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|residence = [[Boston, Massachusetts]] U.S.
|residence = [[Boston, Massachusetts]] U.S.
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|other_names = Katya, Katya Zamolodchikova, Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova
|occupation = Drag queen
|occupation = Drag queen
|website = {{URL|welovekatya.com}}
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'''Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova''', commonly known as '''Katya''', is an American drag performer. Born '''Brian McCook''', he was the tenth contestant eliminated on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)|season seven]] of reality show ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', placing fifth overall in the competition.
'''Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova''', Also known mononymously as '''Katya''' or '''Katya Zamolodchikova''' , is the stage name of '''Brian McCook''', an american drag performer best known for appearing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)|seventh season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.
==Early Life==
McCook was born in [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]] and graduated Marlboro High School. He studied video and performance art on [[Massachusetts College of Art and Design]] through the SIM program (Studio for Interrelated Media).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/35yi5y/ask_me_anything_katya/cr8zq8b |title=Ask Me Anything - Katya |date=March 14, 2015 |website=[[Reddit.com]] |access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref>

==Career==

McCook started his interest in Drag started shortly after he graduated from Marlboro High School and began attending the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, creating his drag persona, a Russian woman, during his senior year. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20150313/COLUMN86/303139957 |title=Marlboro-born performer Katya shoots for 'Drag Race' fame |date=March 13, 2015 |website=[[telegram.com]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
Katya’s “full name” is Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, which is a combination of three different Russian gymnasts: [[Yekaterina Lobaznyuk]] whose nickname is Katya, [[Yevgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova]] and [[Elena Zamolodchikova.]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://logosrupaulsdragrace.wikia.com/wiki/Katya |title=Katya |date=March 13, 2015 |website=[[Rupaul's Drag Race Wiki]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>
Zamolodchikova began performing regularly at Boston-area drag shows such as Jacques Cabaret and TraniWreck at the Oberon <ref name="infante-telegram"/>hosting an experimental drag show called Perestroika for seven years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.improper.com/features/beauty-queened1/ |title=Beauty Queened |last=Kearnan |first=Scott |website=[[The Improper Bostonian]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>

After auditioning for previous seasons at Drag Race <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/2kcvb2/katya_zamolodchikova_in_season_3_casting_episode/ |title=Katya Zamolodchikova In Season 3 Casting Episode |website=[[Reddit]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>, it was announced in December 2014 that Katya Zamolodchikova was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Katya won the main challenges for sixth episode (Ru Hollywood Stories) and tenth episode (Prancing Queens) scoring fifth place in the competition after getting eliminated by fellow contestant [[Kennedy Davenport]] on eleventh episode (Hello, Kitty Girls!).
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During the season's 2015 broadcast, fans nicknamed him "Mom".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/rupauls-drag-races-katya-on-masochistic-fans-elaborate-smells-and-miami-beach-premiere-party-6493495 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race's Katya on Masochistic Fans, Elaborate Smells, and Miami Beach Premiere Party |last=Munzenrieder |first=Kyle |date=May 28, 2015 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref>

Since appearing on ''Rupaul's Drag Race'', Katya had been performing in different countries and participated at [http://rupaulsdragcon.com/ Drag Con], the '''first drag convention of the world.''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://worldofwonder.net/world-wonder-announces-rupauls-drag-con-coming-may-16-17/ |title= World of Wonder announces Rupaul's Drag Con coming May |website=[[World of Wonder]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>. He currently does web series on Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvxAJTRE9JA RuFLECTIONS] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMiYhPTT4eA RuGRETS], having a great approval by fans of ''Rupaul's Drag Race'' and drag community in general. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://dragqueensgalore.com/2015/04/22/ruflections-rugrets-get-us-every-time/ |title= RuFLECTIONS & RuGRETS Get Us Every Time! |website=[[World of Wonder]] |access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>


==Biography==
McCook was born in [[Marlborough, Massachusetts]] and attended Marlborough High School. He attended the [[Massachusetts College of Art and Design]], where he studied video and performance art through the SIM program (Studio for Interrelated Media).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/35yi5y/ask_me_anything_katya/cr8zq8b |title=Ask Me Anything - Katya |date=March 14, 2015 |website=[[Reddit.com]] |access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> He created his drag persona, a Russian woman, Katya, during his senior year.<ref name="infante-telegram"/> His drag name is a tribute to Russian gymnasts.<ref name="juengling-pq">{{cite web |url=http://www.pqmonthly.com/pq-monthly-grills-katya-rupauls-drag-race-season-7 |title=PQ Monthly Grills Katya of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 7 |last=Juengling |first=Konrad |date=March 6, 2015 |website=[[PQ Monthly]] |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref> Zamolodchikova began performing regularly, with shows at Jacques Cabaret in Boston,<ref name="infante-telegram"/> where for seven years he hosted an experimental drag show called Perestroika.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.improper.com/features/beauty-queened1/ |title=Beauty Queened |last=Kearnan |first=Scott |website=[[The Improper Bostonian]] |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref>


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In 2014, Zamolodchikova competed on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. During the season's 2015 broadcast, fans nicknamed him "Mom".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/rupauls-drag-races-katya-on-masochistic-fans-elaborate-smells-and-miami-beach-premiere-party-6493495 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race's Katya on Masochistic Fans, Elaborate Smells, and Miami Beach Premiere Party |last=Munzenrieder |first=Kyle |date=May 25, 2015 |website=[[Miami New Times]] |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref> He is writing a one-man show called ''Love Stories from My Vagina''.<ref name="juengling-pq"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 00:23, 29 May 2015

Katya Zamolodchikova
Born
Brian McCook

1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1]
Other namesKatya, Katya Zamolodchikova, Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova
OccupationDrag queen
Websitewelovekatya.com

Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, Also known mononymously as Katya or Katya Zamolodchikova , is the stage name of Brian McCook, an american drag performer best known for appearing on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early Life

McCook was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts and graduated Marlboro High School. He studied video and performance art on Massachusetts College of Art and Design through the SIM program (Studio for Interrelated Media).[2]

Career

McCook started his interest in Drag started shortly after he graduated from Marlboro High School and began attending the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, creating his drag persona, a Russian woman, during his senior year. [3] Katya’s “full name” is Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, which is a combination of three different Russian gymnasts: Yekaterina Lobaznyuk whose nickname is Katya, Yevgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova and Elena Zamolodchikova. [4] Zamolodchikova began performing regularly at Boston-area drag shows such as Jacques Cabaret and TraniWreck at the Oberon [1]hosting an experimental drag show called Perestroika for seven years.[5]

After auditioning for previous seasons at Drag Race [6], it was announced in December 2014 that Katya Zamolodchikova was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Katya won the main challenges for sixth episode (Ru Hollywood Stories) and tenth episode (Prancing Queens) scoring fifth place in the competition after getting eliminated by fellow contestant Kennedy Davenport on eleventh episode (Hello, Kitty Girls!). During the season's 2015 broadcast, fans nicknamed him "Mom".[7]

Since appearing on Rupaul's Drag Race, Katya had been performing in different countries and participated at Drag Con, the first drag convention of the world. [8]. He currently does web series on Youtube: RuFLECTIONS and RuGRETS, having a great approval by fans of Rupaul's Drag Race and drag community in general. [9]


Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself Season 7 - Placed 5th

Webseries

Year Title Role
2015 Untucked Himself
2015 RuGRETS Himself
2015 RuFLECTIONS Himself

References

  1. ^ a b Infante, Victor D. (March 13, 2015). "Marlboro-born performer Katya shoots for 'Drag Race' fame". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ask Me Anything - Katya". Reddit.com. March 14, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Marlboro-born performer Katya shoots for 'Drag Race' fame". telegram.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Katya". Rupaul's Drag Race Wiki. March 13, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Kearnan, Scott. "Beauty Queened". The Improper Bostonian. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Katya Zamolodchikova In Season 3 Casting Episode". Reddit. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Munzenrieder, Kyle (May 28, 2015). "RuPaul's Drag Race's Katya on Masochistic Fans, Elaborate Smells, and Miami Beach Premiere Party". Miami New Times. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "World of Wonder announces Rupaul's Drag Con coming May". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "RuFLECTIONS & RuGRETS Get Us Every Time!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
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