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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.
05:36And now, let's go.
08:54Highs, lows, up, down, all around, tears, laughs.
08:57We have done it all.
08:59Being a bedroom queen.
09:00I 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 the queer joy that all of these girls have
09:09given 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!
09:24I 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?
09:38Why 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 gotta 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.
10:04And 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.
10:24First up, performing her original song,
10:28Cooking With Gas, it's Darlene Mitchell.
10:30Now I'm cooking with gas, a little bit of sass.
10:35If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
10:38Come on, man!
10:43Yeah, come on!
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 dressing like a whore.
10:53Now I'm just speeding up, I ain't tapping on the brakes.
10:57Let me rearrange this meaty tuck, cause damn, this car shakes.
11:02Turn it on.
11:04VD up!
11:06Here we go!
11:09Now I'm cooking with gas, a little bit of sass.
11:12If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
11:14Plans of steel, keepin' it real.
11:16Two high heels and I'm hard at blast.
11:18Coffee dreams, draw the seams.
11:20Book cut jeans and I got no class.
11:23Get out the way, bitch, I'm bout to pass.
11:25Now, I'm cooking with gas.
11:28Yeah!
11:30I'm cooking with gas.
11:32I'm cooking with gas.
11:33I'm gonna chill, can't slow down, I'm wasting my ass.
11:35Cooking with gas.
11:36Does he know?
11:37You can never pull me out.
11:40I'm cooking with gas.
11:41I'm cooking too, can't slow down, I'm wasting my ass.
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 hot heels and a heart of glass
11:51Got big jeans, flawless seams
11:53Who cut jeans like hollow glass
11:55Yeah, get out the way, bitch, I'm out the best
11:58Cause I'm cookin' with gas
12:02Full of boys
12:23Oh my gosh
12:27Darlene, that was so dumb
12:32Now fill her up and check the oil
12:36Okay, it's time for the judges' critiques
12:39Darlene, I loved that performance
12:43First of all, I love that you did this kind of
12:46Rainbow choir robe
12:48And then the reveal to my favorite thing
12:51Gauntlets!
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
13:01And struggling
13:02And then I think something clicked
13:03And you just realized who you were
13:06That's why that shirt that you're wearing right now
13:08Is so very important
13:09And 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 hoe back and hoe 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
13:32Thank you
13:33Lovely
13:33Darlene Flo Mitchell
13:37I 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
13:45And I could not take my eyes off you
13:47Congratulations
13:48So proud of you tonight
13:49Aw
13:51Okay, listen, I'm afraid to ask this question
13:53But where did you get your sense of style?
13:56Just lucky, I guess
13:58Some chose books
14:00I chose looks
14:04Now as the judges said
14:06You were the dark horse of this season
14:08When did you realize you could win this whole competition?
14:12When I took the roast
14:14Relying on nothing but my stupid
14:16Uh-huh
14:17That like really kind of like let me know like
14:20Oh
14:20I'm winning this whole thing
14:23Like
14:24Yes
14:25It was
14:26That was it
14:27Now before you were Darlene Mitchell
14:29You were Trash the drag queen
14:33So I have to ask
14:34Darlene, what would you say to 24-year-old Trash?
14:42Oh no!
14:44Work bitch
14:45Girl, you have work in the morning
14:47You need to
14:48You need to get to bed
14:50And blend bitch
14:54And now what would you say to 5-year-old Blake?
14:59Aww
15:00I would say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you
15:05And that there will come a day when you might not think that you will see another one
15:11But I am standing here today
15:13To tell you that you find your light
15:15You find your purpose
15:16You find a smoking hot fiance
15:24And when it comes to your family
15:27You 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 fiance Brandon
15:44And my dear friend Molly
15:46Hi y'all
15:47Hi
15:47Hi
15:47Now Brandon is your creative collaborator
15:51What's it like seeing her up on the stage Brandon?
15:54Surreal
15:56I'm so proud
15:57We've been working together for like almost 10 years
16:00And we've been dating for almost 10 years
16:02And to see him here at the finale
16:05I can't believe it
16:06I'm so proud of you
16:07And 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
16:37Well that's gonna change now
16:40Yes, definitely
16:41Now Darlene what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
16:46It would mean that
16:48Every success and struggle
16:51And tacky outfit along this journey
16:55Had a purpose
16:57And that
16:58The voice inside me that
17:00Was telling me to never give up on this dream
17:03Was right
17:04It would also mean that
17:05Y'all are about to see a lot more mall drag in the streets
17:11All right
17:12Ladies and gentlemen Darlene Mitchell
17:20If you're Team Darlene Mitchell
17:22Sound off using hashtag drag race
17:25See ya
17:27Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
17:31Up next
17:32She came here a chorus girl
17:34But she's leaving a star
17:36It's Mikey Meeks
17:42I am Mikey Meeks
17:44And I'm known as the drag ingenue
17:46But lately I've been feeling more like the leading lady
17:50This rollercoaster was the best ride of my life
17:54She means it
17:55Do not miss out on the opportunity
17:59From Drew Barrymore
18:00To Lollipop
18:01Spanish
18:02No
18:03To a Karen Gone Wild
18:05It 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
18:19My highest point was the rusical
18:21I found an art form of mine that I put to the side
18:24Because I thought I wasn't good enough for it
18:26Tonight was so incredible for you
18:29My lowest point was that damn
18:31Greater Queen
18:32Fifth position Miss Mikey Meeks
18:34Damn
18:35These girls really tried it
18:37They voted me to be in the bottom
18:39But the Meeks lives on
18:41I wore that shirt that said revenge
18:42Baby I got it
18:43Who do you think you're talking to?
18:45I'm Mikey motherfucking Meeks
18:48Hi
18:49I'm sitting pretty with four wins
18:51And not just four wins
18:53I won the last three challenges in a row
18:56Condragulations
18:58Condragulations
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
19:07But 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
19:14Here to show us what she could do
19:18Performing her original song Versatile
19:20It's Mikey Meeks
19:22I've played the leading lady
19:25I've been the ingenue
19:28Comedy and drama
19:30I can switch between the two
19:33Just give me any role
19:35And I'll go that extra mile
19:38I'm a natural performer
19:41And by God
19:42I'm versatile
19:46I'm versatile
19:46We're by the building on top of the marquee
19:49I'll bend over backwards
19:51Or I'll play it on my knees
19:53I can handle any part
19:54Big or small
19:56Cause baby I'm versatile
19:57And I can do it all
20:03Broadway, virgin, or theater geek
20:06I can make you cum eight times a week
20:09In a group scene
20:11Or a one woman show
20:12I'll leave you with a standing up
20:19As an orgasm
20:21Get ready for my beat finish
20:23I like to show off
20:26You like to watch me
20:28Whatever you need
20:30Just give me a call
20:32Cause baby I'm versatile
20:35And I can do it all
20:51I can do it all
21:00Wow.
21:03Oh, my goodness.
21:06Mikey, wow.
21:08Wow. What 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 was really smart
21:27because your song, what's it called, Versatile?
21:30Correct.
21:31I'm versatile, too.
21:32I've heard that about you.
21:34Here you are at the end, and you are branding.
21:38You are letting people know what 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, and 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, and 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.
22:26Now, what did you learn about yourself on Drag Race?
22:28You know, coming in, I would get a lot of positive affirmation from others,
22:33and I would hear it, but 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?
23:03Ooh, that's from my college graduation.
23:08I would say, little Michael, you're about to experience a life full of love and laughter,
23:17with the best friends in the world and 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, so go for it.
23:36And every time you wrap yourself in a blanket skirt like it's the only gown,
23:43you're preparing yourself for greatness, and stick with the name Mikey.
23:48I love it! I love it!
23:52It's funny, you look exactly the same.
23:56You look exactly the same, and 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.
24:06Yes, yes!
24:06Gorgeous. Faye, did you dress him tonight?
24:08I did.
24:09You did?
24:10I bought the clothes she dressed mixed.
24:12He bought it.
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 showgirl!
24:24I was a little bit a showgirl.
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?
24:39He 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?
25:16You 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.
25:30Because 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.
25:35You 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,
26:03sound 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 am the high-energy, high-fashion diva from Denver, Colorado.
26:29Ow!
26:31My journey started off very hot with a win.
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.
26:40Ooh!
26:42I feel like I was overthinking what I had to do.
26:45Wait, I'll go with two.
26:47There have been a couple 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.
26:58Hey!
26:59There 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
27:17-sync after lip-sync.
27:20I feel like I got off to a rough start with some of the queens.
27:23Nene got the gun!
27:24Nene got the gun!
27:25Nene got the gun!
27:25Nene got the 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.
28:23Talk and talk and submit it.
28:25Concentrate, don't ever quit it.
28:27You'll forget you ever did it, did it, uh.
28:31Keep your body at attention.
28:33See perfection and precision.
28:35Emotion is inefficient, efficient.
28:40I want to stimulate your soul.
28:43Stimulate your mind.
28:45Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
28:49I want to free you from your loss and take you to your highs.
28:53Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
28:59Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
29:22Stimulate.
29:23I want to free you from your lows and take you to your highs.
29:27Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
29:32I want to go.
29:32Oh!
29:35Oh!
29:37Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
29:45Aall right?
29:49Yeah!
29:58Aall right?
30:00Nice!
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 when 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.
30:35We were locked in.
30:36The audience was with you the entire time.
30:38That was really phenomenal.
30:40Congratulations.
30:41Thanks, guys.
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 onto a chair in the hill
30:54and then doing the fast performance in the chair, that was crazy.
30:57So just all season long, you really showed what it takes to be a real entertainer.
31:05Beautiful job.
31:06Beautiful.
31:09Now, Nene, what did you learn about yourself during your time at Drag Race?
31:13The moral of the story for me was it's not that serious,
31:16and for so much of my life I've been afraid of taking risks,
31:21and this competition throws that out the window.
31:24So let it all go and just have fun.
31:27Yeah, yeah.
31:27How did you get along with the other queens?
31:30Uh, queens?
31:31Care to share?
31:34I feel like there was a point at the beginning of the competition
31:36where I was coming in a little bit hot with some of the shade.
31:40I learned a lot that half of this competition is the challenges
31:44and the other half is the relationships that you build with these other girls.
31:48And thankfully, throughout all of that and letting go of some of that insecurity,
31:52I feel like I've been able to find so many friends in all of you.
31:56And thank you all for being patient with me as I learned how to communicate
32:00really what I meant and what I was trying to say.
32:02We love you.
32:02We love you.
32:03We love you.
32:05We love you.
32:05Love you, girls.
32:06Now, Nene Coco, what words of wisdom do you have to share with three-year-old Nico?
32:14Oh.
32:15Oh, my God.
32:20Um, you are such a happy little kid,
32:24and I want you to hold on to that for as long as you can
32:31because I think when you realize that you're a little bit different than everybody else,
32:35you're going to start to feel scared of who you are and what people think about you
32:39and get scared of this future that you can't control.
32:44But I want you to know and remember one thing,
32:47and that is your queerness is the greatest gift that this life has to give you.
32:54And, um, I want you to go to more parties and don't study so hard.
33:01Be faggy every single day.
33:05And I hope that I made you proud because you make me so proud.
33:11Ah, lovely.
33:13Now, I see a beautiful woman and a gorgeous man in the front row here.
33:18Yes, that is my mom, Kim, and 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 in drag the first time, did you see yourself?
33:36Who did you see?
33:37Oh, absolutely saw me.
33:39Uh-huh.
33:40The very first time, um, he was in a dark wig.
33:44Uh-huh.
33:44And he goes, he looks just like you.
33:47It freaked me out, so.
33:49Now, AJ, you are also in the science world.
33:52How did two nerds like you meet?
33:54Is there a, like a, is 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.
34:04We were just going at it and...
34:11How do two smart people make a relationship work for so long?
34:16Honestly, he's, he's the wings to my anchor.
34:19We just, we, we paired really well.
34:23I love that.
34:25I love it.
34:26Final question.
34:27Nene Coco, why do you want to be America's next drag superstar?
34:33I feel like drag is my own liberation.
34:37And it is the thing that makes me feel the most alive.
34:40And be America's next drag superstar.
34:42I feel that calling and that responsibility to progress all of us towards a queer future
34:49that is better for everyone.
34:51Because the life we're living today feels kind of fucked.
34:53And if we can bring some more joy and some more power to queerness and all of us people who
35:00are struggling,
35:02that, that is the purpose that drag gives me.
35:04And I want to share that with the rest of the world.
35:06Lovely.
35:07One more round of applause for Nene Coco.
35:16If you are team Nene Coco, sound off using hashtag drag race.
35:24Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
35:28There's only one word to describe Miley Cyrus.
35:32Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
35:36M is for music.
35:38Miley doesn't just make hits.
35:40She creates bangers.
35:42The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter can do it all.
35:45Country, rock, pop, and hip-hop.
35:47Her unique voice is always rich, raspy, and revolutionary.
35:52I is for iconic.
35:53Whether swinging from a wrecking ball, duetting with her godmother, Dolly Parton,
35:57or storming the red carpet, from TV specials to the VMAs, Miley is the moment.
36:03Miley commands every stage she's on and every stage she's in.
36:07Elle is for the love Miley showers upon our community.
36:11We will continue to fight against judgment.
36:14By raising millions with her Happy Hippie Foundation, an important branch of the Miley Cyrus Foundation,
36:19she fights for homeless queer youth.
36:21And by using her platform to advocate for equality,
36:24Miley has already created an impactful legacy and achieved LGBTQ plus icon status.
36:30E is for extraordinary.
36:32Miley was just 11 years old when she secured the lead role of Hannah Montana,
36:36a show that bridged her childhood with rapid pop culture fame.
36:40Her ability to evolve, like her talent, is extraordinary.
36:43She's an inspiration to us all as she continues to grow as a person and an artist.
36:48And why is for the 20 years Miley has spent rewriting the rules,
36:52reminding us that reinvention is power.
36:54That the bravest thing you can be is unapologetically yourself.
36:57And at 33, she's just getting started.
37:00For her dazzling contributions, past, present, and future,
37:04tonight we celebrate Miley Cyrus with the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
37:12All rise for Miley Cyrus!
37:37Yeah!
37:42Come on, boys!
37:45Come on!
37:45This is what we do!
37:47Come on!
37:48Come on!
37:49This is what we do!
37:49This is what we do!
37:50Yeah!
37:50Come on, boys!
37:52This is what we do!
37:53I love it!
37:54This makes the Grammy look cheap.
37:58Miley, my darling, now you've been working in this
38:00business since you were a child what keeps you going moments like this to
38:06stand beside my idols and icons like mother rue and get my flowers to also
38:16use my platform to serve this incredible community I love that I love that I
38:22always wanted to ask you why do you love drag so much well because I'm a drag
38:27queen and I love the idea of an alter ego giving us power and you know my
38:33persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce so she's my hero oh my gosh now
38:40as a super fan is there a drag race challenge that you would absolutely kill
38:45Snatch Game as Hannah Montana
38:55all right Miley one last question what would you say to your four-year-old self
39:05life's a climb but the view is great especially from Beverly Hills
39:15Miley we love you we thank you and we will always be there for you give it up for Miley
39:22Cyrus
39:33welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race tonight we salute three legendary Queens who
39:40kept the lights on so the rest of us could keep on shining William Dorsey Swan a formerly enslaved
39:49black man was the first person to call themselves the queen of drag in 1800 swan
39:55threw secret balls in Washington DC when the police raided one of her parties she
40:00didn't run she resisted and became the first American to take legal action in
40:05defense of LGBTQ rights a World War II veteran Jose Saria also known as Mama Jose and
40:13the Nightingale of Montgomery Street performed at the legendary black cat bar during police
40:18race race she let the patrons in browsing rendition of God save us Nelly Queens in 1961 in full drag
40:26Jose ran for San Francisco Board of Supervisors becoming the first openly gay person to run for
40:32public office in the United States of America in the 1960s mother flawless Sabrina organized hundreds of
40:42drag pageants across the country in cities where it was illegal for men to wear women's clothing and when
40:48the police showed up flawless faced arrest so her Queens wouldn't have to jailed over 100 times she
40:56continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late 70s and her work is immortalized in the
41:03iconic documentary the Queen attention's dolls and divas cubs and chubs twinks and twunks thems and
41:12femmes now it's your turn to keep the lights on you can start by donating to the ACLU drag defense
41:19fund so
41:20future generations can share their queer joy with the world Bob does that mean we can't stop peddling
41:26no we gotta keep on keeping on I'll drink to that and now please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality Crystal
41:39Envy
41:40I'm a bitch I'm a bitch I'm a bitch I'm a bitch that's the way it is I'm a bitch
41:46I'm a bitch I'm a bitch that's the way it is
41:50don't go to wish if you be that bitch but you like that bitch it's unanimous I'm that bitch
42:05good evening you know when it comes to being congenial I'm a hundred percent that bitch
42:15and tonight I am so excited to announce that the winner of season 18's Miss Congeniality Crystal Envy
42:20will receive $10,000 presented by the new and improved Native deodorant
42:29the queens have voted and the winner is
42:35Jane Doe
42:47thank you oh my gosh congratulations Jane Doe what do you have to say well congeniality is not
42:56something the women in my family generally aspire to but one of the best like gifts that this whole
43:02experience has given me is my relationships with these girls you are the best prize that
43:07I think any of us get so thank you so much I love you I love you I love you
43:10thank you
43:13but hold up hold up do you smell that ooh it's the sweet smell of success because Native deodorant would
43:22also like to offer all the other queens $2,000 each for a fabulous season
43:32congratulations queens no prance queen
43:50welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race now I have some exciting news for the first time
43:56in drag race herstory this season's winner will snatch up an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills
44:04earlier this week our top three queens met with ABH president Norvina take a look
44:16studio Anastasia Beverly Hills
44:18bitch how are you welcome this is a dream come true going through all this stuff
44:25I wanted to know from you like what would be you in a product my drag is all about bold
44:30colors
44:31Super pigmented eyeshadow two aesthetic points that I really go for old Hollywood glamour and then that party girl aesthetic
44:38bright blush
44:39Bright highlight tacky trashy, you know, I mean the girl you would see outside of the truck stop, you know,
44:45the blue eye shadow
44:46This is so incredible. This is a long time coming
44:50What I've always wanted to do is just share some of the excitement for the winner and really highlight and
44:55prop them up with
44:56Something that I feel could express themselves in a way that they do every single day on the show, which
45:02is makeup
45:02So what colors are you feeling? I feel like a pinky highlight would be great to to go a silvery
45:07pink
45:07Silvery pink would go into the blush. My whole idea is when the spotlight hits. Yeah, you see the glow
45:13glow
45:14Glows so it's an undercover
45:16Explosion absolutely. Oh, I love that. Yeah, okay
45:19So you want like a gradient of blue like a gradient of blue would be fantastic
45:23I love it. I'm gonna do like a darker tone right under here exactly that really pops the green in
45:28your eyes
45:28Okay, you know all your compliments. Yeah
45:30I'm so impressed. I grew up with these big Texas sunsets and you're getting ready for the night that golden
45:36hour is that last moment to make that
45:37That impact in the light and I do always lean into those sunset colors. This is wild. I like it
45:42though
45:43Drag is so important. It always has been but especially right now
45:46Makeup is a big part of it and we want to show that we're here to celebrate drag
45:52I think that drag is like the beacon of light amongst all the fuckery. Can I say fuckery?
45:58Sorry, I got way too passionate right now
46:04You like yes, I love I've never thought of myself as a makeup queen
46:09I like how I paint and it feel like it's worked for me. I want to try one of these
46:13two. Oh, yeah
46:13Yeah, but to go beyond that and create something I used for my drag makeup. Oh, that is so exciting
46:19so good to think that someone would want to do their makeup like mine big bold and tacky that that's
46:26That's wild amazing having my own makeup products the last thing on my
46:33Bucket list that I didn't even know existed large
46:35But now that I've gotten a taste of it, baby. The empire is about to be built watch out
46:42I love it. Now America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year. Take a look
46:52Let's get it to a girl
46:53It's your girl on your nerves
46:56I want to see her post SNL one day. You really crack the code you mean quack the code
47:05It is a master class in having stage presence now. That's a high-clance prostitute
47:13America's next drag superstar is on your nerves
47:33And now please welcome our reigning queen on your nerves
47:38It do take nerves, take nerves
47:41To bring in all this success it do take nerves
47:44And work
47:45Something tells me I bet I'm on your nerves
47:48I heard
47:49You're talking about different types
47:51It's the clues first
47:52Cause baby, it do take nerves
48:03On your nerves
48:04On your nerves
48:06Hey
48:08Now listen, is being America's next drag superstar everything you thought it would be?
48:13You 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 like I've never been able to before
48:26And I'm able to travel the world and I got a lot more money in my bank account
48:29I love that
48:32Now, how's your daddy? Everyone loves your daddy
48:35Yeah
48:35Everybody loves Nanya business
48:37Yeah
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 was he?
48:46You know he was
48:47You know he was
48:48But there was a drag queen on the ship who noticed who he was
48:52And the entire vacation he was like the famous man on the ship
48:55Oh
48:56And when he at the grocery store little black ladies be like I see you Nanya
49:01While he's shopping for his chicken wings
49:05Okay, so what's next for you Anya?
49:08Oh
49:08What's next?
49:09I mean I
49:10After winning RuPaul's Drag Race I'm just excited to continue to do everything that I've wanted to do in my
49:18life
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
49:29It do take nerve
49:29Yes it do
49:30Let's hear it for Anya NERV
49:32Thank you
49:39Thank you
49:40Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
49:42One more time
49:44Give a hand to our top three queens
49:48Darlene Mitchell
49:56Nene Coco
49:58Gino
50:05And Mikey Meat
50:07All right
50:17Each of you has given your all
50:20But the time has come
50:23When three must become two
50:31The two top queens moving forward to the final lip-sync for the crown are...
50:44Inicoco!
50:54And...
51:01Mikey Meeks.
51:12Congratulations.
51:15And 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, we're giving you a cash tip.
51:27$10,000.
51:39Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene!
51:44Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene! Darlene!
51:48On 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, Nene Coco, no 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, two queens stand before me, prior to tonight, you were asked
52:40to prepare a lip-sync performance of every girl you've ever loved by Miley Cyrus, ladies
52:49this is your last chance to impress me and prove to Miley and the world that you are
52:57America's next drag superstar.
53:05The time has come for you to lip-sync for the crown.
53:21Miley, will you do us the honor?
53:25Good luck and don't fuck it up.
53:40I match my back to my new dress I'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
54:03Yes, yes, yes, yes
54:08No, I can't believe that you're still holding out on me like a dog in the street, oh
54:17Yeah, yeah, yeah
54:18I'm my lady, I know I want, we're burning the dark
54:22I'm still holding out on me like a dog in the street, oh
54:27In another world and my world is never enough
54:30I'm every girl you've ever lost
54:36She has the perfect sex and you want me, baby
54:43She's got the perfect sex and you want me, baby
54:52She never wears a watch, still she's never late
54:55She's got that kind of grace, she's got to tell you pain in her face
54:59She has the perfect sex, she speaks the perfect French
55:03She can dance the night away and still she'll never break the sweat
55:08I'm pretty enough, I'm only funny in the dark
55:13Why is it open and you want me, baby
55:17I'm pretty enough, I'm just never in it
55:20I'm pretty enough, I don't really know
55:23I'm pretty enough, I'm pretty enough
55:31If you never wanna not just me, baby
55:35I'm every girl you've ever lost
55:39Los
55:40we're lost
55:46We're lost
55:47We're lost
55:48We're lost
55:48We're lost
55:49We're lost
55:49We're lost
56:16in addition to the title of
56:19of 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,
56:38and a cash prize of 200,000 doulas.
56:44Courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race Match Queen.
56:48Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
56:54Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco, have made my decision.
56:59The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race,
57:03America's Next Drag Superstar is...
57:15Mikey Meeks!
57:19You are a winner, baby!
57:29Go, Mikey!
57:32Go, Mikey!
57:37Conjagulations, Mikey.
57:38Is there anything you'd like to say?
57:40This is for my friends, my family, all of Orlando.
57:45So, live fiercely, love boldly, and write it in the books, baby.
57:51The meek shall inherit the crown!
57:56Now, friends, my queen, friends!
58:21Now, remember, if you can't love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else?
58:25Can I get an amen up in here?
58:27Amen!
58:28All right, now let the music play.
58:30I'm a winner, I'm a winner, baby I'm a winner, I'm a winner, baby
58:38I'm a winner, baby I'm a winner, baby
58:54I'm a winner, baby
59:02I'm a winner, baby
59:05I'm a winner, baby
59:10Give yourself permission, take the script, flip it
59:12Give yourself permission, take the script, flip it
59:16Cause you're not like all the pictures
59:18And she'll be sometimes different
59:19Jeans, man, you're the rocket
59:20Thank you
59:23You're the detector
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