Penny Tration is the stage name of Anthony "Tony" Cody, an American

drag queen A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Historically, drag queens have usually been gay men, and part of ...

. Penny Tration competed on season 5 of ''

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'', where she was the first to be eliminated.

Early life

Anthony "Tony" Cody was raised in Los Angeles.

Career

Penny Tration has been described as a "premier" drag performer of

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. Her original drag name was The Drag Queen Helga. She founded The Cabaret above Below Zero Lounge, and has performed in the annual K-State Drag Show many times. Penny Tration competed on season 5 of ''

''. She was the season's oldest contestant, competing at the age of 39. She was voted onto the show by fans and was the first contestant eliminated, placing fourteenth overall. On the first episode (" RuPaullywood or Bust"), she placed in the bottom two of a design challenge and lost a

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against

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to " Party in the U.S.A." (2009) by

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, having not learnt the song's lyrics. Penny Tration continues to perform, mostly in

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. Out of drag, Cody has been a waiter and he has made and sold

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s. He was also a product manager for a design firm.

Personal life

Cody is based in Ohio and married.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' ( season 5)

References

External links

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