BOA (an abbreviation for Bitch on Arrival) is the stage name of Ryan Boa (born May 9, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on

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Early life

Boa was born in

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Career

BOA worked as a drag queen for six years before competing on

of ''

'', where he placed seventh. In May 2015, BOA was physically attacked after a show by a man he had brought home to hang out with following a performance, after the attacker pressured BOA to have sex and BOA declined.Adrian Ghobrial
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'', May 15, 2015. The attacker broke BOA's nose, and stole his wallet, laptop and cellphone. He was arrested two weeks later in

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, following another unrelated crime, and was identified as BOA's attacker; in September 2016 he pled guilty to the robbery and a breach of probation charge from prior crimes, although the physical assault charge was dropped. BOA has since continued to speak out about the issue of violence in the LGBTQ+ community, including speaking about the incident in a ''Canada's Drag Race'' episode. In 2021, she released the debut single "Gettin' It Done". In July 2021, she performed alongside

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Personal life

Boa lives in

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. He proposed to his boyfriend in 2020.

Discography

Singles

* "Gettin' It Done"

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

)

References

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