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Dax ExclamationPoint
Dax ExclamationPoint cosplaying as Sailor Mars at Flame Con, 2016
Born
Dax Martin
NationalityAmerican
Television RuPaul's Drag Race ( season 8)

Dax ExclamationPoint is the stage name of Dax Martin, [1] a drag performer and cosplayer who competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race. [2]

Early life

Dax Martin enjoyed comics and watching science fiction and superhero films at a young age. [3] [4]

Career

Dax ExclamationPoint is a drag performer and entertainer. Her looks consist of cosplay. [5] Dax ExclamationPoint is a member of the performance group House of Gunt. She competed on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Her entrance look was inspired by the Marvel Comics character Storm. [6] She and Laila McQueen were eliminated on the second episode, [7] which featured a musical challenge, [8] after failing to impress RuPaul and judges in a lip-sync to Gloria Gaynor's " I Will Survive" (1978). [9] [10] This was the second time two contestants on the show were eliminated in the same episode. [11]

Personal life

Martin is based in the U.S. state of Georgia. [12] He has lived in Atlanta [13] and Savannah. [14]

Dax ExclamationPoint is the "drag mother" of Violet Chachki, who won the seventh season of Drag Race. [15] [16] Dax ExclamationPoint has created looks inspired by Chun-li, Lara Croft, Sailor Moon, and Wonder Woman. [17]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ Dilip, Mangala (2016-03-07). "Watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 8 Episode 1 live: Queen of all drag queens is going back to her roots in 'Keeping It 100!'". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ "13 Creators on How Fantasy and Cosplay Helped Shape Their Queer Identity". Them. 2020-04-29. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ DiPiazza, Francesca Davis (2018-01-01). Fandom: Fic Writers, Vidders, Gamers, Artists, and Cosplayers. Twenty-First Century Books ™. ISBN  978-1-5415-2193-3. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ Guerino, Adam (2016-02-24). "Interview: Dax ExclamationPoint! from 'Rupaul's Drag Race'". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ^ Riley, John (2018-10-11). "Dax ExclamationPoint emcees GMCW's annual costume-themed fundraiser "Ropeburn"". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ^ Allen, Timothy (2016-03-24). "Look, Up In The Sky! It's A Bird, It's A Plane, No… It's Dax!". Queerty. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' contestants dish on shocking double elimination". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  8. ^ "Last Words With RuPaul's Drag Race's Dax and Laila". www.advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  9. ^ And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years). Grand Central Publishing. 2023-06-06. ISBN  978-1-5387-1767-7. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  10. ^ Guilbert, Georges-Claude (2018-05-30). Gay Icons: The (Mostly) Female Entertainers Gay Men Love. McFarland. ISBN  978-1-4766-7433-9. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  11. ^ "Sashay Away: Dax ExclamationPoint on Double Elimination, Georgia, and Drag Superpowers". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  12. ^ "Last Words: Dax Exclamationpoint Reflects On Her Time On 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". HuffPost. 2016-03-15. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  13. ^ "How A "Drag Race" Queen Saved The Life of A Gunshot Victim". www.logotv.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  14. ^ Alston, Imani. "No ugly allowed: A look at Savannah's drag queen scene". Connect Savannah. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  15. ^ Henley, Heather. "Savannah drag queen Dax Exclamationpoint joining 'RuPaul's Drag Race' this season". Savannah Morning News. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  16. ^ Hurley, Sam (2022-02-23). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Drag Mothers and Daughters Who Have Competed For The Crown". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  17. ^ "13 Updates on Every Queen Eliminated First on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". www.advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  18. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2019-05-20). "Dax reveals the "rude" Drag Race moment that left her heartbroken". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  19. ^ TRANSFORMATIONS: Dax ExclamationPoint & James St. James on YouTube
  20. ^ Whatcha Packin': Dax Exclamationpoint – S8 E2 – RuPaul's Drag Race on YouTube

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