SPOILERS: This publish incorporates particulars concerning the Season 17 finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race has topped the seventeenth winner of its flagship collection.
Throughout Friday’s Season 17 finale of the MTV drag competitors collection, 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 tune.
Jewels and Onya then superior to the ultimate spherical, through which they lip-synced for the crown to Girl Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ from her new album Mayhem.
Taking house the $200,000 grand prize from TodayTix, Onya Nurve was topped the winner of Season 17. “Time and time once more, Onya Nurve delivered that ‘one thing additional’ that made her our undisputed champion,” mentioned RuPaul.
The 14x Emmy winner added, “Condragulations to all of the queens, and particularly our finalists, for serving one of the aggressive seasons in Drag Race herstory!”
Onya Nurve wins Season 17 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ (MTV)
Runner-up Jewels Sparkles acquired a $25,000 prize supplied 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 Physique, which additionally tipped the remaining Season 17 queens $2,000 every.
RuPaul, who carried out ‘Good Luck and Don’t Fpercentk It Up’, introduced Minnelli with the ‘Giving Us Lifetime Achievement’ award in recognition of her dazzling contributions to leisure. Earlier recipients embody 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 Might 9 on Paramount+.
