Iconic entertainer Liza Minnelli is set for an appearance on RuPauls Drag Race during its season 17 finale on April 18.

Minnelli, a showbiz survivor who earned Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, will receive the Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award from host RuPaul Charles on the MTV shows main stage. Now in its 17th season, RuPauls Drag Race initially bowed on Logo back in 2009 and has since expanded internationally, with local editions in the U.K., Canada and Australia featuring local queens and runway challenges. For her part, Minnelli has had an iconic and storied Hollywood career with a host of highs and lows. She had breakout successes inCabaretandLiza with a Z. Along the way, Minnelli, the daughter of Judy Garland, became known for her marriages and struggles with substance abuse.

RuPauls Drag Race, MTVs signature reality competition series and its spinoffs are all produced by World of Wonder Productions. The U.S. edition ofDrag Racehas done stints on several of the cable networks in what is now the Paramount ecosystem, moving from LGBTQ channel Logo to VH1 to MTV, and streaming on Paramount+.

RuPaul executive producesDrag Racewith World of WondersFenton BaileyandRandy Barbato. Their TV franchise has waded into activism in recent years as drag performers and the larger LGBTQ+ community have faced an increasing backlash and censorship.

World of Wonder created a Drag Defense Fund with a donation from MTV andDrag Race to support the ACLUs work to defend and ensure LGBTQ+ rights. And for their art and activism, World of Wonder founders Barbato and Bailey receivedTHRs Impact Award at the Banff World Media Festival.