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Willam
Willam Belli (, born June 30, 1982), mononymously known as Willam, is an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, reality television personality, author, and YouTuber. Willam came to prominence as a contestant on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2012, but was disqualified in the "Frenemies" challenge. Before appearing on ''Drag Race'', Willam worked as an actor, most notably playing the recurring role of transgender woman Cherry Peck in Ryan Murphy's medical drama ''Nip/Tuck''. She has continued to perform in a variety of films, television series and web series, often in drag. In 2018, she appeared in the critically acclaimed film '' A Star Is Born''. For her performance on the dark comedy web series ''EastSiders'', she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. Since 2012, Willam has recorded three albums of comedy music, mostly consisting of parodies of popular songs. Her second album, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)
The fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' began airing on January 30, 2012, with cast members announced November 13, 2011. The winner of season four headlined Logo (TV channel), Logo's Drag Race Tour featuring Absolut Vodka, won a one-of-a-kind trip, a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics, and a cash prize of $100,000. Like the last season, Santino Rice and Billy B (Billy Brasfield), celebrity makeup artist and star of the HGTV mini-series ''Hometown Renovation'', shared the same seat at the judges table alternatively, Brasfield filling in for Rice when needed. Both judges appeared side-by-side in the audience during the "Reunited" episode. The theme song playing during the runway every episode was "Glamazon" and the song played during the credits was "The Beginning", both from RuPaul's album ''Glamazon (album), Glamazon''. This is the first season in which a contestant, Willam Belli, was disqualified from the competition for breaking the rules and the second season in a row in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Thunderfuck
Justin Andrew Honard (born March 6, 1985) is an American drag queen and recording artist known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, primarily known mononymously as Alaska, from Erie, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the runner-up on the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and the winner of the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. Honard co-hosts the web series ''Bro'Laska'' alongside her brother, Corey Binney. Her first studio album, '' Anus'', was released in 2015, followed by her second album, '' Poundcake'', in 2016, and her third album, ''Vagina'', in 2019. Her fourth album, ''Red 4 Filth'', was released in 2022. Honard is also a part of The AAA Girls, a drag group with Willam and Courtney Act and hosts the podcast ''Race Chaser'' with Willam. Early life Honard was born to Pam Honard and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003. He has a brother, Corey. He studied theater at the University of Pittsburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Is A Bottom
"Boy Is a Bottom" is a song by American singer and drag queen Willam Belli, featuring Detox and Vicky Vox ( DWV). The song was released to coincide with the fifth season premiere of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The original music video went viral. As of June 2021, the clip has been viewed over 25 million times since uploaded to YouTube on 28 January 2013. On January 13, 2015, Willam released a Spanish version of the song, called "Es Una Pasiva". Background and composition The song is a parody of " Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys and also features an altered version of the "breakdown" from "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" by En Vogue. "Bottom" is also a term referring to a male who prefers to be on the receiving end of gay anal sex, the opposite of a "top". Willam had previously collaborated with Detox and Vicky Vox on "Chow Down", a parody of "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips. The song was written by Willam Belli, Detox, and Vicky Vox and was produced by Markaholic. The Spanish versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chow Down
"Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A)" is a song by American singer and drag queen Willam Belli, featuring Detox and Vicky Vox (known collectively as DWV). The song was released on March 18, 2012, following Willam's elimination from the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Upon release, the song's music video went viral online. Background and composition "Chow Down (at Chick-fil-A)" was written by Willam Belli, Detox, and Vicky Vox as a parody of "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips. The song was produced by Markaholic. It also features a rap by Detox as an homage to "Waterfalls" by TLC. The song was released as the second single from Willam's first studio album '' The Wreckoning''. "Chow Down" addresses the 2012 Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy and the opening of a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Hollywood. Reception Within three days of its release, the YouTube page for the music video had been viewed over 400,000 times. Hugh Merwin, writing for ''New York''s ''Grub Street'' comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DWV (group)
DWV was an American pop group based in Los Angeles, consisting of drag queens Detox, Willam Belli, and Vicky Vox. They found fame with the release of " Chow Down (at Chick-Fil-A)" in March 2012, a parody of "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips, satirizing Chick-fil-A's controversial stance on gay marriage. The single's music video went viral online. They followed this up with the January 2013 release of "Boy Is a Bottom", a parody of the Alicia Keys song " Girl on Fire", which proved to be even more popular, amassing 25.8 million views on YouTube, as of 2022. Between 2012 and 2014, DWV released seven singles together commercially, three of which charted on the ''Billboard'' Comedy Digital Songs chart. In June 2014, it was officially confirmed by all three members on social media platforms that the group had split. History ''Drag Race'' beginnings Willam Belli was a contestant on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which premiered in 2012 while Detox was a contestant on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Vox
DWV was an American pop group based in Los Angeles, consisting of drag queens Detox, Willam Belli, and Vicky Vox. They found fame with the release of " Chow Down (at Chick-Fil-A)" in March 2012, a parody of "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips, satirizing Chick-fil-A's controversial stance on gay marriage. The single's music video went viral online. They followed this up with the January 2013 release of "Boy Is a Bottom", a parody of the Alicia Keys song " Girl on Fire", which proved to be even more popular, amassing 25.8 million views on YouTube, as of 2022. Between 2012 and 2014, DWV released seven singles together commercially, three of which charted on the ''Billboard'' Comedy Digital Songs chart. In June 2014, it was officially confirmed by all three members on social media platforms that the group had split. History ''Drag Race'' beginnings Willam Belli was a contestant on the fourth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which premiered in 2012 while Detox was a contestant on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shartistry In Motion
''Shartistry in Motion'' is the second studio album by American drag queen Willam Belli, released on June 2, 2015. The album was self-released by Belli but experienced a much wider release than his previous album, ''The Wreckoning (Willam Belli album), The Wreckoning'' (2012), and was made available to buy on iTunes and Amazon.com, Amazon, and to stream on Spotify. Much alike Belli's debut album, ''Shartistry in Motion'' features a mixture of original songs and parodies. The album quickly became Belli's most successful album, debuting at number 1 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Comedy Albums chart. Background and development Two of the main collaborators on ''Shartistry in Motion'', Courtney Act and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 are both members of the drag group American Apparel Ad Girls with Belli. Detox Icunt and Vicky Vox, main collaborators on Belli's debut album ''The Wreckoning (Willam Belli album), The Wreckoning'' and ex-members of the band DWV (group), DWV with Willa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detox Icunt
Matthew D. Sanderson, (born June 3, 1985) better known by the stage name Detox Icunt or simply Detox, is an American drag performer and recording artist. Detox was a fixture of the Southern California drag scene before coming to international attention on the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career Detox has appeared in music videos with Ke$ha and Rihanna and is a member of Chad Michaels' Dreamgirls Revue, the longest-running female-impersonation show in California. She is also a member of the band Tranzkuntinental. The band was started by Charlie Paulson and Xander Smith and features drag queens Kelly Mantle, Rhea Litré, Vicky Vox, and Willam Belli. Detox modeled as part of the Tranimal Master Class Workshop at the Machine Project. The event was photographed by Austin Young. In 2011, Detox acted in ''Showgirls in Drag'', a live adaptation of ''Showgirls''. The production was directed by Stephen Guarino and played at the Dragonfly nightclub in Hollywood. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The AAA Girls
The American Apparel Ad Girls, commonly abbreviated as The AAA Girls, are a drag queen supergroup composed of Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Courtney Act, and Willam Belli. On July 7, 2017 they released their debut extended play '' Access All Areas''. History In September 2014 the fashion brand American Apparel recruited ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants Alaska, Courtney Act, and Willam to be the faces of their new ad campaign. They were the first drag queens to be ad girls for the brand. To promote the new partnership, they released their debut single, "American Apparel Ad Girls", a parody of "Farrah Fawcett Hair" by Capital Cities. The song charted at number 10 on the Billboard Comedy Digital songs chart and was later included on Willam's 2015 studio album ''Shartistry in Motion.'' Later in 2014 they released a Christmas single, "Dear Santa, Bring Me a Man". In 2015 the group reunited for a track called "The Shade of It All" which was included on Alaska Thunderfuck's album '' Anus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Act
Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982), better known under the stage name Courtney Act, is an Australian drag queen, singer and television personality. Courtney first came to prominence competing on the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2003. After the show, she signed to BMG Australia (now Sony Music Australia), and she released her debut single, "Rub Me Wrong", which peaked at No. 29 on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart and eventually gained a gold certification. While auditioning for Australian Idol, she also became the first LGBTQ contestant to openly appear on a reality TV talent show. In 2014, Courtney was one of the runners-up in RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6), season six of ''RuPaul's Drag Race.'' In 2014, Courtney returned to recording music and released the extended play ''Kaleidoscope (Courtney Act EP), Kaleidoscope'' (2015), which included the title-track which was the official song for the 2016 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Needles
Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron R. Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. A self-described "stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess", Needles rose to international attention on the fourth season of the Logo reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where she quickly became a fan favorite and was subsequently crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar" in April 2012. After winning ''Drag Race'', Needles released her debut album ''PG-13'' in January 2013. It debuted at number 186 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number nine on Dance/Electronic Albums. Later, Needles released the US Dance/Electronic chart top-ten albums ''Taxidermy'' (2015), ''Battle Axe'' (2017), ''Spoopy'' (2019), and ''Absolute Zero'' (2022). In the late 2010s and early 2020s, Needles was subject to marked criticism in response to allegations of racially insensitive behavior and sexual misconduct. Nevertheless, she remains active and her offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 gay culture. People partake in the activity of ''doing drag'' for reasons ranging from self-expression to mainstream performance. Drag shows frequently include lip-syncing, live singing, and dancing. They occur at events like LGBT pride parades, carnivals and drag pageants and in venues such as cabarets and nightclubs. Drag queens vary by type, culture, and dedication, from professionals who star in films and spend a lot of their time in their drag persona, to people who do drag only occasionally. Those who do occasional drag may be from other backgrounds than the LGBT community. There is a long history of folkloric and theatrical crossdressing that involves people of all orientations. Not everyone who does drag at some point in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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