1 00:00:06.006 --> 00:00:08.008 Coming to you from across America 2 00:00:08.008 --> 00:00:10.777 and several many time zones, 3 00:00:10.777 --> 00:00:14.381 it's the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12! 4 00:00:14.381 --> 00:00:16.750 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 5 00:00:16.750 --> 00:00:18.886 Stalking us from Brooklyn, it's Dahlia Sin. 6 00:00:18.886 --> 00:00:20.921 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 7 00:00:20.921 --> 00:00:22.890 ♪ Where they at? Bring back my girls ♪ 8 00:00:22.890 --> 00:00:25.125 ♪ Get 'em back, bring back my girls ♪ 9 00:00:25.125 --> 00:00:26.493 ♪ Come on, bring back my ho's ♪ 10 00:00:26.493 --> 00:00:31.031 From San Francisco, the animé-zing Rock M. Sakura. 11 00:00:31.031 --> 00:00:32.933 ♪ She going back to the werkroom ♪ 12 00:00:32.933 --> 00:00:34.968 ♪ Rethink her life ♪ 13 00:00:34.968 --> 00:00:38.538 ♪ On the alcohol, vodka and cranberry, thank you, doll ♪ 14 00:00:38.538 --> 00:00:42.843 From New York City, le magnifique Nicky Doll. 15 00:00:42.843 --> 00:00:44.511 ♪ The rise and fall ♪ 16 00:00:44.511 --> 00:00:45.979 ♪ Shit hit the fan when she hit that wall ♪ 17 00:00:45.979 --> 00:00:48.048 ♪ Girl, I got you, lost-and-found you ♪ 18 00:00:48.048 --> 00:00:50.017 ♪ Mama Ru 'bout to show you ♪ 19 00:00:50.017 --> 00:00:52.986 From her backyard in Acworth, Georgia, 20 00:00:52.986 --> 00:00:56.523 Boo! It's Aiden Zhane. 21 00:00:56.523 --> 00:00:58.759 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 22 00:00:58.759 --> 00:01:00.093 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 23 00:01:00.093 --> 00:01:01.428 ♪ Bring back my-- ♪ 24 00:01:01.428 --> 00:01:05.432 From Maine, the queen of New York City, it's Brita. 25 00:01:05.432 --> 00:01:08.101 ♪ Get 'em back, bring back my girls ♪ 26 00:01:08.101 --> 00:01:09.436 ♪ Come on, bring back my-- ♪ 27 00:01:09.436 --> 00:01:11.405 ♪ Ladies, bring back my girls ♪ 28 00:01:11.405 --> 00:01:13.607 From her kitchen in Hell's Kitchen, 29 00:01:13.607 --> 00:01:16.443 the simply incredible Jan. 30 00:01:16.443 --> 00:01:17.444 ♪ Bring back my-- bring back my-- ♪ 31 00:01:17.444 --> 00:01:18.712 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 32 00:01:18.712 --> 00:01:21.415 ♪ Bring back my-- bring back my-- ♪ 33 00:01:21.415 --> 00:01:24.117 From her hometown of K.C., M-O, 34 00:01:24.117 --> 00:01:26.186 the wonderful Widow Von'Du. 35 00:01:26.186 --> 00:01:28.889 ♪ Bring back my girls, ho's ♪ 36 00:01:31.391 --> 00:01:32.893 She's blessed and highly favored, 37 00:01:32.893 --> 00:01:36.163 from Ramseur, North Carolina, Heidi N Closet. 38 00:01:36.163 --> 00:01:37.965 ♪ She's trying to make some coins ♪ 39 00:01:37.965 --> 00:01:40.167 ♪ Trying to score some points ♪ 40 00:01:40.167 --> 00:01:41.401 ♪ Impress Miss Paul ♪ 41 00:01:41.401 --> 00:01:42.736 From New York City, 42 00:01:42.736 --> 00:01:45.939 she's got Persian-ality, Jackie Cox. 43 00:01:45.939 --> 00:01:47.941 ♪ That girl went crazy ♪ 44 00:01:47.941 --> 00:01:49.643 ♪ Fumbling that ball ♪ 45 00:01:49.643 --> 00:01:51.445 ♪ Is she gonna lip sync and lose it all? ♪ 46 00:01:51.445 --> 00:01:54.147 And now, our top three queens. 47 00:01:54.147 --> 00:01:55.415 ♪ Bring back my girls, girls ♪ 48 00:01:55.415 --> 00:01:57.417 From Springfield, Missouri, 49 00:01:57.417 --> 00:01:59.386 she's got us all screaming. 50 00:01:59.386 --> 00:02:01.054 [party horn blows] 51 00:02:01.054 --> 00:02:02.389 Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 52 00:02:02.389 --> 00:02:04.358 Crystal Methyd. 53 00:02:04.358 --> 00:02:05.726 ♪ Bring back my-- ♪ 54 00:02:05.726 --> 00:02:08.362 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 55 00:02:08.362 --> 00:02:09.696 From Los Angeles, 56 00:02:09.696 --> 00:02:12.599 good morning, campers, it's Gigi Goode. 57 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:14.201 ♪ Bring back my-- ladies ♪ 58 00:02:14.201 --> 00:02:16.636 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 59 00:02:16.636 --> 00:02:18.672 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 60 00:02:18.672 --> 00:02:20.307 And from Milwaukee, 61 00:02:20.307 --> 00:02:24.311 the essence of beauty, Jaida Essence Hall. 62 00:02:24.311 --> 00:02:25.946 ♪ Where they at? Bring back my girls ♪ 63 00:02:25.946 --> 00:02:29.116 -♪ Get 'em back ♪ -And now, almost live 64 00:02:29.116 --> 00:02:31.318 from his panic room in the Hollywood Hills, 65 00:02:31.318 --> 00:02:33.453 it's RuPaul! 66 00:02:35.222 --> 00:02:37.290 Hello, hello, hello! 67 00:02:37.290 --> 00:02:40.727 Welcome to the RuPaul's Drag Race grand finale, 68 00:02:40.727 --> 00:02:44.031 brought to you by filters. Filters... 69 00:02:44.031 --> 00:02:47.100 They keep a quarantined queen looking good. 70 00:02:50.570 --> 00:02:52.839 [laughs] 71 00:02:52.839 --> 00:02:55.308 Now, after one of the most enter-tainting 72 00:02:55.308 --> 00:02:57.210 seasons in herstory, 73 00:02:57.210 --> 00:02:59.446 tonight we gather virtually 74 00:02:59.446 --> 00:03:02.115 to crown America's next drag superstar. 75 00:03:02.115 --> 00:03:07.154 Now, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, 76 00:03:07.154 --> 00:03:09.623 and I wanna applaud all the queens 77 00:03:09.623 --> 00:03:11.925 for pitching in like never before 78 00:03:11.925 --> 00:03:15.028 to ensure that this show must go on. 79 00:03:15.028 --> 00:03:18.298 I also wanna send my love and gratitude 80 00:03:18.298 --> 00:03:22.035 to the amazing crew of RuPaul's Drag Race. 81 00:03:22.035 --> 00:03:24.371 Out of caution for everyone's safety, 82 00:03:24.371 --> 00:03:27.207 we are all working from home tonight. 83 00:03:27.207 --> 00:03:29.810 I miss each and every one of you, 84 00:03:29.810 --> 00:03:34.514 but I gotta tell ya, who I really miss are the grips. 85 00:03:34.514 --> 00:03:36.349 [laughs] You should have seen me 86 00:03:36.349 --> 00:03:39.386 trying to assemble this green screen all by myself. 87 00:03:39.386 --> 00:03:41.254 Whew. [cat screeches] 88 00:03:41.254 --> 00:03:42.956 But it was worth it, 89 00:03:42.956 --> 00:03:46.693 because tonight it's all about our top three queens: 90 00:03:46.693 --> 00:03:48.161 Crystal Methyd, 91 00:03:48.161 --> 00:03:49.396 Gigi Goode, 92 00:03:49.396 --> 00:03:51.465 and Jaida Essence Hall. 93 00:03:51.465 --> 00:03:54.267 All three of these ladies are already legendary children, 94 00:03:54.267 --> 00:03:57.304 but only one can win the crown. 95 00:03:57.304 --> 00:04:00.207 Tonight, America's next drag superstar 96 00:04:00.207 --> 00:04:03.110 will need to survive three competitive lip syncs. 97 00:04:03.110 --> 00:04:06.079 First, a three-way close-up lip sync, 98 00:04:06.079 --> 00:04:09.015 where they serve face, face, face. 99 00:04:09.015 --> 00:04:12.819 The second, a lip sync from home, where each queen 100 00:04:12.819 --> 00:04:16.156 has chosen a different song to express themselves 101 00:04:16.156 --> 00:04:19.726 in a performance they've produced in lockdown. 102 00:04:19.726 --> 00:04:23.230 And finally, I'll chose the top two queens 103 00:04:23.230 --> 00:04:25.198 to lip sync for the crown 104 00:04:25.198 --> 00:04:30.003 as they perform side-by-side, but thousands of miles apart. 105 00:04:30.003 --> 00:04:32.906 Now, watching from home tonight 106 00:04:32.906 --> 00:04:35.041 are my sequestered squirrel friends. 107 00:04:35.041 --> 00:04:37.277 She's holed up with her husband. 108 00:04:37.277 --> 00:04:38.345 Michelle Visage. 109 00:04:38.345 --> 00:04:39.579 Hey, baby. 110 00:04:39.579 --> 00:04:41.915 You know, as they say, any hole is a goal. 111 00:04:41.915 --> 00:04:43.950 [laughs] 112 00:04:43.950 --> 00:04:45.619 Sending you greetings from Camp Visage with me, the hubby, 113 00:04:45.619 --> 00:04:47.087 the daughter, the dogs. 114 00:04:47.087 --> 00:04:48.155 -[gasps] -Doing nothin'. 115 00:04:49.923 --> 00:04:51.558 Here we are. 116 00:04:51.558 --> 00:04:53.326 The hilarious Ross Mathews. 117 00:04:53.326 --> 00:04:54.728 Hi, you guys. 118 00:04:54.728 --> 00:04:56.797 Welcome to my homo, sweet homo! 119 00:04:56.797 --> 00:05:00.834 You know, I watched all of Season 12 like 47 times. 120 00:05:00.834 --> 00:05:03.837 Gay's Anatomy really holds up. 121 00:05:03.837 --> 00:05:04.838 Oh, really? 122 00:05:04.838 --> 00:05:06.106 [dog whines] 123 00:05:06.106 --> 00:05:07.474 Yeah, fine, I'll tell you. Sorry. 124 00:05:07.474 --> 00:05:10.310 Audrey thinks Jan was robbed in the Madonna challenge. 125 00:05:10.310 --> 00:05:12.345 [dog whines] I told him. 126 00:05:12.345 --> 00:05:15.782 And style superstar Carson Kressley. 127 00:05:15.782 --> 00:05:18.885 Cheers, Ru. Greetings from Pennsylvania. 128 00:05:18.885 --> 00:05:20.187 Hi-ee! 129 00:05:20.187 --> 00:05:21.988 -Ha-- -Carson? 130 00:05:21.988 --> 00:05:23.423 Carson! 131 00:05:23.423 --> 00:05:26.359 I think your screen is frozen, darling. 132 00:05:26.359 --> 00:05:28.828 Is your connection okay? 133 00:05:28.828 --> 00:05:30.497 Oh, no, Ru, that's just my face. 134 00:05:30.497 --> 00:05:32.032 I did a little homemade botox, 135 00:05:32.032 --> 00:05:33.967 but it turned out it was poppers. 136 00:05:33.967 --> 00:05:35.902 Oh. [laughs] 137 00:05:35.902 --> 00:05:37.470 Thanks for noticing. 138 00:05:37.470 --> 00:05:41.308 Thanks, guys. We'll be checking in with you a little later. 139 00:05:41.308 --> 00:05:42.642 Now, to all the fans 140 00:05:42.642 --> 00:05:45.679 who've been binge-ing this season in record numbers, 141 00:05:45.679 --> 00:05:47.714 I have one thing to say: 142 00:05:47.714 --> 00:05:49.816 Thank you! 143 00:05:49.816 --> 00:05:52.018 RuPaul's Drag Race has helped me 144 00:05:52.018 --> 00:05:53.453 while I've been self-isolating 145 00:05:53.453 --> 00:05:55.855 by giving me both an escape, 146 00:05:55.855 --> 00:05:58.758 but also connecting me with the world. 147 00:05:58.758 --> 00:06:01.228 I've been watching RuPaul's Drag Race in quarantine, 148 00:06:01.228 --> 00:06:02.395 just like everyone else, 149 00:06:02.395 --> 00:06:05.865 and it just makes me feel good every time. 150 00:06:05.865 --> 00:06:08.134 Watching Drag Race in self-isolation 151 00:06:08.134 --> 00:06:10.604 has, first of all, made me smile a lot, 152 00:06:10.604 --> 00:06:14.341 and made me forget about how sad some of this felt. 153 00:06:14.341 --> 00:06:15.809 I love you, Ru! 154 00:06:15.809 --> 00:06:18.845 I've loved watching Drag Race this season 155 00:06:18.845 --> 00:06:20.780 because it taught me that even if we're sequestered 156 00:06:20.780 --> 00:06:23.016 and isolated from the outside public, 157 00:06:23.016 --> 00:06:24.818 we can still be fabulous. 158 00:06:24.818 --> 00:06:26.519 Being in quarantine was nuts, 159 00:06:26.519 --> 00:06:30.123 and it really helped to watch a lot of nuts. 160 00:06:31.491 --> 00:06:33.059 Ru, thank you for this show. 161 00:06:33.059 --> 00:06:36.129 Thank you for this excuse to get dolled up 162 00:06:36.129 --> 00:06:39.733 for the first time since giving birth about six weeks ago, 163 00:06:39.733 --> 00:06:41.167 and for the excuse 164 00:06:41.167 --> 00:06:43.203 to show off my pornographically large breasts, 165 00:06:43.203 --> 00:06:44.771 which are filled with milk. 166 00:06:44.771 --> 00:06:46.139 Oh, yeah. 167 00:06:48.341 --> 00:06:52.545 And now, let's all say this next part together. 168 00:06:52.545 --> 00:06:55.415 Gentlemen, start your engines, 169 00:06:55.415 --> 00:06:58.151 and may the best woman win. 170 00:06:59.653 --> 00:07:01.321 RuPaul: The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race 171 00:07:01.321 --> 00:07:02.589 receives a one-year supply 172 00:07:02.589 --> 00:07:05.358 of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics 173 00:07:05.358 --> 00:07:08.962 and a cash prize of $100.000. 174 00:07:08.962 --> 00:07:10.196 ♪ RuPaul's Drag Race ♪ 175 00:07:10.196 --> 00:07:11.331 ♪ May the best woman ♪ 176 00:07:11.331 --> 00:07:13.533 ♪ Best woman win ♪end act 177 00:07:13.533 --> 00:07:14.834 [RuPaul laughs, bell dings] 178 00:07:15.802 --> 00:07:17.203 Hey, it's Whoop, 179 00:07:17.203 --> 00:07:18.905 and I'm sending this message 180 00:07:18.905 --> 00:07:21.641 to everybody over at RuPaul's Drag Race. 181 00:07:21.641 --> 00:07:24.110 As an entertainer, there are times 182 00:07:24.110 --> 00:07:27.080 when we are really, really, really necessary, 183 00:07:27.080 --> 00:07:30.417 where it just--nobody can do it better than we can. 184 00:07:30.417 --> 00:07:33.053 I think this is one of those times, 185 00:07:33.053 --> 00:07:35.689 and America needs her queens. 186 00:07:35.689 --> 00:07:37.691 America needs her queens 187 00:07:37.691 --> 00:07:40.660 to remind them how to social distance, 188 00:07:40.660 --> 00:07:42.996 how to wash their hands, 189 00:07:42.996 --> 00:07:45.298 but with a little flair and a little humor 190 00:07:45.298 --> 00:07:46.499 and a little love. 191 00:07:46.499 --> 00:07:48.902 Hang in there. I know you will. 192 00:07:48.902 --> 00:07:54.407 I'd hate to think of a world without y'all. 193 00:07:54.407 --> 00:07:56.576 Aw! Thank you, Whoopi. 194 00:07:56.576 --> 00:07:58.611 [laughs] 195 00:07:58.611 --> 00:08:00.680 And now it's time to do a deep dive 196 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:03.683 into the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent 197 00:08:03.683 --> 00:08:06.052 of our top three queens. 198 00:08:06.052 --> 00:08:07.220 Now, prior to tonight, 199 00:08:07.220 --> 00:08:11.624 I had a one-on-one chat with my very best girls. 200 00:08:11.624 --> 00:08:15.395 First up, the kooky and charismatic Crystal Methyd.graphic 201 00:08:17.364 --> 00:08:18.365 -Uh-oh. -Uh-oh. 202 00:08:19.499 --> 00:08:21.568 Who's ready to party and play? 203 00:08:21.568 --> 00:08:24.003 I'm Crystal Methyd, and I'm a little devil 204 00:08:24.003 --> 00:08:25.772 that likes to raise hell in the Bible Belt. 205 00:08:25.772 --> 00:08:27.841 One, two, fashion's comin' for you. 206 00:08:27.841 --> 00:08:29.409 I make a lot of my own drag myself. 207 00:08:29.409 --> 00:08:32.479 Love to create weird and unique looks. 208 00:08:32.479 --> 00:08:33.513 You're freaky, you're fun. 209 00:08:33.513 --> 00:08:34.914 You are El-motherfucking-DeBarge. 210 00:08:34.914 --> 00:08:39.052 Business in the front and party in the back! 211 00:08:39.052 --> 00:08:41.788 Wow. Thanks, Magic Mullet! 212 00:08:41.788 --> 00:08:45.859 ♪ There comes a time in an artist's career-reer-reer ♪ 213 00:08:45.859 --> 00:08:48.161 [all laugh] Do the jerk! 214 00:08:48.161 --> 00:08:50.163 [all laugh] 215 00:08:50.163 --> 00:08:52.332 You have had a pivot in this competition 216 00:08:52.332 --> 00:08:54.701 where you've really gone all-in on your weird, 217 00:08:54.701 --> 00:08:57.637 which is, by the way, how you win this show. 218 00:08:57.637 --> 00:09:00.774 I have worked my way from the bottom 219 00:09:00.774 --> 00:09:04.177 to a consistent top in this competition. 220 00:09:04.177 --> 00:09:07.380 I feel like I can do anything! 221 00:09:07.380 --> 00:09:10.016 ♪ I'll have you all screaming Crystal Methyd ♪ 222 00:09:10.016 --> 00:09:12.452 [all laugh] 223 00:09:12.452 --> 00:09:16.022 Wow. Hello, Crystal Methyd. 224 00:09:16.022 --> 00:09:17.724 Well, hi, Ru. 225 00:09:17.724 --> 00:09:20.460 ♪ To the beat of the rhythm of the night ♪ 226 00:09:20.460 --> 00:09:22.429 [laughs] 227 00:09:22.429 --> 00:09:23.863 Now, is it just me, 228 00:09:23.863 --> 00:09:27.901 or do you also hear that song every time I say your name? 229 00:09:27.901 --> 00:09:30.036 It follows me everywhere I go. 230 00:09:30.036 --> 00:09:31.471 [both laugh] 231 00:09:31.471 --> 00:09:34.441 People have been telling me when you search "El DeBarge," 232 00:09:34.441 --> 00:09:35.742 that I show up. 233 00:09:35.742 --> 00:09:38.211 It is absolutely crazy. 234 00:09:38.211 --> 00:09:40.647 Now, Crystal, you earned your way to the top 235 00:09:40.647 --> 00:09:43.716 by doing something most queens struggle with. 236 00:09:43.716 --> 00:09:46.519 You applied the judges' critiques. 237 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:49.389 Yeah, I definitely tried to make sure I was listening, 238 00:09:49.389 --> 00:09:54.761 but keeping what makes me... me in all of it. 239 00:09:54.761 --> 00:09:56.930 I'm glad I was challenged in that way, 240 00:09:56.930 --> 00:09:59.732 because now I feel like I'm even more capable 241 00:09:59.732 --> 00:10:02.869 of creating all kinds of magic. 242 00:10:02.869 --> 00:10:05.104 Now, your mom and dad sent us 243 00:10:05.104 --> 00:10:08.708 this extra-special video message. 244 00:10:08.708 --> 00:10:10.343 -Hi, RuPaul. -Hi, RuPaul. 245 00:10:10.343 --> 00:10:13.012 Thank you for choosing Crystal to be on your show 246 00:10:13.012 --> 00:10:16.950 and perhaps be the next America's drag superstar. 247 00:10:16.950 --> 00:10:19.719 Cody, we're proud to be your parents. 248 00:10:19.719 --> 00:10:22.722 I remember when you first told us that you were gay, 249 00:10:22.722 --> 00:10:24.257 which took us by surprise. 250 00:10:24.257 --> 00:10:26.326 I can still hear your dad saying, 251 00:10:26.326 --> 00:10:28.361 "I'm not going to lose my son 252 00:10:28.361 --> 00:10:30.630 "like so many other families have. 253 00:10:30.630 --> 00:10:31.931 He's still Cody." 254 00:10:31.931 --> 00:10:34.367 Remember we are your greatest fans. 255 00:10:34.367 --> 00:10:36.169 Nana records your shows 256 00:10:36.169 --> 00:10:38.771 and has your aunt translate what you're saying. 257 00:10:38.771 --> 00:10:40.306 You keep reaching for the stars, 258 00:10:40.306 --> 00:10:42.675 and don't settle for anything less, Crystal. 259 00:10:42.675 --> 00:10:45.211 All your hard work has paid off. 260 00:10:46.246 --> 00:10:48.448 Aw, wow! 261 00:10:48.448 --> 00:10:49.916 That was so sweet. 262 00:10:49.916 --> 00:10:53.887 That is so sweet, and they're so gorgeous and glamorous. 263 00:10:53.887 --> 00:10:55.555 I know. Isn't my mom fabulous? 264 00:10:55.555 --> 00:10:58.391 She is fabulous. She had the girls out, didn't she? 265 00:10:58.391 --> 00:11:00.326 She's always got those girls out. 266 00:11:00.326 --> 00:11:01.628 [both laugh] 267 00:11:01.628 --> 00:11:03.863 Hey, listen, if you got it, flaunt it. 268 00:11:03.863 --> 00:11:06.266 Yeah. I mean, she paid good money for 'em. 269 00:11:06.266 --> 00:11:09.035 [laughs] 270 00:11:09.035 --> 00:11:10.837 So how is your dad doing? 271 00:11:10.837 --> 00:11:12.539 He's doing really good. 272 00:11:12.539 --> 00:11:15.108 You know, it's a really hard thing 273 00:11:15.108 --> 00:11:17.210 that he's going through with Parkinson's. 274 00:11:17.210 --> 00:11:21.648 He's just slowly over time been losing mobility. 275 00:11:21.648 --> 00:11:25.485 He actually just bought a huge, brand-new truck 276 00:11:25.485 --> 00:11:27.387 so that before he's unable to drive, 277 00:11:27.387 --> 00:11:31.090 he can live out this last bit of time in luxury. 278 00:11:31.090 --> 00:11:33.026 [both laugh] 279 00:11:33.026 --> 00:11:34.794 Hold on one second. This just in. 280 00:11:34.794 --> 00:11:36.029 Breaking news. 281 00:11:36.029 --> 00:11:38.431 We have another video message, 282 00:11:38.431 --> 00:11:40.466 and this one's from your abuela. 283 00:11:40.466 --> 00:11:41.601 [laughs] 284 00:11:41.601 --> 00:11:44.070 [speaking Spanish]subtitles 285 00:11:57.216 --> 00:11:58.785 I don't speak Spanish, 286 00:11:58.785 --> 00:12:02.388 but I think your grandmother said, "I love glitter." 287 00:12:02.388 --> 00:12:03.590 Was I close? 288 00:12:03.590 --> 00:12:06.259 I believe that's what it translated to, yes. 289 00:12:06.259 --> 00:12:08.595 And it was just my grandma's 90th birthday. 290 00:12:08.595 --> 00:12:10.196 You are kidding me. 291 00:12:10.196 --> 00:12:11.464 Yeah, she's incredible. 292 00:12:11.464 --> 00:12:14.567 Now, your abuela had her girls out, too. 293 00:12:14.567 --> 00:12:16.035 It's a family tradition. 294 00:12:16.035 --> 00:12:18.471 To have the girls out and to wear all cheetah print 295 00:12:18.471 --> 00:12:19.839 and all the jewelry, yeah. 296 00:12:19.839 --> 00:12:22.442 Now, you have your girls out, too. 297 00:12:22.442 --> 00:12:24.777 Is that your real body hair underneath that, 298 00:12:24.777 --> 00:12:26.713 or is that just printed on the fabric? 299 00:12:26.713 --> 00:12:28.748 It's printed on the fabric, 300 00:12:28.748 --> 00:12:30.516 and then there's some yarn sewn in. 301 00:12:30.516 --> 00:12:32.085 I've even got some in here. 302 00:12:32.085 --> 00:12:34.821 Ooh, my goodness. [laughs] 303 00:12:34.821 --> 00:12:36.823 Now, to win the crown 304 00:12:36.823 --> 00:12:41.461 you're gonna have to perform three lip syncs from your home. 305 00:12:41.461 --> 00:12:44.897 So what is your strategy to slay the lip sync? 306 00:12:44.897 --> 00:12:48.334 I'm gonna do what Crystal Methyd does best. 307 00:12:48.334 --> 00:12:50.903 I'm gonna be weird, I'm gonna be funny, 308 00:12:50.903 --> 00:12:54.374 and I'm just gonna serve you all the emotions of the songs. 309 00:12:54.374 --> 00:12:56.376 Now, Crystal, I always say 310 00:12:56.376 --> 00:12:59.379 that we have a lot of young, sweet, sensitive souls 311 00:12:59.379 --> 00:13:01.914 who watch our show for guidance and inspiration. 312 00:13:01.914 --> 00:13:03.316 With them in mind, 313 00:13:03.316 --> 00:13:08.821 what advice do you have for your younger self, little Cody? 314 00:13:08.821 --> 00:13:11.157 [laughs] Oh, little cutie. 315 00:13:11.157 --> 00:13:13.993 Cody, just know that as you grow up 316 00:13:13.993 --> 00:13:15.328 you're gonna realize 317 00:13:15.328 --> 00:13:17.930 that you're kinda different from the other kids. 318 00:13:17.930 --> 00:13:19.365 Don't be scared by that. 319 00:13:19.365 --> 00:13:22.535 Embrace it, and know that what makes you different 320 00:13:22.535 --> 00:13:25.571 is what makes you so incredibly special. 321 00:13:25.571 --> 00:13:27.407 Do not try and hide from it, 322 00:13:27.407 --> 00:13:28.808 and know that your family 323 00:13:28.808 --> 00:13:32.578 will always be behind you 100% no matter what. 324 00:13:32.578 --> 00:13:36.249 And your mom knows that you go into her closet 325 00:13:36.249 --> 00:13:37.483 and try on her clothes. 326 00:13:37.483 --> 00:13:41.154 -You're not fooling anyone. -[laughs] 327 00:13:41.154 --> 00:13:42.689 So, Crystal, tell me this. 328 00:13:42.689 --> 00:13:43.890 What would it mean to you 329 00:13:43.890 --> 00:13:47.126 to be crowned America's next drag superstar? 330 00:13:47.126 --> 00:13:51.197 Ru, I want to turn drag on its head. 331 00:13:51.197 --> 00:13:54.000 I want to create looks that are so bizarre 332 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.737 that people don't even know if it's drag. 333 00:13:57.737 --> 00:14:00.006 Drag has always been about pushing boundaries, 334 00:14:00.006 --> 00:14:03.276 and I think that my drag is doing that. 335 00:14:03.276 --> 00:14:04.610 And I think that that is why 336 00:14:04.610 --> 00:14:07.480 I am America's next drag superstar. 337 00:14:07.480 --> 00:14:11.451 All right, she's DeBarge and in charge. 338 00:14:11.451 --> 00:14:13.853 Crystal Methyd. 339 00:14:13.853 --> 00:14:15.254 Thank you, darling. 340 00:14:15.254 --> 00:14:17.090 Thank you. 341 00:14:17.090 --> 00:14:20.326 You know, there's a lot of conflama in the world today, 342 00:14:20.326 --> 00:14:24.230 but let's not forget about all the good that people are doing. 343 00:14:24.230 --> 00:14:27.333 Serving gratitude with a little attitude, 344 00:14:27.333 --> 00:14:31.237 it's the queens of season 12. 345 00:14:31.237 --> 00:14:35.675 Although the world is in a crazy state right now, 346 00:14:35.675 --> 00:14:37.944 we're all in this together and we will get past this. 347 00:14:37.944 --> 00:14:39.145 It will get better. 348 00:14:39.145 --> 00:14:40.246 ♪ I feel a miracle... ♪ 349 00:14:40.246 --> 00:14:41.748 Shout out to all the doctors, 350 00:14:41.748 --> 00:14:44.283 to the nurses, to the hospital administrators. 351 00:14:44.283 --> 00:14:46.586 To all of those out there on the front lines. 352 00:14:46.586 --> 00:14:48.821 To help us fight this coronavirus. 353 00:14:48.821 --> 00:14:50.423 It really sucks what's going on in the world, 354 00:14:50.423 --> 00:14:53.793 but in times like these we just have to remember to be blessed. 355 00:14:53.793 --> 00:14:57.530 ♪ I feel blessed, I feel blessed ♪ 356 00:14:57.530 --> 00:15:01.601 ♪ And I owe it all to you ♪ 357 00:15:01.601 --> 00:15:05.104 ♪ I feel blessed, I feel blessed ♪ 358 00:15:05.104 --> 00:15:09.041 ♪ And there's nothing I can do ♪ 359 00:15:09.041 --> 00:15:11.144 ♪ Sing hallelujah ♪ 360 00:15:11.144 --> 00:15:13.780 ♪ Sing hallelujah ♪ 361 00:15:13.780 --> 00:15:15.381 ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ 362 00:15:15.381 --> 00:15:16.916 God bless all the people 363 00:15:16.916 --> 00:15:18.918 who are surviving and thriving right now. 364 00:15:18.918 --> 00:15:21.454 Can I get an "amen" for all of the essential workers 365 00:15:21.454 --> 00:15:22.822 who are going to work every single day, 366 00:15:22.822 --> 00:15:25.491 to make sure that all of us are taken care of? Mwah!graphic 367 00:15:25.491 --> 00:15:28.427 I wanna throw a lot of love to my best friend Matt 368 00:15:28.427 --> 00:15:29.729 over at Cox Hospital. 369 00:15:29.729 --> 00:15:31.364 My mom is a respiratory therapist. 370 00:15:31.364 --> 00:15:32.932 I wanna thank people like my mom, 371 00:15:32.932 --> 00:15:35.568 who is singlehandedly running a restaurant right now. 372 00:15:35.568 --> 00:15:37.637 I am thankful for the delivery guy 373 00:15:37.637 --> 00:15:39.539 of my favorite Indian restaurant. 374 00:15:39.539 --> 00:15:41.407 I know, girl. I know. 375 00:15:41.407 --> 00:15:43.242 But a bitch gotta eat, okay? 376 00:15:43.242 --> 00:15:45.745 I'm blessed there are people at grocery stores 377 00:15:45.745 --> 00:15:47.280 putting their health at risk. 378 00:15:47.280 --> 00:15:48.948 I wanna throw a lot of love 379 00:15:48.948 --> 00:15:50.817 to people who have lost their jobs. 380 00:15:50.817 --> 00:15:52.118 Just hang in there, please hang in there, 381 00:15:52.118 --> 00:15:54.921 because we will see a brighter side of this. 382 00:15:54.921 --> 00:15:56.255 Can I get a "amen"? 383 00:15:56.255 --> 00:15:57.423 Can we get a "amen"? 384 00:15:57.423 --> 00:16:00.760 Baby, can I get an "amen" for--ooh, girl. 385 00:16:05.731 --> 00:16:07.166 We'll be right back.end act 386 00:16:09.869 --> 00:16:13.039 Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race, 387 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:17.143 where tonight we'll be crowning America's next drag superstar. 388 00:16:17.143 --> 00:16:19.879 Up next, when it comes to her many talents, 389 00:16:19.879 --> 00:16:21.881 this queen is unapologetic. 390 00:16:21.881 --> 00:16:24.817 Here she is, Miss Gigi Goode. 391 00:16:26.419 --> 00:16:28.020 Ahoy. My name is Gigi Goode, 392 00:16:28.020 --> 00:16:29.889 and I'm not just Goode, I'm incredible. 393 00:16:29.889 --> 00:16:32.792 -Where's Gigi Bad? -Mm, that's what I wanna know. 394 00:16:32.792 --> 00:16:34.560 Fashion means everything to me. 395 00:16:34.560 --> 00:16:37.029 I see my drag going to the cover of Vogue, period. 396 00:16:37.029 --> 00:16:39.232 This look, perfection! 397 00:16:39.232 --> 00:16:42.301 Is that my new competition in the modeling world? 398 00:16:42.301 --> 00:16:44.670 So what is like y'all's specialty? 399 00:16:44.670 --> 00:16:45.972 Name something. 400 00:16:45.972 --> 00:16:47.707 -She does it all, bitch. -Okay. 401 00:16:47.707 --> 00:16:49.742 I think the first impression of me 402 00:16:49.742 --> 00:16:53.546 is going to be, oh, God, here's another fashion queen. 403 00:16:53.546 --> 00:16:56.215 No personality, no humor. 404 00:16:56.215 --> 00:16:58.751 How do you make a robot funny? 405 00:16:58.751 --> 00:16:59.952 I understand your concern, 406 00:16:59.952 --> 00:17:01.654 but I do not have the same concern. 407 00:17:01.654 --> 00:17:03.289 Okay. All right. 408 00:17:03.289 --> 00:17:04.824 What's up, bitch? 409 00:17:04.824 --> 00:17:06.158 [all laugh] 410 00:17:06.158 --> 00:17:07.159 Come on, girls! 411 00:17:07.159 --> 00:17:09.762 She needs a face transplant, stat! 412 00:17:09.762 --> 00:17:10.963 Literally, I would steal that line. 413 00:17:10.963 --> 00:17:12.732 Like that's a real rap line. 414 00:17:12.732 --> 00:17:13.833 [all laugh] 415 00:17:13.833 --> 00:17:15.401 You've got gorgeous out here 416 00:17:15.401 --> 00:17:17.203 and a weird little mind in there. 417 00:17:17.203 --> 00:17:19.605 You sold every moment of your performance. 418 00:17:19.605 --> 00:17:21.407 You were just living what you were singing. 419 00:17:21.407 --> 00:17:23.509 You weren't just good, you were great. 420 00:17:23.509 --> 00:17:26.245 ♪ I'm just here to win and leave a bitch on read, ow ♪ 421 00:17:28.381 --> 00:17:32.752 Oh, my goodness. Oh, my gosh. 422 00:17:32.752 --> 00:17:35.354 Hello, Miss Goode. 423 00:17:35.354 --> 00:17:37.223 Oh, what's up, bitch? 424 00:17:37.223 --> 00:17:39.592 It's like looking in a mirror. 425 00:17:39.592 --> 00:17:42.261 I know. Come on, Miss Daytona Beach. 426 00:17:42.261 --> 00:17:45.765 So what's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this? 427 00:17:45.765 --> 00:17:47.166 Top three bitches. 428 00:17:47.166 --> 00:17:49.936 Well, you know what, I can't say that I'm surprised. 429 00:17:49.936 --> 00:17:51.070 [laughs] 430 00:17:51.070 --> 00:17:54.407 I am so proud of myself for making it here, 431 00:17:54.407 --> 00:17:56.976 and I worked my ass off to get here, so... 432 00:17:56.976 --> 00:18:00.746 You're very confident. Where does that come from? 433 00:18:00.746 --> 00:18:03.115 Confidence to me is something I cherish, 434 00:18:03.115 --> 00:18:04.183 because a lot of people 435 00:18:04.183 --> 00:18:06.319 can mistake confidence for cockiness. 436 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:09.989 And I like to believe 437 00:18:09.989 --> 00:18:13.426 that I was raised in a way to stay humble, 438 00:18:13.426 --> 00:18:17.964 but still be proud of everything that I put out into the world. 439 00:18:17.964 --> 00:18:20.366 And I know that you live in Los Angeles now, 440 00:18:20.366 --> 00:18:21.834 but when you were in high school, 441 00:18:21.834 --> 00:18:23.069 you were living in the Midwest. 442 00:18:23.069 --> 00:18:24.837 -Is that correct? -That is correct. 443 00:18:24.837 --> 00:18:28.140 I was living in Woodstock, Illinois, 444 00:18:28.140 --> 00:18:30.843 which if you've seen the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray, 445 00:18:30.843 --> 00:18:32.278 that's where that was filmed. 446 00:18:32.278 --> 00:18:34.714 So there really weren't any venues to perform, 447 00:18:34.714 --> 00:18:37.483 other than, like, a substance-free venue 448 00:18:37.483 --> 00:18:39.652 that doubled as an indoor rock wall. 449 00:18:39.652 --> 00:18:41.253 [laughs] 450 00:18:41.253 --> 00:18:43.222 I've been climbing up and down those walls 451 00:18:43.222 --> 00:18:45.124 since I was 15 years old, mama. 452 00:18:45.124 --> 00:18:47.026 Now, Gigi, if your mom had a nickel 453 00:18:47.026 --> 00:18:50.496 for every time she was mentioned by you on the show, 454 00:18:50.496 --> 00:18:51.864 she'd have a million dollars. 455 00:18:51.864 --> 00:18:55.968 Well, tonight she sent you this very extra-special message. 456 00:18:55.968 --> 00:18:57.169 Let's take a look. 457 00:18:57.169 --> 00:18:59.638 Hi, Gigi. I'm here in my sewing room, 458 00:18:59.638 --> 00:19:01.340 and I'm just so excited 459 00:19:01.340 --> 00:19:02.975 you're on the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. 460 00:19:02.975 --> 00:19:04.243 Oh, my gosh. 461 00:19:04.243 --> 00:19:05.778 From the minute you walked into the werkroom 462 00:19:05.778 --> 00:19:07.546 I was just blown away. 463 00:19:07.546 --> 00:19:09.281 And to see you in that pirate outfit, 464 00:19:09.281 --> 00:19:12.652 something that I made for you, was just so special. 465 00:19:12.652 --> 00:19:15.154 You've done a phenomenal job. 466 00:19:15.154 --> 00:19:17.623 And to RuPaul, I just wanna say thank you 467 00:19:17.623 --> 00:19:21.560 for giving my child a chance to express themselves 468 00:19:21.560 --> 00:19:23.295 in a way that they were truly meant to, 469 00:19:23.295 --> 00:19:25.531 and for helping other people 470 00:19:25.531 --> 00:19:29.268 show how they can be creative in so many unique ways. 471 00:19:29.268 --> 00:19:31.904 So good luck, Gigi. 472 00:19:31.904 --> 00:19:35.474 Bring home the crown, and I love you. 473 00:19:35.474 --> 00:19:37.843 -Oh, my goodness. -Oh, my God. 474 00:19:37.843 --> 00:19:39.211 Thank you, Mother Goode. 475 00:19:39.211 --> 00:19:41.180 I wish every child 476 00:19:41.180 --> 00:19:43.916 could have someone as supportive as your mother. 477 00:19:43.916 --> 00:19:46.619 I have been so lucky to have her in my life, 478 00:19:46.619 --> 00:19:48.888 and I just wanna preach it. 479 00:19:48.888 --> 00:19:50.890 Now, Gigi, you are a huge inspiration 480 00:19:50.890 --> 00:19:55.094 to so many of our very young, impressionable fans. 481 00:19:55.094 --> 00:19:56.796 With that in mind, what words of wisdom 482 00:19:56.796 --> 00:19:58.164 do you have for little Samuel? 483 00:19:58.164 --> 00:19:59.432 Oh, my gosh. 484 00:19:59.432 --> 00:20:01.934 [laughs] 485 00:20:01.934 --> 00:20:04.437 You are so blessed 486 00:20:04.437 --> 00:20:06.572 to have the people around you that you have. 487 00:20:06.572 --> 00:20:10.743 Um... But your dad... 488 00:20:14.246 --> 00:20:19.819 It's gonna-- it's not gonna be easy with him. 489 00:20:19.819 --> 00:20:22.655 He's not gonna understand what you're doing 490 00:20:22.655 --> 00:20:23.856 and what you wanna do. 491 00:20:23.856 --> 00:20:25.291 And there's gonna be times 492 00:20:25.291 --> 00:20:27.526 where he doesn't wanna look at you 493 00:20:27.526 --> 00:20:29.261 dressed the way that you're dressed, 494 00:20:29.261 --> 00:20:32.364 and he doesn't want to understand. 495 00:20:32.364 --> 00:20:34.166 But there will come a time 496 00:20:34.166 --> 00:20:36.669 when he will say that he's proud of you, 497 00:20:36.669 --> 00:20:42.374 and, um... 498 00:20:42.374 --> 00:20:48.047 when that moment happens, it's going to offer, you know, 499 00:20:48.047 --> 00:20:51.550 a rope that you can pull to one another and finally reconnect. 500 00:20:51.550 --> 00:20:53.853 And then you have your mom. 501 00:20:53.853 --> 00:20:57.723 She's always been by your side every step of the way. 502 00:20:57.723 --> 00:20:59.892 A lot of kids are not as lucky as you are, 503 00:20:59.892 --> 00:21:04.964 so just remember to say thank you, 504 00:21:04.964 --> 00:21:09.034 and tell everyone around you that you love them. 505 00:21:09.034 --> 00:21:13.205 Wise words, especially in these crazy times we're living in. 506 00:21:13.205 --> 00:21:17.076 So, Gigi, to snatch the crown tonight, 507 00:21:17.076 --> 00:21:19.879 you're gonna need to lip sync from home. 508 00:21:19.879 --> 00:21:21.914 What's your home space like? 509 00:21:21.914 --> 00:21:24.049 It's pretty cramped, 510 00:21:24.049 --> 00:21:26.185 so it's been a struggle to turn the space 511 00:21:26.185 --> 00:21:29.522 into what I'm doing for my lip sync at home number, 512 00:21:29.522 --> 00:21:31.991 which is actually very heavily inspired 513 00:21:31.991 --> 00:21:34.393 by the original music video for this song. 514 00:21:34.393 --> 00:21:37.863 I am so lucky to be able to do this for the world, 515 00:21:37.863 --> 00:21:40.799 and really just-- I've created a goddamn fantasy, 516 00:21:40.799 --> 00:21:41.967 and y'all don't even know what's coming. 517 00:21:41.967 --> 00:21:43.369 Oh, boy. 518 00:21:43.369 --> 00:21:44.670 So, Gigi, what would it mean to you 519 00:21:44.670 --> 00:21:47.406 to be crowned America's next drag superstar? 520 00:21:47.406 --> 00:21:51.744 Oh, gosh. Okay, well, that there is a loaded question, Miss Paul. 521 00:21:51.744 --> 00:21:54.113 [laughs] 522 00:21:54.113 --> 00:21:57.016 To me, it's not an option not to win. 523 00:21:57.016 --> 00:21:58.784 And, you know, 524 00:21:58.784 --> 00:22:02.021 if the crown ends up going to one of my other sisters, 525 00:22:02.021 --> 00:22:03.622 I'm happy for them, but I know 526 00:22:03.622 --> 00:22:06.425 that I have been able to deliver in every single category 527 00:22:06.425 --> 00:22:11.197 that a Drag Race superstar has to give. 528 00:22:11.197 --> 00:22:12.965 And I know that's a bold statement, 529 00:22:12.965 --> 00:22:16.569 and I know it comes back to whether it's humble or cocky, 530 00:22:16.569 --> 00:22:18.938 but I'm bringing it back to confidence. 531 00:22:18.938 --> 00:22:21.440 This crown belongs to me. 532 00:22:21.440 --> 00:22:24.944 Gigi Goode, you are one bad bitch. 533 00:22:24.944 --> 00:22:27.613 Thank you for an incredible season. 534 00:22:27.613 --> 00:22:28.614 Thank you so much. 535 00:22:28.614 --> 00:22:29.715 I really, really do wanna thank you 536 00:22:29.715 --> 00:22:30.816 from the bottom of my heart. 537 00:22:30.816 --> 00:22:32.518 -Thanks, Gigi. -Thank you, Ru. 538 00:22:32.518 --> 00:22:33.919 Love your "facekinki". 539 00:22:33.919 --> 00:22:38.490 Up next, a queen who delivers grit, glitz, and glamour, 540 00:22:38.490 --> 00:22:40.426 Jaida Essence Hall. 541 00:22:40.426 --> 00:22:41.360 Take a look. 542 00:22:41.360 --> 00:22:45.931 Hey, bitches, she's here! 543 00:22:45.931 --> 00:22:48.133 I'm Jaida Essence Hall, the essence of beauty. 544 00:22:48.133 --> 00:22:50.569 She's gonna put somebody's eyes out with those things. 545 00:22:50.569 --> 00:22:55.007 For me, drag is exuding feminine energy. 546 00:22:55.007 --> 00:22:57.676 I'm here to slay the competition. 547 00:22:57.676 --> 00:22:59.645 Mm, what a delight. 548 00:22:59.645 --> 00:23:01.247 Growing up, I always loved fashion, 549 00:23:01.247 --> 00:23:03.249 and I never thought I would have the chance to do it, 550 00:23:03.249 --> 00:23:04.717 and when I found drag, I'm like, 551 00:23:04.717 --> 00:23:07.453 Oh, my God, I can do everything that I've always wanted to do. 552 00:23:07.453 --> 00:23:08.687 Now, I know what you're thinking. 553 00:23:08.687 --> 00:23:11.156 Damn, she looks snatch, and you're right. 554 00:23:11.156 --> 00:23:14.260 I have deemed myself trade of the season. 555 00:23:14.260 --> 00:23:16.729 Because I'm what? 556 00:23:16.729 --> 00:23:17.863 Whip smart. 557 00:23:17.863 --> 00:23:20.532 I think you're so friggin' funny, bitch. 558 00:23:20.532 --> 00:23:21.967 Look over there! 559 00:23:21.967 --> 00:23:23.936 Where? 560 00:23:23.936 --> 00:23:26.805 You are stunning, so polished. 561 00:23:26.805 --> 00:23:28.707 I don't think I've ever met anybody 562 00:23:28.707 --> 00:23:32.511 that is a perfectionist in their head but has so much heart. 563 00:23:32.511 --> 00:23:35.681 Every single week we see another layer peeled away, 564 00:23:35.681 --> 00:23:38.050 and we see more and more Jaida. 565 00:23:38.050 --> 00:23:40.252 Over the course of the competition I've grown. 566 00:23:40.252 --> 00:23:41.453 It pushes you to be a better entertainer, 567 00:23:41.453 --> 00:23:43.155 and, like, coming off of this, 568 00:23:43.155 --> 00:23:46.191 baby, she's gonna be like Wonder Woman times 10. 569 00:23:46.191 --> 00:23:47.760 I'm ready for it. 570 00:23:47.760 --> 00:23:51.263 ♪ That's how mother dear will slay the competition ♪ 571 00:23:53.832 --> 00:23:56.969 Jaida Essence Hall, you look like Diana Ross 572 00:23:56.969 --> 00:23:58.737 on the Eaten Alive album cover. 573 00:23:58.737 --> 00:24:00.172 Thank you. That wouldn't be a bad thing right now. 574 00:24:00.172 --> 00:24:02.274 No, not a bad thing at all. Listen, 575 00:24:02.274 --> 00:24:05.711 how did you fight your way into the top three? 576 00:24:05.711 --> 00:24:07.446 Growing up where I grew in Milwaukee, 577 00:24:07.446 --> 00:24:09.848 probably one of the worst neighborhoods in the city, 578 00:24:09.848 --> 00:24:12.818 it was one of those things 579 00:24:12.818 --> 00:24:16.422 where you had to fight for everything that you wanted, 580 00:24:16.422 --> 00:24:17.823 no matter what it was. 581 00:24:17.823 --> 00:24:19.024 Even for me coming from a place 582 00:24:19.024 --> 00:24:22.861 that was so hard to grow up in and so rough, 583 00:24:22.861 --> 00:24:24.563 it made me a better competitor 584 00:24:24.563 --> 00:24:26.999 in so many other aspects of my life. 585 00:24:26.999 --> 00:24:30.469 So, Jaida, how has your family reacted 586 00:24:30.469 --> 00:24:31.670 to you appearing on Drag Race? 587 00:24:31.670 --> 00:24:32.738 It's so crazy. 588 00:24:32.738 --> 00:24:35.341 my mother is always at work, usually, 589 00:24:35.341 --> 00:24:37.576 and she's, like, telling everybody at her job, 590 00:24:37.576 --> 00:24:38.944 like, "This is my son." 591 00:24:38.944 --> 00:24:40.279 And she's, like, holding up all these pictures of me. 592 00:24:40.279 --> 00:24:43.649 And then when I had the first viewing party, 593 00:24:43.649 --> 00:24:44.917 my second oldest brother and my father, 594 00:24:44.917 --> 00:24:46.885 they came to the viewing party, and it was so crazy. 595 00:24:46.885 --> 00:24:49.588 Because when you announced that I had won the challenge, 596 00:24:49.588 --> 00:24:53.158 my brother and my father started to cry. 597 00:24:53.158 --> 00:24:54.660 Oh, wow. 598 00:24:54.660 --> 00:24:57.963 Well, it's time for the worldwide television debut 599 00:24:57.963 --> 00:25:01.367 of your brother John and Papa Essence Hall. 600 00:25:01.367 --> 00:25:02.634 Take a look. 601 00:25:02.634 --> 00:25:04.236 All right, Jaida, 602 00:25:04.236 --> 00:25:06.505 I just thought I'd send a little encouragement your way. 603 00:25:06.505 --> 00:25:08.607 You have everything working in your favor. 604 00:25:08.607 --> 00:25:12.478 You're smart, you're creative, you're courageous, 605 00:25:12.478 --> 00:25:15.047 you're talented, you're funny, 606 00:25:15.047 --> 00:25:16.548 you're extremely passionate. 607 00:25:16.548 --> 00:25:17.916 Let's complete the mission 608 00:25:17.916 --> 00:25:20.452 and go out there and win that crown. 609 00:25:20.452 --> 00:25:21.754 I love you, bro. 610 00:25:23.288 --> 00:25:26.091 Personally speaking, I'd just like to let you know, Jared, 611 00:25:26.091 --> 00:25:27.659 that you're doing a hell of a job. 612 00:25:27.659 --> 00:25:31.663 And I wish, I wish your grandmother was here 613 00:25:31.663 --> 00:25:33.432 and your Auntie Poney was here 614 00:25:33.432 --> 00:25:35.300 to see what you was doing. 615 00:25:35.300 --> 00:25:37.202 I'm pretty sure they looking down at you right now, 616 00:25:37.202 --> 00:25:39.071 thinking, you know, you doing your thing, 617 00:25:39.071 --> 00:25:40.873 and just keep doing what you doing. 618 00:25:42.474 --> 00:25:45.077 -Oh, my goodness. -Oh, my God. 619 00:25:45.077 --> 00:25:48.046 They've got the essence, all right. 620 00:25:48.046 --> 00:25:49.948 -Oh, my God. -My goodness. 621 00:25:49.948 --> 00:25:53.952 So if your grandmother were watching us right now, 622 00:25:53.952 --> 00:25:55.788 what would you want to say to her? 623 00:25:55.788 --> 00:25:57.322 I would want to tell my grandmother 624 00:25:57.322 --> 00:25:59.758 thank you so much for... 625 00:25:59.758 --> 00:26:03.462 being the first person to accept me for who I was, 626 00:26:03.462 --> 00:26:06.965 even though I didn't even know who I was then. 627 00:26:06.965 --> 00:26:08.867 Ohh, I get emotional 628 00:26:08.867 --> 00:26:11.603 always talking about her, but she was, like, 629 00:26:11.603 --> 00:26:14.173 this super-glamorous woman all the time. 630 00:26:14.173 --> 00:26:15.574 I watched Gone with the Wind with her, 631 00:26:15.574 --> 00:26:17.409 I watched Casablanca with her. 632 00:26:17.409 --> 00:26:20.045 Her favorite actress was Elizabeth Taylor. 633 00:26:20.045 --> 00:26:21.947 So the way that I've built my drag character 634 00:26:21.947 --> 00:26:26.051 is a lot--in a lot of ways that fantasy that me and her shared 635 00:26:26.051 --> 00:26:28.787 from those movies and all of that. 636 00:26:28.787 --> 00:26:32.191 And I get to live that every single time I get in drag. 637 00:26:32.191 --> 00:26:35.260 Every single time that I step on the stage in drag 638 00:26:35.260 --> 00:26:37.196 and I can live this glamorous fantasy, 639 00:26:37.196 --> 00:26:41.033 I get to live out all the opportunities 640 00:26:41.033 --> 00:26:43.569 I don't get to share with my grandmother now. 641 00:26:43.569 --> 00:26:47.673 Thank you, Grandma, for inspiring this child 642 00:26:47.673 --> 00:26:51.443 with the old, beautiful movies from the forties 643 00:26:51.443 --> 00:26:53.045 and fashion and aesthetics. 644 00:26:53.045 --> 00:26:55.214 It makes such a difference 645 00:26:55.214 --> 00:26:57.816 when we have that kind of support in our lives. 646 00:26:57.816 --> 00:26:59.318 -Yeah. -Now, Jaida, 647 00:26:59.318 --> 00:27:03.489 it's time for you to chat with your younger self. 648 00:27:03.489 --> 00:27:04.590 Oh, gosh. 649 00:27:04.590 --> 00:27:06.825 What words of wisdom 650 00:27:06.825 --> 00:27:10.095 do you have for little Jared? 651 00:27:10.095 --> 00:27:12.564 First of all, bitch, you have sickening skin. 652 00:27:12.564 --> 00:27:15.467 [laughs] 653 00:27:15.467 --> 00:27:16.902 You will go through a lot in life. 654 00:27:16.902 --> 00:27:18.537 You will have a lot of people 655 00:27:18.537 --> 00:27:22.574 who won't like you because you're different. 656 00:27:22.574 --> 00:27:24.710 So many times, 657 00:27:24.710 --> 00:27:27.713 things that you think are for you you won't receive, 658 00:27:27.713 --> 00:27:31.416 but those things are only there to make you stronger in the end. 659 00:27:31.416 --> 00:27:34.152 And also... 660 00:27:34.152 --> 00:27:36.088 I love you. 661 00:27:36.088 --> 00:27:38.023 I love you so much. 662 00:27:38.023 --> 00:27:41.426 And remember that-- remember to love yourself 663 00:27:41.426 --> 00:27:43.262 no matter what you face in life. 664 00:27:43.262 --> 00:27:44.663 The way you feel about yourself 665 00:27:44.663 --> 00:27:48.300 is just as important as the way other people feel about you. 666 00:27:48.300 --> 00:27:49.902 Yeah. Very wise words. 667 00:27:51.803 --> 00:27:53.906 I hate crying. 668 00:27:53.906 --> 00:27:57.175 [laughs] The tears of a drag queen. 669 00:27:57.175 --> 00:27:58.911 [laughs] 670 00:27:58.911 --> 00:28:01.713 Now, let's talk about tonight's lip sync. 671 00:28:01.713 --> 00:28:04.082 You and your boyfriend live in a very small apartment. 672 00:28:04.082 --> 00:28:05.651 Is that correct? 673 00:28:05.651 --> 00:28:07.286 Yeah, it's tiny, tiny, tiny. 674 00:28:07.286 --> 00:28:09.888 Did you clear out all the furniture? 675 00:28:09.888 --> 00:28:11.657 Girl, maybe she's gonna dance across the couch. 676 00:28:11.657 --> 00:28:15.327 Maybe she's gonna tap dance on a table. 677 00:28:15.327 --> 00:28:16.361 Whatever I have to do. 678 00:28:16.361 --> 00:28:18.530 Above all, she's a performer, 679 00:28:18.530 --> 00:28:19.631 and she's gonna make it work. 680 00:28:19.631 --> 00:28:21.833 So, Jaida, what does it mean to you 681 00:28:21.833 --> 00:28:25.304 to become America's next drag superstar? 682 00:28:25.304 --> 00:28:28.073 Oh, like I said in my political debate, 683 00:28:28.073 --> 00:28:30.108 I'm a bitch of the bitches, for the bitches. 684 00:28:30.108 --> 00:28:34.580 Like, I know--I know how it is 685 00:28:34.580 --> 00:28:37.449 to, like, grind so hard and so many times be told no. 686 00:28:37.449 --> 00:28:39.117 And it would give me a validation 687 00:28:39.117 --> 00:28:41.587 that, bitch, you know what your craft is. 688 00:28:41.587 --> 00:28:43.088 You know what you're doing. 689 00:28:43.088 --> 00:28:45.924 You're in the right place at the right time for the right reason. 690 00:28:45.924 --> 00:28:48.393 Yes, I hear you. 691 00:28:48.393 --> 00:28:52.397 So, Jaida, in closing, I have one thing to say. 692 00:28:52.397 --> 00:28:53.765 Look over there! 693 00:28:53.765 --> 00:28:55.067 [laughs] 694 00:28:55.067 --> 00:28:56.234 Where? 695 00:28:56.234 --> 00:28:57.736 It gets me every time. 696 00:28:57.736 --> 00:28:59.705 Me, too. 697 00:28:59.705 --> 00:29:01.707 [both laugh] 698 00:29:01.707 --> 00:29:03.008 Thank you so much, Ru. 699 00:29:03.008 --> 00:29:05.344 Thank you, Jaida Essence Hall. 700 00:29:05.344 --> 00:29:07.879 Ooh! 701 00:29:07.879 --> 00:29:10.148 We'll be right back after this.end act 702 00:29:10.148 --> 00:29:11.683 ♪ Hey, kitty girl ♪ 703 00:29:12.250 --> 00:29:15.587 Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. 704 00:29:15.587 --> 00:29:19.124 Now, the lockdown hasn't been easy on anyone, 705 00:29:19.124 --> 00:29:23.862 but one queen can always find a [whistles] silver lining. 706 00:29:23.862 --> 00:29:26.064 Check out this stuck-at-home video 707 00:29:26.064 --> 00:29:29.635 sent to us from Heidi, still in the closet. 708 00:29:29.635 --> 00:29:30.902 Take a look. 709 00:29:31.670 --> 00:29:34.640 Good evening, good morning, good morrow. 710 00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:36.541 It's me, Heidi N Closet, 711 00:29:36.541 --> 00:29:39.177 with a PSA for all you people out there. 712 00:29:39.177 --> 00:29:44.483 Announcer: Heidi's guide to [whistles] social distancing. 713 00:29:44.483 --> 00:29:46.551 Now, during these crazy quarantine times, 714 00:29:46.551 --> 00:29:50.289 I need you to make sure that you're staying safe and healthy, 715 00:29:50.289 --> 00:29:53.692 as well as soft and [whistles] supple. 716 00:29:53.692 --> 00:29:56.294 Wash yo hands! Please! 717 00:29:56.294 --> 00:29:58.730 We gonna get you some nice, warm water. 718 00:29:58.730 --> 00:30:00.432 A little bit of water just to get it going. 719 00:30:00.432 --> 00:30:03.001 I think the word's "malleable."graphic 720 00:30:03.001 --> 00:30:05.337 What I like to do is say my motto. 721 00:30:05.337 --> 00:30:08.940 Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, and fuck you. 722 00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:10.575 I'm worried about Heidi, okay? 723 00:30:10.575 --> 00:30:12.978 And then you dry your hands. 724 00:30:12.978 --> 00:30:15.514 Announcer: Safe socialization. 725 00:30:15.514 --> 00:30:17.382 Hey, Mr. Garbage Man! 726 00:30:17.382 --> 00:30:19.051 Ooh, you looking cute today. 727 00:30:19.051 --> 00:30:20.519 Hello, Nicki Minaj? 728 00:30:21.586 --> 00:30:22.821 It's me, Young Gappy. 729 00:30:22.821 --> 00:30:24.790 Oh, hey, Mrs. Johnson, girl. 730 00:30:24.790 --> 00:30:26.892 No, no, you stay over there. 731 00:30:26.892 --> 00:30:28.160 How'd I get your number? 732 00:30:28.160 --> 00:30:30.495 Girl, don't worry about how I got your number. 733 00:30:30.495 --> 00:30:32.297 Girl, I got sources and stuff. 734 00:30:32.297 --> 00:30:34.366 Oh, you're outside the property line, Mr. Johnson. 735 00:30:34.366 --> 00:30:35.934 That's not social distancing. 736 00:30:35.934 --> 00:30:38.603 Mm. Oh, you gonna block me. 737 00:30:38.603 --> 00:30:39.538 No! 738 00:30:39.538 --> 00:30:42.307 Announcer: Home entertainment. 739 00:30:42.307 --> 00:30:44.409 What I do while I'm in quarantine 740 00:30:44.409 --> 00:30:47.579 is I try to break in all my new shoes. 741 00:30:47.579 --> 00:30:50.415 I'm just trying to--I'm trying to break them in, and-- 742 00:30:50.415 --> 00:30:52.984 so I can--so I can start dancing in them. 743 00:30:52.984 --> 00:30:55.554 Oh! No, no, no. No, no, no. 744 00:30:55.554 --> 00:30:58.824 Heidi, you're the winner of this week's challenge. 745 00:30:58.824 --> 00:31:00.726 Now say it like you mean it. 746 00:31:00.726 --> 00:31:01.893 [sighs] 747 00:31:01.893 --> 00:31:04.596 Let's break 'em in. 748 00:31:04.596 --> 00:31:05.897 -You cheated. -I did not. 749 00:31:05.897 --> 00:31:07.499 -Did you cheat? -I did not! 750 00:31:07.499 --> 00:31:09.801 Any questions? Concerns? 751 00:31:09.801 --> 00:31:11.436 Yes, you, with no arms. 752 00:31:11.436 --> 00:31:13.672 You are the winner of this week's challenge! 753 00:31:13.672 --> 00:31:15.140 [squeals] 754 00:31:15.140 --> 00:31:16.975 Can I take this off, please? 755 00:31:18.610 --> 00:31:20.712 Now, I can't stress enough, 756 00:31:20.712 --> 00:31:25.484 please do not put disinfectant on your body. 757 00:31:25.484 --> 00:31:29.187 What I do recommend is... 758 00:31:29.187 --> 00:31:31.356 Tears of a Drag Queen. 759 00:31:31.356 --> 00:31:32.791 Oh! 760 00:31:32.791 --> 00:31:34.993 [thunder, cloudburst] Oh, God! 761 00:31:34.993 --> 00:31:38.697 [wails] 762 00:31:40.198 --> 00:31:41.533 Thank you, Heidi. 763 00:31:41.533 --> 00:31:44.736 Does anyone need to check on her? 764 00:31:44.736 --> 00:31:47.672 Um, I don't know. 765 00:31:47.672 --> 00:31:49.341 Now the time has come 766 00:31:49.341 --> 00:31:52.444 for our first lip sync round of the night, 767 00:31:52.444 --> 00:31:54.079 the close-up lip sync. 768 00:31:54.079 --> 00:31:57.883 I'm looking for my top three to connect with the song, 769 00:31:57.883 --> 00:31:59.050 convey the emotion, 770 00:31:59.050 --> 00:32:03.155 and serve realness using just their faces. 771 00:32:03.155 --> 00:32:04.823 Let's go. 772 00:32:04.823 --> 00:32:07.893 Three queens sit before me. 773 00:32:07.893 --> 00:32:09.594 Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare 774 00:32:09.594 --> 00:32:12.764 a lip sync performance of my new single, 775 00:32:12.764 --> 00:32:16.134 Bring Back My Girls. 776 00:32:16.134 --> 00:32:18.270 Crystal, 777 00:32:18.270 --> 00:32:19.738 Gigi, 778 00:32:19.738 --> 00:32:21.239 Jaida, 779 00:32:21.239 --> 00:32:22.941 assume the position. 780 00:32:25.544 --> 00:32:27.646 The time has come... [thunder] 781 00:32:27.646 --> 00:32:29.915 to lip sync... 782 00:32:29.915 --> 00:32:32.083 [echoing] for the crown! 783 00:32:33.618 --> 00:32:37.889 Good luck, and don't fuck it up. 784 00:32:37.889 --> 00:32:40.892 [music plays] 785 00:32:46.031 --> 00:32:48.266 ♪ She goin' back to the werkroom ♪ 786 00:32:48.266 --> 00:32:50.235 ♪ Rethink her life ♪ 787 00:32:50.235 --> 00:32:54.139 ♪ On the alcohol, vodka and cranberry, thank you, doll ♪ 788 00:32:54.139 --> 00:32:56.374 ♪ She goin' back to the werkroom ♪ 789 00:32:56.374 --> 00:32:58.043 ♪ This ain't her night ♪ 790 00:32:58.043 --> 00:32:59.711 ♪ The rise and fall ♪ 791 00:32:59.711 --> 00:33:01.847 ♪ Shit hit the fan when she hit that wall ♪ 792 00:33:01.847 --> 00:33:03.715 ♪ Girl, I got you, lost-and-found you ♪ 793 00:33:03.715 --> 00:33:06.051 ♪ Mama Ru 'bout to show you who you was ♪ 794 00:33:06.051 --> 00:33:08.386 ♪ Before you went and lost your mind ♪ 795 00:33:08.386 --> 00:33:11.022 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 796 00:33:11.022 --> 00:33:12.924 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 797 00:33:12.924 --> 00:33:14.759 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 798 00:33:14.759 --> 00:33:18.463 ♪ Bring back my-- bring back my girls ♪ 799 00:33:18.463 --> 00:33:20.465 ♪ Where they at? Bring back my girls ♪ 800 00:33:20.465 --> 00:33:22.434 ♪ Get 'em back, bring back my girls ♪ 801 00:33:22.434 --> 00:33:23.802 ♪ Come on, bring back my-- ♪ 802 00:33:23.802 --> 00:33:27.873 ♪ Ladies, bring back my girls ♪ 803 00:33:27.873 --> 00:33:30.175 ♪ She tryin' to make them coins ♪ 804 00:33:30.175 --> 00:33:32.210 ♪ Tryin' to score some points ♪ 805 00:33:32.210 --> 00:33:36.114 ♪ Impress Miss Paul, untucking backstage 'fore Mama calls ♪ 806 00:33:36.114 --> 00:33:40.385 ♪ Miss Thing, Miss Shady, baby girl went crazy ♪ 807 00:33:40.385 --> 00:33:41.720 ♪ Fumblin' that ball ♪ 808 00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:43.788 ♪ Is she gonna lip sync and lose it all? ♪ 809 00:33:43.788 --> 00:33:45.790 ♪ Girl, I got you, lost-and-found you ♪ 810 00:33:45.790 --> 00:33:48.126 ♪ Mama Ru 'bout to show you who you was ♪ 811 00:33:48.126 --> 00:33:50.228 ♪ Before you went and lost your mind ♪ 812 00:33:50.228 --> 00:33:53.064 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 813 00:33:53.064 --> 00:33:54.966 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 814 00:33:54.966 --> 00:33:56.735 ♪ Bring back my girls ♪ 815 00:33:56.735 --> 00:34:00.438 ♪ Bring back my-- bring back my girls ♪ 816 00:34:00.438 --> 00:34:02.574 ♪ Where they at? Bring back my girls ♪ 817 00:34:02.574 --> 00:34:04.342 ♪ Get 'em back, bring back my girls ♪ 818 00:34:04.342 --> 00:34:05.877 ♪ Come on, bring back my-- ♪ 819 00:34:05.877 --> 00:34:08.813 ♪ Ladies, bring back my girls ♪ 820 00:34:08.813 --> 00:34:10.215 [applause] 821 00:34:10.215 --> 00:34:12.083 Thank you, ladies. 822 00:34:12.083 --> 00:34:16.021 It's good to see you've all been flossing. 823 00:34:16.021 --> 00:34:19.357 The judges will be sharing their critiques shortly. 824 00:34:21.026 --> 00:34:22.294 Now, late last year 825 00:34:22.294 --> 00:34:25.964 we lost a beloved member of the Drag Race family. 826 00:34:25.964 --> 00:34:28.233 Jacqueline Wilson passed away 827 00:34:28.233 --> 00:34:31.736 shortly after we completed filming Season 12. 828 00:34:31.736 --> 00:34:36.141 She loved her queens, and we still love her. 829 00:34:39.010 --> 00:34:42.047 Jacqueline was most definitely the soul of Drag Race. 830 00:34:42.047 --> 00:34:45.350 Jacqueline really, really, really loved the show, 831 00:34:45.350 --> 00:34:48.019 and you could tell in everything that she did. 832 00:34:48.019 --> 00:34:49.688 One of the best parts of being on the show 833 00:34:49.688 --> 00:34:51.222 was getting to work with her. 834 00:34:51.222 --> 00:34:55.126 She was an amazing, an amazing, amazing person. 835 00:34:55.126 --> 00:34:59.030 A very strong, inspiring, direct, 836 00:34:59.030 --> 00:35:03.435 Emmy Award-winning black female producer. 837 00:35:03.435 --> 00:35:05.971 She was so passionate about drag. 838 00:35:05.971 --> 00:35:08.873 She loved getting to work on RuPaul's Drag Race, 839 00:35:08.873 --> 00:35:10.108 and she took so much pride 840 00:35:10.108 --> 00:35:12.911 that she'd been working on it since Season 2. 841 00:35:12.911 --> 00:35:15.880 Jacqueline's job was to essentially tell our story. 842 00:35:15.880 --> 00:35:18.616 And any of those moments that you see queens sitting down, 843 00:35:18.616 --> 00:35:21.786 talking to that person on the other side of the camera, 844 00:35:21.786 --> 00:35:23.288 oftentimes, it was Jacqueline. 845 00:35:23.288 --> 00:35:24.656 For me, that was Jacqueline. 846 00:35:26.358 --> 00:35:28.593 Miss Jacqueline was my story producer 847 00:35:28.593 --> 00:35:30.762 on Season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race. 848 00:35:30.762 --> 00:35:32.130 We laughed, we cried. 849 00:35:32.130 --> 00:35:34.165 She was my mother, she was my therapist. 850 00:35:35.166 --> 00:35:36.401 Thanks.subtitle 851 00:35:41.373 --> 00:35:44.376 On my final day after my elimination, 852 00:35:44.376 --> 00:35:45.844 she got out of her chair 853 00:35:45.844 --> 00:35:48.613 and insisted I give her a big hug. 854 00:35:48.613 --> 00:35:50.715 And when I was not hugging her hard enough, 855 00:35:50.715 --> 00:35:53.118 she insisted I squeeze her harder. 856 00:35:53.118 --> 00:35:55.053 She changed my world so drastically. 857 00:35:55.053 --> 00:35:56.621 She just really cared. 858 00:35:56.621 --> 00:35:59.658 She was my rock during my season. 859 00:35:59.658 --> 00:36:01.893 She always had encouraging words for me 860 00:36:01.893 --> 00:36:04.896 and kept me grounded and level-headed. 861 00:36:04.896 --> 00:36:06.331 And looked like that doing it. 862 00:36:06.331 --> 00:36:07.665 And looked like that doing it. 863 00:36:07.665 --> 00:36:09.401 Could have walked down the runway at any given moment. 864 00:36:09.401 --> 00:36:11.569 Baby, at any given moment. 865 00:36:11.569 --> 00:36:16.174 Jacqueline was a fashion icon in the Drag Race world. 866 00:36:16.174 --> 00:36:18.743 Honey, if Jacqueline's going to an event, 867 00:36:18.743 --> 00:36:20.945 call the newspapers, 868 00:36:20.945 --> 00:36:23.548 because she's going to shut it down with her fashion. 869 00:36:23.548 --> 00:36:25.917 If Jacqueline felt a way about something, 870 00:36:25.917 --> 00:36:27.685 honey, she would let you know. 871 00:36:27.685 --> 00:36:29.154 She would be so blunt. She would always say 872 00:36:29.154 --> 00:36:30.822 that she's a straight, no-chaser kind of girl. 873 00:36:30.822 --> 00:36:32.557 She can smell the B.S. 874 00:36:32.557 --> 00:36:33.725 You didn't want that side-eye. 875 00:36:33.725 --> 00:36:34.726 No, you didn't want the side-eye. 876 00:36:34.726 --> 00:36:35.994 Or the rolled eyes, honey. 877 00:36:35.994 --> 00:36:37.295 Oh, even worse. 878 00:36:37.295 --> 00:36:40.665 She just kept it real, and when I thought I was fierce, 879 00:36:40.665 --> 00:36:43.902 she was, like, "Chirl, chirl, that sponge dress." 880 00:36:43.902 --> 00:36:45.370 [laughs] 881 00:36:45.370 --> 00:36:48.940 She was always kind of someone who brought me back to sanity. 882 00:36:48.940 --> 00:36:51.242 And even after filming, she would call me 883 00:36:51.242 --> 00:36:53.078 and make sure that I was doing okay. 884 00:36:53.078 --> 00:36:54.879 And she was always kind of rooting for me. 885 00:36:54.879 --> 00:36:58.049 We would always talk on the phone, I would always visit. 886 00:36:58.049 --> 00:36:59.417 Jacqueline and I would speak 887 00:36:59.417 --> 00:37:02.253 after every single episode of RuPaul's Drag Race. 888 00:37:02.253 --> 00:37:03.421 She was at our wedding. 889 00:37:03.421 --> 00:37:05.256 No matter where you were gonna be performing, 890 00:37:05.256 --> 00:37:09.160 she would find you to let you know we're here for you. 891 00:37:09.160 --> 00:37:11.196 She even came to see me on Broadway. 892 00:37:11.196 --> 00:37:13.198 Every Christmas party, every show. 893 00:37:13.198 --> 00:37:14.899 It's something I will cherish forever. 894 00:37:14.899 --> 00:37:18.103 I'll be eternally grateful for the words of encouragement, 895 00:37:18.103 --> 00:37:20.972 the advice that Jacqueline offered me. 896 00:37:20.972 --> 00:37:22.440 She was just a great mentor to me, 897 00:37:22.440 --> 00:37:25.110 and she didn't let, um... 898 00:37:25.110 --> 00:37:27.512 Oh, God. 899 00:37:29.214 --> 00:37:31.216 Everyone who knew her looked up to her. 900 00:37:31.216 --> 00:37:33.718 I keep this picture of Jacqueline in my home. 901 00:37:33.718 --> 00:37:35.320 It's a picture of Jacqueline and RuPaul 902 00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:41.392 that I keep on my desk where I do a lot of my work. 903 00:37:41.392 --> 00:37:43.361 [sighs] 904 00:37:43.361 --> 00:37:45.763 I really miss her. 905 00:37:45.763 --> 00:37:48.933 I'm just so grateful that I got to meet 906 00:37:48.933 --> 00:37:53.872 such a beautiful, honest, and loving soul. 907 00:37:53.872 --> 00:37:56.207 Jacqueline, I wanna thank you so very much 908 00:37:56.207 --> 00:37:59.544 for sharing your light, your love, 909 00:37:59.544 --> 00:38:02.714 your passion of what you do, your energy with us. 910 00:38:02.714 --> 00:38:03.848 Thank you, Jacqueline. 911 00:38:03.848 --> 00:38:04.916 Thank you, Jacqueline. 912 00:38:04.916 --> 00:38:06.518 Thank you, Jacqueline. 913 00:38:06.518 --> 00:38:08.720 We will always, always remember you, 914 00:38:08.720 --> 00:38:14.592 and you will always have a very special place in our hearts. 915 00:38:14.592 --> 00:38:17.228 We miss you, Jacqueline.end act 916 00:38:21.933 --> 00:38:24.169 ♪ I am American, American ♪ 917 00:38:24.169 --> 00:38:27.806 Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. 918 00:38:27.806 --> 00:38:32.610 Now, inspired by Madonna's 1990 Rock the Vote video-- 919 00:38:32.610 --> 00:38:35.346 Speak your mind, there's nothing to it. Vote! 920 00:38:35.346 --> 00:38:36.681 Our Season 12 queens 921 00:38:36.681 --> 00:38:40.652 are here to remind you to hit the polls this November. 922 00:38:40.652 --> 00:38:41.819 Take a look.song lyric subtitles 923 00:38:55.733 --> 00:38:56.935 ♪ Oh, yes ♪ 924 00:39:25.663 --> 00:39:27.866 ♪ And what? ♪ 925 00:39:27.866 --> 00:39:30.702 I vote because it is my right as a U.S. citizen. 926 00:39:30.702 --> 00:39:33.238 Together, we have the power to change America. 927 00:39:33.238 --> 00:39:35.940 Not only for the queers of now, but the queers of tomorrow. 928 00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:40.678 I'm Canadian, so I can't vote, but, boy, if I could... 929 00:39:40.678 --> 00:39:41.980 And you can. 930 00:39:41.980 --> 00:39:43.581 It's easy to register right now. 931 00:39:51.856 --> 00:39:52.991 Ooh, yeah. 932 00:39:52.991 --> 00:39:57.195 Throwing shade is cheap, but voting is free. 933 00:39:57.195 --> 00:40:00.064 The most revolutionary thing you can do is vote. 934 00:40:00.064 --> 00:40:01.566 And what?graphic 935 00:40:03.735 --> 00:40:07.205 For our second lip sync smackdown for the crown, 936 00:40:07.205 --> 00:40:09.574 I've asked each of our top three queens 937 00:40:09.574 --> 00:40:14.045 to produce, direct, and star in a lip sync from their home 938 00:40:14.045 --> 00:40:16.581 to a song that they've chosen. 939 00:40:16.581 --> 00:40:19.250 Now, our judges, Michelle, Ross, and Carson 940 00:40:19.250 --> 00:40:20.885 will be watching from home 941 00:40:20.885 --> 00:40:23.288 and will share their critiques shortly. 942 00:40:23.288 --> 00:40:28.092 Because after this lip sync, I will eliminate one queen, 943 00:40:28.092 --> 00:40:30.662 and then the top two will lip sync 944 00:40:30.662 --> 00:40:33.531 for the title of America's next drag superstar. 945 00:40:33.531 --> 00:40:38.436 First up, from her home in Springfield, Missouri, 946 00:40:38.436 --> 00:40:39.704 Crystal Methyd. 947 00:40:40.938 --> 00:40:46.110 Good luck, and don't fuck it up. 948 00:40:46.110 --> 00:40:48.579 [music plays] 949 00:40:51.182 --> 00:40:56.821 ♪ You're beautiful, and that's for sure ♪ 950 00:40:56.821 --> 00:41:02.093 ♪ You never ever fade ♪ 951 00:41:02.093 --> 00:41:07.398 ♪ You're lovely, but it's not for sure ♪ 952 00:41:07.398 --> 00:41:11.636 ♪ That I won't ever change ♪ 953 00:41:11.636 --> 00:41:17.408 ♪ And though my love is rare, rare, rare ♪ 954 00:41:17.408 --> 00:41:23.247 ♪ And though my love is true, yeah ♪ 955 00:41:23.247 --> 00:41:27.618 ♪ Hey, I'm just scared ♪ 956 00:41:27.618 --> 00:41:32.690 ♪ That we may fall through ♪ 957 00:41:32.690 --> 00:41:34.859 ♪ Yeah ♪ 958 00:41:34.859 --> 00:41:38.830 ♪ I'm like a bird, I only fly away ♪ 959 00:41:38.830 --> 00:41:41.466 ♪ I don't know where my soul is, soul is ♪ 960 00:41:41.466 --> 00:41:43.801 ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ 961 00:41:43.801 --> 00:41:45.603 ♪ And, baby, all I need for you to know is ♪ 962 00:41:45.603 --> 00:41:49.240 ♪ I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away ♪ 963 00:41:49.240 --> 00:41:52.143 ♪ I don't know where my soul is, soul is ♪ 964 00:41:52.143 --> 00:41:54.545 ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ 965 00:41:54.545 --> 00:41:56.180 ♪ But, baby, all I need for you to know is ♪ 966 00:41:56.180 --> 00:42:00.451 -♪ I'm like a bird ♪ -♪ I only fly away ♪ 967 00:42:00.451 --> 00:42:03.087 ♪ I don't know where my soul is ♪ 968 00:42:03.087 --> 00:42:05.156 ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ 969 00:42:05.156 --> 00:42:06.858 ♪ And, baby, all I need for you to know is ♪ 970 00:42:06.858 --> 00:42:11.062 ♪ I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away ♪ 971 00:42:11.062 --> 00:42:13.664 ♪ I don't know where my soul is ♪ 972 00:42:13.664 --> 00:42:15.066 ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ 973 00:42:15.066 --> 00:42:17.301 [cheers and applause] 974 00:42:17.301 --> 00:42:19.137 Thank you, Crystal. 975 00:42:19.137 --> 00:42:20.204 We'll be right back.end act 976 00:42:20.538 --> 00:42:23.741 Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. 977 00:42:23.741 --> 00:42:25.810 We are in round two 978 00:42:25.810 --> 00:42:28.813 of our lip sync smackdown for the crown. 979 00:42:28.813 --> 00:42:33.584 Up next, from her home in Los Angeles, California, 980 00:42:33.584 --> 00:42:34.819 Gigi Goode. 981 00:42:34.819 --> 00:42:39.190 Good luck, and don't fuck it up. 982 00:42:39.190 --> 00:42:42.193 [music plays] 983 00:42:49.434 --> 00:42:52.503 ♪ We're talking away ♪ 984 00:42:52.503 --> 00:42:54.972 ♪ I don't know what I'm to say ♪ 985 00:42:54.972 --> 00:42:57.809 ♪ I'll say it anyway ♪ 986 00:42:57.809 --> 00:43:03.881 ♪ Today's another day to find you shying away ♪ 987 00:43:03.881 --> 00:43:06.584 ♪ I'll be coming for your love, okay ♪ 988 00:43:06.584 --> 00:43:11.022 ♪ Take on me ♪ 989 00:43:11.022 --> 00:43:12.423 ♪ Take on me ♪ 990 00:43:12.423 --> 00:43:16.561 ♪ Take me on ♪ 991 00:43:16.561 --> 00:43:18.262 ♪ Take on me ♪ 992 00:43:18.262 --> 00:43:22.400 ♪ I'll be gone ♪ 993 00:43:22.400 --> 00:43:29.574 ♪ In a day or two ♪ 994 00:43:37.181 --> 00:43:40.751 ♪ Oh, the things that you say, yeah ♪ 995 00:43:40.751 --> 00:43:46.324 ♪ Is it life, or just to play my worries away? ♪ 996 00:43:46.324 --> 00:43:49.060 ♪ I'll be coming for you anyway ♪ 997 00:43:49.060 --> 00:43:53.598 ♪ Take on me ♪ 998 00:43:53.598 --> 00:43:54.932 ♪ Take on me ♪ 999 00:43:54.932 --> 00:43:59.303 ♪ Take me on ♪ 1000 00:43:59.303 --> 00:44:00.671 ♪ Take on me ♪ 1001 00:44:00.671 --> 00:44:06.944 ♪ I'll be gone in a day ♪ 1002 00:44:06.944 --> 00:44:09.780 ♪ Take on me ♪ 1003 00:44:09.780 --> 00:44:11.482 [cheers and applause] 1004 00:44:11.482 --> 00:44:13.551 Thank you, Gigi. 1005 00:44:13.551 --> 00:44:16.988 Next up, from her estate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1006 00:44:16.988 --> 00:44:18.956 Jaida Essence Hall. 1007 00:44:18.956 --> 00:44:24.729 Jaida, good luck, and don't fuck it up. 1008 00:44:24.729 --> 00:44:26.564 [music plays] 1009 00:44:26.564 --> 00:44:29.066 Oh, yeah. 1010 00:44:29.066 --> 00:44:30.301 Ladies and gentlemen! 1011 00:44:30.301 --> 00:44:33.204 ♪ He said, hi, my name is so-and-so ♪ 1012 00:44:33.204 --> 00:44:35.206 ♪ Baby, can you tell me yours? ♪ 1013 00:44:35.206 --> 00:44:37.875 ♪ You look like you came to do one thing ♪ 1014 00:44:37.875 --> 00:44:38.976 ♪ Set it off ♪ 1015 00:44:38.976 --> 00:44:40.278 ♪ I started on the left ♪ 1016 00:44:40.278 --> 00:44:42.513 ♪ Then I had to take him to the right ♪ 1017 00:44:42.513 --> 00:44:43.981 ♪ He was out of breath ♪ 1018 00:44:43.981 --> 00:44:46.584 ♪ But he kept on dancing all night ♪ 1019 00:44:46.584 --> 00:44:48.052 ♪ You trying, admit it ♪ 1020 00:44:48.052 --> 00:44:50.655 ♪ But you just can fight the feeling inside ♪ 1021 00:44:50.655 --> 00:44:52.189 ♪ You know it ♪ 1022 00:44:52.189 --> 00:44:54.759 ♪ And I can see it in your eyes ♪ 1023 00:44:54.759 --> 00:44:57.361 ♪ You want me, you smooth as a mother ♪ 1024 00:44:57.361 --> 00:44:59.230 ♪ You're so undercover ♪ 1025 00:44:59.230 --> 00:45:01.999 ♪ By the way that you was watching me ♪ 1026 00:45:01.999 --> 00:45:03.467 ♪ Ooh, ah ♪ 1027 00:45:03.467 --> 00:45:07.038 ♪ The way you look at me, I'm feeling you, ah ♪ 1028 00:45:07.038 --> 00:45:10.641 ♪ I just can't help it, trying to keep it cool, ah ♪ 1029 00:45:10.641 --> 00:45:12.376 ♪ I can feel it in the beat, ah ♪ 1030 00:45:12.376 --> 00:45:14.178 ♪ When you do those things to me, ah ♪ 1031 00:45:14.178 --> 00:45:15.713 ♪ Ring the alarm ♪ 1032 00:45:15.713 --> 00:45:19.550 ♪ The club is jumping now, so get up ♪ 1033 00:45:19.550 --> 00:45:23.421 ♪ Ooh, I love the way you vibe with me ♪ 1034 00:45:23.421 --> 00:45:26.757 ♪ Dance with me forever ♪ 1035 00:45:26.757 --> 00:45:30.361 ♪ We can have a good time, follow me ♪ 1036 00:45:30.361 --> 00:45:34.165 ♪ Follow me to the beat together ♪ 1037 00:45:34.165 --> 00:45:35.900 ♪ Ooh, oh, oh, I feel it ♪ 1038 00:45:35.900 --> 00:45:38.202 ♪ I got to have you, baby ♪ 1039 00:45:38.202 --> 00:45:40.037 ♪ Oh, I feel it ♪ 1040 00:45:40.037 --> 00:45:42.573 ♪ I got to have you, baby ♪ 1041 00:45:42.573 --> 00:45:44.709 ♪ I can feel it in the beat ♪ 1042 00:45:44.709 --> 00:45:46.644 ♪ When you do those things to me ♪ 1043 00:45:46.644 --> 00:45:48.512 ♪ Don't let nothin' stop you ♪ 1044 00:45:48.512 --> 00:45:50.681 ♪ Move ♪ 1045 00:45:50.681 --> 00:45:52.683 ♪ Somebody ring the alarm ♪ 1046 00:45:52.683 --> 00:45:57.054 ♪ The club is jumping now, so get up ♪ 1047 00:45:57.054 --> 00:45:58.856 [cheers and applause] 1048 00:45:58.856 --> 00:46:00.324 Thank you, Jaida. 1049 00:46:00.324 --> 00:46:02.593 And now it's time for the judges' critiques, 1050 00:46:02.593 --> 00:46:04.261 starting with Crystal Methyd. 1051 00:46:04.261 --> 00:46:07.431 So Crystal's close up, gosh, I was so intrigued. 1052 00:46:07.431 --> 00:46:10.368 It was so asymmetrical and unusual, 1053 00:46:10.368 --> 00:46:12.403 but I was riveted. 1054 00:46:12.403 --> 00:46:16.507 And her lip sync from home, what the flock? 1055 00:46:16.507 --> 00:46:17.541 It was genius. 1056 00:46:17.541 --> 00:46:19.410 It was so her, it was so creative, 1057 00:46:19.410 --> 00:46:20.978 it was so unique. 1058 00:46:20.978 --> 00:46:23.748 I don't wanna egg her on, but that was just about perfect. 1059 00:46:23.748 --> 00:46:26.017 I feel like she just gave everyone the bird. 1060 00:46:26.017 --> 00:46:27.918 [all laugh] 1061 00:46:27.918 --> 00:46:30.254 I never thought that regurgitation 1062 00:46:30.254 --> 00:46:32.890 would make it into Drag Race, but somehow it did, 1063 00:46:32.890 --> 00:46:37.328 and I feel better knowing that her baby bird was nourished. 1064 00:46:37.328 --> 00:46:39.964 Creative, kooky, Crystal. 1065 00:46:39.964 --> 00:46:43.701 Up next, judges, what did you think of Gigi Goode? 1066 00:46:43.701 --> 00:46:47.004 Gigi Goode's close-up was spectacular. 1067 00:46:47.004 --> 00:46:49.707 She actually was acting with her eyelashes, 1068 00:46:49.707 --> 00:46:53.577 like, syncopated to the beat the entire time. 1069 00:46:53.577 --> 00:46:58.149 And then her lip sync from home, I had an aha moment. 1070 00:46:58.149 --> 00:47:01.385 It was so well conceptualized. 1071 00:47:01.385 --> 00:47:03.788 And then that moment when she jumps and her outfit changes, 1072 00:47:03.788 --> 00:47:05.056 I don't know how she did that. 1073 00:47:05.056 --> 00:47:07.324 That's the thing on the TikTok that the kids do. 1074 00:47:07.324 --> 00:47:09.093 Can someone teach Uncle Ross how to do that? 1075 00:47:09.093 --> 00:47:10.494 Honey, she brought the nostalgia, 1076 00:47:10.494 --> 00:47:13.030 she brought the fashion, she brought it all. 1077 00:47:13.030 --> 00:47:17.568 She was not just good, she was amazing. 1078 00:47:17.568 --> 00:47:19.036 And last but not least, 1079 00:47:19.036 --> 00:47:22.173 what did you all think of Jaida Essence Hall? 1080 00:47:22.173 --> 00:47:24.075 For me, it was really interesting 1081 00:47:24.075 --> 00:47:26.377 because she was stealing focus from some of the other girls 1082 00:47:26.377 --> 00:47:28.713 by moving backward and forward towards the camera, 1083 00:47:28.713 --> 00:47:30.915 a very smart choice. 1084 00:47:30.915 --> 00:47:32.950 Jaida's lip sync from home, 1085 00:47:32.950 --> 00:47:36.387 she is so at home with this material 1086 00:47:36.387 --> 00:47:38.589 that she actually inhabits the song. 1087 00:47:38.589 --> 00:47:41.459 She's performing like she is in Madison Square Garden 1088 00:47:41.459 --> 00:47:43.327 and the whole place is packed. 1089 00:47:43.327 --> 00:47:44.762 She used her couch, 1090 00:47:44.762 --> 00:47:47.431 she used her floor, she used her hair. 1091 00:47:47.431 --> 00:47:49.166 If anything was in Jaida's way, 1092 00:47:49.166 --> 00:47:52.269 she was going to use it, and that she did. 1093 00:47:52.269 --> 00:47:53.504 Amazing. 1094 00:47:53.504 --> 00:47:54.739 Oh, my God, you guys. 1095 00:47:54.739 --> 00:47:57.575 This quarantine, I think it's getting to me 1096 00:47:57.575 --> 00:47:59.744 because I actually agree with Michelle. 1097 00:47:59.744 --> 00:48:01.212 -[gasps] -Thank you, judges. 1098 00:48:01.212 --> 00:48:05.750 And as usual, you've been no help at all. 1099 00:48:05.750 --> 00:48:08.419 Calling my top three queens. 1100 00:48:10.888 --> 00:48:13.090 I've made my decision. 1101 00:48:15.860 --> 00:48:17.194 The queens moving forward 1102 00:48:17.194 --> 00:48:20.865 to the finale lip sync for the crown 1103 00:48:20.865 --> 00:48:22.333 will be... 1104 00:48:25.302 --> 00:48:27.571 ...announced right after this. 1105 00:48:27.571 --> 00:48:29.673 Aah! 1106 00:48:29.673 --> 00:48:30.875 Ah, ha-ha. 1107 00:48:30.875 --> 00:48:31.976 No, ma'am.end act 1108 00:48:32.643 --> 00:48:34.311 Welcome back to the grand finale 1109 00:48:34.311 --> 00:48:37.014 of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12. 1110 00:48:37.014 --> 00:48:38.983 Crystal Methyd, 1111 00:48:38.983 --> 00:48:40.518 Gigi Goode, 1112 00:48:40.518 --> 00:48:42.553 Jaida Essence Hall, 1113 00:48:42.553 --> 00:48:45.489 each of you have presented performances tonight 1114 00:48:45.489 --> 00:48:51.228 and all season long that have made me so proud, 1115 00:48:51.228 --> 00:48:53.531 and now I've made my decision. 1116 00:49:01.272 --> 00:49:02.473 I need to see more. 1117 00:49:04.475 --> 00:49:08.612 Con-drag-ulations. You are all moving on 1118 00:49:08.612 --> 00:49:11.715 to the final lip sync for the crown. 1119 00:49:11.715 --> 00:49:13.450 -Oh! -Yay! 1120 00:49:13.450 --> 00:49:14.885 Werk! 1121 00:49:14.885 --> 00:49:17.755 That's right, all three of you will face off 1122 00:49:17.755 --> 00:49:22.426 in a first-time-ever cross-country battle royale. 1123 00:49:22.426 --> 00:49:24.228 And in the end, 1124 00:49:24.228 --> 00:49:29.033 one of you will be crowned America's next drag superstar. 1125 00:49:29.033 --> 00:49:30.901 Get ready, ladies, 1126 00:49:30.901 --> 00:49:34.839 because tonight you have a date with destiny. 1127 00:49:34.839 --> 00:49:36.507 Wait a minute. 1128 00:49:36.507 --> 00:49:38.809 I thought Miss Destiny was up in prison. 1129 00:49:38.809 --> 00:49:41.745 She's out? She got paroled? 1130 00:49:41.745 --> 00:49:43.781 Shit, she ain't changed her ways. 1131 00:49:43.781 --> 00:49:45.950 Look, I grew up with Miss Destiny. 1132 00:49:45.950 --> 00:49:47.418 I know who she is. 1133 00:49:47.418 --> 00:49:49.520 I don't know who she's trying to fool. 1134 00:49:49.520 --> 00:49:52.256 Oh, yeah, I'll be the judge of that. 1135 00:49:52.256 --> 00:49:58.062 We are just one lip sync away from crowning a winner, baby. 1136 00:49:58.062 --> 00:50:01.999 But first, last week our reigning Miss Congeniality 1137 00:50:01.999 --> 00:50:06.170 crashed the reunion to announce this year's Miss Congeniality. 1138 00:50:06.170 --> 00:50:07.471 Take a look. 1139 00:50:07.471 --> 00:50:12.843 [laughs] Oh, after a long year of being congenial, 1140 00:50:12.843 --> 00:50:16.380 it is so nice to unwind with a good pal who understands. 1141 00:50:16.380 --> 00:50:18.382 Girl, I will always love you. 1142 00:50:18.382 --> 00:50:20.818 Well, I hear ya, squirrel friend. 1143 00:50:20.818 --> 00:50:23.988 It can be exhausting being so nice all the time. 1144 00:50:23.988 --> 00:50:26.957 I'm so nice, I agreed to do this video. 1145 00:50:26.957 --> 00:50:29.593 But I gotta say, 1146 00:50:29.593 --> 00:50:32.463 it is a real drag being stuck here at the house. 1147 00:50:32.463 --> 00:50:36.533 I wish I had some reason to get dressed up and go out somewhere. 1148 00:50:36.533 --> 00:50:38.569 [gasps] Oh, oh, we should totally do 1149 00:50:38.569 --> 00:50:43.274 that remake I pitched you, Steel Drag-nolias. 1150 00:50:43.274 --> 00:50:44.508 Yeah, I got the script, 1151 00:50:44.508 --> 00:50:47.878 but I'm keeping my options open right now. 1152 00:50:47.878 --> 00:50:51.415 So is that a hard pass? 1153 00:50:51.415 --> 00:50:54.184 Nina, you know how I love our heart-to-heart talks, 1154 00:50:54.184 --> 00:50:56.654 and I really, more than anything, 1155 00:50:56.654 --> 00:50:59.156 appreciate you keeping my secret 1156 00:50:59.156 --> 00:51:02.059 that my real name is Leslie Jordan, 1157 00:51:02.059 --> 00:51:04.161 and I'm just in drag. 1158 00:51:04.161 --> 00:51:05.562 [phone rings] 1159 00:51:05.562 --> 00:51:06.830 Dolly Parton, living legend and queen of country music, 1160 00:51:06.830 --> 00:51:08.098 stop talking! 1161 00:51:08.098 --> 00:51:10.267 I have to go crash the Drag Race reunion 1162 00:51:10.267 --> 00:51:13.337 and present the Miss Congeniality award. 1163 00:51:14.505 --> 00:51:17.775 Well, I see she's tucked in for the night. 1164 00:51:17.775 --> 00:51:19.910 All right, Dolly, how do I look? 1165 00:51:22.279 --> 00:51:23.414 Meh. 1166 00:51:23.414 --> 00:51:24.648 Bye, Dolly. 1167 00:51:24.648 --> 00:51:26.884 I'll see you at the 9 to 5 sing-along. 1168 00:51:26.884 --> 00:51:29.053 How do I get into this-- 1169 00:51:29.053 --> 00:51:31.488 Wow. I finally got the role I wanted! 1170 00:51:31.488 --> 00:51:34.191 Hello, ladies, it's me, Nina West! 1171 00:51:34.191 --> 00:51:37.828 And I'm here to present this year's Miss Congeniality. 1172 00:51:37.828 --> 00:51:40.631 [shouting and applause] 1173 00:51:40.631 --> 00:51:46.103 The winner will receive $10.000! 1174 00:51:46.103 --> 00:51:47.638 Yes! 1175 00:51:47.638 --> 00:51:49.807 Presented by Pantene Nutrient Blends. 1176 00:51:51.508 --> 00:51:55.045 The Season 12 queens have all voted, 1177 00:51:55.045 --> 00:51:57.982 and the winner is... 1178 00:52:01.418 --> 00:52:02.920 Heidi N Closet. 1179 00:52:02.920 --> 00:52:05.389 -♪ Hey, kitty girl ♪ -Oh, my God! 1180 00:52:05.389 --> 00:52:07.024 [cheers and applause] 1181 00:52:07.024 --> 00:52:09.393 -Con-drag-ulations! -Thank y'all. 1182 00:52:09.393 --> 00:52:12.329 Oh, thank you! 1183 00:52:12.329 --> 00:52:13.831 Con-drag-ulations. 1184 00:52:13.831 --> 00:52:15.199 I wanna say thank you. 1185 00:52:15.199 --> 00:52:17.134 Thanks very much to all my Season 12 sisters. 1186 00:52:17.134 --> 00:52:18.535 Y'all are all fabulous and amazing, 1187 00:52:18.535 --> 00:52:19.937 and I really thank y'all so, so very much. 1188 00:52:19.937 --> 00:52:22.106 Y'all taught me so much through this experience. 1189 00:52:22.106 --> 00:52:24.475 And I want to speak to all those people out there 1190 00:52:24.475 --> 00:52:26.577 that have been made fun of for just being who you are. 1191 00:52:26.577 --> 00:52:28.912 I've been there, and it feels amazing 1192 00:52:28.912 --> 00:52:31.949 to be celebrated for just being who I am. 1193 00:52:31.949 --> 00:52:34.284 So I want you all to be just who you are, 1194 00:52:34.284 --> 00:52:37.988 because that's when your star is truly shining the brightest. 1195 00:52:37.988 --> 00:52:40.758 So keep shining your true selves. Mwah. 1196 00:52:40.758 --> 00:52:42.760 Love you, Heidi! [cheers and applause] 1197 00:52:42.760 --> 00:52:44.328 Yeah! 1198 00:52:44.328 --> 00:52:46.964 But wait, ladies. That's not all. 1199 00:52:48.499 --> 00:52:51.535 To honor your spirit and commitment 1200 00:52:51.535 --> 00:52:55.773 to entertaining the world over these last several many weeks, 1201 00:52:55.773 --> 00:53:00.444 each of you will receive a $2.000 tip. 1202 00:53:00.444 --> 00:53:01.612 What? 1203 00:53:01.612 --> 00:53:04.114 Courtesy of Pantene Nutrient Blends. 1204 00:53:04.114 --> 00:53:06.283 [cheers and applause] 1205 00:53:06.283 --> 00:53:08.152 -All right. -Thank you! 1206 00:53:08.152 --> 00:53:09.353 Thank you, girl. 1207 00:53:09.353 --> 00:53:11.655 See? Being kind really is cool. 1208 00:53:11.655 --> 00:53:13.991 [applause] 1209 00:53:13.991 --> 00:53:16.460 Imma wash my hair now. 1210 00:53:16.460 --> 00:53:20.064 Come on, Miss Pantene stimulus checks. 1211 00:53:20.064 --> 00:53:23.834 Now, RuPaul's Drag Race has never had a winner 1212 00:53:23.834 --> 00:53:27.304 as freakin' fabulous as our reigning champion, 1213 00:53:27.304 --> 00:53:29.373 straight from Denver, Colorado, 1214 00:53:29.373 --> 00:53:31.775 the not-so-straight Yvie Oddly. 1215 00:53:31.775 --> 00:53:33.277 [inhales] Oh, God. 1216 00:53:33.277 --> 00:53:39.917 Um, let me go throw on my... good sweatpants. 1217 00:53:45.189 --> 00:53:47.291 Hmm. 1218 00:53:53.897 --> 00:53:55.299 Aah! 1219 00:53:55.299 --> 00:53:59.403 [mutters] Fuck! 1220 00:53:59.403 --> 00:54:01.405 It's done! 1221 00:54:06.510 --> 00:54:07.945 Since winning Season 11, 1222 00:54:07.945 --> 00:54:11.582 my life has been a nonstop whirlwind of excitement. 1223 00:54:11.582 --> 00:54:14.351 I've been on all the best carpets. 1224 00:54:17.087 --> 00:54:18.755 I've stormed every catwalk. [meow] 1225 00:54:18.755 --> 00:54:23.427 I've met the most amazing people, 1226 00:54:23.427 --> 00:54:26.797 been invited to some incredible openings. 1227 00:54:26.797 --> 00:54:32.302 Most of all, the experience has given me a whole new outlook. 1228 00:54:32.302 --> 00:54:36.039 Actually, Ru, I've been stuck at home just like everyone else. 1229 00:54:36.039 --> 00:54:40.410 But before that, I was meeting fans, werking the world, 1230 00:54:40.410 --> 00:54:44.648 headlining at RuPaul's Drag Race Live in Vegas, 1231 00:54:44.648 --> 00:54:47.351 living life like never before. 1232 00:54:47.351 --> 00:54:51.989 This year has been so Oddly blessed, and I'm super grateful. 1233 00:54:51.989 --> 00:54:54.792 And to our new queen, con-drag-ulations, 1234 00:54:54.792 --> 00:54:58.529 and get set for the ride of your life. 1235 00:55:01.965 --> 00:55:03.934 So are you dying to know 1236 00:55:03.934 --> 00:55:06.937 who's gonna be crowned America's next drag superstar? 1237 00:55:06.937 --> 00:55:08.605 Well, the queens are getting ready. 1238 00:55:08.605 --> 00:55:11.642 For fairness, all three were sent materials 1239 00:55:11.642 --> 00:55:14.144 to create identical performance spaces 1240 00:55:14.144 --> 00:55:16.046 and were provided with camera-phones 1241 00:55:16.046 --> 00:55:18.549 which their partners or housemates will use 1242 00:55:18.549 --> 00:55:21.451 to film their final lip sync for the crown. 1243 00:55:21.451 --> 00:55:24.621 Child, it's all gonna go down right after this.end act 1244 00:55:25.122 --> 00:55:29.259 Welcome back to the grand finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. 1245 00:55:29.259 --> 00:55:32.429 To the top three queens safe at home, 1246 00:55:32.429 --> 00:55:36.967 and to your fans watching from the far reaches of this planet, 1247 00:55:36.967 --> 00:55:40.704 it all comes down to this moment. 1248 00:55:40.704 --> 00:55:43.841 Ladies, in addition to the title 1249 00:55:43.841 --> 00:55:46.343 of America's next drag superstar, 1250 00:55:46.343 --> 00:55:48.178 the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race 1251 00:55:48.178 --> 00:55:50.280 will receive a year's supply 1252 00:55:50.280 --> 00:55:52.983 of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, 1253 00:55:52.983 --> 00:55:56.320 a crown and scepter provided by Fierce! Drag Jewels, 1254 00:55:56.320 --> 00:56:01.024 and a cash prize of $100.000. 1255 00:56:02.826 --> 00:56:07.231 Crystal Methyd in Springfield, Missouri, 1256 00:56:07.231 --> 00:56:12.069 Gigi Goode in Los Angeles, California, 1257 00:56:12.069 --> 00:56:16.707 Jaida Essence Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1258 00:56:16.707 --> 00:56:19.109 no matter what happens next, ladies, 1259 00:56:19.109 --> 00:56:23.680 you three are the very definition of drag excellence. 1260 00:56:23.680 --> 00:56:27.551 So it is with grace and gratitude 1261 00:56:27.551 --> 00:56:32.289 that I ask you to assume the position. 1262 00:56:32.289 --> 00:56:36.193 Three queens stand before me. 1263 00:56:36.193 --> 00:56:37.461 Prior to tonight, 1264 00:56:37.461 --> 00:56:39.863 you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance 1265 00:56:39.863 --> 00:56:43.934 of Survivor by Destiny's Child. 1266 00:56:43.934 --> 00:56:45.102 Y'all know who that is. 1267 00:56:45.102 --> 00:56:49.640 Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me 1268 00:56:49.640 --> 00:56:54.278 and snatch the title of America's next drag superstar. 1269 00:56:55.912 --> 00:56:58.448 The time has come... [thunder] 1270 00:56:58.448 --> 00:57:00.717 for you to lip sync... 1271 00:57:00.717 --> 00:57:03.320 [echoing] for the crown! 1272 00:57:05.756 --> 00:57:11.228 Good luck, and don't fuck it up. 1273 00:57:11.228 --> 00:57:14.364 [music plays] 1274 00:57:16.166 --> 00:57:17.801 ♪ Now that you're out of my life ♪ 1275 00:57:17.801 --> 00:57:19.236 ♪ I'm so much better ♪ 1276 00:57:19.236 --> 00:57:20.404 ♪ You thought that I'd be weak without ya ♪ 1277 00:57:20.404 --> 00:57:22.172 ♪ But I'm stronger ♪ 1278 00:57:22.172 --> 00:57:25.242 ♪ You thought that I'd be broke without ya, but I'm richer ♪ 1279 00:57:25.242 --> 00:57:28.211 ♪ You thought that I'd be sad without ya, I love harder ♪ 1280 00:57:28.211 --> 00:57:31.548 ♪ You thought that I would fail without ya, but I'm on top ♪ 1281 00:57:31.548 --> 00:57:34.584 ♪ Thought it would be over by now, but it won't stop ♪ 1282 00:57:34.584 --> 00:57:35.686 ♪ Thought that I would self-destruct ♪ 1283 00:57:35.686 --> 00:57:37.254 ♪ But I'm still here ♪ 1284 00:57:37.254 --> 00:57:40.390 ♪ Even in my years to come, I'm still gonna be here ♪ 1285 00:57:40.390 --> 00:57:41.792 ♪ I'm a survivor ♪ 1286 00:57:41.792 --> 00:57:43.193 ♪ I'm not gonna give up, hey ♪ 1287 00:57:43.193 --> 00:57:45.028 ♪ I'm not gonna stop, I'm not ♪ 1288 00:57:45.028 --> 00:57:47.698 ♪ I'm gonna work harder ♪ 1289 00:57:47.698 --> 00:57:49.633 ♪ I'm gonna make it, I'm a survivor ♪ 1290 00:57:49.633 --> 00:57:51.034 ♪ I will survive, yeah ♪ 1291 00:57:51.034 --> 00:57:52.202 ♪ Keep on survivin' ♪ 1292 00:57:52.202 --> 00:57:54.304 ♪ Wishing you the best ♪ 1293 00:57:54.304 --> 00:57:56.373 ♪ Pray that you are blessed ♪ 1294 00:57:56.373 --> 00:57:58.342 ♪ Much success, no stress, and lots of happiness ♪ 1295 00:57:58.342 --> 00:58:00.077 ♪ I'm better than that ♪ 1296 00:58:00.077 --> 00:58:02.179 ♪ I'm not gonna blast you on the radio ♪ 1297 00:58:02.179 --> 00:58:03.714 ♪ I'm not gonna lie on you and your family, oh ♪ 1298 00:58:03.714 --> 00:58:05.182 ♪ I'm better than that ♪ 1299 00:58:05.182 --> 00:58:07.050 ♪ I'm not gonna hate on you in the magazines ♪ 1300 00:58:07.050 --> 00:58:08.485 ♪ I'm better than that ♪ 1301 00:58:08.485 --> 00:58:09.753 ♪ I'm not gonna compromise my Christianity ♪ 1302 00:58:09.753 --> 00:58:11.321 ♪ I'm better than that ♪ 1303 00:58:11.321 --> 00:58:13.790 ♪ You know I'm not gonna diss you on the Internet ♪ 1304 00:58:13.790 --> 00:58:15.926 ♪ 'Cause my mama taught me better than that ♪ 1305 00:58:15.926 --> 00:58:18.762 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up ♪ 1306 00:58:18.762 --> 00:58:21.865 ♪ I'm not gonna stop ♪ 1307 00:58:21.865 --> 00:58:24.901 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 1308 00:58:24.901 --> 00:58:28.038 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 1309 00:58:28.038 --> 00:58:30.974 ♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪ 1310 00:58:30.974 --> 00:58:32.175 ♪ Oh, whoa, oh, whoa ♪ 1311 00:58:32.175 --> 00:58:34.010 ♪ Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ 1312 00:58:34.010 --> 00:58:37.948 ♪ After all of the darkness and sadness ♪ 1313 00:58:37.948 --> 00:58:40.317 ♪ Soon comes happiness ♪ 1314 00:58:40.317 --> 00:58:43.453 ♪ If I surround myself with positive things ♪ 1315 00:58:43.453 --> 00:58:44.888 ♪ I'll gain prosperity ♪ 1316 00:58:44.888 --> 00:58:47.891 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up ♪ 1317 00:58:47.891 --> 00:58:50.927 ♪ I'm not gonna stop, I'm gonna work harder ♪ 1318 00:58:50.927 --> 00:58:54.131 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it ♪ 1319 00:58:54.131 --> 00:58:57.067 ♪ I will survive and keep on survivin' ♪ 1320 00:58:57.067 --> 00:58:59.803 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up ♪ 1321 00:58:59.803 --> 00:59:03.373 ♪ I'm not gonna stop, I'm gonna work harder ♪ 1322 00:59:03.373 --> 00:59:05.876 ♪ I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it ♪ 1323 00:59:05.876 --> 00:59:09.179 ♪ I will survive, and keep on survivin' ♪ 1324 00:59:14.451 --> 00:59:15.552 Wow. 1325 00:59:15.552 --> 00:59:17.754 Wow, wow, wow. 1326 00:59:17.754 --> 00:59:24.027 Now, the time has come to crown our queen. 1327 00:59:24.027 --> 00:59:28.365 Ladies, I've made my decision. 1328 00:59:28.365 --> 00:59:32.769 The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, 1329 00:59:32.769 --> 00:59:38.108 America's next drag superstar, is... 1330 00:59:45.749 --> 00:59:48.051 Jaida Essence Hall. 1331 00:59:48.051 --> 00:59:50.020 [cheers and applause] 1332 00:59:50.020 --> 00:59:52.255 ♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪ 1333 00:59:52.255 --> 00:59:53.957 ♪ I'm a winner ♪ 1334 00:59:53.957 --> 00:59:55.992 ♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪ 1335 00:59:55.992 --> 00:59:57.494 ♪ I'm a winner ♪ 1336 00:59:57.494 --> 00:59:59.963 ♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪ 1337 00:59:59.963 --> 01:00:01.198 ♪ I'm a winner ♪ 1338 01:00:01.198 --> 01:00:02.499 Con-drag-ulations. 1339 01:00:02.499 --> 01:00:04.468 Is there anything you'd like to say? 1340 01:00:04.468 --> 01:00:05.735 I would like to say 1341 01:00:05.735 --> 01:00:08.271 that if you can't love yourself, how the hell you gonna-- 1342 01:00:08.271 --> 01:00:09.706 Look over there! 1343 01:00:10.841 --> 01:00:14.478 Now prance. Prance, my queen! 1344 01:00:16.112 --> 01:00:18.114 Whoo! 1345 01:00:18.114 --> 01:00:22.886 Now, everyone within the sound of my voice, you betta vote! 1346 01:00:22.886 --> 01:00:25.922 And remember, if you can't love yourself, 1347 01:00:25.922 --> 01:00:28.225 how in the hell you gonna love somebody else? 1348 01:00:28.225 --> 01:00:29.960 Can I get an "amen" up in here? 1349 01:00:29.960 --> 01:00:31.962 -Amen! -Amen! 1350 01:00:31.962 --> 01:00:34.798 All right. Now let the music play. 1351 01:00:34.798 --> 01:00:35.966 ♪ I'm a winner ♪ 1352 01:00:35.966 --> 01:00:37.934 ♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪ 1353 01:00:37.934 --> 01:00:39.870 ♪ I'm a winner ♪ 1354 01:00:39.870 --> 01:00:41.771 ♪ I'm a winner, baby ♪ 1355 01:00:45.842 --> 01:00:50.046 ♪ I am American, American, American ♪ 1356 01:00:50.046 --> 01:00:52.716 ♪ I am American, American ♪ 1357 01:00:52.716 --> 01:03:04.547 ♪ The red, white, and blue ♪ 1358 01:03:04.547 --> 01:03:08.418 ♪ I am American, American, American ♪ 1359 01:03:08.418 --> 01:03:11.287 ♪ I am American, American ♪ 1360 01:03:11.287 --> 01:03:12.856 ♪ Just like you, too ♪ 1361 01:03:12.856 --> 01:03:16.326 ♪ Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American ♪ 1362 01:03:16.326 --> 01:03:19.162 ♪ I am American, American ♪ 1363 01:03:19.162 --> 01:03:20.463 ♪ The red, white, and blue ♪ 1364 01:03:20.463 --> 01:03:23.266 ♪ I am American, American ♪ 1365 01:03:23.266 --> 01:03:26.336 ♪ Just like you, too ♪