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Plastique Tiara
Born
Duc Tran

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Occupation(s)Drag queen, singer, hairdresser, makeup artist
Years active2015-present
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race
Websitehttps://lifeinplastique.com/

Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran,[1] a Vietnamese-American drag queen and singer. She is known for competing in the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as collaborating with several YouTube makeup artists.

Early life

Tran was born in Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City. His family moved to the United States when he was 11 years old. He started doing drag when he was 18.[2] His drag mother is Alyssa Edwards, and he is a member of the drag haus of Edwards.[3][4]

Career

Tiara first attempted to audition for a season of America's Next Top Model as a male model. His pictures were reposted on Tyra Banks's social media.[5]

She appeared in YouTube videos for Patrick Starrr since 2018.[6][7][8] Tiara did a drag transformation on James Charles in March 2019.[9][10]

Tiara had approximately 250,000 Instagram followers before being announced on Drag Race.[11]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Tiara was announced to be competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019.[12] In episode three, she was part of the first ever six-way lip sync in the show's history.[13] Tiara won the main runway sewing challenge in episode seven.[14] Two episodes later, she was eliminated after losing a lip sync of Fantasia's "Hood Boy" against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.[15][16] Tiara reached one million followers after the season.[17]

Anna Quintana from Distractify described her as "the breakout star of the VH1 series... [She] has been slaying the competition — and we're sure has more tricks up her sleeves."[18] Heading into episode three, Gold Derby readers ranked her as the third most likely to win the series after Brooke Lynn Hytes and A’Keria C. Davenport.[19]

Music

The week of her elimination, Tiara released her first single, "Irresistible", on April 26, 2019.[20][21] A music video was released on the same day.[22]

Personal life

Tran resides in Dallas, Texas, as of 2019.[23] Outside of drag, he works as a hairstylist and uses human hair. He has created wigs for other Drag Race alum, including Aquaria.[24] Tran cites Vietnamese pop culture as inspiration to his drag aesthetic, including Minh Tuyết, which Tuyết acknowledged.[25]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Music videos

Year Title Artist Director
2019 Irresistible Herself Assaad Yacoub

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Drag 101 Herself [26]
2019 Watcha Packin? [27]

Discography

Singles

Year Title
2019 "Irresistible"

References

  1. ^ Clark, Nina (2017-08-09). "IG: @plastiquetiara". DragStarDiva. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ^ "Meet the 3 Dallas queens vying for the crown on this season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". GuideLive. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ "The New Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Features a Vietnamese-American Queen | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  4. ^ "Plastique Tiara on Instagram: "My mentor, my drag mother, my family. I'm so blessed to be your daughter. You were the first to teach me to be confident and have faith in…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  5. ^ "Plastique Tiara on How Social Media Has Shaped a "New Generation" of Drag Queens". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  6. ^ PatrickStarrr (2018-09-14), GET READY WITH US DRAG QUEENS feat PLASTIQUE TIARA | PatrickStarrr, retrieved 2019-05-28
  7. ^ PatrickStarrr (2019-03-12), PLASTIQUE TIARA EXPOSED | PatrickStarrr, retrieved 2019-05-28
  8. ^ Plastique Tiara (2019-03-12), ASMR MUCKBANG WITH PATRICK STARRR, retrieved 2019-05-28
  9. ^ "Paris Hilton joins Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner as she stans James Charles". Metro. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  10. ^ "James Charles did another drag transformation and he sister slayed". We The Unicorns. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  11. ^ Nast, Condé. "Everything You Need to Know About Drag Race's Season 11 Queens". them. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  12. ^ "Aquaria & Adam Rippon to Announce 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Cast in Upcoming 'Ruveal'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  13. ^ "10 of the best memes about Drag Race's sickening six-way lip sync". Gay Times. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  14. ^ Sheehan, John Benutty,Paul; Benutty, John; Sheehan, Paul (2019-04-11). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' 11 episode 7 recap: Which queen stumbles going 'From Farm to Runway' [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Plastique Tiara on Representing Her Asian Roots". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  16. ^ "Lip-Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Fantasia's 'Hood Boy'". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  17. ^ "Plastique Tiara Talks New Music Video, K-Pop, and 'Drag Race'". PAPER. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  18. ^ "Just Crown 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queen Plastique Tiara Already". Distractify. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  19. ^ Dixon, Marcus James (2019-03-14). "Brooke Lynn Hytes has best odds to win 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11, but watch out for A'Keria and Plastique". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  20. ^ "Exclusive: Plastique Tiara Is Absolutely "Irresistible" in Sexy New Music Video | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  21. ^ ‎Irresistible - Single by Plastique Tiara on iTunes, retrieved 2019-05-28
  22. ^ Plastique Tiara (2019-04-26), Plastique Tiara - Irresistible, retrieved 2019-05-28
  23. ^ Spicer, Alec (2019-03-01). "3 Dallas Drag Queens Are Competing on This Season of RuPaul's Drag Race". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  24. ^ "Meet the 3 Dallas queens vying for the crown on this season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". GuideLive. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  25. ^ VCCorp.vn. "Anh chàng gốc Việt thi Drag Race Mỹ phấn khích khi được thần tượng Minh Tuyết hồi đáp". kenh14.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  26. ^ PatrickStarrr (2018-10-01), HOW TO SLAY A DRAG QUEEN WIG feat PLASTIQUE TIARA | PatrickStarrr, retrieved 2019-05-28
  27. ^ "The Week in Drag: Plastique Tiara, Shangela, Trixie Mattel and More!". Socialite Life. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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