9 ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 9 Moments, Ranked From Worst to Best (Videos)

In honor of the Friday finale, we look back at some of these and other memorable moments.

Other gay icons have gotten the impersonation treatment multiple times — Cher and Lady Gaga for starters — but Liza?

[...] Eureka’s elimination due to her torn ACL was the first time one had been eliminated for medical reasons, and it was bittersweet.

Eureka later said that she received support from her fellow contestants and from the crew, which added to the emotional moment.

The makeover challenge this season went behind the camera and allowed the queens to transform the crew into their drag daughters.

The episode gave us a primer on Club Kid culture and allowed the contestants to stretch their creative muscles.

Trinity, who had never experienced the culture before, was able to wow with her interpretation but it was Peppermint in her candy-inspired clown outfit that made our jaws drop.

The whole episode was tense, but when the spotlight finally focused on Valentina and her fans, things got a little weird.

When asked to explain her rabid fanbase — some of which sent abusive messages to the other contestants — she compared herself to 1990s superstar Selena.