RuPaul's Drag Race Grand Finale (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

RuPaul's Drag Race

Grand Finale (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The remaining three queens face their final challenge when they're asked to transform into video vixens for the music video to Ru's latest single, "Champion."

Director

Ian Stevenson

Producer

Joelle Pezely

Cinematographer

Michael Jacob Kerber

Editors

Justin Friedman-Hurvitz | M'Daya Meliani | Cameron Teisher (as Cameron Teischer)

Casting Director

Doron Ofir

Production Designer

James McGowan

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 23, 2009

Release date

Mar 23, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 50 wins & 122 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
RuPaul Self - Host / Judge Self - Host / Judge See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Merle Ginsberg Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Launch My Line (2009)
Santino Rice Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	L.A. Zombie (2010)
Cazwell Self - Rapper Self - Rapper See fewer	BearCity (2010)
Ryan Heffington Self - Choreographer Self - Choreographer See fewer	The East (2013)
Mike Ruiz Self - Video Director Self - Video Director See fewer	Starrbooty (2007)
Kenyon Glover Self - Pit Crew (credit only) Self - Pit Crew (credit only) See fewer	Born Again Virgin (2015)
Keon Hunt Self - Pit Crew (credit only) Self - Pit Crew (credit only) See fewer	In2ition (2008)
Preston Taylor Self - Pit Crew (credit only) Self - Pit Crew (credit only) See fewer	Empire Gypsy (2013)
Akashia Self - Contestant (archive footage) Self - Contestant (archive footage) See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Nina Flowers Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Run the World (2021)
Nea Marshall Kudi Self - Contestant (as Bebe Zahara Benet) Self - Contestant (as Bebe Zahara Benet) See fewer	Infinity Train (I) (2019)
Ryan Ong Palao Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Ongina) Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Ongina) See fewer	Unfix (2023)
Victoria Parker Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Victoria 'Pork Chop' Parker) Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Victoria 'Pork Chop' Parker) See fewer	AJ and the Queen (2020)
Javier Rivera Self - Contestant (as Rebecca Glasscock) Self - Contestant (as Rebecca Glasscock) See fewer	Men in Black³ (2012)
Keith Glen Schubert Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Tammie Brown) Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Tammie Brown) See fewer	Queen with a Cause (2020)
David Sotomayor Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Jade) Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Jade) See fewer	Bailiwick (2017)
Bryan Watkins Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Shannel) Self - Contestant (archive footage) (as Shannel) See fewer	RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020)