Ross Matthew McCorkell (born 26 May 1989), better known by the stage name Rosé, is a Scottish-American

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and singer based in

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. He is best known for competing on the thirteenth season of ''

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'', placing as third/fourth runner-up alongside

Gottmik Kade Gottlieb (born August 19, 1997), better known as Gottmik, is an American drag performer and make-up artist. He became the first openly trans man to compete on '' RuPaul's Drag Race'', tying for 3rd place on the thirteenth season. Early li ...

Early life

McCorkell was born to Heather McCorkell in

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, in

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. As a young child, he moved with his parents, brother, and sister to

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, where he grew up. At the age of 10, the family moved to

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, where his parents still live. McCorkell says that to fit in at school he would put on an American accent.

Career

McCorkell, after starting drag in 2017, performed in a queer play as part of the Capital Fringe Festival, in Washington, D.C. He originally considered making “PIG.” his drag name. Then he, together with queens Jan Sport and Lagoona Bloo, formed the pop group

Stephanie's Child Stephanie's Child is a musical group consisting of drag performers Jan Sport, Lagoona Bloo, and Rosé. The trio appeared on '' The Voice'' in 2017 performing with Jessie J and contestant Chris Weaver and auditioned for the fourteenth season of ...

in 2018. In 2017, Rosé won the drag competition Lady Liberty in New York after 12 weeks of competition against 73 other

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s and

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. He graduated from

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. Rosé's casting on the thirteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' was announced on 9 December 2020. Rosé performed well in the competition, winning three challenges, including the

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, and ultimately reaching the top four alongside

, Kandy Muse, and Symone. Rosé was one of two contestants to never be up for elimination during the season, along with Gottmik. Rosé was eliminated during the finale episode in a lip sync battle against Kandy Muse, ultimately tying with Gottmik as second/third runner up. After the airing of the

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episode, Rosé posted a mini-series to Instagram's IGTV and

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titled ''Mary, Queen of Scots'', performing as the Snatch Game character. The mini-series has featured some of Rosé's friends, including Jan and Matthew Camp. McCorkell released his debut single as a solo artist on 7 May 2021, called "The Devil in the Details".

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

EPs

As lead artist

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose 1989 births Living people American drag queens People from Greenock People from New York City RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Scottish drag queens

Early life

Career

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

EPs

As lead artist

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links