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America has a brand new drag superstar!
By Raffy ErmacMay 30 2019 / 10:31 PM
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Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 
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After a season chock-full of gag-worthy runway looks, some piping hot drama, and even a messy, overcrowded lip sync, season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race has finally come to an end, and that can only mean one thing—we have a new winner!
After weeks of fierce competition, and after surviving a couple rounds of that lip sync battle royale in the grand finale, the title of America's Next Drag Superstar goes to...
Yvie Oddly! 
The Denver queen pulled out all the stops this season and ended up snatching the crown!
Congrats to this season's new reigning queen! What did you think of this season of Drag Race? Let us know in the comments and on Twitter!

        
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