Every Lip Sync From ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Ranked
After 15 episodes of nail-biting competition from fourteen of the best drag performers in America, RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 is nearly at its end.
On Friday (April 18), the final four contestants of the season — Jewels Sparkles, Lexi Love, Onya Nurve and Sam Star — will face off in the hotly-contested finale to be crowned the winner of the season, taking home a $200,00 cash prize, a lifetime supply of cosmetics, and the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. Plus, queer icon Liza Minnelli will be in attendance to receive the show’s now-annual Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
While the Drag Race finale format has changed multiple times over the last few years — from simple crowning ceremonies, to tournament-style smack downs, to original songs followed by one final number — one thing has remained a constant since season 9; the winner of the season, at the very least, will be determined by one final, glorious lip sync.
The winner of that last lip sync still remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain; the queens of season 17 delivered the goods when it came to lip sync performances. While perhaps not as flashy or technically proficient as some of the all-time great performances of season 16, the lip syncs throughout season 17 provided audiences with plenty of drama, chaos and gag-worthy dance moves.
So, which of those lip syncs deserve to be remembered amongst the great performances in the franchise’s iconic format? Below, Billboard takes a look back at every single lip sync from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 to determine which queens turned the party the hardest this season.
Stephen Daw
Billboard