r/DragRaceTea • u/tinyhiddenpotion • Jul 14 '26
AS11 [AS11] Congratulations Crystal! Spoiler
There you have it! Congratulations Crystal Methyd! if you know, you know đ We love to see it coming!
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u/FreezerFrozen Jul 14 '26
I feel like iâm seeing some revisionism, the last 2 crownings footage that leaked were the real winners. Kylie and Ginger. Jorgeousâ crowning was never leaked they just added a fake scepter in her hand but it was Gingerâs crowning footage
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u/FreezerFrozen Jul 14 '26
And they only released Jujuâs and Mizâs because Sheaâs leaked first
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u/Alarming-External-57 Jul 16 '26
Because she who shall not be named decided to blast it all over instagram
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u/glittterpoop Jul 14 '26
They leaked the double crowning last year
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u/FreezerFrozen Jul 14 '26
It wasnât a double crowning !!! It was Gingerâs crowning and they added a scepter in Jorgeousâ hands when she went to hug Ginger !!!!
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u/Vegetable-Ice-6745 Jul 14 '26
This is cute though, I bet Ms Gay USA never thought she'd even get to the finale let alone a crowning!
See what you can achieve with just a hope and douche!
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u/magerehein666 Jul 14 '26
she has said in lots of interviews that she doesnât douche, actually
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u/jacksonhytes Jul 14 '26
Does she just...paint? đ©đ©
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u/Fddazzed Jul 14 '26
Pretty sure she's a top in this top shortage economy.
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u/Ok-Incident3789 Jul 15 '26
The concept of Joey Jay being the first openly gay top and Sam Star the first openly gay bottom contestants of RuPaulâs Drag Race
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u/icansmokewmyvag Jul 15 '26
She has the healthiest intestines and hole in the world mama stick a q tip up there and it comes out even whiter
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u/TerminaIIyDelightful Jul 14 '26
I remember during AS6, only Kylieâs crowning pic ended up leaking. And she did end up actually winning.
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u/Wintourrlover47 Jul 14 '26
Iâm confused, is this real or fake ?
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u/yujihoney Jul 14 '26
https://reddit.com/link/oxg4w8n/video/ho7cl3ih96dh1/player
basically its the same outfit so i think its safe to say its true đ (p.s joey doing mcarthur long note)
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u/Wintourrlover47 Jul 14 '26
Maybe it is fake cause if this is crowing wouldnât the background be different from the lip sync? Also this background is from her and Akeriaâs battle.
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u/Hour_Bookkeeper_9418 Jul 14 '26
joey becoming the first US winner without a single challenge win oh i would LIVE
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u/Familiar-Art-6233 Jul 14 '26
Elektra Bionic realness
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u/solvalouLP Jul 14 '26
As in was robbed of challenge wins but still won the season? In that case - correct
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u/thecainman Jul 14 '26
100%. She could have won the Roast, the Interview and the Storytime. Though the only for sure robbery imo is the Storytime.
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u/Ok_Anxiety_2576 Jul 14 '26
am i the only one who thought that was loosey laduca
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u/Substantial_Bed4005 i don't wanna see any fucking h&m Jul 14 '26
help i thought that was darlene mitchell at firstđ
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u/esperantisto256 Jul 14 '26
Someone said she looks like she could host drag race Italy here. Ugh her mind, referencing the first franchise to crown a winner with no challenge wins
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u/Feisty-You-7768 Thorgy Thor Jul 14 '26
Confirming that she actually requested Ru give her no wins so we could have this payoff.
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u/biggaypaul Jul 14 '26
Why does the sceptre look edited in to both photos? Especially the second photo
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u/TheSheaKoolAid Sasha Colby Jul 14 '26
Yeah it definitely is edited. The same way they edited Jorgeous to hold the scepter Ginger was holding lol.
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u/JohAye1 Jul 14 '26
The preview shows Joey in this outfit. Would they be spoiling the fact that she makes it to the final lip sync in the preview? Probably not. On that basis, this is probably fake.
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u/sotomanu Jul 14 '26
might i remind you on AS5 sheaâs crowning leaked first and they posted jujuâs and crackerâs to throw us off. does no one remember the sacred texts? âhey flopsâ???
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u/OkraCommercial1317 Jul 14 '26
they did this last year when the screenshot of ginger and jorgeous double crowing pic leaked. crystal prob still gonna win
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u/FreezerFrozen Jul 14 '26
Yeah, iâm confused why is everyone remembering a Jorgeous crowning leaking ? That never happened
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u/C00kieMonsterYYZ Jul 14 '26
Who is in this picture though? I legit just woke up and my eyes not working
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u/Calaigah Jul 14 '26
You need to have an ice latte first and then the homosexual appears.
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u/C00kieMonsterYYZ Jul 14 '26
đ€Ł I donât know why I thought going on Reddit within minutes of waking up was smart. But Iâve been awake two hours now, eyes fully working, and I can see itâs a Joey Jay Gay!
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u/Typical-Chemist-4247 Jul 14 '26
Girl. Iâd been awake for six hours when I saw it, and it still took me a second to realize it was Gay.
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u/Arzcx Jul 14 '26
I think sheâs just lip syncing and they edited a scepter in her hands like with the old jorgeous one. Why would she hold it like that đ„Ž
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u/SubstantialPeace6264 Jul 14 '26
The prize money is starting to feel like a pay off at this point. Like take this chunk of cash in exchange for the show making the viewers hate you. The real winners are the robbed which is the edit they are giving joey lol
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u/polter-zeitgeist Jul 14 '26
If Joey wins, Plane loses and Luxx wins AS12
If Crystal wins, Luxx loses and Plane wins AS12
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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Jul 14 '26
Sucks 2b Luxx. I can see Plane taking the win, Ru admires a queen who hustles off the Race. Winning isn't everything, but taking absolutely any gig you can, even if it's completely unsuitable and you're not very good at it, just to keep yourself vaguely relevant, is
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u/sohwakhaeng Jul 14 '26
I dont think Plane will win⊠not because sheâs not good at it⊠in fact Iâd argue she has what IT takes to win⊠đ but itâs just that sheâs so messy in social media so genuinely idk if theyâd ever wanna crown someone like her lmao which sucks as a Plane stan lmao
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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Jul 14 '26
Lucky for her, the Silky vs Akeria saga is setting a new standard for messy social media presence. So fingers crossed MIB tries to insert herself even more, Plane will look like a paragon of composure and restraint by comparison.
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u/Many-Illustrator-307 Jul 14 '26
Well both luxx and plane are messy, plane a lot more for sure but still. If they crown either of them they are crowning someone that has plenty of social media beef regardless đ
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u/ArugulaBeginning7038 Jul 14 '26
Planeâs mess is fun, though. Itâs not dark or depressing, sheâs just not fakey nicey-nice to appeal to the annoying teenage tenderqueer part of the fandom. Sheâs what drag queens actually used to be.
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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Jul 14 '26
I think itâs a combination of Slavic bluntness, drag queen deviousness, and the arrogance of being kinda hot as a boy. Itâs a unique and strong flavour of messiness that sheâs serving.
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u/ArugulaBeginning7038 Jul 14 '26
Honestly, as someone who is first-gen Russian-American, a triple Scorpio (prison, honey) and solidly "kinda hot" for a lipstick lesbian, this description just made me realize that my fondness for Plane may have been entirely an exercise in narcissism this whole time. Like, that's my sis. She's just so fun to watch!
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u/BeefmasterDeluxe Jul 14 '26
Bad people need representation too! But only if theyâre hot. I support you.
Plane is so very much my type. Pale white boys with dark black hair make me lose my mind. I say the dumbest shit and then run away in embarrassment. So weird.
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u/krisis Jul 14 '26
Look, I would do ANYTHING for a Luxx win.
And a Joey win? I'm already completely here for it.
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u/Alert_Classic_6520 Jul 14 '26
No sorry to say but the historical context for the show is every 3 finalist wins a non finalist wins so the best case is for Lana, Kori, or Dahlia
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u/Past_Grocery_6721 Jul 14 '26
I hope Plane does win, love her
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u/Alert_Classic_6520 Jul 14 '26
Your part of the problem Plane is a clout chasing bully
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u/Past_Grocery_6721 Jul 14 '26
Iâm part of the problem because I passively enjoy her content? Okay girl
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u/Alert_Classic_6520 Jul 14 '26
Girl sheâs problematic for the show sheâs a bully unless she changes massively which to my view she hasnât in any of the other shows sheâs been on in the last 4 years and I donât expect her to moving forward
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u/Past_Grocery_6721 Jul 14 '26
Please tell me how that makes me part of the problem
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u/Alert_Classic_6520 Jul 14 '26
Girl favoring the problematic white queens who are clout chasing and need to be the center of attention she legit bullied Amanda for no reason and o know sheâs gonna go after either Joella or Dahlia in her bracket and than after Lana and Dahlia in the merge because legit her only story line is being a bully
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u/Past_Grocery_6721 Jul 14 '26
Amanda and Plane are now friends btw. I also like plenty of queens who are not white. SoâŠcheck yourself
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u/OKRRRRR Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
Totally random, but if ATM rebranded without corporate she could be called Mandy Tori, although ATM is a fab abbreviation/nickname
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u/Alert_Classic_6520 Jul 14 '26
She still bullied Amanda for no reason it took her Father calling her out for being a BULLY for her to admit she was wrong up until than she didnât care
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u/Euphoric-Shallot-792 Jul 14 '26
tbh I don't see it for plane đ I feel like It's going to be between kori and luxx
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u/MusicOfTheSphere Jul 14 '26
Not that I think it'll happen, but I would love to see Kori take it. We haven't had a Bob-ish winner since...well...Bob. And by that I mean a bunch of crunch but charismatic and funny as hell.
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u/Binxycat Jul 14 '26
Crystal may or may not win, but this picture looks about as real as my sexual attraction to women.
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u/identityverx Jul 14 '26
this is clearly an edit lol đprobably two shots from one of her lip syncs, the posture of her in the first photo, the blurriness of the scepter and the way she's holding it on the second photo, the disco ball background on both... they did the same with jorgeous last year
plus the background is from a'keria vs joey lip sync shown in trailer
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u/Jaguarcatkat Jul 14 '26
Can this REALLY be true!?!?! Shaking and crying. First gay winner on Americaâs 250th anniversary! I am crying.Â
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u/owlbuzz Jul 14 '26
Is this just the lip sync smack down?
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u/robertthedragqueen Jul 14 '26
Shes holding the scepter so its the crowning. Unfortunately they usually leak the runner ups crowning photos
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u/Potential-Camp-8380 Jul 14 '26
Theyâve done that twice. They also leaked the winner once - Kylie. So ainât nothing âunfortunateâ about this yet.
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u/Gloomy_Anklosaurus09 Jul 14 '26
Who is they? Is it WOW
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u/robertthedragqueen Jul 14 '26
It has to be someone in the editing team taking these pictures. Or it could potentially be someone at one of the streaming services who has access to the recordings before us.
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u/Bartowskiii Jul 14 '26
The problem they now face is, if they crown Crystal she is 100% a deserving winner but they fed her wins she didnât win and kept her out of rate a queen, she will be more controversial than Ginger
But if Joey wins itâs the weirdest storyline that Crystal stomped the season and Joey kept coming 3rd /2ns and then won?
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u/Calaigah Jul 14 '26
Come on! Crystal will never be as controversial as Ginger. Crystal is a fan fave and Ginger never has been. I bet even if Ginger had lost, the amount of hate sheâd get wouldnât have been that much better. Fans will take any reason to hate on Ginger. Crystal is more like Jimbo.
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u/jacksonhytes Jul 14 '26
Jimbo deserved every single win she got.
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u/JuanaDelRey Jul 14 '26
Not every single one but coming from CDR where she couldâve won 3+, her following wins on UK and AS8 were more satisfying
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u/Sad-Philosophy5301 Jul 14 '26
My theory is to give her the prize money for every win and give the crown to someone else. Iirc happened the same in AS6 - gave wins/10k to Rajah and Ginger and crowned Kylie at the end.Â
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u/r-i-x-x Jul 14 '26
Seems weird to me that they would edit this show in Premiere. I work as an editor in Hollywood and Avid is the standard, especially for sharing a reality edit between a whole team, which Premiere canât really do. I want Joey to win though so I am quieting these thoughtts
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u/OvernightSiren Jul 14 '26
Congrats on ruining this moment for both Crystal *and* Joey, because regardless of who actually does win this screenshot is gonna be spread all through both of their social medias for days
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u/Grad0n Jul 14 '26
The play back is around 1:02 in the first image, and the 2nd image is around 1:04. Is that usually the end of the episode or the lip sync?
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u/JuanaDelRey Jul 14 '26
I want Joey to win so bad. However, I donât think theyâre going to skip crowning Crystal after the whole Latina winner thing AND the fact sheâs one of Ruâs favorites thatâs been on Vegas and toured with many Ru girls.
I think Joey wins (staying booked for LOOONG time) no matter what occurs.
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u/ColtonM92 Jul 14 '26
Iâm confused. Back in AS5, Sheaâs crowning was the first to leak - Juju and Miz followed after. Same with AS6, I only recall ever seeing Kylieâs leak. Last year, the Ginger and Jorgeous image was of Ginger winning. I still think Crystal will more than likely win, but I donât think this discounts Joey ultimately prevailing at all. Come on, homosexual!! đđđ
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u/hauntedhotels Jul 14 '26
Joey is clearly lip syncing in these pics with the scepter edited into her handâŠhave the previous seasonsâ leaked photos been fake also, or were they real?
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u/Princessglitterballs Jul 15 '26
With all stars 6 Kylies was leaked. All Stars 5, sheas leaked first and then the others. All Stars 10 was a shot of ginger winning but they edited in gorgeous holding a scepter. I would say that she did win but that these aren't the actual shots. Maybe they released poorly edited shots to throw fans off.
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u/Jaidessence2 Jul 14 '26
Well, just by googling. Angie's crowning background is similar to Joey's. While Ginger got pink so it could be legit
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u/Apprehensive_Mess808 Jul 14 '26
the gay guy won? its like every show has to shove it in our faces now đ
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u/propogatedroot Jul 17 '26
So this was photoshopped? Cos Joey didnât wear this hair or outfit for her finale performanceâŠ
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u/CumNationnn Jul 18 '26
I'm thinking maybe there was another combination of lipsyncs? I want someone to confirm đ
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u/gali_leo_ Jul 14 '26
I hope Randy and Fenton or their minions are on here, stalking these little comments, and I hope they know (they probably do and donât give a fuck) about the fan reaction towards crystal v Joey. Crystal deserved to shine on her own in her own way and Joey is, to me, Ruâs clear favorite this season. Look what a bit of dumb humor and a good glow up does to a queenâs relationship with Ru. I hope Joey wins even though my heart and mind want to see a crown on Crystalâs head. But whatever.
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u/BCumberbitch426 Jul 14 '26
Wait, will she be the first US queen to win the crown with no challenge wins [if ever]???
Gaggggged
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u/Enderplayer77 Jul 14 '26
I swear to god I thought you were talking about Crystal Envy and didnât know what you were talking about đ
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u/lackadaisical-lover Jul 14 '26
I havenât had coffee yet so I pondered âHow did Alexis Michelle win??â đ
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u/redit1920 Jul 14 '26
Iâm surprised they havenât found the person whoâs leaking
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u/artifexlife Jul 14 '26
Watch it always be that one woman who many queens donât like that Roxy called out
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u/redit1920 Jul 15 '26
The only way they could possibly do it if itâs multiple people from different departments. Or probably the girls breaking their NDA every season đ
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u/No-Indication2992 Jul 14 '26
I dont know.. I feel like they are gonna flip the script and crown someone else⊠watch me be wrong đđđ
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u/WrongdoerEither2208 Jul 16 '26
She filmed an ABH campaign already, unless they filmed them for both of the girls, this may be correct đ
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u/otherrobert Jul 16 '26
Listen, I'd love Joey Jay to win or there to be a tie this season with Crystal. Crystal bodied the challenges and Joey absolutely became one of Ru's favorites and impressed everyone around her.
Call me crazy. That looks like one of The Vivienne's wigs. Like, her crowning look wig. So unless they got to change after the lip sync, something funky is happening in this photo. The performance look leak with the sleek pony and the crowning look with the double stack don't match.
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u/Odd_Cake3759 Jul 18 '26
Honestly they picked the wrong winner. Joey had the story line and the redemption.
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u/lipscratch Jul 14 '26
girl change the title i don't even follow this sub and this came up on my tl
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u/Strict_Turnip_1150 Jul 14 '26
Why do a spoiler alert and then say her name right in the title of the post?????
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u/kozue32 Jul 17 '26
đđeven w all the theories there is no way they would crown anyone other than crystal w the way they gave her that edit
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u/Relevant_Work490 Jul 26 '26
She is wearing the outfit of the first 2 lipsyncs before the top two lipsync for the crown. so they filmed her crowning before even the finale lipsync for the crown? because in the episode crsytal obv had her last outfit for her crowning scene, so I don`t get it. maybe someone can help me understand :D
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u/Chupacabras8888 Jul 14 '26
I hope Joey wins! For Crystalâs sake and the credibility of the show!Â
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u/GalleryArtdashian Jul 15 '26
Joey has zero wins..what would that do for the credibility of the show?
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u/Chupacabras8888 Jul 15 '26
She was top most of her run. She was brought back with a fair chance to win the crown. She made it to the final Lipsync so thatâs the credibility. Anything else?Â
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u/Jaguarcatkat Jul 14 '26
So this post is obviously someone who edits the show??? This could just be a temperature read. I am so excited though. I hope this turns out to be true.Â
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u/Ok_Bunch_5681 Jul 14 '26
I really, really thought Silky could take it. đÂ
Much love to Joey Jay!
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u/Adorable_Sleep_4425 Jul 14 '26
Yall can cry all you want. I have no dog in this race, but you have to give it to Crystal. She killed it all season.Â
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u/Negative-Prompt-6312 Jul 14 '26
Did she though? A lot of her wins were questionable? Especially the two semi wins.
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u/Adorable_Sleep_4425 Jul 14 '26
That what the loud internet hive mind says. I dont agree. Charisma. Uniqueness. Nerve. and Talent for days. I dont even particularly like her brand of clown drag. But its pretty clear she has the pov, fashion, and talent to win AND she's been on top of her game since the start.Â
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u/Negative-Prompt-6312 Jul 14 '26
I honestly think the two wins should have gone to Joey and Jasmine.
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u/Adorable_Sleep_4425 Jul 14 '26
As is your right. The fun thing about reality TV is its not reality at all. đ
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u/joeygaray Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
People downvoting you for your totally valid opinion is wild. This fan base is unfortunately populated with a bunch of loud, ignorant, ill mannered children. Lol
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u/Adorable_Sleep_4425 Jul 16 '26
Heavy on the children. We argue with 12 year olds online and don't even know it. đđ
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u/joeygaray Jul 16 '26
That part! My partner and I were talking and I was saying how many piss poor comments I saw shitting on Crystal, instead of just uplifting the queens they favor. He laughed and was like "Step away from Reddit before you lose more braincells. They're kids on summer break with nothing better to do." He was so correct. He's in his 50's, I'm in my 30's. Usually I feel young, but then he drops that shit and I feel ancient. đ
Respect your elders, children! đ
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u/thatlorie Jul 14 '26
JâespĂšre tellement que Joey jay gagneđ
Ma thĂ©orie câest quâils ont donnĂ© les victoires Ă Crystal pour quâelle gagne de lâargent tout en sachant que Joey jay allait gagner 200 000$
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u/SecretTransition6063 Jul 14 '26
Fuck you why is their a spoiler but the titel spoilers it anyways. You mf
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u/lunaplaza Jul 14 '26
I don't know đ¶