The leisure legend and queer icon graced the season’s queens with a efficiency of “Ring the Bells,” and was honored with the present’s Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
The one and solely Liza Minnelli carried out for the primary time in years as she made a uncommon look on the season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
On Friday’s Season 17 finale of the MTV actuality present, the 79-year-old leisure legend and queer icon graced the season’s queens with a efficiency of “Ring the Bells,” earlier than she was honored with RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award.
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“In recognition of her dazzling contributions to leisure, and for sharing her irrepressible pleasure, RuPaul’s Drag Race is proud to current the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award to our queen of queens, the one, the one, Liza Minnelli,” RuPaul, 64, shared, introducing Minnelli.
The legendary performer appeared, rocking alongside to her hit “Ring the Bells” as she sat in a purple throne whereas being joined by backup dancers.
Minnelli was met with cheers and applause by the viewers and panel of judges, a lot of whom had been jingling bells.
After RuPaul confirmed that Minnelli was donning a Halston look with Elsa Peretti jewels, the Cabaret singer praised the host’s look.
“Have a look at you!” she mentioned, to which RuPaul quipped, “I do know. It solely took six hours.”
“Seven for me,” Minnelli joked in reply. “I am older than you.”
The 2 shared a brief dialog, with Minnelli briefly opening up about her childhood, together with how followers would flock to MGM Studios to see her well-known mom, Judy Garland, and the way she’d obtain 5 costumes from her father, Vincente Minnelli, for Christmas yearly.
“I did not need to let you know, however this gown is one in all them,” RuPaul joked, earlier than Minnelli then introduced up her half-brother Joey Luft, who was within the viewers.
The Emmy winner went on to reward Minnelli and her legacy, telling her, “I converse for a grateful nation after I say: Liza, we love you.”
“Thanks. I do not know what else to say, besides, if it wasn’t for you, I would not be me,” she replied. “You made me!”
“Nicely, you made us, truly!” RuPaul mentioned with amusing, including, “Yet one more time, let’s ring them bells!”
Minnelli’s tune started once more, and the background dancers returned, with Minnelli lipsyncing just a few traces, dancing alongside to the observe, and posing on her throne whereas shaking a hoop of jingle bells she held in her hand.
In the meantime, on Friday’s Season 17 Drag Race finale, Onya Nurve took the crown and was named America’s Subsequent Drag Celebrity over finalists Lexi Love, Sam Star, and Jewels Sparkles, who was the runner-up.
