American drag queen and figure skater
Milk
Milk at RuPaul’s DragCon, 2018
Born (1987-06-23 ) June 23, 1987 (age 36) Occupation(s)
Drag queen ,
model , Figure Skater Television Website
bigandmilky .com
Milk (born June 23, 1987) is the stage name of Daniel P. Donigan , an American drag performer who came to attention on the
sixth season of
RuPaul's Drag Race , and the
third season of
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars .
[2]
[3]
Early life
Donigan was raised by a conservative but supportive family
[4] in
Syracuse, New York .
[5] He began ice skating at the age of 9 and eventually became a competitive figure skater, until 2009.
[4]
Career
After moving to New York City in 2012, Donigan began a full-time career as a drag performer.
[6] Donigan first gained attention when he appeared on
season six of
RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. Out of 14 contestants, Milk placed ninth overall, losing a lip-sync to
Trinity K. Bonet in the sixth episode.
[7] On October 20, 2017, Donigan was announced as one of the 10 contestants for
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 . He was eliminated by
Kennedy Davenport in the third episode, placing 8th.
[8] He again placed ninth after
Morgan McMichaels returned to the competition.
[9]
Outside of Drag Race , Donigan has modeled for
Marc Jacobs 's Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign
[10] and
Vivienne Westwood 's S/S 2018 campaign.
[11] He was featured in
Perry Ellis 's Fall 2018 collection.
[12] In print work, he was featured on the cover of Hello Mr. magazine's third issue
[13] and featured in the third issue of Gayletter
[14] and in the January 2018 issue of
Gay Times .
[15] He was featured in a 2014 issue of
Next Magazine .
[16] He was announced as the new face of
Madonna 's skincare line,
MDNA Skin .
[17] In 2017, Milk appeared as Madonna in a video promoting the skincare range, dressing in several of her iconic costumes.
[18]
He performed at the Bryant Park Figure-Skating Rink for the Guys On Ice event as charity for the
Ali Forney Center .
[19]
Music
Donigan formed the group The Dairy Queens in 2016, whose first single, "Milk It", was released on July 2, 2016.
[20] He then released his first solo single, "Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life",
[21] which he performed live on the first episode of All Stars 3 in 2017.
[22]
Personal life
Donigan is a former figure skater who qualified to the
2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Junior Ice Dance.
[23]
Donigan currently lives in
New York City . He was in an
open relationship with
James B. Whiteside ,
[24] principal dancer with
American Ballet Theatre , for 12 years.
[25] In October 2020, Donigan announced on Instagram that they have amicably split.
[26]
Filmography
Television
Music Videos
Year
Title
Artist
Ref.
2020
Fashion Blogger
Rhyme So
[28]
Web
Discography
Singles
Year
Song
Ref(s)
2016
"Milk It"
[20]
2018
"Touch the Fashion"
[21]
Featured singles
See also
References
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"Daniel P Donigan" . Ancestry Institute . Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022 .
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"Milk Out Of Drag—And Out Of His Clothes" . LOGO News . Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
^ Donigan, Daniel (June 23, 2019).
"MILK on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved 2021-10-06 .
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"Drag queen Milk is a figure skating 'weirdo' with big lashes and bigger ambition" . In The Know . 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021 .
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"This Milk Has Gone Bad! Watch the VIDEO" . metrosource.com . 9 February 2018.
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"Drag queen Milk is a figure skating 'weirdo' with big lashes and bigger ambition" . In The Know . 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-10-06 .
^ Nolfi, Joey (9 February 2018).
"Drag Race eliminee Milk teases 'diva' twist, would've played Virgin Mary for Snatch Game" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 24 January 2019 .
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"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3's Milk Isn't Mad About Getting the Villain Edit" . Vulture . 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2019-04-23 .
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" 'RuPaul's Drag Race': BenDeLaCreme Opens Up About Her Shocking Exit" . Billboard . 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2019-04-23 .
^ Weiss, Sabrina Rojas (21 January 2016).
"Why Marc Jacobs Chose A "RuPaul's Drag Race" Alum For His Spring Campaign" . www.refinery29.com .
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"Vivienne Westwood's SS18 campaign features Drag Race queen Milk and fans are thrilled" . PinkNews . Retrieved 2018-02-22 .
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"Drag Race All Star Milk Walks For Perry Ellis at NYFW" . PAPERMAG . 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
^ Mr., Hello.
"Dan Donigan: Meet The Milk Man" . Hello Mr . Archived from
the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
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"GAYLETTER" . GAYLETTER . Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
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"Drag Race star Milk strips to a thong for steamy Gay Times photoshoot" . Gay Times . 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22 .
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"15 Times Milk WAS Fashion" . LOGO News . Retrieved 2018-03-04 .
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"Milk Is The New Face Of Madonna's MDNA Skincare Line" . LOGO News . Retrieved 2018-02-22 .
^ Michelson, Noah (9 November 2017).
"Watch 'Drag Race' Star Milk Channel Madonna In Iconic Ad For Pop Star's New Skincare Line" . HuffPost UK . Retrieved 17 March 2021 .
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"Milk On Ice: "Drag Race" Star Returns To Figure Skating For A Good Cause" . LOGO News . Retrieved 2018-02-12 .
^
a
b MILK QUEEN (2016-07-02),
Milk - MILK IT [OFFICIAL] , retrieved 2018-02-12
^
a
b Dave Lennon (2018-01-29),
Milk 'Queen' - Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life (Audio) , retrieved 2018-02-12
^ Sava, Oliver.
"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars returns when we need it most" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 2018-09-23 .
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"2009 US Figure Skating Championships / Cleveland OH / 19 January 2009 / Junior Dance Compulsory Dance / Group 3" . www.cs.kent.edu . Retrieved 2018-09-23 .
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"Out Love: Ballet dancer James Whiteside (aka JbDubs) & performer Dan Donigan (aka Milk)" . 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13 .
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"Ballet Dancer, Drag Queen, Singer & Podcaster: Inside James Whiteside's Fearless, Authentic Life" . Billboard . Retrieved 2018-09-23 .
^ Street, Mikelle (5 October 2020).
" 'Drag Race's Milk and Dancer James Whiteside Have Broken Up" .
Out Magazine . Retrieved 2 January 2021 .
^ Boulet, Ruth (2016-05-11).
"Skin Wars meets RuPaul's Drag Race: a Season 3 episode 4 preview" . Channel Guide Magazine . Retrieved 2020-04-10 .
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"EXCLUSIVE | RHYME SO CHALLENGE DRAG RACE'S MILK TO A FIGURE SKATING FACE-OFF IN FIERCE 'FASHION BLOGGER' VIDEO" . Attutude.co.uk . 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-15 .
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James St. James and Milk: Transformations .
YouTube . April 8, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Milk's LegenDAIRY Looks - DeCUNTstructed Drag .
YouTube . September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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MarcoMarcoShow - Fittings with Sharon Needles, Milk, Mathu Andersen, Gigi Gorgeous, and Willam .
YouTube . October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Milk on Ring My Bell .
YouTube . November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Part 2 | Drag Queens Reading Mean Comments w/ Alaska, Raja, Raven, Milk, Morgan, and More! .
YouTube . June 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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$TRANGER$ FOR CA$H: Milk & Kim Chi .
YouTube . July 11, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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HOW TO MAKEUP: Milk's Finishing Touch .
YouTube . December 18, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Milk: CRAIGSLIST Missed Connections - WOW Presents Plus Sneak Peek .
YouTube . December 30, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Whatcha Packin': Milk | S3 E3 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars .
YouTube . February 12, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
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M.U.G. with MILK and Kim Chi - LegenDAIRY Looks .
YouTube . March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
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Meet Milk - the figure skating drag queen .
YouTube . September 3, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
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Milk 🥛 It's Just Fashion, Darling | S6 E6 | Out of the Closet 👗 .
YouTube . December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^ @rupaulsdragrace (November 17, 2023).
"With competition this stiff, these queens need to be prepped for ANYTHING" – via
Instagram .
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