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 ♪