Rest easy, RuPaul Charles: the majority of “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars” fans say you crowned the correct winner. Tongue pop!
Gold Derby conducted a poll after the Season 1 finale streamed on October 25, 2024 on Paramount Plus, and 50% of respondents voted that the United States’ Alyssa Edwards was in fact the deserving winner. As for the rest of the poll results, 31% voted for Italy’s Nehellenia, 12% chose the United Kingdom’s Kitty Scott-Claus, and 7% picked Australia’s Kween Kong.
By earning the title, Alyssa took home all of the following prizes: a $200,000 check, a year’s supply of cosmetics from Anastasia Beverly Hills, a crown and scepter Fierce Drag Jewels, and a spot in the “International Pavilion” at the “Drag Race Hall of Fame.” Say that five times fast!
Kitty, Kween, and Nehellenia all tied for the runner-up position at the end of Friday’s season finale. The other eight queens returned to walk the runway one last time in the theme of “Best Drag on Earth”: Switzerland’s Tessa Testicle, Sweden’s Vanity Vain, Canada’s Pythia, Mexico’s Gala Varo, France’s Soa de Muse, Philippines’ Eva Le Queen, Brazil’s Miranda Lebrão, and Belgium’s Athena Likis.
The contestants’ last main challenge on the show was to create a TikTok-inspired dance video to “Dance Like the World is Watching,” and to compete in a solo lip sync to Lady Gaga‘s “Bad Romance.” By claiming victory, Alyssa won her third challenge of the season following “Global Talent Extravaganza” (premiere) and “There’s No Place Like Home” (episode 10).
After her crowning, Alyssa declared, “Always and forever, Alyssa Edwards, [tongue pop]!” She later stated in a confessional, “This has been a long time coming.” Indeed, Alyssa (real name Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson) has been a part of the “Drag Race” family since she first competed in Season 5, placing sixth. She later returned in “All Stars 2,” placing fifth. This year marked Alyssa’s 23rd year on the drag scene and the first time making it to a season finale.
Here are the complete poll results for who fans say deserved to win “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars”:
50% — Alyssa Edwards
31% — Nehellenia
12% — Kitty Scott-Claus
7% — Kween Kong
Sound off on all things “Drag Race” in the comments section below or in Gold Derby’s reality TV forum. The 17th regular season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is expected to air in early 2025 on MTV.