Where is raja now

As a result, we got season 10 sensation Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, who credits Alexis as her drag mother. Thankfully, Alexis Mateo has been making a triumphant return since early , traveling across the country and being more active than she had been in years.

Shangela returned to the show after making waves for being the first-eliminated contestant on Drag Race season 2.

In , Phoenix is still a hard-working Atlanta-based queen who performs on a weekly basis on drag shows of all kinds. After season 11, Ru decided to go in a different direction and hired a different hairstylist. After a trial run, the show was extended for the remainder of Moreover, the queen has appeared on several DragCon events over the years and keeps touring the country with drag shows. Season 3 runner-up Manila Luzon competed again on seasons 1 and 4 of All-Stars.

Unfortunately, something always got in her way and preventing her from taking the crown. Your look last night — the judges called it an All That Jazz look. What was your inspiration for that? I really wanted to play homage to that idea of Liza, but I gave it my own modern, more fashionable, take. I wanted to take my crown without tips. That was my whole point. Was that your favorite look? If not, what was your favorite look from the season? I think my favorite look was probably my Amazonian avatar or whatever that tribal look was.

I remember when we were asked to wear our own drag and what looked like us, I toyed with a few different costumes that I wanted to wear and that one was the one that I chose. Of course, I kind of questioned myself a little bit — I was like, Wow, this might be a little bit too scary for everyone — but I put it on and it just made so much sense. This is me, this is what I look like, and it was definitely a great representation of who I am as a drag queen.

I love the idea of things that are global. It was striking, and it stands out for sure. I think my favorite challenge was the first one that I happened to win. I was like, This is a challenge? How difficult is this?

First up: Shangela! If you could lay out your career going forward, where do you see yourself in 10 years? Ideally, I would love to have an influential career like RuPaul has had, you know? I would like that ideally. I have a song coming out on May 3. Putting the headphones on and screaming into the microphone a bit is so much fun. The Orange County dance club and lounge is long gone, but many remember it as a popular watering hole where some of the most epic nights of their lives happened.

Before reality television made its mark on the world, gay clubs and bars served as a point of connection where the queer community could meet, exchange looks, dance, and experience the counterculture of art that was DRAG. That summer night when I stepped foot into Ozz , I had no idea that I would also be introduced to my first drag queen. She was an anomaly before my eyes and I dare to say that today after drag culture and LGBTQ media have shifted immensely, Raja continues to amaze—and for Southern California queens like me, she will always be our homegrown darling.

Raja has risen to fame as one of the most iconic and creative queens to ever grace the Drag Race stage. Also—did I mention Raja appeared on an episode of The Simpsons?! Watch it—your wig will go into orbit. I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Raja and talking about the trajectory of her career. We laughed, we cried well, I cried , and she gave me some great insight on how she is living her best life by constantly re-inventing herself.

Oh, dramatically! Absolutely, yes! I am somewhat of an introvert and drag has allowed me to find confidence—well pulled out my confidence.

That fear that stifles you and keeps you from doing what you want to do. We all have separate lives. Manila and I are the closest, we spend a lot of time together because she lives in L. The idea has been mentioned and people have talked about it.

I think about it all the time because I would love to go back on T. So yes, I would definitely do it. DL: Do you think that Fashion Photo RUview has opened up the floodgates for viewers to want to give their unsolicited opinions about drag?

Yes, I think so.