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Vietnamese-American drag performer and entertainer
Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen ,
[1]
[2] a Vietnamese-American
drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on the
eleventh season of
RuPaul's Drag Race , before returning to compete in the
ninth season of
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars .
Early life
Duc Tran Nguyen was born in
Ho Chi Minh City ,
[2] and raised in Vietnam.
[1] She is a first-generation American immigrant,
[3] relocating to the United States at age 11.
[4]
Career
Tran is a
drag performer, dancer, and model who competed as Plastique Tiara on
season 11 of
RuPaul's Drag Race . She impersonated Lovely Mimi for the
Snatch Game challenge
[5] and won the "
Farm to Runway " design challenge,
[6] placing eighth overall.
[2]
[7] She was eliminated from the competition in the
ninth episode ,
[8] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a
lip sync against
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "
Hood Boy " (2006) by
Fantasia .
[9]
[10] After the show, she joined the
Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of
RuPaul's Drag Race Live!
[11]
[12]
In 2019, she released the
dance-pop song "Irresistible", which received a
music video .
[7]
[13] Brendan Wetmore of
Paper magazine described the video as "a beautiful and expensive dreamlike look into the luxury of being Plastique; beautiful men dance at her command while she whips her silky locks back in forth, her body covered in a jeweled garment".
[8] In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant
Kim Chi collaborated on a
cosmetics collection.
[14]
Plastique Tiara is among the most-followed drag queens on
TikTok . She joined the platform in August 2019,
[15] and had 11.2 million followers, as of January 2023.
[16] She had 2.1 million Instagram followers, as of October 2021.
[14] She joined
OnlyFans in 2020.
[17]
[18]
Personal life
Tran is based in Los Angeles.
[15] Previously, he was based in Dallas, of 2019.
[1] He is
queer .
[3]
Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of Drag Race contestant
Alyssa Edwards ;
[9] other members of the Haus of Edwards have included
Gia Gunn ,
Laganja Estranja , and
Shangela .
[19]
Discography
Singles
Filmography
Television
Music videos
References
^
a
b
c Real, Evan (2019-03-07).
"Plastique Tiara on How Social Media Has Shaped a "New Generation" of Drag Queens" .
The Hollywood Reporter .
Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b
c
"Plastique Tiara, of 'RPDR' Season 11, to appear at Globe Bar & Kitchen for Pride | The Spokesman-Review" . www.spokesman.com .
Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b
" 'Drag Race' Queen Plastique Tiara Says Her Emotional Chat With RuPaul Was "Freeing" " . Bustle . 2019-04-26.
Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Spicer, Alec.
"3 Dallas Drag Queens Are Competing on This Season of RuPaul's Drag Race" . Dallas Observer .
Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
"It's Snatch Time on RuPaul's Drag Race • Instinct Magazine" . Instinct Magazine . 2019-04-20.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Interview: Plastique Tiara on Her Emotional Breakdown With RuPaul" . MTV .
Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b
"Drag Race star Plastique Tiara wants to be a "pioneer" for the queer Asian community" . GAY TIMES . 2019-06-13.
Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b Wetmore, Brendan (May 2, 2019).
"Plastique Tiara Talks New Music Video, K-Pop, and 'Drag Race' " . Paper .
Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 .
^
a
b
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beauty Plastique Tiara on stealing hearts and tree bark (allegedly)" .
Entertainment Weekly .
Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Daw, Stephen (2019-04-26).
"Plastique Tiara Talks Learning from Alyssa Edwards, Asian Visibility & More After 'Drag Race' Exit" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Hereford, André (2019-10-24).
"Plastique Tiara: Werq the World 2019 Tour is 'the greatest drag show in our country right now' " . Metro Weekly .
Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Radke, Brock (2022-02-21).
"New queens boost the buzz in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live' at Flamingo" . Las Vegas Sun .
Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
"Watch Drag Race star Plastique Tiara's debut music video Irresistible" . GAY TIMES . 2019-04-26.
Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b Spruch-Feiner, Sara (2021-10-20).
" 'Just 2 Asian queens trying to make it in the world:' Kim Chi and Plastique Tiara discuss new makeup collab" . Glossy .
Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
a
b
"Plastique Tiara Is TikTok's Favorite Drag Queen" . Vogue . 2020-09-06.
Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
"These Are the Popular Drag Queens on TikTok You Should Be Following" . www.out.com .
Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
"Drag Race's Plastique Tiara Has Joined OnlyFans, Too" . www.out.com .
Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^
"Plastique Tiara becomes latest Drag Race queen to join OnlyFans" . GAY TIMES . 2020-09-23.
Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Guerra, Joey (2019-04-26).
"Plastique Tiara talks Asian representation, family pride and her accent" .
Houston Chronicle .
Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
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