Miley Cyrus To Get A Lifetime Achievement Award On ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Finale
Miley Cyrus will receive the ‘Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 finale airing April 17 on MTV.
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If there’s one thing RuPaul’s Drag Race knows how to do, it’s crown a legend—and this time, they’re handing the flowers (and probably a standing ovation) to none other than Miley Cyrus.
Hannah Montana hive, rise up.
Fresh off a week of internet-breaking nostalgia moments, Miley is set to receive the gloriously titled “Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Drag Race Season 18 finale, airing Friday, April 17 on MTV. It’s camp. It’s correct. It’s much deserved. Especially after Spice’s horrible Snatch Game impression of Miley on Season 15…Miley, you really deserve this.
The award, first introduced in 2023, has previously honored icons like Bob Mackie, Liza Minnelli, and Elvira—so Miley sliding into this lineup feels exactly right. Glamorous, iconic, beloved by the girls and gays.
And let’s not forget: Miley isn’t new to the Werk Room. Back in Season 11, she gagged everyone by going undercover as a handsome production assistant named “BJ” (Oscar where?), before being lovingly clocked and immediately embraced by the queens—shoutout to Silky Nutmeg Ganache for the hilarious reveal. She didn’t just guest judge, she committed. Drag King vibes for sure—we saw the vision.
Season 18 kicked off January 2, 2026, with record-breaking viewership (as it should), and the competition is still heating up. This week’s episode (March 27, 8 p.m. ET/PT) throws the queens into an improv challenge inspired by peak “Karen” meltdown culture—because nothing says queer humor like turning public breakdowns into high art. Julianne Nicholson joins the judges panel alongside the holy quintet: RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, Ross Matthews, and Ts Madison.
By the time the finale rolls around, the top queens will lip sync for the crown—and for a $200,000 prize—reportedly to Miley’s own track, “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved” (feat. Naomi Campbell) from her latest album Something Beautiful.
