Who Will Win 'Drag Race' Season 16? Final Power Rankings

The RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 finale is upon us! Next week the 11 eliminated queens will be returning for a lip-sync smackdown and then it will be on to the April 19 finale. While there is definitely a format switch up at play this season and we don't know how the winner will be crowned, we certainly know plenty about our final three: Sapphira Cristal, Plane Jane and Nymphia Wind.

This week, just shy of the finale and in a bit of a twist, Q was sent home. While Q was a frontrunner early on, she'd been getting quite a villainous edit as of late, and with clunky lip syncing skills, it didn't seem like she was likely to take home the crown anyways. Her exit, however, leaves just three queens in hopes of becoming America's Next Drag Superstar.

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Which brings us to the question: Who will win Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race?

To that end, I've put together a ranking of the top three queens competing on this season, ordered from least likely to most likely to be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. It's a power ranking if you will, and while there are supposed spoilers on dark corners of the internet, I haven't read any of them.

If you want to take a look at last week's ranking, here you go.

While this is the final power rankings for Season 16, swing back to Parade for a new set of rankings once the next season of All Stars gets underway.

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 final power rankings:

3. Nymphia Wind

Last Week: Fourth
Track Record: Safe, Win, Safe, Win, Safe, Safe, Bottom, Top, Immune, Top, Safe, Top, Win

Nymphia is coming into the Season 16 finale not only with the most steam, but also as the biggest wild card. After flying largely under the radar for most of the season, Nymphia burst from the shadows this week to snag her third win of the season. While I feel this may be a case of "too little too late," you can't rule Nymphia out for two reasons. First, we have no idea what format the finale will consist of and second, we have never seen Nymphia lip sync. While she seems like an automatic third place, neither Plane Jane nor Sapphira are particularly formidable when it comes to a lip sync battle and if Nymphia has some tricks up her sleeve, she could make a case for herself as the winner much like Sasha Velour did back in Season 9.

2. Plane Jane

Last Week: First
Track Record: Win, Safe, Top, Safe, Top, Safe, Win, Safe, Safe, Safe, Win, Win, Bottom

Coming off of Plane Jane's win in the makeover challenge I was CERTAIN she'd be winning the season. That being said, RuPaul seemed frustrated this week that Plane Jane didn't open up enough in the memoir challenge. Plane Jane is now heading into the finale with that taste left in Ru's mouth and really no ability to deliver the vulnerability Ru has demanded. While she has four wins, it seems like she might not quite be Ru's preferred selection after all. Plus, her lip sync against Q left a bit to be desired, so she could struggle if she's got to win based solely on that skill set.

1. Sapphira Cristal

Last Week: Second
Track Record: Win, Top, Safe, Safe, Immune, Top, Top, Safe, Win, Win, Win, Bottom, Top

Unlike Plane Jane, Sapphira is coming into the finale after glowing remarks from the judges this past week. While she lost the challenge to Nymphia, she already has four wins on her record and that includes three lip sync wins. While a Sapphira as a winner is a bit less interesting than either Nymphia or Plane Jane imho, she is obviously a favorite of Ru's and seems likely to handle whatever is coming in the finale. I think we're probably looking at Sapphira Cristal, America's Next Drag Superstar.

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