![]() She then became a part of a drag family with Kelexis Davenport as her drag mother which she changed her last name too. She thought "I'm black, so I should be the African one, Sahara." She also loved Simone, Nina Simone's daughter, who played Mimi in Rent on the first national tour. The name Sahara was inspired by one of her favorite performers, Sierra Nicole Andrews. Sahara Davenport was known on the show for her incredible performance skills, dance moves, her Whitney Houston impersonation, and her laugh. ![]() He also appeared in the music videos "Girl Problems" by the group Girl Problems and "Gettin' Over You" by David Guetta and Chris Willis. Davenport made his art film debut in Kalup Linzy's video-performance piece "Melody Set Me Free," which was shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He was featured in the pilot of Judge Karen as an angry Beyoncé impersonator who sues the paparazzi. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance, he relocated to New York City, where he began performing regularly at many gay bars and nightclubs throughout the city.ĭavenport has been seen on television on A&E Network's 15 Films about Madonna, Voom HD's Magnificent Obsessions, and on ABC's daytime soap opera One Life to Live. In the meantime check out her makeup routine and her music below.A native of Dallas, Davenport began his drag career while attending Southern Methodist University. With RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 still airing on Comedy Central UK, we have a little longer to wait to see Soju in action. “There’s been such great progress in mainstream acceptance of drag queens lately, and I want to use my platform to bring greater visibility for Asian Americans in the drag community, as well as for drag and LGBTQ culture in the Korean community.” Soju hosts a must-see YouTube show called ‘Shot with Soju’, releases music, advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, and owns a Tae Kwon Do Academy (Tony is a fifth-degree Tae Kwon Do master). ![]() Soju does not live in the shadow of fellow Korean-Chicagoan and Season 8 runner up, Kim Chi. □Īnd we just can’t wait to see Soju’s ‘crazy K-Pop aesthetics’ on Drag Race! □✨ Producer and star of the popular YouTube show Shot With Soju, where queens spill the beans about their time on Drag Race, Soju comes into the competition fully prepared for her own shot at the crown. Raised in Korea, Soju brings Korean influences into her drag, be it colorful crazy K-Pop aesthetics or Taekwondo martial arts weapons. Queens joining Miss Vanjie include three Queens of the Davenport name, Plastique Tiara of House of Edwards, ‘life-sized Bratz doll’ Ariel Versace, and Korean Queen Soju. ![]() Her meme-worthy ‘Miss Vanjie! Miss Vanjie! Miss Vanjie!’ exit had fans so hooked they’re eager to see her return. ![]() Among the line up is season 10 alum Vanessa Vanjie Mateo. The US hit show is broadcast in 193 countries, and today announced its Season 11 Queens. Logo TV’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ has moved from niche programming to global phenomenon in the past few years, in December it was even announced that the show will be filming a UK edition for BBC Three this year and it looks like Michelle Visage will take the helm. ![]()
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