Overview

• Liza Minnelli made a rare appearance on the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 finale, where she was honored with the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award by RuPaul.
• Minnelli performed a brief lip-sync to her classic song 'Ring Them Bells,' marking her first performance in years and eliciting emotional reactions from the audience.
• Producers, led by Tom Campbell and RuPaul, revealed behind-the-scenes details of how Minnelli’s management, longtime fans of the show, facilitated her participation.
• Minnelli’s decades-long legacy as an LGBTQ ally, including her contributions to AIDS research, was a focal point of the finale’s celebration of drag culture.
• Onya Nurve was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar, succeeding Nymphia Wind, as the Season 17 finale concluded with a celebration of drag artistry and community.