So it’s somewhat unfortunate that the very last taste we get of her this season is showcasing a skill in which she’s severely outclassed. In fact, she’s peerless in most any Drag Race skill set with just two notable exceptions: sewing and lip-syncing. Between the roast, her branding challenge, her improv skills, and her Judy Garland Snatch Game (almost certain to be referenced for time immemorial), Jinkx dominated this season from start to finish. We knew it nine years ago when she first won, and she demonstrated it yet again this season, winning half of the allotted challenges. Jinkx Monsoon is undeniably one incredible drag queen. In the second of our two finales, we’re given one last decision to scratch our heads at. It’s the first, but not the last, questionable judgment call in this episode. So while it’s hard to be mad at Raja getting her flowers for her incredible run this season, ending on this note feels a little hollow. However, if there’s one place Yvie shines, it’s in a lip sync, and shine she did. Yvie, on the other hand, has had fewer showstopping moments and (statistically) finds herself in last place going into the finale. Raja has been a fan favorite all season long: winning challenges and creating breathtaking runways, all the while earning legions of new fans with her spectacular drag and give-no-fucks attitude. ![]() But when the winner is announced, it’s Raja who reigns supreme. She pulls out tricks and splits all while Raja (beautifully!) step-touches next to her. In the rest of the lip sync, she’s no slouch either. It’s funny, it’s smart, and it’s very Yvie Oddly. But one thing I have never seen, on Drag Race or off, is a wig reveal into a wig cap into another wig reveal. Over a decade into this show, it’s hard to surprise the audience - let alone the judges - anymore. Wigs flying off? On All Stars 7? But then, suddenly, Yvie rips off the wig cap revealing … another wig underneath! The same one as before, only in bright orange. Michelle’s mouth opens wide, aghast at this Drag Race sacrilege. ![]() It’s impossible not to notice the apparent error, until the inevitable happens: The wig flies back and hits the floor as a flustered Yvie grabs at the wig cap that’s been revealed underneath. While the lip syncs up until this point have been perfectly fine, neither remarkable for any mishaps nor memorable for any standout moments, this one is different.Ībout a quarter of the way through the Eurythmics’ “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves,” Yvie’s wig starts to slide back. After Yvie’s pretty indisputable victory over The Vivienne to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It,” and Raja’s much closer win over Jaida to “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams, we find ourselves at the first of two finals of the evening. We’ll start off with the more low-stakes (albeit still prosperous) tournament for the Queen of She Already Done Had Herses consisting of Jaida, Raja, Yvie, and The Vivienne. While lip syncs do nothing to change the outcome many have been predicting for weeks, they also do nothing to diminish the great affection the queens have garnered from us over the course of these dozen episodes. But in reality, the lip syncs this episode felt mostly ornamental. Nominally, this episode is pitched as a tournament: a lip-sync smackdown that will determine once and for all who will become the Queen of All Queens (as well as the Queen of She Already Done Had Herses). ![]() We made it to the end of this herstoric, surprising, and wicked-fun season of All Stars, and crowned an extremely deserving victor in the process.
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