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Trinity "The Tuck"
File:Trinity The Tuck for Rupaul's Drag Race Allstars 4 Premier.jpg
Trinity attending the premier of Rupaul's Drag Race Allstars 4 in New York City
Born
Ryan Taylor

December 10, 1984 (age 34)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupations
Years active2003–present
Websitehttps://www.trinitythetuck.com/

Trinity The Tuck is the stage name of Ryan Taylor,[1] an American drag queen most known for competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. As a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race Trinity went by Trinity "the Tuck" Taylor, but as of the debut of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4 she is known as Trinity the Tuck.[2]

Early life

Taylor was born on December 10, 1984 in Birmingham, Alabama.[1][3][4] Shortly after his birth, Taylor was raised by his grandparents due to his mother contracting HIV and subsequently dying.[5][6] His drag mother is Jordan Kennedy.[7]

Career

Trinity was named Miss Pulse by Pulse nightclub in 2011.[8][9][10] She has won several national pageants, including National Entertainer of the year (against Alyssa Edwards) in 2014[11] and Miss National Renaissance 2016.[12] She has also travelled the world as a backup dancer for Andy Bell from Erasure.[13]

In February 2017, Trinity was announced being among fourteen contestants for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[14] She won three challenges during the course of the competition, in episodes three, seven and ten.[15] Trinity placed in the top four overall, after losing a lip sync to "Stronger" by Britney Spears against Peppermint.[16] She was referenced in a skit on Saturday Night Live in May 2017.[17]

Trinity was announced to compete on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars on November 9, 2018.[18] She will be referred to as Trinity the Tuck instead of Trinity Taylor.[19] Following her appearance on All Stars, Trinity was interviewed by Vogue for paying homage to a famous Prada dress worn by Sarah Paulson.[20] Paulson publicly thanked Trinity for the special honor through several of her social media platforms.[21]

Trinity has embarked on several world tours following her success on Drag Race including headlining the "War on the Catwalk"[22] and "A Drag Queen Christmas",[23] among others. In 2018, she gave a drag makeover to Nico Tortorella for Them.[24]

Music

During the first episode of Allstars 4, she premiered a comedy song titled "The Perfect Tuck" during the episode's variety show and won.[25]

She appeared in the music videos for Latrice Royale's "Excuse the Beauty" and Aja's "I Don't Wanna Brag".[26][27]

Personal life

Taylor currently lives in Orlando, Florida with his boyfriend and five dogs.[28] He has had plastic surgery, including having his ears pinned and a rhinoplasty by Dr. Miami's Michael Salzhauer.[14]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9) Herself Contestant
2018–19 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 4) Herself Contestant
2019 Botched Herself[citation needed]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016 – present Talking with The Tuck Herself Ongoing Web Series [29]
2017 Rupaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Season 9 [30]
2018 Wow Presents Herself [31]
2018 Hey Qween Herself 1 Episode [32]
2018 Cosmopolitan Herself Cosmo Queens [33]

References

  1. ^ a b "Birmingham's Trinity Taylor tells us why she'll be a killer queen on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. ^ the Tuck, Trinity (12/16/2018). "Trinity the Tuck". Trinity the Tuck. Retrieved 12/16/2018. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Watch Trinity Taylor Pull Off a Fabulously Futuristic Holographic Look". Cosmopolitan. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  5. ^ "Old Testament Traces of Trinity", Trinity Guide to the Trinity, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 9781501301902, retrieved 2019-01-08
  6. ^ Sava, Oliver. "Drag Race gets bit by the '90s nostalgia bug with a "9021-HO" acting challenge". TV Club. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  7. ^ "Trinity Taylor leads a team of queens from 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 9 into a 'War on the Catwalk' – Watermark Online". Watermark Online. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  8. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Trinity Taylor Talks About Being Name-Dropped on 'SNL' & Chris Pine". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  9. ^ Fallon, Kevin (2017-03-24). "The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Hope Trump Watches". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  10. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' enlists former Miss Pulse". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  11. ^ Allen, Timothy (2014-07-28). "Trinity Taylor Wins 'Entertainer of the Year' Pageant Over Alyssa Edwards". Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  12. ^ "Birmingham's Trinity Taylor tells us why she'll be a killer queen on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9: In Conversation with Trinity Taylor". HISKIND Magazine. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  14. ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race Alum Trinity Taylor Gets More Plastic Surgery". Life & Style. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  15. ^ "Q&A: Trinity Taylor Talks 'RuPaul's Drag Race' | Hotspots! Magazine". Hotspots! Magazine. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  16. ^ "Sasha Velour Reveals What Really Went Down on the 'Drag Race' Finale". Vice. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  17. ^ "Birmingham's Trinity Taylor gets a shout-out on 'Saturday Night Live' spoof of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  18. ^ "Exclusive: Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4' cast". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  19. ^ Boedeker, Hal. "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' enlists Orlando queen". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  20. ^ "How Trinity The Tuck Paid Homage to Sarah Paulson's Prada Look". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  21. ^ "Sarah Paulson adorably reacts to Trinity The Tuck's All Stars homage to her". Gay Star News. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  22. ^ "Trinity's tricks of the trade". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  23. ^ "Past Tours – Dragfans". dragfans.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  24. ^ https://www.eonline.com/news/935584/younger-s-nico-tortorella-gets-a-drag-makeover-from-trinity-taylor
  25. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 Episode 1 Recap: Super queen variety show". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  26. ^ Latrice Royale (2018-05-10), Latrice Royale: Excuse the Beauty, retrieved 2018-11-09
  27. ^ Aja The Kween (2018-07-13), Aja – I Don't Wanna Brag (Official Video), retrieved 2018-11-09
  28. ^ "Trinity's tricks of the trade". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  29. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  30. ^ WOWPresents, UNTUCKED: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Episode 1 "Oh. My. Gaga.", retrieved 2019-01-08
  31. ^ WOWPresents, Tucking Tips w/ Trinity Taylor, retrieved 2019-01-08
  32. ^ Hey Qween, TRINITY TAYLOR on Look At Huh! – Part 1 | Hey Qween, retrieved 2019-01-08
  33. ^ Cosmopolitan, Trinity Taylor | Cosmo Queens | Cosmopolitan, retrieved 2019-01-08

External links

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