Grand Finale (RuPaul's Drag Race season 11)

"Grand Finale"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 11 Episode 14
Original air date	May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)
Guest appearances
Fortune Feimster, Tiffany Pollard, Ts Madison, Christine and the Queens, Eureka, Mayhem Miller, Monique Heart, Blair St. Clair, Jaymes Mansfield, Pandora Boxx, Mrs. Kasha Davis, Nicole Paige Brooks, Jasmine Masters, Yuhua Hamasaki, Venus D-Lite, Raja, Kennedy Davenport, Ongina, Kimora Blac, Serena ChaCha, Sonique, Alexis Mateo, Coco Montrese, Cheyenne Jackson, Love Connie, Monét X Change, Aquaria
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"Grand Finale" is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race . ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} It originally aired on May 30, 2019.

Episode

Yvie Oddly

All of the contestants return for the grand finale. It is announced that Nina West is this season's Miss Congeniality. RuPaul then announces that the contestants will take part in the lip-sync tournament. The first lip-sync contest is between Brooke Lynn Hytes and Silky Nutmeg Ganache to "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child. Brooke Lynn Hytes wins the lip-sync and Silky Nutmeg Ganache is eliminated from the competition. The second lip-sync contest is between A'keria C. Davenport and Yvie Oddly to "SOS" by Rihanna. Yvie Oddly wins the lip-sync and A'keria C. Davenport is eliminated from the competition. The final lip-sync contest is between Brooke Lynn Hytes and Yvie Oddly to "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga. Yvie Oddly is deemed the winner, making Brooke Lynn Hytes the runner-up.

Production

The originally was filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, California, and originally aired on May 30, 2019.

References

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3. Guzzo, Bianca (2019-05-31). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11, Episode 14 Recap: Grand Finale!". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
4. "'Drag Race' champ Yvie Oddly on her 'hot' dad and THAT powerful lip-sync that gooped America". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2025-01-14. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
5. "RuPaul's Drag Race closes a mixed season with a solid, satisfying finale". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-03-04.