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RuPauls Drag Race - Season 18 - Episode 16: Grand Finale
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00:04It's time for the season finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
00:09Tonight, we crowd ourselves a winner, baby.
00:13Please welcome to the main stage the queens of season 18.
00:28Whoo.
00:30It's showtime.
00:32Again?
00:33Let'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 Dee Dee Juego.
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.
02:07She's no outfit repeater.
02:09It's Zita Von Key Starr.
02:12She's no outfit repeater.
02:14She's got the shape.
02:16She's got the shape.
02:17She's got the shape.
02:18She's got the shape.
02:19Thanks.
02:25From the heavens above, it's Mia Starr.
02:30She's got the shape.
02:33She's got the episode for New Furious.
02:39She's got the shape, she's got the shape.
02:44Here it is.
02:45Come back.
02:45She's got the ball fresh with her bIVE
02:46Your Trigger Yoga.
02:46I'm going to check her in.
02:46I'm going to check her out.
02:46There's a locker room for who could be a chance to have.
02:47It's a locker room and e рang.
02:47And the man baker, I'm going to check her out.
03:00The question remains, can you please her?
03:18She's creepy and she's goofy, it's Discord Adams.
03:38Other girls do, but James don't.
03:55Exqueeze her beauty, it's Juicy Love Beyond.
04:09And now, put your hands together for your top three.
04:13First 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 Koto.
05:28Now, all rise for the mother of the house, RuPaul.
05:33Let's go.
05:34Let's go.
05:38Let's go.
05:39Let's go.
05:42Let's go.
05:55Let's go.
06:01Let's go.
06:04Let's go.
06:11Let's go.
06:15Let's go.
06:21Let's go.
06:23Let's go.
06:29Let's go.
06:34Let's go.
06:46Let's go.
06:49Let's go.
06:54That's my true love.
06:57Everybody say love!
06:59Love!
07:00Everybody say love!
07:02Love!
07:03Now that's what I'm talking about.
07:04All season long, the sickening queens of season 18
07:08have set our hearts and pussies on fire.
07:12And tonight, we're gonna make one queen's dream come true
07:17when she's crowned America's next drag superstar.
07:21But the race ain't over yet, baby.
07:23We're gathered here tonight to watch our top three queens
07:27spread their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent
07:31one more time.
07:33Now, to help me make my final decision,
07:37please give a big drag race welcome to Michelle Visage,
07:40Carson Kressley, and Jamal Sims.
07:42Hello!
07:44Hello!
07:45Hi, baby!
07:46Hey!
07:48For the grand finale, we challenged each of our top three queens
07:52to collaborate with composer Leland
07:55to create and sing their own personal anthem.
07:59And tonight, they're ready to entertain us like only they can.
08:04In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season,
08:07and they'll face off in a final lip sync for the crown,
08:10plus a grand prize of $200,000!
08:15Woo!
08:15Yeah!
08:17Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win!
08:22Do you not see all this? Do you not see these hills?
08:25Do you not see this crown? Do you not see this crown?
08:27Do you not see this crown?
08:29Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
08:32Our first finalist is a little big country
08:35and a whole lot of stupid.
08:38It's Darlene Mitchell!
08:44I'm Darlene Mitchell, and I am the country country camp queen
08:47of season 18.
08:48She's corny!
08:50My journey has been a wild one.
08:54Highs, lows, up, down, all-around, tears, laughs.
08:57We have done it all.
08:59Being a bedroom queen, I had a little bit of trouble
09:01being confident in my voice.
09:03Yeah, we gotta get you back in the bars.
09:04I didn't realize how much I missed and needed
09:07the queer joy that all of these girls have given me.
09:10It took a while for me to give myself permission
09:13that 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
09:26than 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 naaaah!
09:37Why naaaah!
09:38Why you banana!
09:40I was starting to catch on that Rue was liking my flavor.
09:44You're so stupid!
09:46Like, 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.
10:05And it is what this life is all about.
10:08I have wanted this since I first started drag and I'm going for it full throttle.
10:15The time has come.
10:16The engines are revving.
10:17I am doing anything necessary to make sure that I am standing there with that crown on my head.
10:24First up, performing her original song, Cookin' With Gas, it's Darlene Mitchell.
10:30Now I'm cookin' with gas, little bit of sass.
10:35If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
10:39Come on, man!
10:43Yeah!
10:44Come on!
10:45My wigs won't even fit in this little 4x4.
10:49But I don't give a lick.
10:50You got a lot of shit when you're dressin' like a whore.
10:53Now I'm just speedin' up.
10:55Come on!
10:56I ain't tappin' on the brakes.
10:57Let me rearrange this meaty tuck, cause damn, this car shakes.
11:02Turn it on!
11:04Get it up!
11:06Here we go!
11:09Now I'm cookin' with gas, little bit of sass.
11:12If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
11:14What is the skill?
11:15Keepin' it real.
11:16Two high heels, and I'm hard at blast.
11:18Got big dreams, draw a seam.
11:20Wolf cut jeans, and I got no class.
11:23Get out the way, bitch!
11:24I'm about to dash!
11:25I'm cookin' with gas.
11:28Yeah!
11:29Kickin' it up on the rodeo.
11:31Lookin' with gas.
11:32We're out on the scope.
11:33You can't slow down.
11:34I don't know where's to go.
11:35I'm cookin' with gas.
11:36Yeah!
11:37Yeah!
11:38Yeah!
11:43I'm cookin' with gas, little bit of sass.
11:45If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
11:47Buns of steel, keepin' it real.
11:49Two high heels, and a heart of blast.
11:51Got big dreams, draw a seam.
11:54Wolf cut jeans, and I got no class.
11:56Get out the way, bitch!
11:57I'm about to dash!
11:59Cause I'm cookin' with gas.
12:01Yeah!
12:02Full of boys.
12:04Yes!
12:04Come on!
12:24My 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.
12:40Darlene, I loved that performance.
12:43First of all, I love that you did this kind of rainbow choir robe,
12:48and then the reveal to my favorite thing, gauntlets!
12:52You had them on!
12:54You know, it's been so much fun, this whole competition,
12:56to be able to watch you come into your own.
12:58You really, in the beginning, were kind of low-key and struggling,
13:02and then I think something clicked,
13:04and you just realized who you were.
13:06That's why that shirt that you're wearing right now
13:08is so very important.
13:10And I think the most important thing I'd like to thank you for
13:12is not wearing those shoes tonight.
13:17Save a horse, ride a drag queen!
13:19That was fantastic!
13:21Putting the ho back and ho down.
13:23I loved every second of it.
13:24And I have this same T-shirt,
13:26but I'm really resonating with this one right now
13:29because I love you as well.
13:31Great job.
13:33Darlene Flo Mitchell.
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, and I could not take my eyes off you.
13:47Congratulations.
13:48So proud of you tonight.
13:50Aww.
13:51Okay, listen.
13:52I'm afraid to ask this question,
13:54but where did you get your sense of style?
13:56Just lucky, I guess.
13:59Some chose books.
14:00I chose looks.
14:04Now, as the judges said,
14:06you were the dark horse of this season.
14:08Now, when did you realize you could win this whole competition?
14:12When I took the roast,
14:14relying on nothing but my stupid...
14:17Uh-huh.
14:18That, like, really kind of, like, let me know, like,
14:20oh, I'm winning this whole thing.
14:23Like...
14:24Yes.
14:25Yes.
14:25That was it.
14:27Now, before you were Darlene Mitchell,
14:29you were Trash the drag queen.
14:33So I have to ask, Darlene,
14:35what would you say to 24-year-old Trash?
14:41Oh, no!
14:44Work, bitch!
14:45Girl, you have work in the morning.
14:47You need to...
14:48You need to get to bed and blend, bitch!
14:54And now, what would you say to five-year-old Blake?
14:59Aww.
14:59Aww.
15:01I would say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you,
15:05and that there will come a day when you might not think
15:08that you will see another one.
15:11But I am standing here today
15:13to tell you that you find your light,
15:15you find your purpose,
15:17you find a smokin' hot fiancé.
15:24And when it comes to your family,
15:28you will be delightfully surprised
15:29at how hearts and minds can change.
15:34And I love you.
15:37What a precious, precious baby.
15:40Now, who's here supporting you tonight?
15:42I have my beautiful fiancé, Brandon,
15:44and my dear friend, Molly.
15:46Hi, y'all.
15:47Hi.
15:48Now, Brandon is your creative collaborator.
15:52What's it like seeing her up on the stage, Brandon?
15:54Uh, surreal.
15:55Um, I'm so proud.
15:57We've been working together for, like, almost ten years,
16:00and we've been dating for almost ten years,
16:02and to see him here at the finale,
16:05I can't believe it.
16:06I'm so proud of you,
16:07and I'm rooting for you.
16:11Very sweet.
16:12Very kind.
16:13Your friend Molly's here also.
16:15So, Molly, you've been on Team Soldiers for Darlene
16:17for 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
16:30in full face.
16:31Uh-huh.
16:32Lots of weeknight shows
16:34with varying degrees of crowd attendance.
16:38Um...
16:38Well, that's gonna change now.
16:40Yes.
16:40Definitely.
16:41Now, Darlene, what would it mean to you
16:43to become America's next drag superstar?
16:45It would mean that every success and struggle
16:52and tacky outfit along this journey had a purpose,
16:58and that the voice inside me that was telling me
17:01to never give up on this dream was right.
17:04It would also mean that y'all are about to see
17:06a lot more mall drag in the streets.
17:10All right!
17:12Ladies and gentlemen, Darlene Mitchell!
17:20If you're Team Darlene Mitchell,
17:22sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
17:25See y'all.
17:28Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
17:31Up next, she came here a chorus girl,
17:34but she's leaving a star.
17:37It'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!
17:56Do not miss out on the opportunity!
17:59From Drew Barrymore,
18:00to Lollipop,
18:01in Spanish,
18:02no.
18:03To a Karen gone wild.
18:06It has been an incredible journey.
18:09You walked down and I wrote star.
18:10You've got just a sparkle.
18:12We just want to watch you and see what you do.
18:19My highest point was the rusical.
18:21I found an art form of mine
18:23that 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
18:31Rated Queen.
18:32Fifth position,
18:33Miss Mikey Meeks.
18:35Damn.
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.
18:43Baby, I got it.
18:44Who do you think you're talking to?
18:45I'm Mikey motherfucking Meeks.
18:48Nice.
18:49I'm sitting pretty with four wins.
18:52And not just four wins,
18:53I won the last three challenges in a row.
18:57Condragulations.
18:58Condragulations.
18:59Condragulations.
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.
19:15Here to show us what she could do,
19:18performing her original song,
19:20Versatile,
19:21it'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.
19:46We're at the bottom billing
19:48on top of the marquee.
19:49I'll bend over backwards
19:51so I'll play it on my knees.
19:53I can handle any part,
19:55big 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 or a one woman show,
20:13I'll leave you with a standing up.
20:20As an orgasm,
20:21get ready for my beat finish.
20:24I like to show off.
20:26You like to watch me too.
20:28Whatever you need,
20:30just give me a call.
20:33Cause baby, I'm versatile
20:36and I can do it all.
20:40I can do it all.
21:03Oh, my goodness, Mikey, wow, what a whore.
21:12Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
21:14First up, Michelle Visage.
21:15Jordi, you look like a Visage tonight, and I am very proud of that.
21:20You know what, Mikey, you'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.
21:37You 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.
21:48Thank 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!
22:55All 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,
23:12you're about to experience a life full of love and laughter
23:17with the best friends in the world
23:21and two parents who support you for who you are.
23:25And you may be teased for that same reason,
23:28but just know that they're pointing out your superpower.
23:33You were born to stand out, so go for it.
23:36And every time you wrap yourself in a blanket skirt
23:40like it's the only gown,
23:42you're preparing yourself for greatness.
23:46And stick with the name Mikey.
23:48I love it!
23:49I love it!
23:52It's funny.
23:53You look exactly the same.
23:55You look exactly the same.
23:57And I'm looking what appears to be your father and your mother.
24:00Correct.
24:00You look exactly like the both of them.
24:02I know, I know!
24:03It looks like Dad Bernie is wearing one of my jackets.
24:05Yes, yes!
24:06Gorgeous.
24:07Faye, did you dress him tonight?
24:08I did.
24:09You did?
24:10I bought the clothes she dressed makes.
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 of 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.
24:38He would do the imitation to anybody who walked by.
24:43Well, Faye and Bernie, you done good.
24:46You done good.
24:48Now, Mikey, is there anything you'd like to say to your parents?
24:51Oh, 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.
25:10I'm so proud.
25:13Mikey, what would it mean to you to become America's next drag superstar?
25:17You know, Ru, I'm a big believer in 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 because 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.
25:39So with this title, I'm stepping into my light.
25:43And I hope to inspire others to do the same.
25:47I love it.
25:49Well, she worked her fanny off this season.
25:53Give it up for Mikey Meeks.
26:01If you are Team Mikey Meeks, sound off using hashtag Drag Race.
26:09This is the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
26:13This next queen has turned the art of drag into a science.
26:17It's Nene Coco.
26:24I'm Nene Coco.
26:25I am the high-energy, high-fashion diva from Denver, Colorado.
26:31My journey started off very hot with the wind.
26:34I will wear this outfit outside.
26:36I love it.
26:37And it was not long before the reality of the competition hit me.
26:40Ooh.
26:42I feel like I was overthinking what I had to do.
26:45Wait, I'll go eat two.
26:47There have been a couple 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.
26:59There 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
27:17sync after lip sync.
27:20I feel like I got off to a rough start with some of the queens.
27:23Nene has a gun.
27:24Nene has a gun.
27:33Nene has a gun.
27:34This experience taught me that the art of drag is an amazing way to express emotion, but you have to
27:42understand 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.
28:09Automate.
28:12Concentrate.
28:14Imitate.
28:16Calculate.
28:18It is time to get to work.
28:22Walk in, park out, then submit it.
28:25Concentrate.
28:26Don't ever quit it.
28:27You'll forget you ever did it, did it.
28:31Keep your body at attention.
28:33See perfection and precision.
28:35Emotion is inefficient, efficient.
28:40I want to stimulate your soul, stimulate your mind, stimulate your ears and eyes, all your senses.
28:48I want to free from your lungs, and take you to your eyes, stimulate your ears and eyes and all
28:56your senses.
28:58Stimulate.
29:004K.
29:044K.
29:054K.
29:064K.
29:064K.
29:06Stimulate.
29:084K.
29:114K.
29:114K.
29:118.
29:134K.
29:134K.
29:144K.
29:14Stimulate your soul, stimulate your mind.
29:19Stimulate your ears and eyes and all your senses.
29:22I want to free from your lungs, and take you to your eyes, stimulate your ears and eyes and all
29:29your senses.
29:34long fuse with your hands uptech.
29:39You're big大声.
29:39I get barriers.
29:47I want to free from you and age.
29:49I want to free from the case.
29:50Yes, yes, yes.
29:52I want to free from you and try.
29:59I want to free from you and I want to free from you and try to remove from you and
30:00try.
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.
32:05We love 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, and I want you to hold on to that for as long
32:28as you can.
32:31Because I think when you realize that you're a little bit different than everybody else,
32:35you're gonna 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.
34:04Just going at it and, uh...
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
34:44to progress all of us towards a queer future
34:49that is better for everyone,
34:50because the life we're living today feels kind of fucked.
34:53And if we can bring some more joy and some more power
34:57to queerness and all of us people who are 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.
35:10Hey, kitty girl, it's your world
35:14When you want the speed.
35:16If you are team Nene Coco,
35:18sound off using hashtag drag race.
35:21Nene Coco, you get it, you get it, you get it,
35:23you get it, you get it.
35:24Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
35:27There'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
35:55duetting with her godmother, Dolly Parton,
35:57or storming the red carpet,
35:59from TV specials to the VMAs,
36:01Miley is the moment.
36:03Miley commands every stage she's on
36:05and 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,
36:16an 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
36:26and achieved LGBTQ plus icon status.
36:30E is for extraordinary.
36:32Miley was just 11 years old
36:34when she secured the lead role of Hannah Montana,
36:36a show that bridged her childhood with rapid pop culture fame.
36:39Her ability to evolve, like her talent, is extraordinary.
36:43She's an inspiration to us all
36:44as she continues to grow as a person and an artist.
36:48And why is for the 20 years
36:50Miley 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
37:06with the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
37:12All rise for Miley Cyrus!
37:37And this is what we're getting
37:39Yeah!
37:41And this is what we're getting
37:42That's my word!
37:44That's my word!
37:45That's my word!
37:47That's my word!
37:48That's my word!
37:48That's my word!
37:49That's my word!
37:50That's my word!
37:53I love it!
37:54This makes the Grammy look cheap.
37:58Miley, my darling.
37:59Now, you've been working in this business since you were a child.
38:03What keeps you going?
38:04Moments like this, to stand beside my idols and icons, like Mother Rue, and get my flowers.
38:14Yes!
38:15But, to also use my platform to serve this incredible community.
38:20I love that, I love that.
38:22Now, I always wanted to ask you, why do you love drag so much?
38:26Well, because I'm a drag queen.
38:28Yeah, well there you go.
38:29And I love the idea of an alter ego giving us power.
38:32And you know, my persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce, so she's my hero.
38:38Oh my gosh.
38:39Now, as a super fan, is there a drag race challenge that you would absolutely kill?
38:45Snatch Game, as Hannah Montana.
38:48Yay!
38:52That's right.
38:56All right, Miley, one last question.
38:58What would you say to your four-year-old self?
39:03Aw.
39:05Life's a climb, but the view is great, especially from Beverly Hills.
39:15Miley, we love you, we thank you, and we will always be there for you.
39:20Give it up for Miley Cyrus!
39:33Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
39:37Tonight, we salute three legendary queens who kept the lights on,
39:42so the rest of us could keep on shining.
39:47William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved black man, was the first person to call themselves
39:52the queen of drag.
39:53In the 1800s, Swann threw secret balls in Washington, D.C.
39:57When the police raided one of her parties, she didn't run.
40:00She resisted, and became the first American to take legal action in defense of LGBTQ rights.
40:08A World War II veteran, Jose Saria, also known as Mama Jose, and the Nightingale of Montgomery
40:14Street, performed at the legendary Black Cat Bar.
40:18During police raids, she led the patrons in rousing rendition of God Save Us, Nelly Queens.
40:23In 1961, in full drag, Jose ran for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly
40:31gay person to run for public office in the United States of America.
40:36In the 1960s, Mother Flawless Sabrina organized hundreds of drag pageants across the country,
40:43in cities where it was illegal for men to wear women's clothing.
40:48And when the police showed up, Flawless faced arrest so her queens wouldn't have to.
40:53Jailed over 100 times, she continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late
41:0070s, and her work is immortalized in the iconic documentary, The Queen.
41:07Attention, dolls and divas, cubs and chubs, twinks and twunks, thems and fems.
41:13Now it's your turn to keep the lights on.
41:16You can start by donating to the ACLU Drag Defense Fund, so future generations can share their queer joy with
41:23the world.
41:23Bob, does that mean we can't stop pedaling?
41:27Nuh-uh.
41:28We gotta keep on keeping on.
41:31I'll drink to that.
41:34And now, please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality, Crystal Envy.
41:40I'm on the pitch, I'm on the pitch, I'm on the pitch.
41:44I'm on the pitch.
41:44That's the way it is.
41:45I'm on the pitch, I'm on the pitch.
41:49I'm on the pitch, that's the way it is.
41:50Don't, don't, if you wish.
41:51You could be that pitch.
41:52But you're not that pitch.
41:54It's unanimous.
41:56I'm on the pitch.
42:05Good evening.
42:07You know, when it comes to being congenial,
42:10I'm 100% that bitch.
42:15And tonight, I am so excited to announce
42:17that the winner of season 18's Miss Congeniality
42:20will receive $10,000, presented by the new and improved
42:26Native deodorant.
42:27Oh, my God.
42:30The queens have voted, and the winner is...
42:35Jane Doe!
42:48Oh, my God.
42:51Congratulations, Jane Doe.
42:53What do you have to say?
42:54Well, congeniality is not something
42:56the women in my family generally aspire to,
43:00but one of the best, like, gifts
43:02that this whole experience has given me
43:03is my relationships with these girls.
43:05You are the best prize that I think any of us get,
43:08so thank you so much.
43:09I love you. I love you. I love you.
43:10Thank you!
43:13But hold up. Hold up.
43:15Do you smell that?
43:17Ooh, it's the sweet smell of success.
43:20Yes, because Native deodorant would also like to offer
43:24all the other queens $2,000 each for a fabulous season!
43:28Thank you, thank you.
43:32Thank you, thank you.
43:32Congratulations, queens.
43:34No, prams, queen.
43:35Prams!
43:50Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
43:53Now, I have some exciting news.
43:55For the first time in Drag Race herstory,
43:57this season's winner will snatch up
44:00an official makeup collaboration
44:02with Anastasia Beverly Hills.
44:05Earlier this week, our top three queens
44:07met with ABH president Norvina.
44:10Take a look.
44:16Studio Anastasia Beverly Hills, bitch!
44:18How are you?
44:19Welcome!
44:20This is a dream come true,
44:23going through all this stuff.
44:25I kind of wanted to know from you, like,
44:26what would be you in a product?
44:28My drag is all about bold colors,
44:32super pigmented eyeshadow.
44:33Two aesthetic points that I really go for.
44:35Old Hollywood glamour,
44:36and then that party girl aesthetic.
44:38Bright blush, bright highlight,
44:41tacky, trashy, you know what I mean?
44:42The girl you would see outside of the truck stop.
44:45You know, the blue eyeshadow.
44:47Okay.
44:47This is so incredible.
44:48This is a long time coming.
44:50What I've always wanted to do is just share
44:51some of the excitement for the winner
44:53and really highlight and prop them up
44:56with something that I feel could express themselves
44:58in a way that they do every single day on the show,
45:01which is makeup.
45:02So what colors are you feeling?
45:03I feel like a pinky highlight would be great, too,
45:06to go into the blush.
45:07Like a silvery pink.
45:07Silvery pink would go into the blush.
45:09My whole idea is when the spotlight hits,
45:12you see the glow going on.
45:14It glows.
45:14So it's an undercover explosion.
45:17Oh, I love that.
45:18Right?
45:18Yeah.
45:19Okay, so you want like a gradient of blue.
45:20Like a gradient of blue would be fantastic.
45:23I love it.
45:24Kind of do like a darker tone right under here.
45:26Exactly.
45:26That really pops the green in your eyes.
45:28Okay, you know all your compliments.
45:30It's amazing.
45:31I'm so impressed.
45:32I grew up with these big Texas sunsets,
45:34and you're getting ready for the night.
45:35That golden hour is that last moment
45:37to make that impact in the light.
45:39And I do always lean into those sunset colors.
45:41This is wild.
45:42I like it, though.
45:43Drag is so important.
45:44It always has been, but especially right now.
45:47Makeup is a big part of it, and we want to show
45:49that we're here to celebrate drag.
45:52I think that drag is like the beacon of light
45:54amongst all the fuckery.
45:56Can I say fuckery?
45:58Sorry.
45:59I got way too passionate right now.
46:01I'm so good.
46:02Oh, my, you look amazing!
46:04You like?
46:05Yes, I love.
46:06I've never thought of myself as a makeup queen.
46:09I like how I paint.
46:11And I feel like it's worked for me.
46:12I want to try one of these, too.
46:13Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
46:14But to go beyond that and create something I'd use
46:16for my drag makeup, ooh, that is so exciting.
46:19So good.
46:20To think that someone would want to do their makeup like mine,
46:23big, bold, and tacky, that's wild.
46:28Amazing.
46:28Having my own makeup product.
46:30This is the last thing on my bucket list
46:33that I didn't even know existed.
46:35Large.
46:35But now that I've gotten a taste of it, baby,
46:38the empire is about to be built.
46:40Watch out.
46:42I love it.
46:44Now, America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year.
46:48Take a look.
46:51Ooh.
46:52Ooh, let's get into it, girl.
46:54It's your girl on your nerves.
46:57Big boop-a-ha-a-a-chicken-wing.
46:59I want to see her post SNL one day.
47:02You really crack the code.
47:03You mean quack the code?
47:04Oh, girl.
47:06It is a master class in having stage presence.
47:09Now that's a high-clance prostitute.
47:11Excuse me.
47:13America's next drag superstar is On Your Nerves.
47:19Yeah!
47:22Left foot in, out, right foot in, out.
47:33And now, please welcome our reigning queen, On Your Nerves.
47:38It do take nerve, take nerve.
47:41So bring in all this success.
47:43It do take nerve and work.
47:45Something tells me I've been among your nerves.
47:48I heard you're talking about tip or tap.
47:51It's just do first.
47:52Cause baby, it do take nerve.
48:03On your nerve.
48:05On your nerve.
48:06Hey.
48:08Now listen, is being America's next drag superstar
48:11everything you thought it would be?
48:12You know, it's everything I thought it would be and more.
48:15You know, I'm able to do drag full time at its highest capacity.
48:20And I'm able to help my friends and family out
48:23like I've ever, never been able to before.
48:26And I'm able to travel the world and I got a lot more money
48:28in my bank account.
48:29I love that.
48:32Now, how's your daddy?
48:34Everyone loves your dad.
48:35Everybody loves your business.
48:38He's like Cleveland famous now.
48:40Really?
48:40Yes, he was on a vacation on like a carnival ship.
48:44He 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.
48:56Oh.
48:56And when he at the grocery store,
48:58a little black lady would be like, I see you, Nanya.
49:01While he's shopping for his chicken wings.
49:05OK, so what's next for you, Anya?
49:07Oh, what's next?
49:09I mean, I, after winning RuPaul's Drag Race,
49:13I'm just excited to continue to do everything
49:16that I've wanted to do in my life,
49:18everything that I've dreamed of.
49:20I 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.
49:29Yes, it do.
49:30Let's hear it for Anya NERV.
49:39Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
49:43One more time, give a hand to our top three queens.
49:48Darlene Mitchell.
49:50Woo!
49:57Nene Coco.
49:59Yay!
50:06And Mikey Meats.
50:10This is the beginning of the year, this is the beginning of the year.
50:15This is the beginning of the year, this is the beginning of the year.
50:17Each of you has given your all, but the time has come
50:22when three must become two.
50:31The two top queens moving forward to the final lip-sync for the crown are...
50:43Nene Coco.
50:45Nene Coco.
50:55And...
51:02Mikey Meeks.
51:03Yeah!
51:07Yeah!
51:09Yeah!
51:09Yeah!
51:10Yeah!
51:11Yeah!
51:13Yeah!
51:14Darlene!
51:14So you want your medicines and stay right where you are.
51:17Darlene Mitchell.
51:18I'm sorry, my dream.
51:19But this is not your time.
51:22But, but for turning it out all season long, we're giving
51:25you a cash tip.
51:27$10,000.
51:29Woo!
51:30Yeah!
51:38Darlene!
51:39Darlene!
51:40Darlene!
51:41Darlene!
51:42Darlene!
51:43Darlene!
51:43Darlene!
51:44Darlene! Darlene! Darlene!
51:48On behalf of your fans around the world,
51:51thank you for a truly sassy season.
51:55Give it up for Darlene Mitchell!
52:00You sure?
52:15Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco,
52:18no matter what happens next,
52:19you are both going home a little richer
52:23because tonight's runner-up will receive a cash tip of $25,000.
52:32I'm on my big bucks.
52:34It all comes down to this.
52:36Two queens stand before me.
52:38Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare
52:41a lip-sync performance of Every Girl You've Ever Loved by Miley Cyrus.
52:48Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me
52:52and prove to Miley and the world
52:56that you are America's next drag superstar.
53:06The time has come for you to lip-sync.
53:11The time has come for the crown!
53:22Miley, will you do us the honor?
53:25Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
53:39I match my back to my new dress.
53:44I'm still looking like a tin
53:48while my hair is a mess.
53:53And I'm gonna work it all night till I get what I want.
54:04Yes, yes, yes.
54:07Here you go!
54:07No, I can't believe that you're still holding it out on me
54:14like a dog in the street, oh.
54:18But you're burning in love, I'm burning the dark.
54:22But you're still holding on me, oh.
54:26Looking for the world, my mind is never enough.
54:29You're still holding on me, oh.
54:30I'm every girl you've ever loved.
54:35I'm every girl you've ever loved.
54:36She has the perfect sense of you to love me, baby.
54:41I'm so sorry.
54:43I'm every girl you've ever loved.
54:44She has the perfect sense of you to love me, baby.
54:52She never wears a watch, still she's never late.
54:56She's got that kind of grace.
54:58Deep into cherry pen letters.
55:00She has the perfect sense.
55:02She speaks the perfect French.
55:04She can dance the night away, and still,
55:06she'll never break a sweat.
55:08I'm pretty enough, I'm all in fun in the dark.
55:13I'm rising up and I'll be a hot night.
55:16And I'll be a hot night.
55:18I'm always burning in love, I'm never burning in love.
55:24I'm pretty enough, I'm always burning in love.
55:24I'm only a little baby, just a little bit dry.
55:28But you're still holding on me, oh.
55:31I'm getting under the water, and you'll be bleeding in love.
55:36I'm every girl you've ever loved.
55:40Oh, sorry.
55:42I'm always burning in love.
55:44Hey!
55:44Yeah!
55:46Moss.
55:48Hey!
55:49Yes!
56:02Yes!
56:04Yes!
56:05Yes!
56:07Woo!
56:07Yay!
56:09Mo's down!
56:12Yay!
56:17In addition to the title of America's next drag superstar, the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race will receive a crown
56:25and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels, a year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, plus their very own ABH
56:36makeup collaboration, and a cash prize of $200,000.
56:44Courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race's Match Queen.
56:48Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
56:53Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco have made my decision.
56:59The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, America's next drag superstar is...
57:15Mikey Meeks!
57:18You're a winner, baby!
57:26Go, Mikey!
57:29Go, Mikey!
57:32Go, Mikey!
57:34Go, Mikey!
57:36Go, Mikey!
57:36Go, Mikey!
57:37Conjagulations, Mikey.
57:38Is there anything you'd like to say?
57:40This is for my friends, my family, all of Orlando.
57:45Live fiercely, love boldly, and write it in the books, baby.
57:50The Meeks shall inherit the crown!
57:56Now, Prince, my queen.
57:58Prince!
58:00Thank you!
58:05Come on, baby!
58:07Come on, baby!
58:10Come on, baby!
58:12Come on, baby!
58:13Come on, baby!
58:14Come on!
58:16Mikey, likey!
58:21Now, remember, if you can't love yourself, how in the hell
58:24you're going to love somebody else.
58:25Can I get an amen up in here?
58:27Amen.
58:28All right, now let the music play.
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