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Plastique Tiara

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Plastique Tiara
Plastique Tiara at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2019
Born
Nguyễn Đức Trần

(1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 (age 27)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)
Websitelifeinplastique.com

Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen,[1][2] a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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 and 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]

On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Tran is based in Los Angeles.[15] Previously, he was based in Dallas, until 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.[20]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • "Irresistible" (2019)

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Music videos[edit]

  • "Irresistible" (2019)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "'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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Drag Race's Plastique Tiara Has Joined OnlyFans, Too". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ Vary, Adam (2024-04-23). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  20. ^ 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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