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00:07It's time for the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:12Tonight, we crowd ourselves a winner, baby.
00:15Please welcome to the main stage, the queens of season 18.
00:32It's showtime.
00:33Again?
00:34Let's go, girls.
00:46And now, please welcome to the main stage, the queens of season 18.
00:54She's coming in hot.
00:56It's Stevie Suego.
01:08She's always in season.
01:10It's Mandy Mango.
01:26Get ready to crush on Briar Blush.
01:43She's sweet and sparkly.
01:45Say hello to Sierra Miss.
02:01She's no outfit repeater.
02:03It's Vita Vonti's star.
02:08She's got the keys to the queen.
02:18From the heavens above, it's Mia Star.
02:35Opa, smash a plate for Athena Dion.
02:50The question remains.
02:53Can you please her?
03:07She's creepy and she's goofy.
03:10It's Discord Adams.
03:25Other girls do, but James don't.
03:43And now, put your hands together for your top three.
03:58First up, from trash to treasure, it's Darlene Mitchell.
04:22She'll see you next Tuesday
04:24It's Mikey Meeks
04:43And everybody's cuckoos for Nene Koto
05:08Welcome to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
05:11Everybody say love
05:12Everybody say love
05:15Now that's what I'm talking about
05:17All season long, the sickening queens of season 18
05:21Have set our hearts and pussies on fire
05:24And tonight, we're gonna make one queen's dream come true
05:29When she's crowned America's next drag superstar
05:32But the race ain't over yet, baby
05:35We're gathered here tonight to watch our top three queens
05:39Spread their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent
05:42One more time
05:43Now, to help me make my final decision
05:47Please give a big drag race welcome to Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Jamal Sims
05:52Hello
05:55Hi, baby
05:57For the grand finale, we challenged each of our top three queens to collaborate with composer Leland to create
06:05And sing their own personal anthem
06:08And tonight, they're ready to entertain us like only they can
06:12In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season
06:15And they'll face off in a final lip sync for the crown
06:18Plus a grand prize of $200,000
06:25Razors, start your engines and may the best drag queen win
06:35Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
06:38Our first finalist is a little big country and a whole lot of stupid
06:44It's Darlene Mitchell
06:49I'm Darlene Mitchell and I am the country country camp queen of season 18
06:53She's corny
06:55My journey has been a wild one
06:59Highs, lows, up, down, all around, tears, laughs, we have done it all
07:03Being a bedroom queen
07:04I had a little bit of trouble being confident in my voice
07:07Yo, we gotta get you back in the bars
07:08I didn't realize how much I missed and needed
07:11The queer joy that all of these girls have given me
07:13It took a while for me to give myself permission that I deserve my dream to
07:18It's so fun to watch someone who's having fun
07:20They really like me
07:22A lot of my looks lean into the fun
07:24That's the whole point of drag
07:26Move
07:26Yeah
07:27I have a flavor that's a little bit different than the rest of the girls
07:30I dislike those shoes
07:31But it doesn't hinder me from being who I am in any way
07:35If anything, it makes me want to go harder
07:36Why you naaah
07:39Why naaah
07:39Banana
07:40Banana
07:41I love it
07:42I was starting to catch on that Rue was liking my flavor
07:45You're so stupid
07:47I'm like, you have what it takes to place in the top
07:49Now you gotta start winning
07:51Condragulations, condragulations
07:52You're the winner of this week's challenge
07:55I have made it to the end without ever having to lip sync
07:59My time in this competition has really changed my life
08:02We see you get it and live in your skin
08:04And it is what this life is all about
08:07I have wanted this since I first started drag
08:11And I'm going for it full throttle
08:13The time has come
08:14The engines are revving
08:16I am doing anything necessary
08:18To make sure that I am standing there with that crown on my head
08:23First up, performing her original song, Hookin' With Gas
08:27It's Darlene Mitchell
08:29Now I'm cookin' with gas
08:30Little bit of sass
08:32If you don't like it, then kiss mine
08:38Come on, man!
08:40Yeah!
08:41Come on!
08:41My wigs won't even fit
08:43In this little four-by-four
08:45But I don't give a lick
08:46You got a lot of shit
08:47When you're dressin' like a whore
08:49Now I'm just speedin' up
08:51I ain't jappin' on the brakes
08:53Let me rearrange this meaty tuck
08:55Cause damn, this car shakes
08:57Turn it on
08:59Get it up
09:01Here we go!
09:04Now I'm cookin' with gas
09:05Little bit of sass
09:06If you don't like it, then kiss my ass
09:08Once a skill
09:09Keepin' it real
09:10Do my heels and I'm hard to blast
09:12Copy dreams
09:13Throwing scenes
09:14Cut jeans and I got no class
09:16Get out the way, bitch
09:17I'm about to pass
09:18Cause I'm cookin' with gas
09:35Get out the way, bitch
09:37I'm about to pass
09:39I'm about to pass
09:39Once a skill
09:40Keepin' it real
09:41Two high heels and a heart of glass
09:43Got big dreams
09:44Thrown with seams
09:45You cut jeans
09:46I got no class
09:47Get out the way, bitch
09:48I'm about to pass
09:49I'm about to pass
09:49Cause I'm cookin' with gas
09:52I'm full of gas
09:55Come on!
09:55Come on!
09:59Yeah!
10:03Yeah!
10:05Yeah!
10:06Yeah!
10:09Yeah!
10:11Yeah!
10:12Yeah!
10:13Yeah!
10:13Oh my gosh!
10:16Darlene, that was so dumb.
10:21Now fill her up and check the oil.
10:25Okay, it's time for the judges' critiques.
10:28Darlene, I loved that performance.
10:31First of all, I love that you did this kind of rainbow choir robe,
10:36and then the reveal to my favorite thing, gauntlets!
10:39You had them on!
10:41You know, it's been so much fun, this whole competition,
10:43to be able to watch you come into your own.
10:45You really, in the beginning, were kind of low-key and struggling,
10:48and then I think something clicked, and you just realized who you were.
10:52That's why that shirt that you're wearing right now is so very important.
10:55And I think the most important thing I'd like to thank you for
10:58is not wearing those shoes tonight.
11:03Save a horse, ride a drag queen. That was fantastic.
11:06Putting the hoe back and hoe down, and I loved every second of it.
11:09And I have this same T-shirt, but I'm really resonating with this one right now
11:14because I love you as well.
11:16Great job.
11:18Darlene Flo Mitchell.
11:21I love you so much.
11:22I mean, you weren't just cooking with gas.
11:24You had a little bit of electric up in there.
11:25You were a hybrid tonight.
11:27You killed it, and I could not take my eyes off you.
11:30Congratulations.
11:31Congratulations. So proud of you tonight.
11:33Aw.
11:34Okay, listen, I'm afraid to ask this question, but where did you get your sense of style?
11:39Just lucky, I guess.
11:41Some chose books. I chose looks.
11:46Now, as the judges said, you were the dark horse of this season.
11:50When did you realize you could win this whole competition?
11:53When I took the roast, relying on nothing but my stupid, that, like, really kind of, like,
12:00let me know, like, oh, I'm winning this whole thing.
12:03Like, that was it.
12:07Now, before you were Darlene Mitchell, you were Trash the drag queen.
12:12So I have to ask, Darlene, what would you say to 24-year-old Trash?
12:21Oh, no! Work, bitch!
12:24Girl, you have work in the morning. You need to get to bed and blend, bitch!
12:33And now, what would you say to five-year-old Blake?
12:38I would say that there's absolutely nothing wrong with you,
12:42and that there will come a day when you might not think that you will see another one.
12:48But I'm standing here today to tell you that you find your light,
12:52you find your purpose, you find a smoking-hot fiancé.
13:00And when it comes to your family,
13:03you'll be delightfully surprised at how hearts and minds can change.
13:09And I love you.
13:12What a precious, precious baby.
13:14Now, who's here supporting you tonight?
13:17I have my beautiful fiancé, Brandon, and my dear friend, Molly.
13:20Hi, y'all.
13:21Hi.
13:22Now, Brandon is your creative collaborator.
13:25What's it like seeing her up on the stage, Brandon?
13:28Surreal.
13:29I'm so proud.
13:31We've been working together for, like, almost 10 years,
13:33and we've been dating for almost 10 years.
13:35And to see him here at the finale, I can't believe it.
13:39I'm so proud of you, and I'm rooting for you.
13:43Very sweet.
13:44Very kind.
13:45Your friend Molly's here also.
13:47Molly, you've been on Team Soldiers for Darlene for a long time, haven't you?
13:51A long time.
13:51What is your role?
13:53It was mostly a passenger princess.
13:56You mean Uber driver?
13:58Sort of.
13:59Lots of sing-alongs in the car on the way to the show in full face.
14:02Uh-huh.
14:03Lots of weeknight shows with varying degrees of crowd attendance.
14:08Well, that's going to change now.
14:10Yes, definitely.
14:12Now, Darlene, what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
14:15It would mean that every success and struggle and tacky outfit along this journey had a purpose,
14:26and that the voice inside me that was telling me to never give up on this dream was right.
14:32It would also mean that y'all are about to see a lot more mall drag in the streets.
14:39All right.
14:40Ladies and gentlemen, Darlene Mitchell.
14:47If you're Team Darlene Mitchell, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
14:54Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
14:58Up next, she came here a chorus girl, but she's leaving a star.
15:03It's Mikey Meeks.
15:08I am Mikey Meeks, and I'm known as the Drag Ingenue.
15:11I think they've been feeling more like the leading lady.
15:15This roller coaster was the best ride of my life.
15:19She means it.
15:20Do not miss out on the opportunity.
15:23From Drew Barrymore to Lollipop.
15:26In Spanish.
15:27No.
15:27To a Karen gone wild.
15:29It has been an incredible journey.
15:33You walked down and I wrote star.
15:34You've got just a sparkle.
15:36We just want to watch you and see what you do.
15:42My highest point was the Rusical.
15:44I found an art form of mine that I put to the side because I thought I wasn't good enough
15:48for it.
15:48Tonight was so incredible for you.
15:51My lowest point was that damn.
15:53Raider Queen.
15:54Fifth position, Miss Mikey Meeks.
15:56Damn.
15:57These girls really tried it.
15:59They voted me to be in the bottom, but the Meeks lives on.
16:02I wore that shirt that said revenge.
16:04Baby, I got it.
16:05Who do you think you're talking to?
16:06I'm Mikey motherfucking Meeks.
16:09Hi.
16:10I'm sitting pretty with four wins.
16:12And not just four wins.
16:13I won the last three challenges in a row.
16:17Condragulations.
16:18Condragulations.
16:19Condragulations.
16:20You're the winner of this week's challenge.
16:22I want to win this so bad, not just for me, but for the people who raised me, for the
16:28community
16:29that made me.
16:30Curtains up.
16:31Light the lights.
16:32Let's do this.
16:34Here to show us what she could do, performing her original song, Versatile, it's Mikey Meeks.
16:40I've played the leading lady, I've been the ingenue.
16:46Comedy and drama, I can switch between the two.
16:51Just give me any role and I'll go that extra mile.
16:56I'm a natural performer and by God, I'm versatile.
17:03Weathered by the billing or a top of the marquee.
17:06I'll bend over backwards so I'll play it on my knees.
17:09I can handle any part, big or small.
17:12Cause baby, I'm versatile and I can do it all.
17:18Broadway, virgin or theater geek.
17:21I can make you come eight times a week.
17:24In a group scene or a one woman show.
17:27I'll leave you with a standing arm.
17:34As an orgasm, get ready for my big finish.
17:37I like to show off.
17:39You like to watch me do whatever you need.
17:43Just give me a call.
17:46Cause baby, I'm versatile.
17:49And I can do it all.
18:13Oh my goodness.
18:17Mikey, wow.
18:19What a whore.
18:21Oh.
18:22Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
18:24First up, Michelle Visage.
18:25Dora, you look like a Visage tonight,
18:27and I am very proud of that.
18:30You know what, Mikey?
18:30You've been strong through this whole competition,
18:33but I think what you did tonight was really smart
18:36because your song, what's it called, Versatile?
18:39Correct.
18:40I'm versatile, too.
18:41I've heard that about you.
18:43Here you are at the end, and you are branding.
18:46You are letting people know what you are able to do.
18:50You sang it, you danced it, you showed it.
18:52I thought it was fantastic.
18:56Thank you, Michelle.
18:57Wow, you are what they call a triple threat.
18:59You can sing, you can dance, and you can serve gorgeous face.
19:03I mean, you looked stunning from the moment you started.
19:05It was a smash performance.
19:07You are versed, but you're actually a top performer
19:10because that was amazing.
19:13Thank you, Christian.
19:15Mikey.
19:16That was a hard performance to do, and you did it perfectly.
19:20It was well-executed, and you could see your heart on the stage.
19:24Like, you left it on the floor.
19:26Great job tonight.
19:27Oh, thank you so much.
19:28All right.
19:30Now, what did you learn about yourself on Drag Race?
19:33You know, coming in, I would get a lot of positive affirmation from others,
19:38and I would hear it, but I didn't always feel it.
19:40Well, being here, I learned how to channel that energy and what other people see in me,
19:47and now I'm standing here with that power.
19:50I came in as an ingenue, but now I'm leaving a leading lady.
19:57All right, leading lady, if you could turn back time, what message would you give to little five-year-old
20:03Michael?
20:05Drew, that's from my college graduation.
20:10I would say, little Michael, you're about to experience a life full of love and laughter
20:18with the best friends in the world and two parents who support you for who you are.
20:25And you may be teased for that same reason, but just know that they're pointing out your superpower.
20:32You were born to stand out, so go for it.
20:36And every time you wrap yourself in a blanket skirt like it's the only gown,
20:41you're preparing yourself for greatness.
20:45And stick with the name Mikey.
20:47I love it.
20:48I love it.
20:50It's funny.
20:51You look exactly the same.
20:53You look exactly the same, and I'm looking what appears to be your father and your mother.
20:58Correct.
20:58You look exactly like the both of them.
21:00I know, I know.
21:00It looks like Dad Bernie is wearing one of my jackets.
21:03Yes, yes.
21:04Gorgeous.
21:04Faye, did you dress him tonight?
21:06I did.
21:06You did?
21:07I bought the clothes she dressed me.
21:10So now, where does Mikey get her stage presence?
21:14Which one of you?
21:15Mom?
21:16Well, I was a dancer.
21:19You were a showgirl.
21:20I was a little bit of a showgirl.
21:22Yes, yes, yes.
21:23But, no, he was born that way.
21:25Yeah.
21:26He had the passion to be a performer when he was a youngster.
21:29Really?
21:29Always entertaining.
21:30When Regis Philbin had his show.
21:32Who wants to be a millionaire?
21:33Yeah.
21:33He would do the imitation to anybody who walked by.
21:37Well, Faye and Bernie, you done good.
21:40You done good.
21:42Now, Mikey, is there anything you'd like to say to your parents?
21:44Oh, man.
21:46This is crazy.
21:47Don't move out.
21:48I love you both so much.
21:49We love you too, honey.
21:50Thank you for always supporting me in my dreams.
21:54And I couldn't be standing here today without what you've given me.
22:00And I hope to be making you so proud.
22:02So proud.
22:02So proud.
22:05Mikey, what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
22:08You know, Ru, I'm a big believer and everything happens for a reason.
22:14And in my life and career, I have faced a lot of rejection.
22:18But I never lived by the nose because I knew it was leading to my ultimate yes.
22:23And that's what this moment is right here.
22:25You've said it yourself.
22:26You can look at the darkness, but don't stare.
22:30So with this title, I'm stepping into my light.
22:33And I hope to inspire others to do the same.
22:37I love it.
22:38Well, she worked her fanny off this season.
22:42Give it up for Mikey Meeks.
22:50If you are Team Mikey Meeks, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
22:57This is the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
23:01This next queen has turned the art of drag into a science.
23:05It's Nene Coco.
23:11I'm Nene Coco.
23:12I am the high-energy, high-fashion diva from Denver, Colorado.
23:16Ow!
23:17My journey started off very hot with the wind.
23:20I will wear this outfit outside.
23:22I love it.
23:23And it was not long before the reality of the competition hit me.
23:26Ooh!
23:28I feel like I was overthinking what I had to do.
23:31Wait, I'll go week two.
23:32There have been a couple hiccups.
23:34Mr. Paul!
23:35It's not a family resemblance to me.
23:37But at the end of the day, I have pushed through and given my all every step of the way.
23:43There are so many moments of joy sprinkled throughout this experience.
23:46Let's breathe, baby!
23:48I've proven that I am funny.
23:51I'm a talented designer.
23:53She created a wow effect.
23:55From making most of my runway looks to fighting to the end of this competition through lip sync after lip
24:00sync after lip sync.
24:03I feel like I got off to a rough start with some of the queens.
24:05Heedee got the gun!
24:07Heedee got the gun!
24:07Heedee got the gun!
24:07Heedee got the gun!
24:07Heedee got the gun!
24:08But by the end of the competition, I found a way to communicate better.
24:12I want to connect with y'all and I like struggle to do that in moments.
24:16This experience taught me that the art of drag is an amazing way to express emotion.
24:22But you have to understand the core humanity within all of it.
24:26And that is the most important.
24:30I walked into this competition as a mechanical engineer and I am leaving a drag superstar.
24:34I'm so ready for this final performance.
24:37I have one last thing to prove and it's that I deserve this crown.
24:40Bitch, get ready.
24:43And now, performing Stimulate is the electrifying Ni Ni Coco.
24:49Automate.
24:51Concentrate.
24:53Imitate.
24:55Calculate.
24:57It is time to get to work.
25:01Talk in, talk out, then submit it.
25:03Concentrate.
25:04Don't ever quit it.
25:05You'll forget you ever did it, did it.
25:09Keep your body at attention.
25:11See perfection and precision.
25:13Emotion is inefficient, efficient.
25:16I want to stimulate your soul.
25:20Stimulate your mind.
25:22Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
25:25I want to free you from your loss and take you to your highs.
25:30Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
25:47I want to free you from your lows and take you to your highs.
25:49Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
25:56I want to free you from your lows and take you to your highs.
26:00Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
26:30Woo!
26:31Nini!
26:33Wow!
26:33I want to work in your office.
26:36You're welcome too, anytime.
26:38Let's hear from the judges.
26:39Come on, cold-hearted snake.
26:41That was so amazing, so tight.
26:45And you had to be with that type of choreography.
26:47This is what it looks like when you keep your eye on the prize.
26:50It's been so fun and you've been amazing.
26:53Thank you, Michelle.
26:54Yeah.
26:55Oh my gosh, I'm cuckoo for Nini Coco.
26:58It was just so captivating from the moment you started that really intense choreography.
27:02We were all drawn in.
27:04We were locked in.
27:04The audience was with you the entire time.
27:07That was really phenomenal.
27:08Congratulations.
27:09Thanks, guys.
27:11Nini, you ate that performance up.
27:14Yes.
27:15And I'm so proud of you because that was not easy.
27:17From the reveal to coming down off the table onto a chair in the hill
27:21and then doing the fast performance in the chair, that was crazy.
27:24So just all season long, you really showed what it takes to be a real entertainer.
27:31Beautiful job.
27:32Beautiful job.
27:35Now, Nini, what did you learn about yourself during your time at Drag Race?
27:39The moral of the story for me was it's not that serious.
27:42And for so much of my life, I've been afraid of taking risks.
27:46And this competition throws that out the window.
27:48So let it all go and just have fun.
27:51Yeah, yeah.
27:52How did you get along with the other queens?
27:54Uh, queens?
27:55Can I share?
27:58I feel like there was a point at the beginning of the competition
28:00where I was coming in a little bit hot with some of the shade.
28:04I learned a lot that half of this competition is the challenges
28:07and the other half is the relationships that you build with these other girls.
28:11And thankfully, throughout all of that and letting go of some of that insecurity,
28:14I feel like I've been able to find so many friends in all of you.
28:19And thank you all for being patient with me as I learned how to communicate
28:22really what I meant and what I was trying to say.
28:24We love you.
28:24We love you.
28:25We love you.
28:27Love you, girls.
28:28Now, Nini Coco, what words of wisdom do you have to share with three-year-old Nico?
28:35Oh, my God.
28:37Oh, my God.
28:41You are such a happy little kid.
28:45And I want you to hold on to that for as long as you can.
28:51Because I think when you realize that you're a little bit different than everybody else,
28:54you're going to start to feel scared of who you are and what people think about you
28:59and get scared of this future that you can't control.
29:03But I want you to know and remember one thing.
29:06And that is your queerness is the greatest gift that this life has to give you.
29:12And I want you to go to more parties and don't study so hard.
29:19Be faggy every single day.
29:23And I hope that I made you proud because you make me so proud.
29:28Ah, lovely.
29:30Now, I see a beautiful woman and a gorgeous man in the front row here.
29:35Yes, that is my mom, Kim, and my boyfriend, AJ.
29:39Mom, are those cheekbones natural?
29:41I'm afraid they are.
29:43They are gorgeous!
29:47Now, when you saw Nini Coco in drag the first time, did you see yourself?
29:51Who did you see?
29:52Oh, absolutely saw me.
29:54Uh-huh.
29:54The very first time, he was in a dark wig.
29:58Uh-huh.
29:59And he goes, he looks just like you.
30:01It freaked me out.
30:02So...
30:03Now, AJ, you are also in the science world.
30:06How did two nerds like you meet?
30:08Is there a grinder or something for nerds?
30:12Is it called Nerder?
30:13Yeah, science Nerder.
30:14Yeah.
30:15How did you guys meet?
30:16Yeah, we were in school, just going at it and...
30:19Oh, hey!
30:23How do two smart people make a relationship work for so long?
30:28Honestly, he's the wings to my anchor.
30:31We just...
30:33We were paired really well.
30:35I love that.
30:36I love it.
30:37Final question.
30:38Nini Coco, why do you want to be America's Next Drag Superstar?
30:44I feel like drag is my own liberation and it is the thing that makes me feel the most alive.
30:50And to be America's Next Drag Superstar, I feel that calling and that responsibility to progress all of us towards
30:57a queer future that is better for everyone.
31:00Because the life we're living today feels kind of fucked.
31:03And if we can bring some more joy and some more power to queerness and all of us people who
31:09are struggling, that is the purpose that drag gives me.
31:12And I want to share that with the rest of the world.
31:14Lovely.
31:15One more round of applause for Nini Coco!
31:23If you are Team Nini Coco, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
31:28All rise for Miley Cyrus!
31:41Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.
32:01Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.
32:31I love that, I love that.
32:33Now, I always wanted to ask you, why do you love drag so much?
32:37Well, because I'm a drag queen.
32:39Yeah, well, there you go.
32:40And I love the idea of an alter ego giving us power.
32:43You know, my persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce, so she's my hero.
32:48Oh my gosh.
32:49Now, as a super fan, is there a drag race challenge that you would absolutely kill?
32:55Snatch Game as Hannah Montana.
32:57Yay!
33:01That's right.
33:05All right, Miley, one last question.
33:07What would you say to your four-year-old self?
33:11Aw.
33:13Life's a climb, but the view is great, especially from Beverly Hills.
33:23Miley, we love you, we thank you, and we will always be there for you.
33:28Give it up for Miley Cyrus.
33:39Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
33:42Tonight, we salute three legendary queens who kept the lights on so the rest of us could keep on shining.
33:52William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved black man, was the first person to call themselves the queen of drag.
33:58In the 1800s, Swann threw secret balls in Washington, D.C.
34:01When the police raided one of her parties, she didn't run.
34:04She resisted and became the first American to take legal action in defense of LGBTQ rights.
34:11A World War II veteran, Jose Saria, also known as Mama Jose, and the Nightingale of Montgomery Street, performed at
34:18the legendary Black Cat Bar.
34:20During police raids, she led the patrons in rousing rendition of God Save Us Nelly Queens.
34:25In 1961, in full drag, Jose ran for a San Francisco board of supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person
34:33to run for public office in the United States of America.
34:38In the 1960s, Mother Flawless Sabrina organized hundreds of drag pageants across the country, in cities where it was illegal
34:46for men to wear women's clothing.
34:48And when the police showed up, Flawless faced arrest so her queens wouldn't have to.
34:53Jailed over 100 times, she continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late 70s.
35:00And her work is immortalized in the iconic documentary, The Queen.
35:06Attention, dolls and divas, cubs and chubs, twinks and twunks, thems and fems.
35:12Now it's your turn to keep the lights on.
35:14You can start by donating to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund.
35:18So future generations can share their queer joy with the world.
35:21Bob, does that mean we can't stop peddling?
35:24Nuh-uh.
35:26We gotta keep on keeping on.
35:28I'll drink to that.
35:31And now, please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality, Crystal Envy.
35:37I, I, I'm that bitch, I, I'm that bitch, I, I, I'm that bitch, that's the way it is.
35:41I, I, I'm that bitch, I, I'm that bitch, I, I, I'm that bitch, that's the way it is.
35:46Don't, don't think you wish, if you be that bitch, that's the way that bitch, it's unanimous.
35:52I'm that bitch.
36:00Good evening, you know when it comes to being congenial, I'm 100% that bitch
36:09And tonight I am so excited to announce that the winner of season 18's Miss Congeniality
36:14Will receive $10,000
36:17Presented by the new and improved Native Deodorant
36:23The queens have voted and the winner is
36:28Jane Doe
36:38Thank you, oh my gosh
36:42Congratulations, Jane Doe
36:44What do you have to say?
36:45Well, congeniality is not something the women in my family generally aspire to
36:51But one of the best gifts that this whole experience has given me is my relationships with these girls
36:55You are the best prize that I think any of us get
36:58So thank you so much, I love you, I love you, I love you, thank you
37:03But hold up, hold up, do you smell that?
37:06Ooh, it's the sweet smell of success
37:10Because Native Deodorant would also like to offer all the other queens
37:13$2,000 each for a fabulous season
37:17Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you
37:20Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you
37:21Congratulations, queens
37:22Congratulations, queens
37:23No, prams, queens
37:23Prams!
37:24A little bit alone
37:25Goes a long, long way
37:28Picking you up to the brighter day
37:30A little bit alone
37:32Goes a little
37:34I love it
37:36Now, America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year
37:39Take a look
37:43Ooh, let's get into it, girl
37:45It's your girl
37:46On your nerves
37:47Ow
37:48Big
37:48Boop-a-ha-ate a chicken wing
37:50I want to see her post-SNL one day
37:52You really crack the code
37:54You mean quack the code?
37:55Oh, girl
37:56It is a master class in having stage presence
37:59Now that's a high-class prostitute
38:01Excuse me
38:02America's next drag superstar is...
38:07On your nerves
38:08Yeah!
38:11Left foot in, ow
38:13Right foot in, ow
38:16It do take nerves
38:21And now, please welcome our reigning queen, On your nerves
38:26It do take nerves, take nerves
38:29To bring in all this success
38:31It do take nerves
38:32And work
38:33Something tells me
38:34I bet I'm on your nerves
38:36I heard
38:37You're talking about different topics
38:38The clues first
38:40Cause baby, it do take nerves
38:44On your nerves!
38:49On your nerves!
38:51On your nerves!
38:52Hey!
38:53Now listen, is being America's next drag superstar everything you thought it would be?
38:58You know, it's everything I thought it would be and more
39:01You know, I'm able to do drag full-time at its highest capacity
39:05And I'm able to help my friends and family out like I've never been able to before
39:10And I'm able to travel the world and I got a lot more money in my bank account
39:13I love that!
39:16Now, how's your daddy?
39:18Everyone loves your daddy
39:19Everybody loves million business
39:21He's like Cleveland famous now
39:23Really?
39:24Yes, he was on a vacation
39:26On like a carnival ship
39:27He wasn't acting up like your people on carnival was he?
39:29You know he was
39:30You know he was
39:31But there was a drag queen on the ship who noticed who he was
39:35And the entire vacation he was like the famous man on the ship
39:38Oh!
39:39And when he at the grocery store
39:40Little black ladies be like
39:41I see you Nanya!
39:43While he's shopping for his chicken wings
39:46Okay, so what's next for you, Anya?
39:49Oh!
39:50What's next?
39:50I mean, I...
39:52After winning RuPaul's Drag Race
39:54I'm just excited to continue to do everything that I've wanted to do in my life
39:58Everything that I've dreamed of
40:00I want to be the first drag queen to win an EGOT
40:02I mean, why not?
40:03Why not?
40:05I love that
40:06It do take nerve
40:07It do take nerve
40:09Yes, it do
40:10Let's hear it for Anya Nerve!
40:12Thank you
40:18Thank you
40:19Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
40:21One more time
40:23Give a hand to our top three queens
40:27Darlene Mitchell
40:34Nene Coco
40:36Yay!
40:43And Mikey Neat
40:53Each of you has given your all
40:56But the time has come
40:58When three must become two
41:06The two top queens moving forward to the final lip-sync for the crown are...
41:17Ine Coco
41:19And...
41:33Ine Coco
41:34Mikey Meeks
41:45Congratulations
41:46And stay right where you are
41:48Darlene Mitchell
41:49I'm sorry my dear
41:51But this is not your time
41:53But...
41:54For turning it out all season long
41:56We're giving you a cash tip
41:58$$$$$$$$$$$$$!
42:08Songcreical & Likety
42:09Dar al meinem
42:18Brigade
42:20Thank you
42:21Darlene!
42:24Darlene!
42:25Darlene!
42:27Darlene!
42:28You sure?
42:42Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco, no matter what happens next,
42:47you are both going home a little richer
42:49because tonight's runner-up will receive a cash dip of $25,000.
43:00It all comes down to this.
43:02Two queens stand before me.
43:04Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a lip-sync performance
43:08of Every Girl You've Ever Loved by Miley Cyrus.
43:13Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me
43:16and prove to Miley and the world
43:20that you are America's next drag superstar.
43:29The time has come for you to lip-sync
43:35for the crown.
43:44Miley, will you do us the honor?
43:48Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
44:00I got you my new dress
44:04I'm still looking like a tip
44:08While my hair is a mess
44:13And I'm
44:15Gonna work it all night
44:19Till I get what I want
44:22Yes, yes, yes
44:26No, I can't believe that you're still
44:31Holding out on me like a dog in the street
44:35I'm gonna barely ever up
44:38All my명 in the street
44:41Get what I want
44:43For the world
44:45I'm
44:46When you're
44:46When you're
44:47When you're
44:48When you're
45:08She never wears a watch, still she's never late, she's got that kind of grace, did but
45:14She has the perfect scent, she speaks the perfect French, she can dance the night away and still she'll never
45:21break a sweat
45:44Get out of the water, tell me baby, let me go
45:49Every girl you've ever loved
45:51Yes
45:56Yes
45:58Yes
46:01Yes
46:01Yes
46:02Yes
46:05Yes
46:11Yes
46:14Yes
46:15Yes
46:16Yes
46:18Yes
46:18Yes
46:19Yes
46:20Yes
46:20Yes
46:20Yes
46:26In addition to the title of America's Next Drag Superstar, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race,
46:32will receive a crown and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels, a year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, plus
46:42their very own ABH makeup collaboration, and a cash prize of 200,000 dollars, courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race Match
46:54Queen.
46:55Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
47:00Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco, have made my decision. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, America's Next Drag Superstar is...
47:14...
47:19...
47:21Mikey Meeks!
47:23You're a winner, baby!
47:40Congratulations, Mikey. Is there anything you'd like to say?
47:44This is for my friends, my family, all of Orlando.
47:49Live fiercely, love boldly, and write it in the books, baby.
47:53The meek shall inherit the crown!
47:58Now, press, my queen, press!
48:17Mikey, Mikey!
48:21Now, remember, if you can't love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else?
48:25Can I get an amen up in here?
48:27Amen!
48:28All right, now let the music play.
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