"Grand Finale" is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American television series ''

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''. It originally aired on May 30, 2019.

Episode

All of the contestants return for the grand finale. It is announced that

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is this season's Miss Congeniality.

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then announces that the contestants will take part in the

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tournament. The first lip-sync contest is between

Brooke Lynn Hytes Brooke Lynn Hytes is the stage name of Brock Edward Hayhoe (born March 10, 1986), a Canadian-American drag queen, ballet dancer, and television personality. After working as a dancer with Cape Town City Ballet and Les Ballets Trockadero de Mont ...

and

Silky Nutmeg Ganache Silky Nutmeg Ganache (born December 31, 1990) is an American drag queen, drag performer most known for competing on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11), eleventh season (2019) of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (se ...

to "

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" by

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. 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 Jovan Jordan Bridges (born August 22, 1993), known by the stage name Yvie Oddly, is an American drag queen, performer, fashion designer, rapper, and recording artist from Denver, Colorado who came to international attention in 2019 when she won t ...

to "

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" by

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. 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 "

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" by

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. Yvie Oddly is deemed the winner, making Brooke Lynn Hytes the runner-up.

Production

The originally was filmed at the Orpheum Theater in

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, and originally aired on May 30, 2019.

References

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