love.
04:24Love.
04:24Everybody say love.
04:25Love.
04:26Now that's what I'm talking about.
04:27All season long, the sickening queens of season 18
04:30have set our hearts and pussies on fire.
04:33And tonight, we're going to make one queen's dream come true
04:36when she's crowned America's next drag superstar.
04:39But the race ain't over yet, baby.
04:41We are gathered here tonight to watch our top three queens
04:44spread their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent one more time.
04:47Now, to help me make my final decision,
04:50please give a big drag race welcome to Michelle Visage,
04:53Carson Kressley, and Jamal Sims.
04:54Hello.
04:55Hello.
04:56Hi, baby.
04:58For the grand finale, we challenged each of our top three queens
05:02to collaborate with composer Leland
05:03to create and sing their own personal anthem.
05:06And tonight, they're ready to entertain us like only they can.
05:10In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season,
05:12and they'll face off in a final lip sync for the crown,
05:15plus a grand prize of $200,000.
05:19Razors, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win.
05:27Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
05:30Our first finalist is a little bit country
05:32and a whole lot of stupid.
05:34It's Darlene Mitchell.
05:38I'm Darlene Mitchell,
05:39and I'm the country country camp queen of season 18.
05:41She's corny.
05:42My journey has been a wild one.
05:46Highs, lows, up, down, all-around, tears, laughs.
05:48We have done it all.
05:49Being a bedroom queen,
05:50I had a little bit of trouble being confident in my voice.
05:52Yeah, we gotta get you back in the bars.
05:53I didn't realize how much I missed and needed.
05:55The queer joy that all of these girls have given me.
05:57It took a while for me to give myself permission
05:59that I deserve my dream too.
06:00It's so fun to watch someone who's having fun.
06:02They really like me.
06:04A lot of my looks lean into the fun.
06:05That's the whole point of drag.
06:06Move, bitch!
06:07I have a flavor that's a little bit different
06:09than the rest of the girls.
06:09I just like those shoes.
06:10But it doesn't hinder me from being who I am in any way.
06:13If anything, it makes me want to go harder.
06:15Why you now?
06:16Why now?
06:17Why you banana?
06:19I was starting to catch on
06:20that Ru was liking my flavor.
06:21You're so stupid.
06:23I'm like, you have what it takes to place in the top.
06:24Now you gotta start winning.
06:26Condragulations, condragulations.
06:27You're the winner of this week's challenge.
06:29I have made it to the end
06:30without ever having to lip sync.
06:32My time in this competition
06:33has really changed my life.
06:34We see you get it and live in your skin.
06:36And it is what this life is all about.
06:38I have wanted this since I first started drag
06:41and I'm going for it full throttle.
06:43The time has come.
06:44The engines are revving.
06:45I am doing anything necessary
06:47to make sure that I'm standing there
06:48with that crown on my head.
06:50First up, performing her original song,
06:52Cooking with Gas,
06:53is Darlene Mitchell.
06:55Now I'm cooking with gas,
06:56little gas ass.
06:57If you don't like it,
06:58then kiss my ass.
07:04My wigs won't even fit
07:06in this little 4x4.
07:08But I don't give a lick,
07:09you got a lot of shit
07:09when you're dressing like a whore.
07:11Now I'm just speeding up.
07:12I ain't tapping on the brakes.
07:14Let me rearrange this meaty tuck
07:15because damn, this car shakes.
07:17Turn it on.
07:19Here we go.
07:22Now I'm cooking with gas,
07:23little sass.
07:24If you don't like it,
07:25then kiss my ass.
07:25I want to steal,
07:26keepin' it real.
07:27Do my heels and I'm hard at last.
07:29Copy dreams,
07:29draw my seams,
07:30move my jeans and I got no class.
07:32Get out the way, bitch.
07:33I'm about to pass.
07:34I'm cooking with gas.
07:35I'm cooking with gas.
07:36I'm cooking it up.
07:37I'm cooking with gas.
07:38My toes are still,
07:39can't slow down.
07:40I'm cooking with gas.
07:41No, see no.
07:42I'm cooking it up.
07:43I'm cooking it up.
07:44I'm cooking it up.
07:46I'm cooking with gas.
07:47Little bit of sass.
07:48If you don't like it,
07:48then kiss my ass.
07:49One's a steal,
07:50keepin' it real.
07:51Too hot heels and I'm hard at last.
07:52Copy dreams,
07:53draw my seams,
07:54move my jeans and I got no class.
07:55Get out the way, bitch.
07:56I'm about to pass.
07:58I'm cooking with gas.
08:00Full of boys.
08:15Oh my gosh.
08:18Darlene,
08:18that was so dumb.
08:22Now fill her up
08:22and check the oil.
08:24Okay,
08:25it's time for the judges' critiques.
08:27Darlene,
08:28I loved that performance.
08:29First of all,
08:30I love that you did
08:30this kind of rainbow choir robe
08:33and then the reveal
08:34to my favorite thing,
08:35gauntlets.
08:36You had them on.
08:37You know,
08:37it's been so much fun
08:38this whole competition
08:38to be able to watch you
08:39come into your own.
08:40You really,
08:41in the beginning,
08:41were kind of low-key
08:42and struggling
08:43and then I think
08:43something clicked
08:44and you just realized
08:45who you were.
08:45That's why that shirt
08:46that you're wearing right now
08:47is so very important
08:48and I think the most important
08:49thing I'd like to thank you for
08:50is not wearing those shoes.
08:54Save a Horse,
08:54Ride a Drag Queen.
08:55That was fantastic.
08:56Putting the hoe back
08:57and hoe down.
08:58I loved every second of it
08:59and I have this same t-shirt
09:00but I'm really resonating
09:01with this one right now
09:02because I love you as well.
09:04Great job.
09:05Darlene Flo Mitchell.
09:08I love you so much.
09:09I mean,
09:09you weren't just cooking with gas.
09:10You had a little bit
09:10of electric up in there.
09:11You were a hybrid tonight.
09:12You killed it
09:13and I could not
09:14take my eyes off you.
09:15Congratulations.
09:16So proud of you tonight.
09:18Okay, listen,
09:19I'm afraid to ask this question
09:19but where did you get
09:20your sense of style?
09:21Just lucky, I guess.
09:23Some chose books,
09:24I chose looks.
09:27Now, as the judges said,
09:28you were the dark horse
09:29of this season.
09:30When did you realize
09:31you could win
09:32this whole competition?
09:33When I took the roast,
09:34relying on nothing
09:35but my stupid.
09:36That like really kind of
09:38like let me know like,
09:38oh, I'm winning
09:40this whole thing.
09:41Like, that was it.
09:43Now, before you were
09:44Darlene Mitchell,
09:45you were Trash the Drag Queen.
09:47So I have to ask,
09:49Darlene,
09:49what would you say
09:50to 24-year-old Trash?
09:54Oh, no!
09:55Work, bitch!
09:56Girl, you have work
09:57in the morning.
09:58You need to get to bed.
10:00It's Linn, bitch!
10:03And now,
10:04what would you say
10:04to five-year-old Blake?
10:07I would say that
10:08there's absolutely
10:09nothing wrong with you
10:10and that there will
10:11come a day when
10:12you might not think
10:13that you will see
10:13another one.
10:15But I'm standing here
10:16today to tell you
10:17that you find your light,
10:18you find your purpose,
10:19you find a smoking hot
10:20fiance.
10:24And when it comes
10:25to your family,
10:27you'll be delightfully
10:27surprised at how
10:28hearts and minds
10:29can change.
10:31And I love you.
10:33What a precious,
10:35precious baby.
10:36Now, who's here
10:36supporting you tonight?
10:37I have my beautiful
10:38fiance, Brandon,
10:39and my dear friend,
10:39Molly.
10:40Hi, y'all.
10:40Hi.
10:41Now, Brandon is
10:42your creative collaborator.
10:44What's it like seeing her
10:44up on the stage, Brandon?
10:46Surreal.
10:47I'm so proud.
10:48We've been working
10:49together for, like,
10:49almost 10 years
10:50and we've been dating
10:51for almost 10 years
10:51and to see him here
10:53at the finale,
10:53I can't believe it.
10:54I'm so proud of you
10:55and I'm rooting for you.
10:57Very sweet.
10:58Very kind.
10:59Your friend Molly's here.
11:00Also, Molly,
11:01you've been on
11:01Team Soldiers for Darlene
11:02for a long time,
11:03haven't you?
11:03A long time.
11:03What is your role?
11:05It was mostly
11:06a passenger princess.
11:07You mean Uber driver?
11:09Sort of.
11:10Lots of sing-alongs
11:11in the car
11:11on the way to the show
11:12in full face.
11:13Lots of weeknight shows
11:14with varying degrees
11:15of crowd attendance.
11:17Well, that's going
11:17to change now.
11:18Yes, definitely.
11:20Now, Darlene,
11:20what would it mean to you
11:21to become America's
11:21next drag superstar?
11:23It would mean that
11:25every success
11:25and struggle
11:27and tacky outfit
11:28along this journey
11:29had a purpose
11:31and that the voice
11:32inside me
11:32that was telling me
11:33to never give up
11:34on this dream
11:35was right.
11:35It would also mean
11:36that y'all are about
11:37to see a lot more
11:38Maul drag in the streets.
11:40All right.
11:41Ladies and gentlemen,
11:42Darlene Mitchell.
11:47If you're team Darlene Mitchell,
11:49sound off using
11:49hashtag Drag Race.
11:50See ya.
11:52Welcome back
11:53to the grand finale
11:54of RuPaul's Drag Race.
11:55Up next,
11:56she came here
11:56a chorus girl,
11:57but she's leaving
11:58a star.
11:59It's Mikey Meeks.
12:03I am Mikey Meeks
12:04and I'm known
12:04as the drag ingenue.
12:06I think they've been
12:06feeling more like
12:07the leading lady.
12:08This roller coaster
12:09was the best ride
12:10of my life.
12:12She means it.
12:12Do not miss out
12:13on the opportunity.
12:15From Drew Barrymore
12:16to lollipop.
12:17In Spanish,
12:17no.
12:18To a Karen gone wild.
12:20It has been
12:21an incredible journey.
12:22You walked down
12:22and I wrote star.
12:23You've got just a sparkle.
12:24We just want to watch you
12:25and see what you do.
12:29My highest point
12:30was the rusical.
12:31I found an art form
12:32of mine that I put
12:33to the side
12:33because I thought
12:33I wasn't good enough
12:34for it.
12:34Tonight was so
12:36incredible for you.
12:36My lowest point
12:37was that damn
12:38greater queen.
12:39Fifth position,
12:39Miss Mikey Meeks.
12:40Damn.
12:41These girls really tried it.
12:42They voted me
12:43to be in the bottom,
12:43but the Meeks lives on.
12:45I wore that shirt
12:45that said revenge.
12:46Baby, I got it.
12:47Who do you think
12:47you're talking to?
12:48I'm Mikey motherfucking Meeks.
12:50Hi.
12:51I'm sitting pretty
12:51with four wins.
12:52And not just four wins,
12:53I won the last
12:54three challenges
12:55in a row.
12:56Condragulations,
12:57condragulations,
12:57condragulations.
12:58You're the winner
12:59of this week's challenge.
13:00I want to win this
13:02so bad,
13:03not just for me,
13:04but for the people
13:04who raised me,
13:05for the community
13:05that made me.
13:06Curtains up,
13:07light the lights.
13:08Let's do this.
13:10Here to show us
13:10what she could do,
13:11performing her original
13:12song, Versatile,
13:13it's Mikey Meeks.
13:15I've played
13:15the leading lady,
13:17I've been the ingenue.
13:19Comedy and drama,
13:20I can switch
13:21between the two.
13:22Just give me any role
13:24and I'll go
13:25that extra mile.
13:26I'm a natural performer
13:28and by God,
13:29I'm versatile.
13:31Weather bottom billing
13:32on top of the marquee.
13:34Now bend over backwards
13:35so I'll play it
13:35on my knees.
13:36I can handle
13:37any birth,
13:37big or small,
13:38cause baby,
13:39I'm versatile
13:39and I can do it all.
13:43Broadway, virgin
13:44or theater geek
13:45can make you come
13:47eight times a week.
13:48In a group scene
13:49or a one-woman show,
13:50I'll leave you
13:51with a standing
13:52as an orgasm.
13:57Get ready
13:57for my beat finish.
13:58I like to show up.
14:00You like to watch.
14:01Whatever you need,
14:03just give me a call.
14:05Cause baby,
14:06I'm versatile
14:07and I can do it all.
14:27Oh my goodness.
14:29Mikey, wow.
14:30What a whore.
14:31Oh.
14:33Now it's time
14:33for the judges' critiques.
14:34First up, Michelle Visage.
14:35Daughter, you look
14:36like a Visage tonight
14:37and I am very proud of that.
14:38You know what, Mikey?
14:39You've been strong
14:40through this whole competition
14:41but I think what you did tonight
14:42was really smart
14:43because your song,
14:44was it called Versatile?
14:46Correct.
14:46I'm versatile too.
14:47I've heard that about you.
14:48Here you are at the end
14:50and you are branding.
14:51You are letting people know
14:52what you are able to do.
14:54You sang it,
14:55you danced it,
14:55you showed it.
14:56I thought it was fantastic.
14:59Thank you, Michelle.
15:00Wow, you are what they call
15:01a triple threat.
15:01You can sing,
15:02you can dance,
15:02and you can serve gorgeous face.
15:04I mean, you looked stunning
15:05from the moment you started.
15:06It was a smash performance.
15:07You are versed
15:08but you're actually
15:08a top performer
15:10because that was amazing.
15:12Thank you, Chrissy.
15:13Mikey, that was a hard
15:15performance to do
15:15and you did it perfectly.
15:17It was well executed
15:18and you could see
15:20your heart on the stage.
15:21Like, you left it on the floor.
15:22Great job tonight.
15:23Oh, thank you so much.
15:24All right.
15:25What did you learn
15:26about yourself on Drag Race?
15:27You know, coming in,
15:28I would get a lot
15:30of positive affirmation
15:30from others
15:31and I would hear it
15:32but I didn't always feel it.
15:33Well, being here,
15:34I learned how to channel
15:36that energy
15:36and what other people
15:37see in me
15:38and now I'm standing here
15:39with that power.
15:40I came in as an ingenue
15:41but now I'm leaving
15:42a leading lady.
15:43Yeah.
15:46All right, leading lady,
15:47if you could turn back time,
15:48what message would you give
15:49to little five-year-old Michael?
15:51Oh!
15:53That's from my college graduation.
15:56I would say,
15:57little Michael,
15:58you're about to experience
15:59a life full of love
16:01and laughter
16:02with the best friends
16:04in the world
16:05and two parents
16:06who support you
16:07for who you are
16:08and you may be teased
16:09for that same reason
16:10but just know
16:11that they're pointing out
16:12your superpower.
16:13You were born to stand out
16:14so go for it
16:15and every time
16:16you wrap yourself
16:17in a blanket skirt
16:18like it's the only gown,
16:20you're preparing yourself
16:21for greatness
16:22and stick with the name Mikey.
16:24I love it.
16:25I love it.
16:27It's funny.
16:28You look exactly the same.
16:30You look exactly the same
16:31and I'm looking
16:31what appears to be
16:32your father and your mother.
16:33You look exactly
16:33like the both of them.
16:34I know, I know.
16:35It looks like Dad Bernie
16:35is wearing one of my jackets.
16:37Yes, yes.
16:37Gorgeous.
16:38Faye, did you dress him tonight?
16:39I did.
16:39You did?
16:40I bought the clothes
16:41she dressed me.
16:42So now,
16:43where does Mikey
16:44get her stage presence?
16:45Which one of you?
16:46Mom?
16:46Well, I was a dancer.
16:49You were a showgirl.
16:50I was a little bit
16:51a showgirl.
16:51Yes, yes, yes.
16:52But no,
16:53he was born that way.
16:54Yeah.
16:54He had the passion
16:55to be a performer
16:55when he was a youngster.
16:57Really?
16:57Always entertaining.
16:58When Richard Stolman
16:58had his show.
16:59Who wants to be a millionaire?
17:00Yeah.
17:00He would do the invitation
17:01to anybody who walked by.
17:03Well, Faye and Bernie,
17:04you done good.
17:05You done good.
17:07Now, Mikey,
17:07is there anything
17:08you'd like to say
17:08to your parents?
17:09Oh, man.
17:10This is crazy.
17:11Tell me about it.
17:12I love you both so much.
17:13We love you too, honey.
17:13Thank you for
17:15always supporting me
17:15in my dreams
17:16and I couldn't be
17:18standing here today
17:19without what you've given me
17:20and I hope to be
17:21making you so proud.
17:22So proud.
17:23So proud.
17:25Mikey,
17:25what would it mean to you
17:26to become America's
17:26next drag superstar?
17:28You know, Ru,
17:28I'm a big believer
17:29and everything happens
17:30for a reason
17:31and in my life and career
17:32I have faced
17:33a lot of rejection
17:34but I never lived
17:36by the nose
17:36because I knew
17:37it was leading
17:37to my ultimate yes
17:38and that's what
17:39this moment is right here.
17:40You've said it yourself.
17:41You can look at the darkness
17:43but don't stare.
17:44So with this title,
17:45I'm stepping into my light
17:46and I hope to inspire
17:47others to do the same.
17:49I love it.
17:50Well,
17:51she worked her fanny
17:52off this season.
17:53Give it up
17:53for Mikey Meeks.
17:59If you are
18:00to Mikey Meeks,
18:01sound off
18:02using hashtag drag race.
18:05This is the grand finale
18:06of RuPaul's Drag Race.
18:08This next queen
18:09has turned the art
18:09of drag into a science.
18:11It's Nene Coco.
18:15I'm Nene Coco.
18:16I am the high energy,
18:17high fashion diva
18:18from Denver, Colorado.
18:20My journey started off
18:22very hot with the wind.
18:23I will wear this outfit
18:23outside.
18:24I love you.
18:25And it was not long
18:25before the reality
18:26of the competition
18:27hit me.
18:29I feel like I was
18:29overthinking what I had
18:30to do.
18:31Wait, I'll give you two.
18:32There have been
18:32a couple of hiccups.
18:33Mr. Paul!
18:34It's not a family
18:34resemblance to me.
18:36But at the end of the day,
18:36I have pushed through
18:37and given my all
18:38every step of the way.
18:40Hey!
18:40There's so many moments
18:41of joy sprinkled
18:42throughout this experience.
18:43Let's breathe, baby!
18:44I've proven that
18:45I am funny.
18:46I'm a talented designer.
18:48She created a wow effect.
18:49From making most
18:50of my runway looks
18:51to fighting to the end
18:52of this competition
18:52through lip sync
18:53after lip sync
18:54after lip sync.
18:56I feel like I got off
18:56to a rough start
18:57with some of the queens.
18:58I have the gun.
18:58I have the gun.
18:59I have the gun.
19:00But by the end
19:00of the competition,
19:01I found a way
19:02to communicate better.
19:02I want to connect
19:03with y'all
19:03and I like struggle
19:05to do that in moments.
19:06This experience taught me
19:06that the art of drag
19:08is an amazing way
19:09to express emotion
19:10but you have to understand
19:12the core humanity
19:13within all of it
19:14and that is the most important.
19:16I walked into this competition
19:17as a mechanical engineer
19:18and I am leaving
19:19a drag superstar.
19:20I'm so ready
19:21for this final performance.
19:22I have one last thing to prove
19:22and it's that I deserve this crown.
19:25Bitch, get ready.
19:27And now,
19:28performing Stimulate
19:29is the electrifying
19:30Mini Coco.
19:31Automate.
19:33Concentrate.
19:34Imitate.
19:36Calculate.
19:37It is time
19:38to do that
19:39to do work.
19:40Walk in, talk out
19:41and submit it.
19:42Concentrate.
19:43Don't never quit it.
19:43Don't forget you ever did it.
19:45Fit it on.
19:46Keep your body at attention.
19:48See perfection
19:48and precision.
19:49Emotion is inefficient.
19:51Fishing.
19:52Go.
19:53Stimulate your soul.
19:55Stimulate your mind.
19:56Stimulate your ears
19:57and eyes and all your senses.
19:59I want to free it from your loss
20:00and take it to your highs.
20:02Stimulate your ears
20:03and eyes and all your senses.
20:06Stimulate.
20:06Go.
20:06Go.
20:07Oh, come on.
20:08quando sea,
20:09continue to stop.
20:17Stimulate your stars,
20:19stimulate your mind
20:20Stimulate your ears
20:21and eyes and all your senses.
20:23I want you free it from your lows
20:24and take it to your highs.
20:26Stimulate your ears
20:27and eyes and all your senses.
20:29Come.
20:29Ah!
20:31Oh!
20:35Oh!
20:37Oh!
20:39Oh!
20:41Oh!
20:43Oh!
20:44Oh!
20:45Oh!
20:48Woo!
20:50Neenie!
20:51Wow, I want to work in your office.
20:53You're welcome too, anytime.
20:55Let's hear from the judges.
20:56Come on, cold-hearted snake.
20:57That was so amazing, so tight.
21:00And you had to be with that type of choreography.
21:02This is what it looks like when you keep your eye on the prize.
21:05It's been so fun, and you've been amazing.
21:06Thank you, Michelle.
21:08Oh my gosh, I'm cuckoo for Neenie Coco.
21:11It was just so captivating.
21:12From the moment you started that really intense choreography,
21:14we were all drawn in, we were locked in,
21:16the audience was with you the entire time.
21:17That was really phenomenal. Congratulations.
21:21Neenie, you ate that performance up.
21:23Yes, and I'm so proud of you because that was not easy.
21:25From the reveal to coming down off the table onto a chair in the hill
21:28and then doing the fast performance in the chair, that was crazy.
21:31So just all season long, you really showed what it takes to be a real entertainer.
21:36Beautiful job.
21:37Beautiful.
21:39Now, Neenie, what did you learn about yourself during your time at Drag Race?
21:42The moral of the story for me was it's not that serious,
21:45and for so much of my life I've been afraid of taking risks,
21:48and this competition throws that out the window.
21:49So let it all go and just have fun.
21:52Yeah, yeah. How did you get along with the other queens?
21:54Uh, queens? Can I share?
21:57I feel like there was a point at the beginning of the competition
21:58where I was coming in a little bit hot with some of the shade.
22:01I learned a lot that half of this competition is the challenges
22:04and the other half is the relationships that you build with these other girls.
22:07And thankfully, throughout all of that and letting go of some of that insecurity,
22:10I feel like I've been able to find so many friends in all of you.
22:13And thank you all for being patient with me as I learned how to communicate
22:15really what I meant and what I was trying to say.
22:17We love you!
22:18We love you!
22:19Love you girls!
22:20Now, Ninicoco, what words of wisdom do you have to share with three-year-old Nico?
22:25Oh, my God!
22:30You are such a happy little kid and I want you to hold on to that for as long as
22:36you can.
22:38Because I think when you realize that you're a little bit different than everybody else,
22:41you're going to start to feel scared of who you are and what people think about you
22:44and get scared of this future that you can't control.
22:46But I want you to know and remember one thing.
22:49And that is your queerness is the greatest gift that this life has to give you.
22:54And I want you to go to more parties and don't study so hard.
22:59Be faggy every single day.
23:02And I hope that I made you proud because you make me so proud.
23:06Ah, lovely.
23:08Now, I see a beautiful woman and a gorgeous man in the front row here.
23:12Yes, that is my mom, Kim, and my boyfriend, AJ.
23:14Mom, are those cheekbones natural?
23:16I'm afraid they are.
23:18They are gorgeous!
23:21Now, when you saw Nene Coco in drag the first time, did you see yourself?
23:24Who did you see?
23:25Oh, absolutely saw me.
23:26Uh-huh.
23:27The very first time, um, he was in a dark wig.
23:30Uh-huh.
23:30And he goes, he looks just like you. It freaked me out, so.
23:33Now, AJ, you are also in the science world.
23:36How did two nerds like you meet?
23:37Is there a, like a, is there a grinder or something for nerds?
23:40Is it called nerder?
23:41Yeah, science nerder.
23:43How did you guys meet?
23:43Yeah, we were in school, just going at it and, uh.
23:46Oh!
23:47Oh!
23:49How do two smart people make a relationship work for so long?
23:53Honestly, he's, he's the wings to my anchor.
23:55We just, we paired really well.
23:58I love that. I love it.
24:00Final question.
24:00Nene Coco, why do you want to be America's Next Drag Superstar?
24:05I feel like drag is my own liberation and it is the thing that makes me feel the most alive.
24:10And to be America's Next Drag Superstar, I feel that calling and that responsibility to progress all of us towards
24:15a queer future that is better for everyone.
24:17Because the life we're living today feels kind of fucked.
24:19And if we can bring some more joy and some more power to queerness and all of us people who
24:24are struggling, that, that is the purpose that drag gives me.
24:27And I want to share that with the rest of the world.
24:28Lovely.
24:29One more round of applause for Nene Coco.
24:35If you are team Nene Coco, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
24:41Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
24:44There's only one word to describe Miley Cyrus.
24:47Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
24:50M is for music.
24:51Miley doesn't just make hits.
24:53She creates bangers.
24:54The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter can do it all.
24:56Country, rock, pop, and hip-hop.
24:58Her unique voice is always rich, raspy, and revolutionary.
25:01I is for iconic.
25:02Whether swinging from a wrecking ball to wedding with her godmother, Dolly Parton,
25:05or storming the red carpet from TV specials to the VMAs, Miley is the moment.
25:09Miley commands every stage she's on and every stage she's in.
25:12Elle is for the love Miley showers upon our community.
25:15We will continue to fight against judgment.
25:17By raising millions with her Happy Hippie Foundation, an important branch of the Miley Cyrus Foundation,
25:20she fights for homeless queer youth.
25:22And by using her platform to advocate for equality,
25:24Miley has already created an impactful legacy and achieved LGBTQ plus icon status.
25:29E is for extraordinary.
25:30Miley was just 11 years old when she secured the lead role of Hannah Montana,
25:33a show that bridged her childhood with rapid pop culture fame.
25:35Her ability to evolve, like her talent, is extraordinary.
25:37She's an inspiration to us all as she continues to grow as a person and an artist.
25:41And why is for the 20 years Miley has spent rewriting the rules,
25:44reminding us that reinvention is power, that the bravest thing you can be is unapologetically yourself.
25:48And at 33, she's just getting started.
25:50For her dazzling contributions, past, present and future,
25:53tonight we celebrate Miley Cyrus with the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
25:58All rise for Miley Cyrus!
26:20We love her!
26:27I love it.
26:29This makes the Grammy look cheap.
26:31Miley, my darling, now you've been working in this business since you were a child.
26:35What keeps you going?
26:36Moments like this.
26:37To stand beside my idols and icons like Mother Rue.
26:41And get my flowers.
26:43Yes.
26:43But to also use my platform to serve this incredible community.
26:47I love that.
26:48I love that.
26:48Now, I always wanted to ask you, why do you love drag so much?
26:52Well, because I'm a drag queen.
26:52Yeah, well, there you go.
26:53And I love the idea of an alter ego giving us power.
26:56You know, my persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce, so she's my hero.
27:00Oh, my gosh.
27:01Now, as a super fan, is there a drag race challenge that you would absolutely kill?
27:05Snatch Game as Hannah Montana.
27:07Yes!
27:10That's right.
27:13All right, Miley, one last question.
27:14What would you say to your four-year-old self?
27:19Life's a climb, but the view is great, especially from Beverly Hills.
27:27Miley, we love you, we thank you, and we will always be there for you.
27:30Give it up for Miley Cyrus.
27:39Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
27:42Tonight, we salute three legendary queens who kept the lights on so the rest of us could keep on shining.
27:49William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved black man, was the first person to call themselves the queen of drag.
27:54In the 1800s, Swann threw secret balls in Washington, D.C.
27:56When the police raided one of her parties, she didn't run.
27:59She resisted and became the first American to take legal action in defense of LGBTQ rights.
28:04A World War II veteran, Jose Saria, also known as Mama Jose, and the Nightingale of Montgomery Street, performed at
28:09the legendary Black Cat Bar.
28:11During police raids, she led the patrons in rousing rendition of God Save Us Nelly Queens.
28:15In 1961, in full drag, Jose ran for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person to
28:21run for public office in the United States of America.
28:24In the 1960s, Mother Flawless Sabrina organized hundreds of drag pageants across the country, in cities where it was illegal
28:31for men to wear women's clothing.
28:32And when the police showed up, Flawless faced arrest so her queens wouldn't have to.
28:36Jailed over 100 times, she continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late 70s.
28:41And her work is immortalized in the iconic documentary, The Queen.
28:46Attention, dolls and divas, cubs and chubs, twinks and twunks, thems and fems.
28:51Now it's your turn to keep the lights on.
28:53You can start by donating to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund, so future generations can share their queer joy with
28:58the world.
28:58Bob, does that mean we can't stop pedaling?
29:00Nuh-uh. We gotta keep on keeping on.
29:03I'll drink to that.
29:06And now, please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality, Crystal Envy.
29:10I'm the bitch. I'm the bitch. I'm the bitch. That's the way it is.
29:13I'm the bitch. I'm the bitch. I'm the bitch. That's the way it is.
29:17Don't, don't touch your bitch. If you be that bitch, but you lose that bitch.
29:20It's a man and a miss. I'm the bitch.
29:28Good evening. You know, when it comes to being congenial, I'm 100% that bitch.
29:35And tonight, I am so excited to announce that the winner of Season 18's Miss Congeniality will receive $10,000.
29:41Presented by the new and improved Native deodorant.
29:45The queens have voted, and the winner is...
29:49Jane Doe!
29:57Thank you. Oh, my gosh.
30:01Congratulations, Jane Doe. What do you have to say?
30:03Well, congeniality is not something the women in my family generally aspire to,
30:07but one of the best, like, gifts that this whole experience has given me is my relationships with these girls.
30:11You are the best prize that I think any of us get, so thank you so much.
30:13I love you. I love you. I love you. Thank you!
30:16But hold up. Hold up. Do you smell that?
30:19Ooh, it's the sweet smell of success.
30:22Because Native deodorant would also like to offer all the other queens $2,000 each for a fabulous season!
30:30Congratulations, queens. No prams, queens.
30:32A little bit alone, a little bit alone, a little bit alone, a little bit alone, a little bit alone.
30:42Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
30:45Now, I have some exciting news.
30:46For the first time in Drag Race herstory, this season's winner will snatch up an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia
30:52Beverly Hills.
30:53Earlier this week, our top three queens met with ABH president Norvina.
30:57Take a look.
31:01Studio Anastasia Beverly Hills, bitch!
31:03How are you?
31:04Welcome!
31:04This is a dream come true, going through all this stuff.
31:08I wanted to know from you, like, what would be you in a product?
31:10My drag is all about bold colors, super pigmented eyeshadow.
31:14Two aesthetic points that I really go for.
31:15Old Hollywood glamour, and then that party girl aesthetic.
31:17Bright blush, bright highlight, tacky, trashy, you know what I mean?
31:20The girl you would see outside of the truck stop.
31:22You know, the blue eyeshadow.
31:23Okay, this is so incredible. This is a long time coming.
31:25What I've always wanted to do is just share some of the excitement for the winner and really highlight and
31:29prop them up with something that I feel could express themselves in a way that they do every single day
31:33on the show, which is makeup.
31:34So, what colors are you feeling?
31:35I feel like a pinky highlight would be great, too, to go into the blush.
31:38Like a silvery pink.
31:38Silvery pink would go into the blush.
31:39My whole idea is when the spotlight hits, you see the glow.
31:42It glows.
31:43So, it's an undercover explosion.
31:45Absolutely.
31:45Oh, I love that.
31:45Okay, so you want like a gradient of blue.
31:47Like a gradient of blue would be fantastic.
31:49I love it.
31:50Trying to do like a darker tone right under here.
31:51Exactly.
31:51That really pops the green in your eyes.
31:53Okay, you know all your complimentary colors.
31:54It's amazing.
31:55I'm so impressed.
31:55I grew up with these big Texas sunsets, and you're getting ready for the night.
31:58That golden hour is that last moment to make that impact in the light.
32:00And I do always lean into those sunset colors.
32:02This is wild.
32:03I like it, though.
32:03Drag is so important.
32:04It always has been, but especially right now.
32:06Makeup is a big part of it, and we want to show that we're here to celebrate drag.
32:10I think that drag is like the beacon of light amongst all the fuckery.
32:12Can I say fuckery?
32:14Sorry.
32:15I got way too passionate right now.
32:17Mine look amazing!
32:18You like?
32:19Yes, I love.
32:20I've never thought of myself as a makeup queen.
32:22I like how I paint, and I feel like it's worked for me.
32:24I want to try one of these, too.
32:25Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
32:26But to go beyond that and create something I used for my drag makeup, ooh, that is so
32:29exciting.
32:29So good.
32:30To think that someone would want to do their makeup like mine, big, bold, and tacky, that's
32:35wild.
32:35Amazing.
32:36Having my own makeup product.
32:37This is the last thing on my bucket list that I didn't even know existed.
32:40Large.
32:41But now that I've gotten a taste of it, baby, the empire is about to be built.
32:44Watch out.
32:46I love it.
32:47Now, America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year.
32:50Take a look.
32:52Ooh, let's get it.
32:53Do it, girl.
32:54It's your girl.
32:55On your nerves.
32:56Ow.
32:56Big, boobah, I ate a chicken wing.
32:58I want to see her post SNL one day.
32:59You really crack the code.
33:01You mean crack the code?
33:01Oh, girl.
33:02It is a master class in having stage presence.
33:05Now that's a high-class prostitute.
33:07Excuse me?
33:08America's next drag superstar is...
33:11On your nerves.
33:14Left foot in, out.
33:16Right foot in, out.
33:18It do take nerves!
33:22And now, please welcome our reigning queen, On your nerves.
33:26It do take nerves.
33:27It do take nerves.
33:27Take nerves.
33:28To bring in all this success.
33:29It do take nerves.
33:30And work.
33:31Something tells me I bet I'm on your nerves.
33:33I heard.
33:34You're talking about tip for tap.
33:35It took me first.
33:36Cause baby, it do take nerves.
33:43On your nerves.
33:45On your nerves.
33:46On your nerves.
33:46Hey.
33:47Now, listen.
33:48Is being America's next drag superstar everything you thought it would be?
33:50You know, it's everything I thought it would be and more.
33:52You know, I'm able to do drag full-time at its highest capacity.
33:56And I'm able to help my friends and family out like I've never been able to before.
34:00And I'm able to travel the world and I got a lot more money in my bank account.
34:02I love that.
34:04Now, how's your daddy?
34:05Everyone loves your daddy.
34:06Everybody loves Nanya's business.
34:08He's like Cleveland famous now.
34:10Really?
34:10Yes.
34:10He was on a vacation on like a carnival ship.
34:12He wasn't acting up like the people on carnival was he?
34:14You know he was.
34:15You know he was.
34:16But there was a drag queen on the ship who noticed who he was.
34:19And the entire vacation he was like the famous man on the ship.
34:21Oh.
34:21And when he got the grocery store, little black ladies would be like, I see you Nanya.
34:25While he's shopping for his chicken wings.
34:28Okay, so what's next for you, Anya?
34:29Oh, what's next?
34:31I mean, I, after winning RuPaul's Drag Race, I'm just excited to continue to do everything that
34:35I've wanted to do in my life.
34:37Everything that I've dreamed of.
34:38I want to be the first drag queen to win an EGOT.
34:40I mean, why not?
34:41Why not?
34:42I love that.
34:43It do take nerve.
34:43It do take nerve.
34:44It do take nerve.
34:45Yes, it do.
34:46Let's hear it for Anya Nerve.
34:52Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
34:54One more time.
34:56Give a hand to our top three queens.
34:58Darlene Mitchell.
35:04Nene Coco.
35:11And Mikey Neats.
35:19Each of you has given your all, but the time has come when three must become two.
35:29The two top queens moving forward to the final lip-sync for the crown are...
35:38...Nene Coco...
35:47...and...
35:51...Mikey Meeks.
35:59Congratulations, and stay right where you are.
36:01Darlene Mitchell, I'm sorry, my dear, but this is not your time.
36:05But for turning it out all season long,
36:08we're giving you a cash tip, 10,000 dollars.
36:23On behalf of your fans around the world,
36:26thank you for a truly sassy season.
36:29Give it up for Darlene Mitchell!
36:33You sure?
36:43Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco, no matter what happens next,
36:47you are both going home a little richer
36:48because tonight's runner-up will receive a cash tip of $25,000.
36:56It all comes down to this.
36:58Two queens stand before me.
37:00Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance
37:03of every girl you've ever loved by Miley Cyrus.
37:07Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and prove to Miley
37:11and the world that you are America's next drag superstar.
37:19The time has come for you to lip sync for the crown.
37:31Miley, will you do us the honor?
37:34Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
37:55How far?
37:58Good luck.
37:58How about that too?
37:58Good luck, guys.
38:03Good luck.
38:05Tim, come on, guys.
38:06Good luck.
38:07Holding out on me like a dog in the street
38:10I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a man
38:14But I'm still holding on to you
38:16I can't hold on to what you're wearing every night
38:20I'm every girl you've ever lost
38:24She's a man, she's a man, she's a man
38:25So do you want me, baby?
38:28I'm a man, she's a man, she's a man
38:30She's a man, she's a man, she's a man
38:31So do you want me, baby?
38:33Oh!
38:36She never wears a watch, still she's not late
38:38She's got that kind of grace, dignity, she's a man
38:40She has the perfect sense, she speaks the perfect French
38:43She can dance the night away, and still she'll never break the sweat
38:50Oh, God!
38:50Oh, God!
38:51Oh, God!
38:53Oh, God!
38:55Oh, God!
39:07Oh, God!
39:10Oh, God!
39:12Oh, God!
39:12Oh, God!
39:13Oh, God!
39:15Oh, God!
39:15Oh, God!
39:16Oh, God!
39:18Oh, God!
39:19Oh, God!
39:20Oh, God!
39:22Oh, God!
39:24Oh, God!
39:25Oh, God!
39:25Oh, God!
39:26Oh, God!
39:27Oh, God!
39:29Oh, God!
39:30Oh, God!
39:31Oh, God!
39:32Oh, God!
39:33Oh, God!
39:33Oh, God!
39:36In addition to the title of America's Next Drag Superstar,
39:39the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race will receive
39:41a crown and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels,
39:45a year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,
39:47plus their very own ABH makeup collaboration,
39:51and a cash prize of $200,000.
39:56Courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race Match Queen.
39:58Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
40:02Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco.
40:05I've made my decision.
40:06The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race,
40:09America's Next Drag Superstar is...
40:17Mikey Meeks!
40:20You're a winner, baby!
40:28Go, Mikey!
40:33Conjagulations, Mikey.
40:34Is there anything you'd like to say?
40:36This is for my friends, my family, all of Orlando.
40:39Live fiercely, love boldly,
40:41and write it in the books, baby.
40:43The Meeks, John, Harry's a crown!
40:47Now, praise, my queen!
40:48Praise!
41:02Mikey, Mikey!
41:05Now, remember, if you can't love yourself hot in the hell,
41:07you're going to love somebody else.
41:08Can I get an amen up in here?
41:09Amen!
41:10All right, now let the music play!
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