RuPaul gets the key to Las Vegas (and his own vacation) from Michelle Visage and shirtless men at Drag Race finale
On RuPaul’s catwalk, the world – especially the Las Vegas Strip – is his runway.
As is customary on all official government business, Michelle Visage and a group of shirtless backup dancers introduced the Emmy-winning drag superstar to the key to Las Vegas at Friday’s summit. RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 finale, while officially designating April 22 as RuPaul Day in Clark County.
“Ru, I’m here because the local government in Las Vegas, Clark County has asked me to make a very important announcement,” he said for a long time. drag race said the judge and friend of RuPaul after taking the stage. “RuPaul, for your unprecedented career in show business and for making RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! one of the hottest shows on the Las Vegas Strip, Clark County hereby proclaims that today, April 22, is RuPaul Day on the Las Vegas Strip – officially.”
Wonderland/VH1 RuPaul gets the key to Las Vegas from Michelle Visage in the Season 14 finale of “Drag Race.”
Face then handed the 61-year-old her silver key to the city.
“I have to tell you, I’m kind of tripped right now, because the last time someone handed me a key, there was white powder on the end,” Ru said. “But that was a long time ago, and it’s so much better than all that. I just want to say thank you for this great honor, and I share it with all the queens who do RuPaul’s Drag Raca phenomenon here in Las Vegas and around the world.”
The camera also cut to a shot of Trinity K. Bonet, Eureka, Derrick Barry, Kahanna Montrese, Kameron Michaels, Jaida Essence Hall and other stars of the Vegas residency show – currently underway at the Flamingo Resort – encouraging Ru public. .
RuPaul gathered the massive crowd at the theater to see her crown one of five season 14 finalists as the reigning queen of this year’s weirdest competition on television. Angeria Paris VanMicheals, Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden and Willow Pill are set to fight for the crown throughout the episode, which will see them face individual lip-sync numbers before the top two go down. find themselves heel to heel in a smackdown for the title – and an increased cash prize of $150,000, the biggest win in drag race his history.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! is currently on display at the Flamingo Showroom in Las Vegas.
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