RuPaul's Drag Race 17x16

1. Welcome to drag's biggest night, as we crown the winner

2. of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

3. And now the queens of season 17.

4. Category is Grand Finale Eleganza!

5. Make a wish.

6. It's Lucky Starzzz.

7. Don't sleep on her.

8. It's Joella.

9. Of course.

10. All aboard the Chattanooga Choo-Choo.

11. It's Hormona Lisa.

12. New Jersey's finest.

13. Say yo, yo, yo to Crystal Envy.

14. She's unforgettable.

15. It's Acacia Forgot.

16. All hail the king of queens, Kori King.

17. Get ready.

18. It's Arrietty.

19. Here's winking at you, kid.

20. It's Lydia Butthole Collins.

21. She woke up this way.

22. It's Lana Ja'Rae.

23. She's the cat's pajamas.

24. Give it up for Suzie Toot.

25. And now your top four.

26. First up, the multifaceted Jewels Sparkles.

27. Everybody say Lexi Love.

28. She's got soul.

29. It's Onya Nurve.

30. And bless her heart.

31. It's Sam Star.

32. And now the queen of drag.

33. It's RuPaul.

34. It Up']

35. Thank you.

36. Welcome to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

37. Everybody say love.

38. Love!

39. Everybody say love.

40. Love!

41. 'Cause if you can't love yourself,

42. how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

43. Can I get an amen up in here?

44. Amen!

45. Tonight, in small towns and big cities

46. around the globe, we have gathered

47. to celebrate the power of joy.

48. Because when it comes to pure, unadulterated joy,

49. nobody serves it like the drags.

50. Okay?

51. Okay.

52. After a thrilling season, one queen is about to be

53. crowned America's Next Drag Superstar.

54. But let there be no mistake.

55. Anyone who dares to leave the house in a pussycat wig

56. and a pair of cha-cha heels is my hero, honey.

57. Oh, yes!

58. Now, before we kick things off,

59. I wanna say hello to my squirrel friends—

60. Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Jamal Sims!

61. Mwah.

62. This week, we challenged each of our final four

63. to perform an original show-stopping number.

64. And tonight, for the first time in grand finale herstory,

65. they will be singing their own vocals.

66. Yes!

67. In the end, I'll choose the top two queens of the season,

68. and they will face off in a final Lip Sync for the Crown

69. and a grand prize of $200,000.

70. Wow.

71. So, racers, start your engines.

72. And may the best drag queen win.

73. The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"

74. receives a one-year supply

75. of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

76. and a gag-worthy grand prize of $200,000,

77. courtesy of TodayTix, the theater ticket app.

78. Our first finalist is a glittering example

79. of drag excellence.

80. Take a look.

81. It's your girl, Jewels Sparkles,

82. the chismosa by Onyx supermodel diva down princess.

83. Ding!

84. My journey here in this competition has been wild.

85. I came in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

86. and ready for whatever was to come at me.

87. I have learned so much about my abilities.

88. I've blown myself away in the things

89. that I didn't even know I could do.

90. I actually have a bionic spine.

91. When I was 14, I had a tumor in my neck.

92. The tumor had completely eaten up at my spine.

93. - Bitch, you a robot? - Yeah.

94. It has been a long road getting to the final four.

95. Ooh-la-la.

96. I had a few amazing moments...

97. I'm a woman, RuPaul.

98. But a few very stressful moments on the road as well.

99. Mistress is already a fat joke.

100. Oh, my God, she stole my jokes.

101. Everyone doubted me.

102. Which queen's going home next?

103. Ooh, everybody voted for Jewels.

104. But Latino people are known to be fighters.

105. Oh, it's a great interpretation.

106. Oh, I love it.

107. We're known to be resilient and never give up.

108. It feels wild, but I could actually be

109. snatching the crown tonight.

110. This crown is coming home with me.

111. If you think the fight is over, bitch, strap in.

112. Because the fight has just begun.

113. Ding!

114. It's time for the first top four original performance.

115. Please enjoy the vocal stylings of Jewels Sparkles.

116. I'm the girl who'd do anything to leave my mark.

117. Do the splits. Ding.

118. Shake my tits. Ding, ding.

119. And show off my spark-les.

120. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

121. Enough, enough, enough.

122. Oh, that was great!

123. Okay, one more time.

124. Oh!

125. Ding!

126. Well, ring-a-ding-dong.

127. Dingo's got my baby.

128. Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

129. I love that you chose a physical comedy

130. drag performance number.

131. You don't see it enough.

132. And if you do, maybe it's not done as well as that was.

133. I thought that was smart and fantastic.

134. Thank you so much.

135. You're so welcome.

136. I thought I put the D in ding-a-ling, but tonight,

137. you put the D in ding-a-ling.

138. Hello, you can put the D in ding-a-ling.

139. Amazing.

140. Funny, flirty, everything that I think that you are.

141. It was—it was perfect.

142. - Thank you so much, Jamal. - Absolutely.

143. Great job.

144. Yeah.

145. Well, now, Jewels, in the Vegas episode,

146. Latrice asked, what's your five-year plan,

147. and you didn't answer her then.

148. Do you have one now?

149. Yeah, Ru, I wanna be you.

150. No, I'm serious.

151. I'm serious.

152. Growing up in Florida, I saw "Drag Race" for the first time,

153. and everything that I thought was wrong about myself,

154. you kind of told me it's okay.

155. You're perfect.

156. And here I am a few years later on the show in the top four.

157. I love that.

158. Now, Jewels, looking back over your life,

159. what advice would you offer to five-year-old Dario?

160. Aw.

161. Oh, my God. Look at that.

162. I would say all your dreams are gonna come true.

163. You will one day become the little Barbie doll

164. that you play with every single day.

165. But the road to get there, it won't be easy.

166. You're gonna lose faith.

167. You're gonna get sick.

168. You're gonna get scared, and you're gonna doubt yourself.

169. Build a better relationship with your brother

170. because you might not have him for a very long time,

171. but the one thing you have that's gonna keep you going

172. is you've always known who you are.

173. The people around you have always supported you

174. to be who you are.

175. There is a light, and all your dreams will come true.

176. We love you.

177. So, Jewels, who's here supporting you tonight?

178. My parents.

179. My mom and my dad.

180. I love you.

181. Love you.

182. It's the Family Jewels.

183. Hola.

184. Hola.

185. Of course, we already know Salchica.

186. Hey, queens!

187. Are you still doing drag?

188. I wanted to come today in drag.

189. Yes.

190. Well, are you tucked right now?

191. Always tucked.

192. Now, what would you tell parents

193. who are raising a little fabulous child

194. like your little Dario?

195. We're blessed with this kids.

196. You have to love them.

197. You have to support them.

198. Go to the shows, like we did when he started.

199. We were there every night.

200. Everyone should have lovely parents, as little Dario has.

201. You're very blessed.

202. All right, now, one final question—

203. what would it mean to you to become

204. America's Next Drag Superstar?

205. It would mean everything to me,

206. but I think it would mean more to my people.

207. We're going through a very scary time in politics

208. right now in our country.

209. But I'm a product of immigration,

210. and I'm proof that the American dream can still exist.

211. My parents came here for that dream, and here I am,

212. a little Latino kid, you know, on "Drag Race" in the top four.

213. And if I can do it, I think there are

214. so many people who deserve that same chance,

215. the community celebration.

216. And they need a superhero right now.

217. Yeah.

218. Well, my precious Jewels, thank you for making this season

219. shine bright like a diamond.

220. Everybody give it up for Jewels Sparkles.

221. Are you Team Jewels Sparkles?

222. Let your voice be heard using the hashtag DragRace.

223. It could be a tie.

224. Jewels Sparkles, she gives it.

225. She gives us exactly what we want.

226. Delicioso.

227. But Joella will always be my number one

228. Katie cat drag queen.

229. Let's take her on tour.

230. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

231. Now, our next finalist leads with her heart and her mouth.

232. Take a look.

233. Everybody say Lexi Love.

234. I'm your roller derby doll

235. and hormonal whore of season 17.

236. Houston, we have a drag queen.

237. My journey has been one unique hell

238. of a roller coaster ride.

239. Oh, Jesus Christ.

240. Ah, you know?

241. It started off so high with my roller skating win.

242. And then I kind of,

243. I guess you could say, needed a walker.

244. Who ruined my outfit?

245. My biggest struggle in the competition,

246. honestly, was just dealing with my own emotions.

247. You called Suzie before me, girl.

248. You got what you wanted, girl.

249. You know, an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

250. Mommy!

251. And that's the last thing I wanted to serve

252. because I have a lot of beautiful things

253. I want people to see.

254. You're inspiring so many trans women out there.

255. Honestly, being here is the first time

256. that I've been able to, like, just fully embrace it.

257. You got it, kiddo.

258. You're the only person who doesn't know you have it.

259. I think developing a new sense of self

260. throughout this competition

261. has allowed me to rewrite my story.

262. Give that to me, Mother. It feels good.

263. The biggest thing that I have learned

264. is that I'm a superstar.

265. If I am able to snatch this crown tonight, honey,

266. I am going to run naked through the streets

267. with just that crown on.

268. It's time to let this old bitch work.

269. Let's go.

270. And now, performing a soon to be classic, it's Lexi Love.

271. You can call me Lexi.

272. You can call me Love.

273. But just don't call me...

274. old.

275. It's time to remind them.

276. Whoo. Come on, roller skates.

277. Roller boogie.

278. Okay, now it's time for the judges' critiques.

279. We can call you Lexi. We can call you Love.

280. But I would call you a superstar.

281. Yeah.

282. That—that sexy "Starlight Express" 2.0 number was so fun.

283. Just—you're on a roll, baby.

284. It's been so much fun to see you flourish

285. through this competition.

286. And then tonight, coming out here

287. back on your roller skates,

288. showing us how Lexi Love does drags,

289. it's what it's all about.

290. So proud of you, kiddo.

291. So, Lexi, how does drag bring you joy?

292. Drag brings me joy through my audience, really.

293. I provide people with so much joy.

294. And I didn't really realize that I was doing that

295. until I started to get that back from them.

296. And now it's just, like, a two-way street.

297. I'm just, like, scissor fucking joy constantly,

298. all day, every day.

299. It's a joyous occasion, baby.

300. Lexi, you gave us permission to show

301. a childhood photo of you.

302. - Aw. - Oh, my God.

303. Now, what would you say to that gorgeous child?

304. I am so sorry that you were not kinder to yourself.

305. And I would say that there are

306. a lot of people that's gonna take advantage of you

307. in this life.

308. And all you have to do is take advantage

309. of the new opportunities that are waiting

310. in your fucking bright future.

311. - Whoo! - Wow.

312. Did you know you were that beautiful

313. when you were that age?

314. Honey, don't you see my pose? Yes!

315. She was ready.

316. She said, mwah, take my picture.

317. Okay, so, Lexi, who's supporting you here tonight?

318. That would be my drag moms, the ones

319. that are the reason why I'm even alive or here today—

320. Miss Noemi Love and Jessica Dimon.

321. - Aw. - Aw.

322. Noemi, what drew you to Lexi Love?

323. We both were working in the same nightclub,

324. both had a lot of hard times.

325. I had lost my mother, and she was kicked out of her house.

326. And we could see through the beautiful surface

327. to all the fucking cracks that we have inside.

328. And we were able to save one another.

329. And I've never been more proud in my life.

330. I love you.

331. So, Lexi, what would it mean to you to become

332. America's Next Drag Superstar?

333. It would mean everything.

334. It would mean that I have an opportunity

335. to give somebody else like me a hope

336. for a completely new beginning.

337. I know that I have one now, mama.

338. Thank you very much.

339. But I think that I could do something absolutely incredible

340. with this platform and with this world

341. and with my love.

342. What the world needs now is love, sweet love.

343. Give it up for Lexi Love.

344. If you're Team Lexi Love,

345. sound off using the hashtag DragRace.

346. My money is on Lexi Love.

347. There's something about the way her heart comes through,

348. and I just think she's absolutely stunning to watch.

349. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

350. Now, up next, she's got charisma, uniqueness,

351. and a whole lot of "Nurve."

352. Take a look.

353. Hey, y'all, it is Onya Nurve, and baby,

354. if you didn't already know that, you about to find out.

355. I was so confident in coming into this

356. that I had nothing to be afraid of.

357. You may recognize me as the queen most likely to win

358. season 17 of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

359. I've definitely had a lot of highs this season.

360. Big Fupa.

361. I have won four challenges.

362. I ate a chicken wing.

363. One of my favorites would have to be the Snatch Game.

364. Ooh, let's get into it, girl.

365. I just had a ball.

366. Whoo!

367. I think one of my biggest struggles in the competition,

368. besides the sewing challenges, would probablybe

369. getting out of my own way

370. and not taking everything so serious.

371. I'm not about to ask no bitch for something that I need

372. and we're supposed to be sharing.

373. Like, everybody else's shit.

374. - Just own it. - I'm owning it now!

375. At first, I was so focused on the game.

376. I am just so happy.

377. We made it through.

378. But I realized that the relationships

379. that you build with your community

380. is way more important.

381. Everything that I've done so far

382. is about to pay right the hell off.

383. I'm about to give you the Nurve experience.

384. Ya ready?

385. And now she's here to lay it on you with her original song,

386. it's Onya Nurve.

387. Sometimes the hardest thing

388. is to be the bitch you were born to be.

389. Ha!

390. Uh, come on.

391. Yeah!

392. - I love you! - Wow.

393. All right, now.

394. Hey, Ms. Glodine.

395. Hey.

396. Now it's time for the judges' critiques.

397. Onya, it do take Nurve, baby.

398. Yes, it do.

399. Your performance today, I love the attitude.

400. I love the sass.

401. I love the choreography.

402. But what I really loved was your voice.

403. - Thank you. - Your voice is so beautiful.

404. - Thank you. - Yeah, it's gorgeous.

405. You have the it factor.

406. We can't teach you that. You just own it.

407. And the audience can just sit back and watch you work.

408. Great job.

409. Thank you.

410. One of my favorite things was how

411. you would leisurely walk down the runway,

412. taking your sweet ass time.

413. Didn't nobody give me no time limit,

414. so I might as well take my time.

415. You take your good old time.

416. And you make sure everybody get a little look.

417. Everybody get a little look.

418. Y'all looking?

419. And then you wave them off.

420. So what's the response been like back in Cleveland?

421. It's been amazing.

422. All of Cleveland, all the clubs selling my merch.

423. Hey, Cleveland.

424. You know, Cleveland lost LeBron James, but they got Onya Nurve.

425. Okay?

426. All right, all right.

427. Now, Onya Nurve, what message would you have

428. for six-year-old Justin?

429. Wow.

430. I would tell six-year-old Justin

431. that I am so proud of you.

432. And I want you to know that you are beautiful enough.

433. You are kind enough.

434. You are Black enough.

435. And you are loved.

436. And when you walk outside that door every single day,

437. you look your head up to the sky

438. because, baby, that's the limit.

439. Okay?

440. Yes.

441. I love it.

442. All right, so, Onya, who's here supporting you tonight?

443. My mother, Nina, and my father, Andre.

444. Hi, baby.

445. Now, I recognize Nunya Business.

446. Hey.

447. Nunya, are you feeling fierce tonight?

448. Oh, you know I'm feeling fierce.

449. I'm feeling real fierce right now.

450. So, Nina, when you see Onya in drag, who do you see?

451. Child.

452. It's all me.

453. Everything this beautiful child has,

454. it comes from me and my grandmother.

455. Okay.

456. So we played in her wigs, put on makeup, put on lashes.

457. I love it.

458. And here we are. - Here we are.

459. And here we are.

460. And I am so immensely proud of him.

461. Yes, you should be.

462. I am.

463. So, Onya, what would it mean to you to become

464. America's Next Drag Superstar?

465. It would mean the world.

466. It would mean that everything that I've done in my life

467. has paid off.

468. I could continue to spread joy.

469. I think I would be a perfect representation for this crown.

470. And I could show other entertainers

471. that look just like me, dreams do come true.

472. Girl, I gotta tell you, this season, you have worked

473. my last nerve, and I love it.

474. Give it up for Onya Nurve.

475. If you're Team Onya Nurve, sound off using #DragRace.

476. My favorite queen so far is Onya.

477. Just through the challenge, I saw her personality

478. really came through. - Hercules, Hercules!

479. She's just got something about her,

480. a little bit of a it factor that I think is really great.

481. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

482. Last but not least, our final top four queen.

483. Take a look.

484. I am Sam Star, the supermodel of the South,

485. the country cutie with the rock 'n roll booty.

486. I heard y'all were looking for America's Next Drag Superstar!

487. I came into the competition thinking

488. that I had it all figured out,

489. I was the perfect, polished pageant queen,

490. but I learned here that there's so much more

491. to drag than just that.

492. My beaver is shaved.

493. I had to really push myself out of my comfort zone.

494. It would be great to see you loosening up a little bit.

495. I realize it's not as scary as I thought it would be.

496. I had a variety of wins.

497. Hmm. I do declare.

498. Doing the makeover with my mom

499. was the highest point of the competition.

500. The fact that I got to share that is so incredible.

501. She's just the best. She's just the best.

502. Oh!

503. Bless your heart.

504. Disease.

505. I had ups and downs, but this competition has been

506. the most amazing experience of my life.

507. Don't hurt nobody.

508. No promises.

509. How many people get to actually achieve a dream that

510. was so close to their heart?

511. I proved I'm not only a star, I'm a shooting star.

512. It's time, the final lap of "Drag Race."

513. I'm ready to take the crown, honey.

514. And I'm about to wear these girls out.

515. And now it's Sam Star.

516. On the night I was born, the doctor said to my mama,

517. through the gap in his two front teeth,

518. "Ma'am, this baby is...

519. "Seriously gay.

520. But he's gonna be a... Star."

521. All right.

522. Wham bam, thank you, Sam.

523. Now, let's hear from our judges.

524. It started out a little "Deliverance"-y

525. in the best possible way, and you delivered the entire time.

526. I loved you walking your own red carpet.

527. You BYORC.

528. So smart.

529. And you were phenomenal.

530. Thank you. Thank you so much.

531. Yes.

532. Sam Star.

533. I think there were 27 reveals.

534. You were lifted. You were tossed.

535. Every single trick in the book was done,

536. and you did it beautifully.

537. And it was so much fun to watch.

538. Thank you so much.

539. Good job, kiddo.

540. I wanna ask you, what do you think is the biggest

541. misconception about drag, Sam?

542. I think a lot of America doesn't understand us.

543. I think drag queens are love and light and laughter.

544. And when I found drag, I was finally

545. doing something that I felt like I was put here to do.

546. And I'm so grateful to be a part of the show,

547. to show that even people from Alabama

548. are fabulous drag queens, okay?

549. Hey, Sam, what words of wisdom do you have to share

550. with your three-year-old self?

551. Oh, my God.

552. Look, I was even wearing gay pride shirts then.

553. Yes.

554. I love it.

555. I would say, Sam, it's gonna be hard a lot of your life

556. because you're gonna feel like you don't fit in

557. and you don't belong.

558. And don't let what the outside world says about you

559. stop you from dreaming.

560. Shoot for the stars.

561. And if you work hard enough, you can become one.

562. And one day, you're gonna be standing

563. next to RuPaul herself.

564. It's absolutely crazy.

565. And just go for it.

566. Yes.

567. Now, who's in the audience for you?

568. I have my beautiful angel.

569. Sassy Star is in the house.

570. And Sister Star is also in the house.

571. - Now, you're Courtney, right? - Yes.

572. Courtney, tell me about the first time you found out

573. that your Sam was doing drag.

574. Well, he's never really started

575. because he's always done it.

576. Me and my friends dressed him up in dresses when he

577. was probably four years old.

578. He's always secretly wanted to be me.

579. So here we go.

580. Now, Sassy is here.

581. Hey, Sassy.

582. Hi, Ru.

583. Now, you're known as the mom who always

584. shows up at the drag bars.

585. If people have never been to a drag bar,

586. explain what happens there.

587. Well, you go in and you get you a drink,

588. and you have you a real good time.

589. And you see you—

590. and you see you a real good show.

591. And I just love being not only Sam's mom, but everybody

592. in the bar that comes up and talks to me

593. and tells me how much they love me.

594. All right, now, final question.

595. Sam, why do you want to be America's Next Drag Superstar?

596. I wanna be America's Next Drag Superstar because I feel

597. like I've worked for this.

598. I also feel like I want to represent for the people

599. who don't really have a voice.

600. I think a lot of people from small towns get, you know,

601. bogged down by what they hear from what's around them.

602. And I would love to represent for them,

603. that if you dream big enough and if you work hard enough,

604. you can do it.

605. So I'm talking to you out there, whoever you are.

606. Go for it, because if I can do it, you can.

607. And thank y'all so much for everything.

608. Thank you.

609. Wonderful.

610. In a galaxy of queens, there's only one Sam Star.

611. Give it up for Sam Star.

612. If you're Team Sam Star, sound off using #DragRace.

613. I'm gonna go with Sam Star.

614. Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

615. So don't fuck it up, lady.

616. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

617. This season, the queens set the internet on fire

618. with their unfiltered realness, and when they untucked, girl,

619. things got real, real fast.

620. Take a look.

621. Welcome back to "Untucked."

622. I am so proud of myself.

623. Wow.

624. What is this?

625. Is this for YouTube?

626. I swear to give the full tea...

627. You're a very talented performer,

628. but I felt like your song was very one note.

629. And only the full tea, so help me God.

630. I feel confident in the fact that

631. I'm gonna be here next week.

632. I would never wear that.

633. Y'all can't take me in my fabulous clown runway.

634. And that is okay.

635. We are here watching drag nature, if you will.

636. We have—

637. I told Jewels that I was gonna have her back.

638. Our friendship has nothing to do with you.

639. When you left yo' friend, she sat next to me, bitch.

640. Don't act like I can't say my two cents.

641. The emotions are high on "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 17.

642. I'm literally known for my looks.

643. I'm known to be opulent.

644. If the couple is not lip syncing tonight,

645. I am going on strike.

646. Together!

647. To season motherfucking 17!

648. Hi.

649. And now, please welcome

650. our two reigning Miss Congenialitys,

651. Xunami Muse and Sapphira Cristal.

652. Yeah!

653. Yay!

654. Wow.

655. Sapphira, girl, did you see that "Untucked" package?

656. These queens are not afraid to cut a bitch.

657. Oh, yes, these girls are brutal.

658. So in my official capacity as last year's winner—

659. Co-winner.

660. I have an announcement to make.

661. This season, Miss Congeniality is officially canceled.

662. Girl, you do not have that power.

663. Who died and made you the Supreme Court?

664. We're kidding. We're kidding.

665. We are so excited to announce

666. the winner of season 17's Miss Congeniality

667. will receive $10,000

668. presented by Olay Body.

669. Wow.

670. These shady, shady queens have voted.

671. And the winner is...

672. Crystal Envy.

673. Oh, thank you so much, Bruno. Thank you.

674. Condragulations, Crystal Envy.

675. What do you have to say?

676. Remember to always sparkle like a crystal and be kind!

677. But wait, there's more.

678. Olay Body would also like to offer

679. all the other queens $2,000 each for slaying all season.

680. Condragulations, queens.

681. Now prance, queen, prance.

682. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

683. Ladies and gentlemen, there are stars.

684. There are superstars.

685. There are mega stars.

686. And then there's Liza.

687. Take a look.

688. When it comes to global superstars,

689. no one comes close to the talent and tenacity...

690. Keep fighting!

691. Of the truly terrific Liza Minnelli.

692. I'm gonna sing my buns off.

693. The daughter of icons Judy Garland

694. and director-producer Vincente Minnelli,

695. Liza has spent a lifetime honoring her parents

696. while at the same time

697. creating a magical legacy all her own.

698. From the start of her career, Liza has literally

699. reshaped pop culture.

700. And her creative collaborations are legendary.

701. Thanks to Kay Thompson, Bob Fosse, Kander and Ebb,

702. the Pet Shop Boys, Andy Warhol, Elsa Peretti,

703. the incredible Halston, and her beloved Michael Feinstein.

704. Nobody looks like, dances like,

705. or sells a song like Liza.

706. She knew what she needed.

707. She built this loyal, loving family of friends and mentors

708. and followed this sort of intuition

709. to become this iconic person.

710. As an EGOT winner, Liza stands

711. with the giants of entertainment.

712. But even bigger than her talent is her compassion.

713. Raising millions for AIDS research

714. and sharing her own struggles with the world,

715. Liza has always treated her fans like her chosen family.

716. They see somebody not unlike themselves.

717. They see her courage to get up on a stage

718. and put those sequins on.

719. She's brave.

720. The thing that those friends get right

721. is Liza's vulnerability, her kindness,

722. and her desire for you to be friends with her.

723. Liza's motto, reality is something you rise above,

724. has inspired generations of drag queens

725. to don a pixie wig, six pairs of lashes,

726. and belt out a show tune.

727. Hey, guys, it's me! It's Liza!

728. And today, Liza's star continues to shine

729. as a producer of "Drag the Musical,"

730. as the subject of her

731. "Truly Terrific, Absolutely True" documentary,

732. and as the author of her much-anticipated memoir,

733. "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This,"

734. with a film adaptation already in the works.

735. Tonight, in recognition of her dazzling contributions

736. to entertainment and for sharing her irrepressible joy,

737. "RuPaul's Drag Race" is proud to present

738. the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award

739. to our queen of queens, the one,

740. the only Liza Minnelli.

741. Oh, my God.

742. Oh, my gosh!

743. Hi!

744. I love you!

745. Liza, you look stunning this evening.

746. Is that Halston you're wearing?

747. - Of course. - Of course.

748. Elsa Peretti? - Absolutely.

749. Look at you.

750. I know. It only took six hours.

751. I know.

752. Seven for me.

753. I'm older than you.

754. Now, I heard that, as a kid, your dad had all

755. of your costumes made at MGM.

756. Is that true?

757. For Christmas, I got five costumes, which I loved.

758. Do you have any of those things still?

759. Somewhere.

760. I didn't wanna tell you, but this dress is one of them.

761. Ah, yeah!

762. I got my hands on it.

763. Now, when you were a little girl,

764. you loved to watch the dancers rehearse at MGM.

765. Tell me about that.

766. Well, you know, everybody would rush

767. to see whatever my mother was doing,

768. and my father especially because he was making people

769. do magic.

770. Oh, he was the best.

771. And my brother came with me.

772. He's sitting right at the end, and his name is Joe.

773. Hey, Joe.

774. Wow, Joe.

775. Of course, we all know Joe from the song

776. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe."

777. You know, I remember when you were going to London

778. to record "The Results" album.

779. There was a picture of you in the paper

780. holding a guitar to go record with the Pet Shop Boys.

781. Why were you holding a guitar?

782. Because they told me to hold it.

783. What would you do, right?

784. I'm a director's daughter.

785. Yes, yes.

786. Well, you are so important to us.

787. And I speak for a grateful nation

788. when I say, Liza, we love you.

789. Thank you.

790. I don't know what— what else to say,

791. except if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be me.

792. You made me.

793. Well, you made us, actually.

794. One more time, let's ring them bells.

795. We love you!

796. I love you!

797. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

798. Drag superstar Nymphia Wind had a year

799. so strange, so wild, so bananas,

800. they made a documentary about it.

801. Take a look.

802. Hello.

803. It's me, Jane Not Good At All.

804. After 60 years of observing primates in the wild,

805. I've been granted a rare opportunity to observe

806. the most divine creature.

807. Bananas.

808. The Nymphia Wind in her natural habitat.

809. I like dickie.

810. The Nymphia demonstrates remarkable versatility.

811. Her distinctive plumage is famous for attracting

812. crowds of other primates.

813. The Nymphia is known to migrate vast distances.

814. Here, we observe her returning to her native Taiwan

815. to perform elaborate displays.

816. And even in the harshest climates,

817. this resilient specimen thrives.

818. Like my beloved chimpanzees, the Nymphia

819. exhibits a profound affinity for bananas,

820. which are a mainstay of her fashion diet.

821. The Nymphia Wind is a natural wonder, simply remarkable.

822. I now have to greet the queen and bow before the queen.

823. How do you feel having a Dr. Jane Not Good At All

824. impersonator in the world?

825. It's really funny.

826. You've got this piece of hair hanging down here.

827. Not Dr. Jane Goodall clocking my hair.

828. Ah!

829. Here for her final walk as America's

830. Reigning Drag Superstar, give it up for Nymphia Wind.

831. Wow, Nymphia, you really get around.

832. Now, out of all your adventures,

833. do you have a favorite?

834. Definitely meeting the former president of Taiwan.

835. Yes.

836. And Paris Olympics, being able to represent

837. my country and perform there.

838. So thank you, Mama Ru, for giving me the opportunity

839. to tour the world.

840. Well, you the one done did it.

841. Oh, for real.

842. - Yes! - Yeah!

843. So, Nymphia, is there anything you'd like to plug?

844. Well, I made this beautiful dress just yesterday.

845. Oh, my gosh.

846. And you can also watch me

847. on "RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked"

848. at WOW Presents Plus too.

849. I love it.

850. So, Nymphia, any final words?

851. Well, I'd like everyone to please look under your seats.

852. Oh.

853. You get a banana. You get a banana.

854. You get a banana.

855. We all get a banana.

856. Banana fever. Thank you very much.

857. I love it. Let's hear it for Nymphia Wind.

858. Yeah!

859. We are just moments away from the final

860. Lip Sync for the Crown.

861. Welcome back to the grand finale of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

862. One more time, give it up for our top four queens.

863. Jewels Sparkles.

864. Yes!

865. Lexi Love.

866. Onya Nurve.

867. And Sam Star.

868. Whoo!

869. Come on, Sam.

870. Each of you has given your all.

871. But the time has come when four must become two.

872. The top two queens moving forward

873. to the final Lip Sync for the Crown are...

874. Onya Nurve.

875. And...

876. Jewels Sparkles.

877. Oh, my God!

878. Condragulations.

879. You two stay right where you are.

880. Lexi Love, Sam Star,

881. I'm sorry, my dears,

882. but this is not your time.

883. But for delivering drag excellence all season long,

884. we're giving each of you a tip of $10,000.

885. Courtesy of Anastasia Beverly Hills.

886. Thank you, mama.

887. Thank you. - Yes.

888. Thank you.

889. Thank you for an epic season.

890. Give it up for Sam Star and Lexi Love.

891. Mwah! Thank you.

892. Thank you, America.

893. Come on, top two!

894. Yes, top two!

895. Jewels, Onya, no matter what happens next,

896. you're both going home a little richer

897. because tonight's runner-up will receive

898. a tip of $25,000,

899. courtesy of Anastasia Beverly Hills.

900. Yes!

901. Cha-ching!

902. Now, after a truly amazing season,

903. it all comes down to this.

904. Two queens stand before me.

905. Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare

906. a lip sync performance

907. of "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga.

908. Ladies, this is your last chance

909. to impress me and prove to the world

910. that you are America's Next Drag Superstar.

911. The time has come for you

912. to Lip Sync for the Crown!

913. Good luck.

914. And don't fuck it up.

915. In addition to the title of America's Next Drag Superstar,

916. the winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race" will receive

917. a crown and scepter provided by Fierce Drag Jewels,

918. a year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics,

919. and a grand prize of $200,000,

920. courtesy of TodayTix, the theater ticket app.

921. Now, the time has come

922. to crown our queen.

923. Jewels, Onya, I've made my decision.

924. The winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"

925. America's Next Drag Superstar is...

926. Onya Nurve.

927. Oh, my God!

928. You're a winner, baby.

929. Thank you!

930. Yeah! Yeah!

931. Onya, is there anything you'd like to say?

932. Hell yeah!

933. It do take Nurve!

934. Now prance, my queen, prance!

935. Thank you.

936. Yes!

937. And remember, if you can't love yourself,

938. how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

939. Can I get an amen up in here?

940. Amen!

941. All right, let the music play.