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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.
02:23She's got the shape.
02:25Come on!
02:26From the heavens above, it's Mia Starr!
02:44Opa, smash the plate for Athena Dion.
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.
03:54X-squeeze 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.
05:38Let's go.
05:39Let's go.
05:55Let's go.
06:01Let's go.
06:04Let's go.
06:15Let's go.
06:20Let's go.
06:23Let's go.
06:34Let's go.
06:37Let's go.
06:39Let's go.
06:44Let's go.
06:58Let's go.
07:01Let's go.
07:02Now, that's what I'm talking about.
07:04All season long, the sickening queens of season 18 have set our hearts and pussies on fire.
07:11And 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.
07:24We'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,
07:36please give a big drag race welcome
07:39to Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley,
07:41and 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!
08:17Razors, 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 and a whole lot of stupid.
08:38It's Darlene Mitchell!
08:44I'm Darlene Mitchell, and I am the country country camp queen of season 18.
08:48She's corny!
08:50My journey has been a wild one.
08:54Highs, lows, up, down, all-around, tears, laughs.
08:57We have done it all.
08:59Being a bedroom queen, I had a little bit of trouble being confident in my voice.
09:03Yeah, we gotta get you back in the bars.
09:04I didn't realize how much I missed and needed the queer joy that all of these girls have given me.
09:10It took a while for me to give myself permission that I deserve my dream to.
09:14It's so fun to watch someone who's having fun.
09:17They really like me!
09:19A lot of my looks lean into the fun.
09:22That's the whole point of drag.
09:23Move, bitch!
09:24I 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?
09:39You're a banana!
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.
10:05And 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 cooking with gas, little bit of sass.
10:35If you don't like it, then kiss my ass.
10:39Come on, man!
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 dressing like a whore.
10:53Now I'm just speedin' up.
10:55Come on, I ain't tappin' on the brakes.
10:57Let me rearrange this meaty tuck, cause damn, this car shakes.
11:02Turn it on.
11:04Media!
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.
11:14Come on, it's a skill, keepin' it real.
11:16Two high heels, and I'm hard at blast.
11:18Got big dreams, draw a seam, just cut jeans, and I got no class.
11:23Get out the way, bitch, I'm about to pass.
11:26I'm cookin' with gas.
11:27Come on, I'm crazy.
11:29I can lay up on the rodeo.
11:31Cookin' with gas.
11:32We're out, so let's go.
11:33You can't slow down, I don't know where's to go.
11:35Cookin' with gas.
11:37You can't slow down, I don't know where's to go.
11:40You can't slow down, I don't know where's to go.
11:43Cookin' 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, blue cut jeans, and I got no class.
11:56Get out the way, bitch, I'm about to pass.
11:59Cause I'm cookin' with gas.
12:02Full of boys.
12:04We're close.
12:05We're close.
12:09Yeah, we're close.
12:12We're close.
12:12Yeah!
12:12Woo-hoo!
12:19We're close!
12:22Yeah, we're close!
12:28That's the only one.
12:31Yeah, we're close!
12:34and check the oil okay it's time for the judges critiques darlene i loved that performance first
12:43of all i love that you did this kind of rainbow choir robe and then the reveal to my favorite
12:50thing gauntlets you had them on you know it's been so much fun this whole competition to be
12:56able to watch you come into your own you really in the beginning were kind of low-key and struggling
13:02and then i think something clicked and you just realized who you were that's why that shirt that
13:07you're wearing right now is so very important and i think the most important thing i'd like to thank
13:12you for is not wearing those shoes tonight save a horse ride a drag queen that was fantastic
13:21putting the hoe back and hoe down i loved every second of it and uh i have this same t
13:26-shirt but
13:27um i'm really resonating with this one right now because i love you as well great job thank you
13:33lovely darling flo mitchell i love you so much i mean you weren't just cooking with gas you had a
13:41little bit of electric up in there you were a hybrid tonight you killed it and i could not take
13:46my eyes
13:46off you congratulations so proud of you tonight okay listen i'm afraid to ask this question but
13:54where did you get your sense of style just lucky i guess some chose books i chose looks
14:04now as the judges said you were the dark horse of this season when did you realize you could win
14:10this whole competition when i took the roast relying on nothing but my stupid that like really kind of
14:19like let me know like oh i'm winning this whole thing like it was that was it now before you
14:28were
14:28darlene mitchell you were trash the drag queen so i have to ask darlene what would you say to 24
14:38year old trash
14:54and now what would you say to five-year-old blake
14:58i 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'm standing here today to tell you that you find your light you find your purpose you find a
15:17smoking hot fiance
15:24and when it comes to your family you'll be delightfully surprised at how hearts and minds can change
15:34and i love you what a precious precious baby now who's here supporting you tonight i have my
15:43beautiful fiance brandon and my dear friend molly hi y'all hi hi now brandon is your creative
15:50collaborator what's it like seeing her up on the stage brandon uh surreal um i'm so proud we've been
15:58working together for like almost 10 years and we've been dating for almost 10 years and to see him
16:04here at the finale i can't believe it i'm so proud of you and i'm rooting for you very sweet
16:12very kind
16:13your friend molly's here also molly you've been on team soldiers for darlene for a long time haven't
16:19you long time what is your role um it was mostly a passenger princess
16:23yes you mean uber driver sort of lots of sing-alongs in the car on the way to the show
16:30in full face uh-huh lots of weeknight shows with varying degrees of crowd attendance
16:38well that's gonna change now yes definitely now darlene what would it mean to you to become america's
16:44next drag superstar it would mean that every success and struggle and tacky outfit along this journey
16:56had a purpose and that the voice inside me that was telling me to never give up on this dream
17:03was right it would also mean that y'all are about to see a lot more maul drag in the
17:08streets
17:10all right ladies and gentlemen darlene mitchell
17:20if you're team darlene mitchell sound off using hashtag drag race
17:25welcome back to the grand finale of rupaul's drag race up next she came here a chorus girl but she's
17:35leaving a star it's mikey meeks i am mikey meeks and i'm known as the drag ingenue
17:46but lately i've been feeling more like the leading lady this roller coaster was the best ride of my
17:53life she means it do not miss out on the opportunity from drew barrymore to lollipop in spanish no
18:03to a karen gone wild it has been an incredible journey you walked down and i wrote star you've
18:11got just a sparkle we just want to watch you and see what you do
18:19my highest point was the rusical i found an art form of mine that i put to the side because
18:24i
18:24thought i wasn't good enough for it tonight was so incredible for you my lowest point was that damn
18:31greater queen fifth position miss mikey meeks damn these girls really tried it they voted me to be in
18:38the bottom but the meeks lives on i wore that shirt that said revenge and baby i got it who
18:44do you
18:44think you're talking to i'm mikey motherfucking meeks hi i'm sitting pretty with four wins and not just
18:52four wins i won the last three challenges in a row contractulations contractulations contractulations
19:00you're the winner of this week's challenge
19:02i want to win this so bad not just for me but for the people who raised me for the
19:09community that
19:10made me curtains up light the lights let's do this here to show us what she could do performing her
19:19original song versatile it's mikey meeks i've played the leading lady i've been the ingenue comedy and
19:29drama i can switch between the two just give me any role and i'll go that extra mile i'm a
19:39natural
19:40performer and by god i'm versatile
19:46weather bottom billing on top of the marquee i'll bend over backwards so i'll play it on my knees
19:53i can handle any part big or small cause baby i'm versatile and i can do it all
20:03broadway virgin or theater geek i can make you come eight times a week
20:09in a group scene or a one woman show i'll leave you with a standing
20:19as an orgasm as an orgasm get ready for my big baby i like to show off
20:26you like to watch whatever you need just give me a call cause baby i'm versatile and i can do
20:39it all
21:04doesn't matter
21:06Mikey, wow!
21:09What a whore!
21:12Now it's time for the judges' critiques.
21:14First up, Michelle Visage.
21:15Daughter, 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,
21:36and 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.
21:48Thank you, Michelle.
21:50Wow, you are what they call a triple threat.
21:52You can sing, you can dance,
21:54and you can serve gorgeous face.
21:56I mean, you looked stunning from the moment you started.
21:58It was a smash performance.
22:00You are versed, but you're actually a top performer
22:04because that was amazing.
22:07Thank you, Chrissy.
22:09Mikey, that was a hard performance to do,
22:12and you did it perfectly.
22:14It was well executed,
22:16and you could see your heart on the stage.
22:19You left it on the floor.
22:21Great job tonight.
22:22Oh, thank you so much.
22:23All right.
22:26What did you learn about yourself on Drag Race?
22:29You know, coming in,
22:30I would get a lot of positive affirmation from others,
22:33and I would hear it,
22:34but I didn't always feel it.
22:37Well, being here,
22:38I 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,
22:48but now I'm leaving a leading lady.
22:54All right, leading lady,
22:56if you could turn back time,
22:57what message would you give
22:59to little five-year-old Michael?
23:02Ooh, that's from my college graduation.
23:08I would say, little Michael,
23:12you're about to experience a life
23:14full of love and laughter
23:17with the best friends in the world
23:21and two parents who support you
23:24for who you are.
23:25And you may be teased for that same reason,
23:28but just know that they're pointing out
23:31your superpower.
23:33You were born to stand out,
23:35so go for it.
23:36And every time you wrap yourself
23:38in a blanket skirt
23:40like it's the only gown,
23:43you're preparing yourself
23:44for 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,
23:58what appears to be your father
23:59and your mother.
24:00Correct.
24:00You look exactly like the both of them.
24:02I know, I know.
24:03It looks like Dad Bernie
24:04is 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 me.
24:13So now,
24:14where does Mikey get her stage presence?
24:17Which one of you?
24:18Mom?
24:19Well, I was
24:21a 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
24:31to be a performer
24:32when 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
24:39to anybody who walked by.
24:43Well, Faye and Bernie,
24:44you done good.
24:46You done good.
24:48Now, Mikey,
24:49is there anything you'd like
24:50to 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
24:59always supporting me
25:00in my dreams.
25:01And I couldn't be
25:03standing here today
25:04without what you've given me.
25:07And I hope to be
25:08making you so proud.
25:09So proud.
25:10I'm so proud.
25:13Mikey, what would it mean to you
25:14to become America's
25:15next drag superstar?
25:17You know, Ru,
25:17I'm a big believer
25:19and everything happens
25:21for a reason.
25:22And in my life and career,
25:24I have faced
25:25a lot of rejection.
25:26but I never
25:27lived by the nose
25:29because I knew
25:30it was leading
25:31to my ultimate yes.
25:32And that's what this moment
25:33is right here.
25:34You've said it yourself.
25:35You can look
25:37at the darkness
25:38but don't stare.
25:39So with this title,
25:41I'm stepping
25:42into my light
25:43and I hope to inspire
25:44others to do the same.
25:47I love it.
25:49Well,
25:50she worked
25:51her fanny off
25:52this season.
25:53Give it up
25:53for Mikey Meeks.
26:01If you are
26:02Team Mikey Meeks,
26:04sound off
26:04using hashtag drag race.
26:09This is the grand finale
26:11of RuPaul's Drag Race.
26:13This next queen
26:14has turned
26:15the art of drag
26:16into a science.
26:18It's Nene Coco.
26:24I'm Nene Coco.
26:25I am the high-energy,
26:27high-fashion diva
26:28from Denver, Colorado.
26:31My journey
26:32started off
26:32very hot
26:33with the wind.
26:34I will wear
26:34this outfit
26:35outside.
26:36I love it.
26:37And it was not long
26:38before the reality
26:39of the competition
26:40hit me.
26:40Ooh.
26:42I feel like I was
26:43overthinking
26:44what I had to do.
26:45Wait,
26:46I'll go eat two.
26:47There have been
26:47a couple hiccups.
26:48Mr. Paul!
26:49It's not a family resemblance
26:51to me.
26:52But at the end of the day,
26:53I have pushed through
26:54and given my all
26:56every step of the way.
26:58Hey!
26:59There are so many moments
27:00of joy sprinkled
27:01throughout this experience.
27:02Let's breathe, baby!
27:04I've proven
27:05that I am funny.
27:06Oh!
27:07I'm a talented designer.
27:09She created
27:10a wow effect.
27:11From making
27:12most of my runway looks
27:13to fighting
27:14to the end
27:15of this competition
27:15through lip sync
27:17after lip sync
27:17after lip sync.
27:18Woo!
27:20I feel like I got off
27:21to a rough start
27:22with some of the queens.
27:23He-he has a gun!
27:24He-he has a gun!
27:25He-he has a gun!
27:26But by the end
27:27of the competition,
27:27I found a way
27:28to communicate better.
27:30I want to connect
27:31with y'all
27:31and I, like,
27:32struggle to do that
27:33in moments.
27:34This experience
27:35taught me that
27:36the art of dress
27:37drag is an amazing
27:39way to express
27:39emotion,
27:40but you have
27:42to understand
27:43the core humanity
27:44within all of it
27:45and that
27:46is the most important.
27:49I walked into
27:50this competition
27:51as a mechanical engineer
27:52and I am leaving
27:53a drag superstar.
27:54I'm so ready
27:55for this final performance.
27:56I have one last thing
27:57to prove
27:58and it's that
27:58I deserve this crown.
28:01Bitch, get ready.
28:04And now,
28:05performing Stimulate
28:06is the electrifying
28:08Mini Coco.
28:10Automate.
28:12Concentrate.
28:14Imitate.
28:16Calculate.
28:18It is time
28:20to get to work.
28:23I can talk out
28:24and submit it.
28:25Concentrate on
28:26never quit it.
28:27You'll forget you
28:28ever did it,
28:29did it on.
28:31Keep your body
28:32at attention.
28:33See perfection
28:34and precision
28:35emotion
28:36is inefficient.
28:37Fishing.
28:39I want to
28:41stimulate your soul,
28:43stimulate your mind,
28:45stimulate your ears
28:47and eyes
28:47and all your senses.
28:49I want to
28:49freeze from your loss
28:51and take you
28:52to your highs.
28:53Stimulate your ears
28:55and eyes
28:55and all your senses.
29:07I want to
29:22free you from your loss
29:24and take it to your eyes
29:26stimulate your ears and eyes
29:29and all your senses
29:30and all your senses
29:58Woo! Nene!
30:02Wow, I want to work in your office
30:05You're welcome to, anytime
30:07Let's hear from the judges
30:09Come on, cold-hearted snake
30:10That was so amazing
30:13so tight
30:15and you had to be with that type of choreography
30:17This is what it looks like
30:18when you keep your eye on the prize
30:21It's been so fun and you've been amazing
30:23Thank you, Michelle
30:24Oh my gosh, I'm cuckoo for Nene Coke
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
30:43Nene, you ate that performance up
30:46Yes, and I'm so proud of you
30:49because that was not easy
30:50From the reveal to coming down off the table
30:53onto a chair in the heel
30:54and then doing the fast performance in the chair
30:56That was crazy
30:57So just all season long
30:59You really showed what it takes to be a real entertainer
31:04Beautiful job
31:05Beautiful
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
31:23So let it all go and just have fun
31:26Yeah, yeah
31:27How did you get along with the other queens?
31:30Queens, care 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
31:47and thankfully throughout all of that
31:50and 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 y'all for being patient with me
31:58as I learned how to communicate really what I meant
32:01and what I was trying to say
32:02We love you
32:02We love you
32:03We love you
32:04Love you girls
32:06Now, Nene Coco, what words of wisdom
32:09do you have to share with three-year-old Nico?
32:14Oh, my God
32:21You 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
32:33you're a little bit different than everybody else
32:35you're going to start to feel scared of who you are
32:38and what people think about you
32:40and get scared of this future that you can't control
32:43but I want you to know and remember one thing
32:46and that is
32:50your queerness is the greatest gift that this life has to give you
32:54and I want you to go to more parties
32:59and don't study so hard
33:01be faggy every single day
33:05and I hope that I made you proud
33:08because you make me so proud
33:11Ah, lovely
33:14Now, 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
33:22Mom, 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
33:43Uh-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?
34:00Science Nerder
34:02How did you guys meet?
34:03Yeah, we were in school, just going at it and, uh
34:07Oh, hey!
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, I love it
34:26Final question, Nene 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
34:39And 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
34:50Because 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
34:58And 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
35:06One more round of applause for Nene Coco
35:10Hey kitty girl
35:12It's your world
35:14When you want the speed
35:16If you are team Nene Coco, sound off using hashtag drag race
35:23Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race
35:27There's only one word to describe Miley Cyrus
35:31Charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent
35:36M is for music
35:38Miley doesn't just make hits
35:40She creates bangers
35:41The 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
35:51I 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
36:02Miley commands every stage she's on
36:05In 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
36:23Miley 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
36:42She's an inspiration to us all
36:44As she continues to grow as a person and an artist
36:47And 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
36:56Is unapologetically yourself
36:57And at 33 she's just getting started
37:00For her dazzling contributions
37:02Past, present and future
37:04Tonight we celebrate Miley Cyrus
37:06With the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award
37:12All rise for Miley Cyrus
37:14Oh!
37:16This is every year
37:17I'm a big Jordyn
37:19This is every year
37:21I'm a most stronger than me
37:23This is every year
37:26I'm aostenorc
37:27This is every year
37:28I'm a ostrogression
37:30This is every year
37:32I'm aERE
37:35Yeah, this is what we're in.
37:39Yeah, this is what we're in.
37:42Yeah, this is what we're in.
37:44Yeah, this is what we're in.
37:47Come on, come on.
37:48Come on, come on.
37:48Come on, come on.
37:50Come on, come on.
37:52Come on, come on.
37:53I love it.
37:54This makes the Grammy look cheap.
37:58Miley, my darling, now you've been working in this business
38:00since you were a child.
38:03What keeps you going?
38:04Moments like this.
38:06To stand beside my idols and icons like Mother Rue.
38:12And 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.
38:32You know, my persona just performed in Paris with Beyonce.
38:36What?
38:36She'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.
38:47Yay!
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.
39:21Give it up for Miley Cyrus.
39:33Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race.
39:37Tonight, we salute three legendary queens who kept the lights on so the rest of us could keep on shining.
39:47William Dorsey Swann, a formerly enslaved black man, was the first person to call themselves the queen of drag.
39:53In the 1800s, Swann threw secret balls in Washington, D.C.
39:57When the police raided one of her parties, she didn't run, she resisted, and became the first American to take
40:04legal action in defense of LGBTQ rights.
40:08A World War II veteran, Jose Saria, also known as Mama Jose, and the Nightingale of Montgomery Street, performed at
40:15the legendary Black Cat Bar.
40:17During police raids, she led the patrons in rousing rendition of God Save Us Nelly Queens.
40:23In 1961, in full drag, Jose ran for a San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person
40:32to 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, in cities where it was illegal
40:46for men to wear women's clothing.
40:47And when the police showed up, Flawless faced arrest so her queens wouldn't have to.
40:53Jailed over 100 times, she continued to be a fearless and outspoken advocate into her late 70s.
41:00And her work is immortalized in the iconic documentary, The Queen.
41:07Attentions, 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. We gotta keep on keeping on.
41:31I'll drink to that.
41:34And now, please welcome our reigning Miss Congeniality, Crystal Envy.
41:40Ah, ah, I'm that bitch. Ah, ah, I'm that bitch. Ah, ah, I'm that bitch.
41:44That's the way it is. Ah, ah, I'm that bitch. Ah, ah, I'm that bitch.
41:49That's the way it is. Don't, don't, if you wish.
41:51You could be that bitch. But you lose that bitch.
41:54It's unanimous.
41:56Ah, ah, ah, I'm that bitch.
41:57All right.
42:05Good evening. You know, when it comes to being Congenial, I'm 100% that bitch.
42:15And tonight, I am so excited to announce that the winner of season 18's Miss Congeniality will receive $10,000.
42:22Dollars presented by the new and improved Native deodorant
42:29The Queens have voted and the winner is
42:35Jane
42:50What do you have to say? Well congeniality is not something the women in my family generally aspire to
43:00But one of the best like gifts that this whole experience has given me is my relationships with these girls
43:05You are the best prize that I think any of us get. So thank you so much. I love you.
43:09I love you. I love you. Thank you
43:15Do you smell that? Ooh, it's the sweet smell of success
43:21Because Native deodorant would also like to offer all the other Queens
43:24$2,000 each for a fabulous season
43:32Congratulations, Queens. No, France, Queen
43:35Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race now I have some exciting news
43:54For the first time in drag race herstory this season's winner will snatch up an official makeup
44:02Collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills earlier this week our top three Queens met with ABH president Norvina. Take a look
44:16Studio Anastasia Beverly Hills
44:20This is a dream come true going through all this I wanted to know from you like what would be
44:27you in a product?
44:28My drag is all about bold colors super pigmented eye shadow two aesthetic points that I really go for old
44:36Hollywood glamour
44:36And then that party girl aesthetic bright blush bright highlight tacky trashy
44:42You know what I mean? The girl you would see outside of the truck stop, you know, the blue eye
44:46shadow
44:46Okay, this 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?
45:03I feel like a pinky highlight would be great too to go in silvery pink
45:07Silvery pink would go into the blush. My whole idea is when the spotlight hits. Yeah, you see the glow.
45:14It glows
45:14So it's an undercover
45:16Explosion absolutely. Oh, I love that right. Yeah, okay
45:19So you want like a gradient of blue like a gradient of blue would be fantastic. I love it
45:23I'm gonna do like a darker tone right under here exactly that really pops the green in your 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
45:37To make that that impact in the light and I do always lean into those sunset colors. This is wild
45:42I like it though drag 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
46:02Oh my, you look amazing
46:04You like? Yes, I love
46:06I'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
46:13too. Oh, yeah
46:13Yeah, but to go beyond that and create something I used for my drag makeup
46:17Oh, that is so exciting so good to think that someone would want to do their makeup like mine big
46:24bold and tacky that that's
46:26That's wild amazing
46:28I have my own makeup product. This is 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
46:45America's reigning drag superstar had quite a year take a look
46:51Oh
46:52Oh
46:52Let's get it to it girl
46:54It's your girl on your nerves
46:56Ow
46:56Big
46:57Boop-a-ha-a-da chicken wing
46:59I want to see her post snl one day
47:01You really crack the code you mean quack the code
47:04Oh, girl
47:05It is a master class in having stage presence now. That's a high-class prostitute. Excuse me
47:13America's next drag superstar is on your nerves
47:19Yeah
47:22Left foot in, out, right foot in, out
47:27It do take nerves
47:33And now, please welcome our reigning queen, Anya NERV
47:38It do take nerves, take nerves
47:41For bringing all this success
47:43It do take nerves and work
47:45Something tells me I fit among your nerves
47:48I heard you talking more tip or tap
47:51It's just who's first
47:52Cause baby, it do take nerves
48:03On your nerves
48:05On your nerves
48:06Hey
48:08Now listen, is being America's next drag superstar everything 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 like I've never been able to before
48:25And 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?
48:34Everyone loves your dad
48:35Everybody loves none of your business
48:38He's like Cleveland famous now
48:40Really?
48:40Yes, he was on a vacation on like a carnival ship
48:43He wasn't acting up like your people on carnival, 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
48:59I see you, Nanya
49:01While he's shopping for his chicken wings
49:05Okay, so what's next for you, Anya?
49:07Ugh, what's next?
49:09I mean, I
49:11After 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
49:29Yes, it do
49:30Let's hear it for Anya Nerve
49:32Thank you
49:39Welcome 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
49:57Nene Coco
50:05And Mikey Meech
50:16Each of you has given your all but the time has come when three must become two
50:31The two top queens moving forward to the final lip-sync for the crown are
50:43Nene Coco
50:54And
51:02Mikey Meech
51:13Congratulations
51:15And stay right where you are
51:17Darlene Mitchell
51:17I'm sorry my dear
51:19But this is not your time
51:22But for turning it out all season long
51:25We're giving you a cash tip
51:2610,000 dollars
51:38Darlene
51:40Darlene
51:41Darlene
51:42Darlene
51:43Darlene
51:43Darlene
51:44Darlene
51:45Darlene
51:45Darlene
51:47Darlene
51:48On behalf of your fans around the world, thank you for a truly sassy season
51:54Give it up for Darlene Mitchell!
52:00You sure?
52:14Mikey Meeks, Nene Coco,
52:18no matter what happens next,
52:19you are both going home a little richer
52:22because tonight's runner-up will receive a cash tip
52:26of $25,000.
52:32I'm a big boss.
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
52:42of Every Girl You've Ever Loved by Miley Cyrus.
52:48Ladies, this is your last chance
52:50to impress me and prove to Miley
52:53and the world
52:55that you are America's next drag superstar.
53:05The time has come for you to lip-sync
53:11for the crown!
53:21Miley, will you do us the honor?
53:25Good luck, and don't fuck it up.
53:35Come on!
53:39I match my back to my new dress
53:44I'm still looking like a tin
53:47While my hair is a mess
53:53And I'm gonna work it all night
53:59Till I get what I want
54:03Yes, yes, yes
54:07No, I can't believe that you're still
54:12Holding out on me like a dog in the street
54:17Oh, I'm gonna break it all night
54:19I'm gonna burn in the dark
54:21I'm gonna stay holding on me like a dog
54:25Thinking about the world when it's never enough
54:30I'm every girl you've ever loved
54:36She's the best thing to do with me, baby
54:40Cause she's the best thing to do with me
54:52She never wears a watch
54:54Still, she's never late
54:55She's got that kind of grace
54:57She has the perfect scent
55:01She speaks the perfect French
55:03She can dance the night away
55:05And still, she'll never break a sweat
55:07Oh, I'm pretty enough
55:10I'm all that funny in the dark
55:13Let's go!
55:14She's the best thing to do with me like a dog in the dark
55:28Let's go!
55:32Let's go!
55:33Don't want to kill me, baby, love you, girl.
55:37Every girl you've ever loved.
55:41Mars.
55:41Oh, no!
55:42Mars.
55:44Hey!
55:46Mars.
55:48Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
55:52Yes!
55:53Yes!
55:55Yes!
55:59Yes!
56:02Yes!
56:02Yes!
56:06Yes!
56:09Close down!
56:11Yes!
56:13Yes!
56:16In 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.
56:28A year's supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, plus their very own ABH makeup collaboration, and a cash prize of
56:40$200,000.
56:42Dulles.
56:44Courtesy of RuPaul's Drag Race 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...
57:19The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, America's Next Drag Race, America's Next Drag Race, America's Next Drag Race and Next
57:35Drag Race...
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.
57:51The meek shall inherit the crown!
57:56Now, friends, my queen, friends!
58:17Likey, likey.
58:21Now, remember, if you can't love yourself hot,
58:23now hell you'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.
58:38As we ride, I'm a winner, baby.
58:42As we ride, I'm a winner, baby.
59:08Oh, oh, give yourself permission to take the script, flip it.
59:12Give yourself permission to take the script, flip it.
59:16Cause you're not like other bitches,
59:18it should be something different.
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