Myron Arturo Morgan (born 17 September 1990), better known by the stage name Serena ChaCha, is a

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drag performer and wigstress, best known for appearing on the fifth season of ''

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'', and on the sixth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'', placing 13th in both.

Early life and education

Morgan was born and raised in La Chorrera,

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. Morgan later moved to the

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. He graduated with a BFA from

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in 2012.

Career

Morgan first performed in drag in 2010. In 2013, ChaCha was announced as one of 14 contestants competing in the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. At 21, she was the youngest contestant. ChaCha was in the bottom two in the first episode, eliminating Penny Tration in a lip-sync to "

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" by

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; the following episode, she was eliminated by

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following a lip-sync to "

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" by

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. Following ChaCha's appearance on the show, she released a single, "Cha Cha". In 2021, ChaCha was announced as one of the returning drag queens competing in the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars''. ChaCha was the lowest-placing queen to return for an ''All Stars'' season. ChaCha was eliminated in the first episode as a result of a group vote following her talent show performance. She was offered a chance to return to the competition in the tenth episode's 'Game within a Game', but lost in a lip-sync against

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to "

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" by

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. Outside of drag, Morgan owns Serena ChaCha Wigs, a wig company.

Personal life

Morgan is currently based in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serena ChaCha 1990 births Living people American drag queens American people of Panamanian descent Florida State University alumni People from La Chorrera District People from Tallahassee, Florida RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars contestants