Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: Grand Finale
Overview
The top queens face off in an epic evening of performances and lip syncs as they compete for a grand prize of $200,000. Superstar Liza Minnelli joins RuPaul on stage.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2025-04-18
- Runtime
- 63 min
Episode context
Grand Finale is Episode 16 in Season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race. It aired on 2025-04-18. The runtime is 63 min.
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