Phoenix is the stage name of Brian Trapp, an American drag performer who competed on the third season of ''

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''.

Career

Trapp is a drag performer who competed as Phoenix on the third season of ''

''. She was the second contestant to be eliminated from the competition. In 1999, Phoenix and her high school friend Christian Castelan visiting Atlanta for Pride, held in

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. They went to the Starlight Cabaret, where season two queen

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was performing along with other queens. She appeared in an episode of ''

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'' in 2012. In 2024, Phoenix was announced as a contestant on ''Painting with Raven'', a spin-off of '' Painted with Raven''.

Personal life

Trapp is from

Cumming, Georgia Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. Su ...

and was living in

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during season 3 and still currently is. She graduated from

Forsyth Central High School Forsyth Central High School is a public high school located in Cumming, Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1955, it was originally known as Forsyth County High School until 1989 when South Forsyth High School opened. It is on ...

Filmography

* ''

'' (season 3) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Painting with Raven'' (2024)

References

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