SPOILERS: This publish comprises particulars concerning the Season 17 finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race has topped the seventeenth winner of its flagship sequence.
During Friday’s Season 17 finale of the MTV drag competitors sequence, which featured a shock look from ‘Giving Us Lifetime Achievement’ honoree Liza Minnelli, host RuPaul had finalists Jewels Sparkles, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve and Sam Star every carry out an unique track.
Jewels and Onya then superior to the ultimate spherical, during which they lip-synced for the crown to Lady Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ from her new album Mayhem.
Taking residence the $200,000 grand prize from TodayTix, Onya Nurve was topped the winner of Season 17. “Time and time again, Onya Nurve delivered that ‘something extra’ that made her our undisputed champion,” stated RuPaul.
The 14x Emmy winner added, “Condragulations to all the queens, and especially our finalists, for serving one of the most competitive seasons in Drag Race herstory!”
Onya Nurve wins Season 17 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ (MTV)
Runner-up Jewels Sparkles obtained a $25,000 prize offered by Anastasia Beverly Hills, which additionally awarded Lexi Love and Sam Star $10,000 every. Crystal Envy received Miss Congeniality and was awarded $10,000 courtesy of Olay Body, which additionally tipped the remaining Season 17 queens $2,000 every.
RuPaul, who carried out ‘Good Luck and Don’t Fpercentk It Up’, offered Minnelli with the ‘Giving Us Lifetime Achievement’ award in recognition of her dazzling contributions to leisure. Previous recipients embrace Bob Mackie and Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira).
The drag celebrity returns subsequent month for the milestone Season 10 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, premiering May 9 on Paramount+.