“I did accomplish a few things,” says Myki Meeks. An understatement, really: on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 18, the Orlando powerhouse snagged four maxi-challenges, became the third queen ever to hold a top placement streak for eight weeks, and served up more – Barrymore – of her Snatch Game impersonation in front of Drew Barrymore herself on The Drew Barrymore Show. (“Meta” has never been so meta.)

All of the aforementioned feats positioned Myki as the clear frontrunner heading into the finale, where she faced Darlene Mitchell and Nini Coco. Each finalist performed a custom-written track, with Myki’s showcasing her “Versatile” repertoire. She ultimately went head-to-head with Nini – one of the season’s most formidable lip-sync assassins – in the final showdown to Miley Cyrus’ “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved.” Emoting her way through the song and landing a fierce pirouette, Myki ultimately secured the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” (and a cash prize of $200,000…).

Here, Myki reflects on achieving “every gay’s dream” with her Drag Race victory, her intention to bring a renewed musical theatre energy into her reign, and why she won’t squabble the opportunity to compete alongside her “idols” on the franchise’s next winners’ season.