Top 10 Exact Moments a Queen Won the Season on Drag Race
Just crown these queens now. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most memorable moments from the U.S. version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” when it became clear a queen was destined to win their season.
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00:00♪ May the best woman win! ♪
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo,
00:07and today we're counting down our picks for the most memorable moments
00:11from the U.S. version of RuPaul's Drag Race
00:13when it became clear a queen was destined to win their season.
00:16Needless to say, there are plenty of spoilers ahead.
00:19They will vote to decide...
00:23who will be the top two all-stars of the season.
00:30Number 10.
00:30Malumbo No. 1 Lip Sync.
00:32Jinx Monsoon.
00:33Season 5.
00:39Even though she was a talented comedian, actress, and singer,
00:42Jinx Monsoon's victory was far from guaranteed.
00:45Her makeup skills and fashion sense lacked polish,
00:48and she faced stiff competition from Roxy, Alaska, and Detoxx.
00:52At the final hour, Jinx had her lowest moment in the competition,
00:56landing in the bottom two for her disastrous sugar ball designs.
00:59However, when she faced off against Detoxx in this lip sync,
01:03she made it exceedingly clear why the crown was meant for her.
01:10Jinx is kicking and dancing, and she's bumping her hips.
01:14I hate to say it, but Detoxx might be getting outdanced by Jinx.
01:18Pulling faces and employing every quirky move in her arsenal,
01:22Jinx gave the song the right dose of eccentricity it needed.
01:26Certainly, if she could survive this week,
01:28her underdog narrative would pay off in the finale.
01:30And it sure did.
01:32Number 9.
01:33The Lip Sync Stumble.
01:34Kylie Sonique Love.
01:36All Stars 6.
01:47The finalists of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 were an exceptionally well-matched
01:52group of queens.
01:53Raja O'Hara and Ginger Minj had won two challenges each,
01:56while Eureka and Kylie Sonique Love both had one win.
02:00The four faced off in a spliced-together lip sync to Lady Gaga's Stupid Love.
02:04Using split screens and parallel editing, it was hard to tell who was ahead.
02:08That is, until Kylie stumbled on her discarded dress and nearly fell on her face.
02:23But she immediately recovered by turning the fall into a beautifully executed somersault.
02:31RuPaul's cheers sealed the deal.
02:33Any queen who can turn a stumble into an even more fabulous serve is a real winner.
02:44Number 8.
02:45Being Nice to Adore Delano.
02:47Bianca Del Rio Season 6.
02:54Well, they're all helping me out by being horrible and making me look better.
02:57This hateful New York queen strutted into the
03:00workroom firing off poisonous barbs and one-liners, with little regard for being liked.
03:09Given her confidence and strong showing in every challenge,
03:12Bianca Del Rio was a strong contender for the crown.
03:15It would have been more surprising if she didn't win.
03:18However, for many viewers, her victory was telegraphed when the show's storyline began
03:22highlighting her kindness towards fellow contestant Adore Delano.
03:26A brief but meaningful moment where she offered
03:28to help Adore cinch her waist revealed a softer side to Bianca.
03:41This narrative of her being motherly and helpful to her competitors made
03:45many believe the show was rounding out her personality for an eventual win.
03:49They were not wrong.
03:50Number 7.
03:51The Bridal Runway.
03:53Tyra Sanchez Season 2.
03:55I feel great.
03:56My dress looks amazing.
03:59It's daddy's little girl.
04:01Although her win was controversial even then,
04:04Season 2 champion Tyra Sanchez consistently won RuPaul's heart every week.
04:08Episode 5 was a particularly significant moment in Tyra's journey to the crown.
04:12Not only did she have one of the biggest fights of the season with Tatiana,
04:16She also dazzled the judges with a stunning bridal runway.
04:30This wasn't RuPaul's Best Friends race, but it soon became clear that it was
04:33about to be Tyra Sanchez's drag race.
04:35Despite backstage drama spilling onto the main stage, Tyra was still given the win.
04:46If she was getting this much praise regardless of the personality clashes,
04:52then it was obvious she would make it all the way.
04:54Number 6.
04:55The Jury Vote.
04:56Trixie Mattel.
04:57All Stars 3.
05:06When All Stars 3 frontrunner Ben DeLaCreme shocked everyone by quitting
05:10two weeks before the finale, it changed everything.
05:17What?
05:21What did you just say?
05:22This was Shangela's third shot at drag race glory,
05:25and it looked like she would finally take the crown, with Trixie Mattel as a worthy runner-up.
05:30But then, the jury twist was introduced.
05:33Previously eliminated queens were invited to cast their votes for the most worthy finalists.
05:38Unfortunately, Shangela was shut out,
05:40and Kennedy Davenport advanced to the final two with Trixie instead.
05:44Kennedy Davenport.
05:55And Trixie Mattel.
05:56From then on, the writing was on the wall.
05:59Kennedy is a great queen, but her winning seemed unlikely.
06:02In the end, it was Trixie who emerged as the third All Stars champ.
06:07Number 5.
06:08Asia's Butterflies.
06:09Aquaria Season 10.
06:14Continuing the previous season's lip-sync smackdown for the crown,
06:23Season 10's top four had to battle it out on the finale stage.
06:27At the time, it was largely seen as a race between Asia O'Hara and Aquaria.
06:31Sadly, the two never got their face off.
06:34During her first lip-sync against Cameron Michaels, Asia had a few surprises up her sleeve.
06:39But her butterfly reveal did not go as planned.
06:44In fact, it became one of the biggest fails ever seen on the show.
06:56Her loss cemented Aquaria's win.
06:59Against the remaining two competitors, Aquaria seemed like the only viable winner,
07:03given her better track record and reputation with the fans.
07:14She was crowned later that night.
07:18Number 4.
07:19Ruko's Empire.
07:20Bob the Drag Queen.
07:22Season 8.
07:29In Season 8, Bob the Drag Queen was the definition of a steamroller.
07:33She walked into the workroom with big talk and a big personality to match.
07:37From the jump, she was the one to beat, and frankly, no one else compared.
07:42Don't get us wrong.
07:43There were other great queens on the season.
07:56But after hearing Rue cackle throughout Bob's entire performance in the Ruko's Empire Challenge,
08:00it was pretty safe to assume that the $100,000 check already had her name on it.
08:05The fact that her runway look was not spectacular and she still won?
08:09That was the final nail in all the other queens' coffins.
08:14Number 3.
08:15The Moment She Walked In.
08:16Sasha Colby.
08:17Season 15.
08:24Even her castmates couldn't believe she was there.
08:26Sasha Colby was already a legend long before she walked into the workroom.
08:30But from the moment she entered the competition,
08:32her fellow contestants couldn't stop falling in love with her.
08:36The moment she walked in, Sasha Colby was already a legend long before she walked into the workroom.
08:41Her fellow contestants couldn't stop fawning over her.
08:54You know you're the winner when they rename the whole season the Sasha Colby Meet and Greet.
08:59She was the moment, the legend, and the reason for the season.
09:11But what really sealed the deal was her immediate humility.
09:15Sasha didn't have to sell us on her talent or her greatness.
09:17We already knew.
09:19Although Anitra would have been a worthy alternate, it was always Sasha's game to lose.
09:24Number 2.
09:25The Snatch Game.
09:26Jinx Monsoon.
09:27All Stars 7.
09:35This season 5 winner's first snatch game performance was a masterclass in improvisation
09:40and impersonation.
09:50Her second outing, in the all-winner season no less,
09:53was arguably the best the show had ever seen.
09:56Jinx Monsoon chose the legendary Judy Garland as her character.
10:00Dirty jokes and delicious double entendres aside,
10:03Jinx embodied Garland so completely it was almost scary.
10:07She took full control of the challenge,
10:09setting the tone for the whole episode and the season.
10:12Her hilarious musical interludes could have come off as showboating,
10:16but they were so fun that it didn't matter.
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10:44Number 1.
10:45The Rose Petals.
10:46Sasha Velour.
10:47Season 9.
10:57In any regular season finale,
10:59Shea Coulee's four challenge wins would have easily landed her the win.
11:03But this wasn't a regular season finale.
11:05Season 9 introduced the lip-sync smackdown,
11:08which saw the finalists fighting for the crown live on stage.
11:11Shea went up against Sasha Velour to Whitney Houston's So Emotional.
11:15Little did she know, Sasha had a few tricks up her sleeves and under her wig.
11:19At a climactic moment, carefully hidden rose petals showered down Sasha's body,
11:24sending the audience into a frenzy unlike anything ever seen before in a finale.
11:33The rest is herstory.
11:38Has any other moment so clearly decided the winner than this one?
11:42Absolutely not.
11:44And that's why it's our top pick.
11:46Who's your favorite Drag Race winner?
11:48Let us know in the comments.
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