RuPaul's Drag Race (2009–…): Season 11, Episode 14 - Grand Finale - full transcript

[Michelle Visage] From the Orpheum Theater
in downtown Los Angeles,

tonight, on the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race,

our top four Glamazons
face off for the title

of America's Next Drag Superstar.

Ladies and gentlemen...

give it up for the eliminated queens
of Season 11.

She put the "cyst" in cyst-erhood.

It's Soju!

♪ Darkened clouds
And stormy weather ♪

♪ There's no doubt
We're gonna stick together ♪

It's your hip-hop showgirl,
Kahanna Montrese.



♪ 'Cause love is on our side ♪

♪ There's no doubt
We're gonna stick together ♪

She's raw and unfiltered.

She's Honey Davenport.

♪ Baby ♪

Opulence, she earns everything!

Mercedes Iman Diamond.

Jersey's life-size Bratz doll,

it's Ariel Versace.

♪ We gon' stick together ♪

♪ We got a mighty love ♪

♪ A mighty mighty ♪

We've got the fever,

for Scarlet Envy.



♪ We got a mighty love ♪

♪ A mighty mighty ♪

♪ Love, uh, hey, baby ♪

Serving Tee from the Big D,

it's Ra'Jah O'Hara.

♪ We got a love supreme ♪

From the House of Edwards,

Plastique Tiara.

♪ Baby ♪

She's sweet and sickening,

it's Shuga Cain.

♪ Let's stick together ♪

♪ Let's stick together ♪

♪ We gon' stick together, baby ♪

♪ We got a mighty love ♪

The Pride of Season 11, Miss Nina West.

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ We got a mighty love ♪

♪ A mighty mighty love ♪

Back by popular demand,

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.

♪ A mighty mighty love ♪

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ We got a mighty love ♪

Give it up for the eliminated queens
of Season 11.

And now, our Queen of Queens...

RuPaul!

[cheering]

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪

♪ Walk, now walk ♪

Me?

♪ Walk, now walk ♪

Me?

Wow!

Ohh!

Ooh.

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪

♪ Cover girl, put the bass in your walk ♪

♪ Head to toe, let your whole body talk ♪

♪ Walk ♪

♪ Now walk ♪

And what?

[cheering and applause]

Thank you. Thank you.

Welcome to the grand finale

of our eleven-gendary season.

[cheering and applause]

To the millions of fans watching on VH1

and around the globe,

I want to say thank you.

Because of you, our little drag show

has become a cultural phenomenon.

Because of you,

140 Ru Girls are spreading their...

charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,

for all the world to see.

And because of you,

a TV show of queer people,
by queer people,

and for queer people

has won nine Emmy awards.

Can you believe it?

[cheering and applause]

Yeah, but...

we don't do it for the trophies, henny.

We do it for love.

Everybody say "love."

[audience] Love!

Everybody say "love."

[audience] Love!

Now take that down the 405
and cross the border,

get your ass outta here.

[cheering and applause]

Now, our top four,

A'Keria, Brooke Lynn,
Silky, and Yvie are backstage.

getting ready for the ultimate
lip sync smackdown

for the crown. That's right.

Two by two, they will face off
and lip sync the house down.

[cheering and applause]

Why y'all gagging so?

She bring it to you every ball.

[cheering and applause]

Gentlemen, start your engines,

and may the best woman win.

[cheering and applause]

[RuPaul] The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race

receives a one-year supply

of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics

and a cash prize of $100,000.

♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪

♪ May the best woman win ♪

♪ Best woman win ♪

Tonight, our top four queens will face off

in the most epic lip sync smackdown
in herstory.

But first, we want to celebrate

the journey that brought them here.

Starting with a queen
that nobody saw coming.

Quiet storm, A'Keria C. Davenport.

Take a look.

[A'Keria] Winning to me matters,
because I'm not made to lose.

It's simply my time.

Growing up, I was surrounded
by a lot of strong women.

My mom and granny
taught me how to never give up

and keep fighting,

to live life without regrets.

So they taught me

to know I was born for this.

Time to take over Hollywood.

I'm more than just a pageant queen.

I'm the ultimate queen.

I've won titles from city to city,
state to state.

Check my background. Google me.

Pageants taught me how to be
prim and poised and elegant.

Drag Race taught me not to be afraid.

It's OK to act an ass.

It allowed me to be free and let loose.

It also taught me how
to twerk these ass-ets.

And I'm not afraid to twerk these ho's

right out this competition.

These queens are pure fools
for underestimating me.

Like my mama used to always say,

"It's them quiet ones
you gotta watch, pooh."

'Cause I'm not just a mug and a body.

I also have a beautiful mind.

They're not going to know

what hit those pretty little tucks.

When I'm in drag,

there's not one thing that I cannot do.

You making that hot dog look good.

Your booty's looking good.

Mmm.

-[chokes]
-Aw sh-- This bitch chokin'.

-[audience laughs]
-So when the heat is on,

I'm like fresh baked goods, baby.

I rise straight to the occasion.

[laughs]

See I told you,
twerkin' is a blessing, baby.

Indeed it is. Indeed it is.

Whoo!

Wow!

Now give me this dog.

[audience laughs]

[Fortune] I hate to watch you leave,
but I love to watch you walk away.

'Cause your ass looks good.
That's what that means.

[audience laughs]

[A'keria] Baby, I'm hungry,
and I came to eat greedy.

And I have never backed down from a fight.

[laughs]

I'm ready to sissy that walk,
just like Mama Ru.

This is it.

You're about to see the rise
of the phoenix.

[audience applauds]

It's something that
I possess inside myself

that no other queen has had.

I'm talkin' about my countryness,

my insecurities,

and I represent for everybody

who has ever been underestimated

and the black queers who feel
like they were never enough,

and allow that to push them
to where they need to go.

My head is ready for that crown.

And my hand is ready for that scepter.

Oh, she's ready. Are you?

[RuPaul] Ladies and gentlemen,

A'Keria C. Davenport.

[cheering and applause]

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon
To the moon ♪

♪ Come and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon
To the moon ♪

♪ Come and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

[RuPaul laughs]

Now, how do you plan
to use that big fat ass

in tonight's lip sync smackdown?

You know what, Mama Ru?

I'ma do just what I did
to get to this point.

Twerk my way to the top.

[RuPaul laughs]

[cheers and applause]

Gorgeous, gorgeous...

Now, who's here supporting you tonight?

Well, I have my mother here,
and also my granny.

Well, hello, Mama and Grandma A'Keria.

How y'all doing?

Blessed, and yourself?

Let the church say "amen."

-Amen!
-[RuPaul] Yes!

Now, Grandma, was it ever hard to accept

A'Keria as a drag queen?

No, it comes from a granny's instinct.

I knew it before he knew it.

[RuPaul] Well, by the looks of things,

glamour runs in the family, doesn't it?

-Yes, quite naturally, yes.
-It does, it does.

Yeah. [laughs]

But where does she get
that big ol' booty from?

[cheering and applause]

Now, A'Keria, any final words?

Just know, tonight
is the rise of the phoenix.

-Ooh.
-[cheering and applause]

Ladies and gentlemen,

give it up for A'Keria C. Davenport.

[cheering and applause]

♪ Because I'm what? ♪

♪ Because I'm what? Because I'm what? ♪

♪ Sickening, bitch! ♪

[RuPaul] Did you know that in the 1960s

congregating at a gay bar was illegal?

You could go to jail, lose your job

or worse.

But all that started to change.

50 years ago on June 28th, 1969,

in New York City, the police once again

raided the Stonewall Inn.

But this time, the queers at the bar
fought back.

That night, the first brick was thrown.

And a revolution was born.

[chanting] We're staying here,
we're queer.

[RuPaul] Through the decades,

in the face of hatred,

activists raised their voices
and spilled their blood.

[chanting] How many more have to die?

[RuPaul] So that you could
live with pride,

love who you love,

and yes, even watch RuPaul's Drag Race

at your favorite gay bar.

When I got the invitation to visit,

I couldn't resist.

-Wait, did somebody just say resist?
-[Nancy Pelosi laughs]

[RuPaul] So when someone
tells you to vote,

don't roll your eyes.

[chanting] Equality!

-When do we want it?
-Now.

[RuPaul] We can't stop fighting

until everybody understands

that LGBTQ rights are human rights.

Can I get an amen?

[Orpheum audience] Amen!

[RuPaul] I thought I could.

[cheering and applause]

Our next top four contender
is a Canadian prima donna

who kept us all on our toes--

Brooke Lynn Hytes. Take a look, eh?

[cheering and applause]

[Brooke Lynn Hytes] Don't hate
me because I'm perfect.

Because I'm not.

Hate me because I'm beautiful.

There's a lot more to me
than meets the eye.

I am bubbly, I'm excited.

Nervous, creative.

I'm not just a cold-hearted bitch.

I'm so much more.

I started dancing
when I was 14 years old.

Dancing ballet
for so many years professionally

took such a toll on my body that

eventually I had to find
something new to do.

And that's when I discovered drag.

I started doing drag
in the pageant world.

Doing pageants and ballet,

I learned how to be very controlled

and how to present myself a certain way.

And then I came to Drag Race,

and I had to throw everything
I knew out the window.

I started off really, really strong
in this competition.

But I'm a perfectionist,
and every time I stumbled,

it really threw me.

One of the criticisms I got

was that I wasn't willing to let loose.

So right now
I'm just doing whatever I can

to get ready for this moment.

I am training, I'm working hard.

[grunts]

Eye of the Tigering it, you know.

-Let's try this.
-Okay.

Maybe you've heard of
a little phrase called,

"I love New York."

"I love New York"?

I love New York!

I love New York?

It's not easy for me to look messy.

But I'm willing to adapt.

I love Brooke Lynn.

I love New York!

I love Brooke Lynn!

You better back the fuck up,
because I swear--

What are you gonna do? I love Brooke Lynn.

-What are you gonna do?
-[shouting]

I'm doing everything I can

to prepare for the final phase
of the competition.

I'm hitting the streets
and learning to put some "stank" on it,

as someone told me I needed to.

Oh, oh, oh.

-West Coast!
-West Coast!

And it really did stink.
I think someone peed there.

[audience laughs]

I'm ready for the world.

I love seeing my name in lights.

I'm a star, I promise!

Just give me a chance!

I am so focused.

I have my eye on the prize.

It's just me and that crown.
It's like a laser beam.

And nothing is going to
distract me from my goal.

Oh, look at the shoes, bitch!

I'm in hooker shoe heaven.

During the course of the competition,

I have grown stronger.

I have taken every failure,
and I have learned from it.

And it has made me more and more fearless.

Aah!

Aah! I don't like it!

Aah! I'm gonna die!

Going into the finale,

I plan on lighting myself on fire.

How do we feel about bees?

Do we like bees?

Maybe like locusts?

This is what I've spent
every waking moment working towards

for the last decade of my life.

And I'm ready.

It's about to get very cold in here
'cause the Queen of the North is here.

Winter is coming.

Ladies and gentlemen,
all rise for Brooke Lynn Hytes.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon
Come and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon
Come and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

[RuPaul laughs]

Now, I called you a lip sync assassin
this season.

Mm-hmm.

How do you plan to
come out on top tonight?

Do you mean besides the loose pearls
and razor blades?

-Yes, besides all of that. Yes
-Besides that.

Well, the stage is where
I'm most comfortable.

This is my home, so I'm just
going to go out here

and live my very best life.

This only happens once,

and I'm just gonna give it my all.

[cheering and applause]

So, who's here supporting you tonight?

-I have my mommy here.
-Ah.

[cheering and applause]

-Hi, Mother Hytes.
-Hi.

Now, you said raising
a gay child changed your life.

How's that?

I used to think that I was there
to form and raise my children,

but, for me, I have four children,

and each one of them has been
used to mold and shape me.

Can I get an amen up in here?

[crowd] Amen!

Thank you, Mother Hytes. Mwah.

Thank you.

Brooke Lynn, before we go into

our Battle Royale for the crown...

-Yes.
-...do you have any final words?

I just want to say
how grateful I am to be here.

I'm the first Canadian
on RuPaul's Drag Race.

[cheering and applause]

And I never thought I would
be able to be on the show

just because I wasn't American,

so I'm just gonna soak this night in

'cause I worked so hard
and I'm coming with all I have.

[cheering and applause]

[RuPaul] Well, full disclosure.

Um, when we cast you for the show,

I.C.E. wasn't as powerful as they are now.

[laughs]

[RuPaul] So...

[laughter]

Ladies and gentlemen, give it up
for Brooke Lynn Hytes.

[cheering and applause]

♪ Opulence, Opulence
Opulence, Opulence ♪

♪ Opulence, Opulence
Opulence, Opulence ♪

♪ Opulence, Opulence
Opulence, Opulence ♪

♪ Opulence, Opulence ♪

♪ You earn everything ♪

♪ You earn everything
You earn... ♪

-♪ Queens! ♪
-♪ Everywhere... ♪

Welcome back to the grand finale

of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Now, this year
my courageous friend Michelle Visage

decided to undergo explant surgery,

to have her breast implants removed.

To help other women who may be suffering

from breast implant illness,

she's sharing her story
in an upcoming documentary.

Now, Michelle, you know we love you,

but this is Drag Race.

And we're gonna miss celebrating
those two tig old bitties, girl.

Take a look.

[audience laughs]

Her boob job is so old,

her breasts are filled with asbestos.

It's true.

♪ Night after night ♪

♪ I close my eyes ♪

[RuPaul] Star of the classic film
Boobarella,

a woman whose cans
are definitely museum-worthy,

it's Miss Golden Globes, Michelle Visage.

Take two of these
and call me in the morning.

Those aren't breasts. These are breasts.

-Oh, girl!
-These are breasts!

I don't wanna see boobs
when I'm at Drag Race.

And you get some boobs,
and you get some boobs!

And you get some boobs!

[cheering and applause]

[laughs]

Now, Michelle, is it okay that we
made light of your situation?

Absolutely, laughter is healing, darling.

Oh, good, because I promise from now on

no more big-boob jokes.

Now, is there anything
you want to get off your chest?

[laughs]

Actually, yes.

If there are any women
out there that want information,

they can check out organizations like

and just to let you know, Ru,

I will always be your "breast" Judy.

[RuPaul] Awe!

-Womp, womp.
-[RuPaul laughs]

-Love you.
-[RuPaul continues laughing]

And now the countdown
to the crown continues

with our next contender,

the Reverend Dr. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

[applause]

I'm a big queen, big beauty,

big personality, big star quality, honey.

Along the way, y'all have called me loud,

obnoxious, messy, unpolished,

a camera hog,

which I am.

Say what you wanna say,

y'all ain't never had a dull moment
when I was on the screen.

♪ Chicken wings ♪

♪ Collard greens ♪

♪ That's what I'm gonna eat
after tonight ♪

I grew up big, black, and gay
in the deep South,

and that was really, really tough.

My big personality was
the only way I knew

how to protect myself.

And it's got me sitting here
where I am today,

and I own exactly who I am.

Even the many imperfections.

People say I lack polish,
and I can admit that.

Polish? I can get polish, honey.

[classical music plays]

Moving from the plate outward,

we have the dinner fork,

and then...

we have the salad fork.

Salad? I don't eat no damn salad.

-What?
-Mm-mm.

In this competition,
I've had quite the few highs

and quite a few lows.

Child, look, we know
my lip sync was horrible.

I know it. I can admit it.

But tonight, just know

I have been waiting a very long time
to redeem myself,

to prove to each and every one of you

that I am strong enough
to carry the crown.

I want to win RuPaul's Drag Race

because I want to be an inspiration

for those who was told you can't do it,

whether you was too fat, too black,

too light, too ashy, too gay.

I want to show the world

that you can win
being your authentic self.

I'm really grateful for this moment,

and I'm really grateful
for the experience that I've been through.

Everything has been leading me
to this moment.

This is the biggest fight of my life,

and I am truly, truly ready.

I ain't never wanted anything more.

Big Silk with the good milk
for the good win, baby.

I got my four eyes on the prize.

Ting.

[cheers and applause]

All rise for Dr. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

[RuPaul laughs]

[cheers and applause]

Now I want to know

how's the Reverend Doctor feeling tonight?

She's feeling full of life, baby.

[RuPaul] Oh, OK. Tell me this.

How do you plan on polishing off
these other girls in the competition?

I just have to remember, Silky, have fun.

[RuPaul] "Silky, have fun." I like that.

So, Silky, who's here
supporting you tonight?

I have my beautiful mother

and my inspirational older brother.

[RuPaul] Ahh. Hello!

Now, what was Silky like growing up with?

Did you guys fight
or what was the relationship?

Well, I was fine until 1989.

Oh. What happened then?

Silky was born.

[laughter and applause]

Hold on. Hold on.

Bitch.

Now, Mama Ganache,

I heard that you had to explain
what Silky does for a living

to your mother.

How did you do that?

What did you tell her?

I told her that you have to look at it

like we got the best of both worlds.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

That's right.

Now, Silky, any final words?

I just want you all to know
no matter how loud people may say you are,

how obnoxious they may say you are,

let your light shine.
You have a place on this earth.

[cheers and applause]

[RuPaul] Give it up
for Silky Nutmeg Ganache!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Christine and the Queens!

[cheers and applause]

♪ Pick myself up ♪

♪ Turn the world on its head ♪

♪ Don't forget what ♪

♪ Don't forget what my mama said ♪

♪ People talking
since the beginning of time ♪

♪ Unless they paying your bills ♪

♪ Pay them bitches no mind ♪

♪ And if I fly or if I fall ♪

♪ Least I can say I gave it all ♪

♪ And if I fly or if I fall ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Now sissy that walk ♪

Ow!

♪ So beware ♪

♪ Ain't no Tee, ain't no shade ♪

♪ But at the same time ♪

♪ Bitches better get out the way ♪

♪ I'm a femme queen ♪

♪ Mother of a house of no shame ♪

♪ My pussy is on fire ♪

♪ Now kiss the flame ♪

♪ And if I fly or if I fall ♪

♪ At least I can say I gave it all ♪

♪ And if I fly or if I fall ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly ♪

♪ Uh-oh, uh-oh ♪

♪ Fly, fly, fly, fly... ♪

♪ I bring a dream, I bring a dream ♪

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

Now, tonight, before our--

Hold it, hold it, hold it!

Stop the press, stop the press.

[cheers and applause]

Miss Vanjie, what are you doing?

I want to win RuPaul's Drag Race,

so I think y'all need to put my
face on the wheel, honey. Yes!

Oh, my God.

Darling, lover,
it's a little too late for that.

[boos]

It's late. I mean...

I don't think it's ever too late!

The people love me,

so I'm gonna show you.

Roll the tape, DJ. Come on!

I'm back. I'm back.

I'm back by popular demand.

It's Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
on the streets of L.A.

Zoom out. Zoom out.

Zoom out. Zoom out.

Zoom out. Zoom out.

Zoom out. That was serious.

I'm out here telling people
to vote for me.

Vote for what? Where's the votes going?

I don't even know. But guess what?

We gonna make it to the finale.

We need to get there. Let's go!

Baby, get off Grindr.

-Hi. How are you?
-Good. How are you?

-You know who I am?
-I do know who you are.

-Good. Are you watching the season?
-I am.

-Are you Team Vanjie?
-I am.

Are you an extra
in Orange Is The New Black?

Yes, all of it.

I want one of those.

Yeah, I like that.

You are fine as hell.

Are you single or taken?

-I'm taken. I'm sorry.
-It don't even matter.

Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!

Vanjie! Vanjie!

What's a Vanjie?

The winner of Season 11 and your wife, me.

Oh.

Are you two devastated people
because I'm not in the finale?

Yes, exactly.

I'm devastated.

-So say "I was devastated."
-I was devastated.

"I went into a deep, deep dark depression
at 11 years old, Ru."

I went into a deep, dark depression

at 11 years old, Ru.

And just make a sad face.

Wrigley, do you think
that I was robbed on the show?

[high-pitch voice] Give Vanjie the crown.

Do you want to see my face
on that wheel when they spin it?

-Yes.
-Put this face on the wheel.

Do you think there's space
for five ho's on the wheel?

No, there's only space for you.

We don't even need the game.

[cheers and applause]

Don't mind me.
I'm just here in my natural habitat

sitting on my royal throne.

Ready for the crown.

Call in to...

[reading]

Honk if you want me!

Honk, motherfuckers.

Does she have a boo? A man?

-She's got a few.
-She got a few.

-Oh, she's one of those.
-Yeah.

She's like Brooke Lynn.

[laughter and applause]

♪ Dat dat da-da ♪

Ooh, you look like Scarlet right now.

[laughter and applause]

Sign the petition and let them know
that you want me at the finale.

You could put a few more names.

The first one is your name.

The second one, for your wife,
put V-A-N-J-I-E.

And we gonna get that paw print
of Miss Wrigley.

'Cause if not,
we won't put her in the show.

-Put your phone number, too.
-[laughs]

People are doing it right, honey.

They have spoken. They are mad.

They want this face at the finale!

Team V, I need a ride to the finale.

[cheers and applause]

Whoo!

[RuPaul] Wow. Okay.

Okay, everybody.

Well, that's it.

Vanjie, I've made my decision.

Con-drag-ulations.
You are the winner of Season 11.

Yeah, baby!

[cheers and applause]

-For real?
-What?

-For real?
-Hell, no.

Aah!

[laughter]

That's fine, that's fine.

I'm just gonna leave
the way I came in, y'all.

Y'all know.

Miss Vanjie. Miss Vanjie.

[cheers and applause]

Bye!

Whoo!

And now, for something
completely different.

This final top four contender

puts the freak in freakin' fabulous.

Yvie Oddly. Let's take a look.

[cheers and applause]

I'm not your typical queen.

I've always been a little bit different,

but that's because normal is boring.

[laughs]

It's people who have different views

and different aesthetics
and different feelings

that really show us

all the possibilities
of the human experience.

I grew up a very artsy kid,

and I was always playing dress-up

and making and creating things.

So, getting to do drag and play dress-up

as a career is, like, so full circle.

My parents don't really talk

and haven't seen each other
for half a decade,

but both of them support me.

My dad, he's like fan-dad.

He's got my T-shirts

and he forces his whole
motorcycle club to watch,

even if they're not into that gay stuff.

[laughs]

When it comes to style,

I've always gone for
alternative standards of beauty.

I'm willing to push the art form,

push my peers, and push myself

to do things we've never done before.

And if my edges
are a little sharp, then...

[chuckles]

all the better to cut you with, my dear.

In preparing to get to
this stage of the competition,

I'm working with
a professional spiritualist

to try and find my Zen.

You need to release your anger
and judgments.

Your drag is tired, you look old,

and you're never gonna
make it to the finale.

But at the end of the day,

I'm still an opinionated drag queen

and that's not changing any time soon.

I spent a lifetime
honing a very bold voice,

so I've been learning how to communicate

-in a more approachable way.
-[audience laughing]

Everyone knows I know how
to stand out in a crowd,

but I'm learning how to fit in
every now and then, too.

I don't know why people
are so scared of me.

Free hugs.

Anyone?

[laughs]

I've dreamt about
winning this competition

since I was 17, since I saw Drag Race

and was like,
oh, that's where I need to be.

And while my journey hasn't been

anything like what I dreamt it would be,

I'm still here at the end of it,

and I want this to be a good dream.

[laughs]

Because I've always been in a lot of pain

and because I've always had a limit

on what my body can do
and how long it can do it for,

I realize better than most

the importance of milking the now.

I've had to overcome

every single obstacle
that's been thrown at me,

including the ones I threw at myself,

and I'm ready to leap this final hurdle

and finish in first.

See you at the finale, bitches.

[evil laugh]

[cheers and applause]

All rise for Yvie Oddly.

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to, to the moon! ♪

[RuPaul laughs]

Now, Yvie, how do you plan to dominate

the lip sync competition?

Well, now that I've shed
my steely exterior...

-[RuPaul] Uh-huh.
-[people cheering]

I mean, not to be too cliché,

but I plan to leave my heart on the stage,

and my flesh and my bones.

[laughter and applause]

Now, Yvie, I understand

your mom and dad are here supporting you.

Where are they?

-There they are.
-Oh, wow!

Are you surprised to see 'em?

Yeah, like sitting
right next to each other.

[laughter]

They haven't talked in, like, five years.

Well, like I always say,

RuPaul's Drag Race:
bringing families together

whether they want to or not.

[cheers and applause]

Now, Papa Oddly,

I hear you play Yvie
and Brooke Lynn's lip sync

for your motorcycle club?

That sounds really hot.

[laughter and applause]

They have had to watch an episode or two.

Give it up for Mama and Papa Oddly.

[cheers and applause]

[RuPaul] Thank you.

So, Yvie.

Yes?

Any final words?

I know this journey hasn't been,

like, 100% pretty for me,

but it feels so good
to be in the position I am

and I feel like I'm following
the universe's call.

Right on.

[cheers and applause]

Give it up for Yvie Oddly.

[cheers and applause]

[chanting] Yvie! Yvie! Yvie! Yvie!

-♪ Queens! ♪
-♪ Everywhere, everywhere ♪

Welcome back to the grand finale

of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Now, put your hands together
for our top four queens!

[cheers and applause]

Ladies, you've waited
all season for this moment.

But first, to explain the rules

of our lip sync smackdown for the crown,

I'm proud to present one of LADP's finest.

Hi, RuPaul. It's Cheyenne.

Or Officer Jackson, if you're nasty.

I'm here to explain

how tonight's lip sync
smackdown for the crown

is gonna work.

First, a spin of the wheel determines

which two sexy suspects
deliver an arresting performance

in lip sync number one.

After they're done,

the remaining two persons of interest

compete in their own lip sync faceoff.

Then, in the final round,
the two winning queens

battle in the ultimate
lip sync for the crown.

Bonus points for a cooter slam.

The winner receives a sentence

of one year as America's
next drag superstar.

By the way,

I'm not wearing any pants.

Back to you, Ru.

Thank you, Officer Jackson.

Now, on this wheel
are the faces of our top four.

Where the wheel stops will determine

which queen lip syncs first.

Ladies, are you ready?

-Yes.
-All right.

Here we go. I love this part.

[audience] Ooh!

Oh, we're still going.

The wheel has spoken.

Silky, you will be competing

in tonight's first lip sync for the crown.

And now, it's time to decide

which queen

you will lip sync against.

All right, Silky?

Who do you choose?

[crowd yelling names]

Oh, my God.

[cheers]

[RuPaul] All right.

Brooke Lynn, it's on.

That means Yvie and A'Keria,

you two will face off
in tonight's second lip sync

coming up next.

You may leave the stage.

All right, Brooke Lynn,
it's your turn to choose.

Oh, pit crew.

[cheering]

Wow.

What beautiful boxes you have.

Now, Brooke Lynn,

each of these boxes

contain two legendary lip sync songs.

-Are you ready to pick?
-I am.

Okay, good.

[all laughing]

Do you choose box number one?

Or... [stage whispers] box 96?

[audience cheering and applauding]

Well, Ru, I do love a ginger.

So I'm gonna go with box 96.

All right, Bryce. Open the box.

You've chosen Bootylicious
by Destiny's Child.

I can't wait to see how this turns out.

Thank you, pit crew.

Okay, ladies. Assume the position.

Two queens stand behind me.

That always makes me laugh.

[inaudible]

Two queens stand behind me.

Ladies, this is your last chance

to impress me

and save yourself from elimination.

-The time has come...
-[thunder crashes]

to lip sync...

[echoing] for the crown!

All right, ladies...

good luck,

and don't fuck it up.

[music plays]

♪ Kelly, can you handle this? ♪

♪ Michelle, can you handle this? ♪

♪ Beyoncé, can you handle this? ♪

♪ I don't think they can handle this
Whoo! ♪

♪ Better move 'cause we've arrived ♪

♪ Looking sexy, looking fly ♪

♪ The baddest chicks, the chicks inside ♪

♪ DJ jam tonight ♪

♪ Spotted me, a tender thing ♪

♪ There you are, come on, baby ♪

♪ Don't you wanna dance with me ♪

♪ Can you handle, handle this? ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready
For this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think
You're ready for this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready for this ♪

♪ 'Cause my body
Too bootylicious for ya, babe ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready
For this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think
You're ready for this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready for this ♪

♪ 'Cause my body
Too bootylicious for ya, babe ♪

♪ Move your body up and down ♪

♪ Make your booty touch the ground ♪

♪ I can't help but wonder why ♪

♪ Is my vibe too vibealicious
For ya, babe? ♪

[scatting]

♪ I don't think you're ready
For this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think
You're ready for this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready for this ♪

♪ 'Cause my body
Too bootylicious for ya, babe ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready
For this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think
You're ready for this jelly ♪

♪ I don't think you're ready for this ♪

♪ 'Cause my body
Too bootylicious for ya, baby ♪

-[music stops]
-[audience cheering wildly]

[mouthing] Thank you.

Brooke Lynn Hytes
and Silky Nutmeg Ganache,

you both just lip synced the house down.

But only one of you will move forward.

I've made my decision.

Brooke Lynn Hytes, shantay you stay.

[cheers and applause]

Con-drag-ulations,
you are moving on to the finals.

Now, Brooke Lynn, head on backstage

and get ready to lip sync for the crown.

Thank you, Ru.

[cheers and applause]

Silky, I'm sorry, my dear,
but this is not your time.

But I want to thank you for
such a sickening season.

[cheers and applause]

Now, sashay away.

[music playing]

♪ I want you to remember me, me, me, me ♪

♪ I want you to remember me ♪

♪ Being who I wanna be ♪

♪ Turn it on then you'll see ♪

[music stops]

Welcome back to the stage

A'Keria C. Davenport and Yvie Oddly.

Let's find out which song
you'll be lip syncing to.

[sing-song voice] Oh, pit crew.

All right, Jason, open your box.

"SOS" by Rihanna.

Thank you, Jason.

A'Keria, Yvie, assume the position.

Two queens stand behind me.

Ladies, this is your
last chance to impress me

and save yourself from elimination.

-The time has come...
-[thunder crashes]

to lip sync...

[echoing] for the crown!

Good luck,

and don't fuck it up.

[music playing]

♪ La la la, la la la,
la la la la la, oh ♪

♪ You know I've never
Felt like this before ♪

♪ La la la, la la la
La la la la la, oh ♪

♪ This feels like so unreal ♪

♪ I'm obsessive when just
One thought of you comes up ♪

♪ And I'm aggressive
Just one thought ain't close enough ♪

♪ You got me stressing ♪

♪ Incessantly pressing the issue ♪

♪ 'Cause every moment gone
You know I miss you ♪

♪ I'm the question
And you're of course the answer ♪

♪ Just hold me close, boy,
'Cause I'm your tiny dancer ♪

♪ You make me shaken
I'm never mistaken ♪

♪ But I can't control myself
Got me calling out for help ♪

♪ S.O.S., please someone help me ♪

♪ It's not healthy for me to feel this ♪

♪ Y.O.U. are making this hard ♪

♪ You got me tossing and turning ♪

♪ Can't sleep at night ♪

♪ This time, please someone
Come and rescue me ♪

♪ 'Cause you on my mind
It's got me losing it ♪

♪ I'm lost, you got me
Looking for the rest of me ♪

♪ Got the best of me
So now I'm losing it ♪

♪ Boy, you know
You got me feeling open ♪

♪ And, boy, your love's enough
With words unspoken ♪

♪ I said, boy, I'm telling you
You got me open ♪

♪ I don't know what to do, it's true ♪

♪ I'm going crazy over you, I'm begging ♪

♪ S.O.S., please somebody help me ♪

♪ It's not healthy for me to feel this ♪

♪ Y.O.U. are making this hard ♪

♪ You got me tossing and turning ♪

♪ I can't sleep at night ♪

♪ La la la, la la la
La la la la la, oh ♪

♪ Oh oh ♪

♪ La la la, la la la
La la la la la, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

-[music stops]
-[audience cheering wildly]

Ladies, I've made my decision.

Yvie Oddly, shantay, you stay.

[cheers and applause]

Con-drag-ulations,
you've made it to the finals.

Now, get outta here,

and get ready for the final battle royale.

That means, A'Keria, I'm sorry, my dear,

but this is not your time.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you for a gag-worthy season.

Now, sashay away.

[music playing]

♪ I want you to remember me, me ♪

♪ Me, me, me, me, me, me ♪

♪ I want you to remember me ♪

♪ Being who I wanna be ♪

♪ Turn it on then you'll see ♪

♪ Snapshot, red hot ♪

All rise for Season 10's Miss Congeniality

and winner of All Stars 4,
Monét X Change.

[music plays]

♪ She's a super queen, super queen ♪

♪ She's a super queen ♪

♪ She's a super queen ♪

♪ She's a super queen
She's a super queen ♪

Monét X Change.

Now you're here to announce
this year's Miss Congeniality.

Now, is there gonna be just
one Miss Congeniality this year?

-Or will it be a tie?
-[crowd jeering]

Well, Ru, for the first time
in Drag-- No, I'm kidding.

[laughter and applause]

Monét, would you please do us the honor?

This year's Miss Congeniality
will receive $10,000,

courtesy of new Brilliance
Crest 3D White Strips.

[bell tings]

[all laughing]

And the winner is...

Nina West!

♪ Hey, kitty girl
Kitty kitty ♪

♪ Oh, kitty kitty ♪

♪ Girl, kitty kitty girl ♪

♪ Whoa-oh-oh, kitty kitty ♪

[RuPaul] Con-drag-ulations.

Con-drag-ulations.

Now, is there anything
you'd like to say?

Meh.

Um, uh... Kindness is king
and love leads the way.

And I cannot thank you
guys enough for this.

The cast, I love you
so very much for this.

Thank you very, very much.
Thank you, RuPaul.

Now, sissy that walk.

♪ Hey, kitty girl
It's your world ♪

♪ When you walk the streets ♪

Thank you!
Thank you.

♪ Hey, kitty girl
Get your twirl ♪

♪ In the disco heat ♪

♪ You're the booty
Body rocking queen ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

Now, as America's
Next Drag Superstar,

this queen has made
a splash around the world.

In fashion magazines,
in cosmetic campaigns,

and on the pink carpet
at the Met Gala.

-And tonight...
-[audience whooping]

...she's back home
to crown a winner, baby.

All hail our
reigning queen, Aquaria.

[cheers and applause]

♪ I am American, American
Oh ♪

♪ I am American, American
American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ The red white and blue ♪

♪ I am American
American, American ♪

♪ I am American, American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

♪ I am American, American
American ♪

♪ Just like you, too ♪

Wow. Wow.

Aquaria, what has the past
year been like for you?

I mean, ever since winning
Drag Race, I've had the pleasure

to fly all around the world,

which has been
just so incredible,

and I couldn't
be more grateful.

What words of advice
do you have

for America's Next
Drag Superstar?

Always find an element
of happiness

in whatever you do
throughout your day.

If you're not doing that,
you're not loving yourself.

And by element of happiness,
you mean the "D," right?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

-Thank you, Aquaria.
-Thank you so much.

Now, children,
one of these queens

will be named
America's Next Drag Superstar.

I present to you
Brooke Lynn Hytes...

[cheers and applause]

♪ A mighty, mighty, mighty
Mighty love ♪

And Yvie Oddly.

[cheers and applause]

♪ Hey, baby ♪

Ladies, it all comes down
to this.

For the last time this season,

two queens stand behind me.

Prior to tonight,
you were asked to prepare

a lip sync performance
of Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga.

[cheers and applause]

[RuPaul] Ladies, this is
your last chance to impress me

and prove to the world

that you are America's
next drag superstar.

-The time has come...
-[thunder]

...to lip sync...

[echoing] for the crown!

[cheers and applause]

Good luck,

and don't fuck it up.

♪ There ain't no reason ♪

♪ You and me
Should be alone tonight ♪

♪ Yeah, baby, tonight
Yeah, baby ♪

♪ But I got a reason ♪

♪ That you should
Take me home tonight ♪

♪ I need a man
That makes it right ♪

♪ When it's so wrong ♪

♪ Tonight, yeah, baby
Tonight, yeah, baby ♪

♪ Right on the limit's ♪

♪ Where we know
We both belong tonight ♪

♪ It's time to feel the rush ♪

♪ To push the dangerous ♪

♪ I'm gonna run right to
To the edge with you ♪

♪ Where we can both
Fall far in love ♪

♪ I'm on the edge of glory ♪

♪ And I'm hanging
On a moment of truth ♪

♪ Out on the edge of glory ♪

♪ And I'm hanging
On a moment with you ♪

♪ I'm on the edge
The edge ♪

♪ The edge, the edge ♪

♪ The edge, the edge
The edge ♪

♪ I'm on the edge of glory ♪

♪ And I'm hanging
On a moment with you ♪

♪ I'm on the edge with you ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ I'm on the edge of glory ♪

♪ And I'm hanging
On a moment of truth ♪

♪ Out on the edge, the edge ♪

♪ The edge, the edge ♪

♪ The edge, the edge
The edge ♪

♪ I'm on the edge of glory ♪

♪ And I'm hanging
On a moment with you ♪

♪ I'm on the edge with you ♪

♪ With you, with you
With you ♪

-[cheers and applause]
-[music stops]

Ladies,
in addition to the title

of America's
Next Drag Superstar,

the winner
of RuPaul's Drag Race

will receive a crown and scepter

provided
by Fierce! Drag Jewels,

a year's supply of makeup
from Anastasia Beverly Hills,

and a cash prize of $100,000.

[cheers and applause]

The time has come
to crown our queen.

Ladies, I've made my decision.

The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race,

America's Next Drag Superstar is...

Yvie Oddly.

♪ This is the beginning
The beginning ♪

♪ This is the beginning
Of the rest of your life ♪

♪ This is the beginning
The beginning ♪

♪ This is the beginning
Of the rest of your life ♪

♪ You better get it, get it ♪

♪ Get it, get it
Right, right ♪

[RuPaul]
Con-drag-ulations, Yvie.

Now, is there anything
you'd like to say?

Yeah. Follow your oddities,
and fly your freak flag!

[laughter]

Now prance, my queen.
Prance.

[cheers and applause]

[Yvie laughs]

And remember,
if you can't love yourself,

how in the hell
you gonna love somebody else?

Can I get a "amen" up in here?

-Amen!
-Amen!

All right.
Now, let the music play.

♪ This is the beginning
The beginning ♪

♪ This is the beginning
Of the rest of your life ♪

♪ This is the beginning
The beginning ♪

♪ This is the beginning
Of the rest of your life ♪

[laughs]

♪ To, to, to, to
To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ To the moon ♪

♪ Come on and take me away ♪

♪ To, to, to, to the moon ♪