Luxx Noir London (born September 5, 1999) is an American drag performer, singer and songwriter most known for competing on the fifteenth season of ''

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.''

Early life and education

Luxx Noir London was raised in

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. She attended the

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and earned a degree in musical theater from

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. Her parents have always supported her, instilling values of self-love and confidence.

Career

Luxx Noir London was first exposed to drag from watching ''

'', and she started doing drag in 2018. Originally she considered "Kitty Noir" and "Luxury Noir", before choosing "Luxx Noir London" as her drag name. She has performed in

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, and at New York City's annual Bushwig festival. Luxx Noir London released her debut single "Round and Around" on April 9, 2021. She told ''

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'' that she wrote the song "probably n30 minutes during quarantine".

''RuPaul's Drag Race''

Luxx Noir London competed on the fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2023). She was declared a winner in the fifth and eleventh episodes, and placed in the bottom in the thirteenth episode alongside Loosey LaDuca. She portrayed

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during

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. On the series' 200th episode, Luxx Noir London received praise from

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for a runway look which paid tribute to the host. Luxx Noir London was a finalist with Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and

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. All four were featured in a remix of RuPaul's song "Blame It on the Edit" (2023), which also received a

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. In the finale, she performed to an original song "It's Giving Fashion". Luxx Noir London finished in third/fourth place, alongside Mistress Isabelle Brooks. Luxx Noir London and fellow contestant Jax were guest speakers for drag historian and author Joe E. Jeffreys' course at

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about the impact of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.

Personal life

As of January 2023, Luxx Noir London has approximately 340,000, 100,000, and 80,000 followers on

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, and

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, respectively. She has been a target of

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by ''Drag Race'' fans, due to her confident and outspoken nature as a Black feminine drag queen.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As a featured artist

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

* "Blame It on the Edit" (2023), by

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:London, Luxx Noir 1999 births Living people African-American drag queens LGBT people from New Jersey New Jersey City University alumni People from East Orange, New Jersey Entertainers from New York City RuPaul's Drag Race contestants