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| name = Jiggly Caliente |
| name = Jiggly Caliente |
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| caption = Jiggly Caliente at [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]], |
| caption = Jiggly Caliente at [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]], 2023 |
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⚫ | | other_names = Bianca Castro<br>Jiggly Puff<br>Jiggly Caliente Brooks<ref name="Sunny"/> |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|29}} |
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| birth_place = [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]], [[Laguna, Philippines]] |
| birth_place = [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]], [[Laguna, Philippines]] |
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| occupation = Drag queen, Singer, Actress, TV personality |
| occupation = Drag queen, Singer, Actress, TV personality |
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| education = [[Fashion Institute of Technology]]<ref name="Sunny"/> |
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| known for = ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]]) |
| known for = ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]]) |
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Caliente was born in [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]], [[Laguna (province)|Laguna, Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/06/23/15/meet-pinoy-plus-size-barbie-new-york-0|title=Meet the Pinoy plus size 'Barbie of New York'|first=Steve|last= Angeles|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JigglyCaliente4 |number=1555172827409649664 |title=Throwback to the house in San Pedro.}}</ref> In the first grade, she was expelled from school for stabbing a bully through the hand with a pencil.<ref name="Sunny"/> She moved to America in 1991 at age 10 with her mother and brother and lived in [[Sunnyside, Queens]], [[New York City]].<ref name="Sunny">{{cite web|url=https://thotyssey.tumblr.com/post/147715915316/on-point-with-jiggly-caliente |title=On Point With: Jiggly Caliente |website=Thotyssey |date=July 2016 |publisher=Tumblr |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> She came out in junior high school to her late mother, and her [[drag mother]] is Chevelle Brooks.<ref>Caliente in {{Cite news|url=https://theabbynormal.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/meet-jiggly-caliente-from-rupauls-drag-race-4/|title=Meet Jiggly Caliente from RuPaul's Drag Race 4|date=2014-08-06|publisher=Abby Normal|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref> Her drag first name is based on the [[Pokémon]] [[Jigglypuff]], and her original drag name was Jiggly Puff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialitelife.com/jiggly-caliente-socialite-life-interview/|title=Jiggly Caliente: The Socialite Life Interview|date=2019-02-15|website=Socialite Life|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref name="Sunny"/> |
Caliente was born in [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro]], [[Laguna (province)|Laguna, Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/06/23/15/meet-pinoy-plus-size-barbie-new-york-0|title=Meet the Pinoy plus size 'Barbie of New York'|first=Steve|last= Angeles|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JigglyCaliente4 |number=1555172827409649664 |title=Throwback to the house in San Pedro.}}</ref> In the first grade, she was expelled from school for stabbing a bully through the hand with a pencil.<ref name="Sunny"/> She moved to America in 1991 at age 10 with her mother and brother and lived in [[Sunnyside, Queens]], [[New York City]].<ref name="Sunny">{{cite web|url=https://thotyssey.tumblr.com/post/147715915316/on-point-with-jiggly-caliente |title=On Point With: Jiggly Caliente |website=Thotyssey |date=July 2016 |publisher=Tumblr |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> She came out in junior high school to her late mother, and her [[drag mother]] is Chevelle Brooks.<ref>Caliente in {{Cite news|url=https://theabbynormal.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/meet-jiggly-caliente-from-rupauls-drag-race-4/|title=Meet Jiggly Caliente from RuPaul's Drag Race 4|date=2014-08-06|publisher=Abby Normal|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref> Her drag first name is based on the [[Pokémon]] [[Jigglypuff]], and her original drag name was Jiggly Puff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://socialitelife.com/jiggly-caliente-socialite-life-interview/|title=Jiggly Caliente: The Socialite Life Interview|date=2019-02-15|website=Socialite Life|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref name="Sunny"/> |
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== ''Drag Race'' and career == |
== ''Drag Race'' and career == |
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Caliente was announced to be one of thirteen contestants in the fourth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' on November 13, 2011. She placed eighth overall, being eliminated in a lip sync by seventh placer [[Willam Belli|Willam]].<ref name="newnownext">{{cite web|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|title=Jiggly Caliente: "Janet Jackson Has Never Been Justified on 'Drag Race'"|url=http://www.newnownext.com/jiggly-caliente-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-season-6/06/2021/|work=NewNowNext|access-date=June 29, 2021|date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> She was in archive footage in the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)|season 5]] finale, and made an appearance at the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6)|season six]] live finale, where she asked a viewer question to [[Bianca Del Rio]]. |
Caliente was announced to be one of thirteen contestants in the fourth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' on November 13, 2011. She placed eighth overall, being eliminated in a lip sync by seventh placer [[Willam Belli|Willam]].<ref name="newnownext">{{cite web|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|title=Jiggly Caliente: "Janet Jackson Has Never Been Justified on 'Drag Race'"|url=http://www.newnownext.com/jiggly-caliente-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-season-6/06/2021/|work=NewNowNext|access-date=June 29, 2021|date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> She was in archive footage in the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)|season 5]] finale, and made an appearance at the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6)|season six]] live finale, where she asked a viewer question to [[Bianca Del Rio]]. |
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Outside of ''Drag Race'', she can be seen in the beginning of the 2012 [[NewNowNext Awards|NewNowNext awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2012/04/09/newnownext-awards-2012/|title=Logo's 2012 'NewNowNext Awards': On the scene|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en}}</ref> Her acting career began in 2015 when she played a role in the season-two finale of ''[[Broad City]]'' as a shop owner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://worldofwonder.net/jiggly-caliente-broad-city/|title=OMG! Jiggly Caliente on The Season Two Finale of Broad City!|date=2015-03-19|publisher=WorldOfWonder.net|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en-US}}</ref> She was one of thirty drag queens featured in [[Miley Cyrus]]'s 2015 [[MTV Video Music Award|VMA]] performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2256541/meet-miley-vma-dancers-drag-queens/|title=Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance|last=Lamour|first=Joseph|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> In 2016, she was in the pilot episode of [[Search Party (TV series)|''Search Party'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gingesbecray.com/search-party-s1e1-recap/|title=Search Party S1:E1 The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew Recap|publisher=GingesBeCray.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> In 2017, she played a part with fellow ''Drag Race'' alumni [[Bob the Drag Queen|Bob The Drag Queen]], [[Katya Zamolodchikova|Katya]] and [[Detox Icunt|Detox]] in a season finale episode of ''Playing House''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/katya-bob-the-drag-queen-detox-playing-house-usa/07/2017/|title=Katya, Bob the Drag Queen And Detox Appear On USA's "Playing House"|work=LOGO News|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She made an appearance as a backup singer on the music video for Bob The Drag Queen and [[Alaska Thunderfuck|Alaska]]'s "Yet Another Dig".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8015013/bob-the-drag-queen-alaska-thunderfuck-yet-another-dig-video|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Winners Bob the Drag Queen & Alaska Thunderfuck Team Up for 'Yet Another Dig'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She played the character Veronica in ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/pose-recap-season-1-episode-6-love-is-the-message.html|title=Pose Recap: Chicken Patty|last=Moylan|first=Brian|website=[[Vulture.com]]|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=2018-07-09|language=en}}</ref> appearing in the sixth and eighth episodes of the first season. She later confirmed she would be back for more episodes of Pose's second season, on ''Bootleg Fashion Photo Review'', and the web series by ''Drag Race'' alum [[Yuhua Hamasaki]]. |
Outside of ''Drag Race'', she can be seen in the beginning of the 2012 [[NewNowNext Awards|NewNowNext awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2012/04/09/newnownext-awards-2012/|title=Logo's 2012 'NewNowNext Awards': On the scene|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en}}</ref> Her acting career began in 2015 when she played a role in the season-two finale of ''[[Broad City]]'' as a shop owner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://worldofwonder.net/jiggly-caliente-broad-city/|title=OMG! Jiggly Caliente on The Season Two Finale of Broad City!|date=2015-03-19|publisher=WorldOfWonder.net|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en-US}}</ref> She was one of thirty drag queens featured in [[Miley Cyrus]]'s 2015 [[MTV Video Music Award|VMA]] performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2256541/meet-miley-vma-dancers-drag-queens/|title=Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance|last=Lamour|first=Joseph|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> In 2016, she was in the pilot episode of [[Search Party (TV series)|''Search Party'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gingesbecray.com/search-party-s1e1-recap/|title=Search Party S1:E1 The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew Recap|date=26 November 2016 |publisher=GingesBeCray.com|language=en-CA|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> In 2017, she played a part with fellow ''Drag Race'' alumni [[Bob the Drag Queen|Bob The Drag Queen]], [[Katya Zamolodchikova|Katya]] and [[Detox Icunt|Detox]] in a season finale episode of ''Playing House''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newnownext.com/katya-bob-the-drag-queen-detox-playing-house-usa/07/2017/|title=Katya, Bob the Drag Queen And Detox Appear On USA's "Playing House"|work=LOGO News|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She made an appearance as a backup singer on the music video for Bob The Drag Queen and [[Alaska Thunderfuck|Alaska]]'s "Yet Another Dig".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8015013/bob-the-drag-queen-alaska-thunderfuck-yet-another-dig-video|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Winners Bob the Drag Queen & Alaska Thunderfuck Team Up for 'Yet Another Dig'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She played the character Veronica in ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/pose-recap-season-1-episode-6-love-is-the-message.html|title=Pose Recap: Chicken Patty|last=Moylan|first=Brian|website=[[Vulture.com]]|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=2018-07-09|language=en}}</ref> appearing in the sixth and eighth episodes of the first season. She later confirmed she would be back for more episodes of Pose's second season, on ''Bootleg Fashion Photo Review'', and the web series by ''Drag Race'' alum [[Yuhua Hamasaki]]. |
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[[File:Rupaul Dragcon 2018-306 (41377493474).jpg|thumb|Jiggly Caliente at DragCon (2018)]] |
[[File:Rupaul Dragcon 2018-306 (41377493474).jpg|thumb|Jiggly Caliente at DragCon (2018)]] |
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In September 2018, Caliente performed as a background dancer behind [[Christina Aguilera]] for [[Opening Ceremony (brand)|Opening Ceremony]]'s Spring 2019 collection alongside other ''Drag Race'' alumni.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/xtina-opening-ceremony-2603754575.html|title=We're Still Screaming: Xtina Performs With Drag Queens at NYFW|date=2018-09-10|work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref> In November 2018, she made an appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with ''Drag Race'' alumn [[Peppermint (drag queen)|Peppermint]], as a Drag Queen for the ''[[Garmin]]'' GP-Yasss sketch.<ref name="snl">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8485648/peppermint-jiggly-caliente-snl-gps-sketch|title=Peppermint and Jiggly Caliente Make Road Trips More Fun in Epic 'SNL' Sketch|date=September 19, 2018|first=Stephen|last=Daw|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref> |
In September 2018, Caliente performed as a background dancer behind [[Christina Aguilera]] for [[Opening Ceremony (brand)|Opening Ceremony]]'s Spring 2019 collection alongside other ''Drag Race'' alumni.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/xtina-opening-ceremony-2603754575.html|title=We're Still Screaming: Xtina Performs With Drag Queens at NYFW|date=2018-09-10|work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref> In November 2018, she made an appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with ''Drag Race'' alumn [[Peppermint (drag queen)|Peppermint]], as a Drag Queen for the ''[[Garmin]]'' GP-Yasss sketch.<ref name="snl">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8485648/peppermint-jiggly-caliente-snl-gps-sketch|title=Peppermint and Jiggly Caliente Make Road Trips More Fun in Epic 'SNL' Sketch|date=September 19, 2018|first=Stephen|last=Daw|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref> |
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On May 26, 2021, she was announced to be one of the 13 queens returning for ''RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars'' [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|Season 6]]. She was eliminated in the second episode, placing twelfth overall. |
On May 26, 2021, she was announced to be one of the 13 queens returning for ''RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars'' [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|Season 6]]. She was eliminated in the second episode, placing twelfth overall. |
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She is a main judge on [[Drag Race Philippines (season 1)|Drag Race Philippines]], which premiered on August 17 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/24/all-stars-6-drag-races-jiggly-caliente-second-to-exit-but-has-she-14824972/|title=All Stars 6: Jiggly Caliente second Drag Race queen eliminated in emotional scenes – or is she?|date=June 24, 2021|first=Sabrina|last=Barr|website=Metro|access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> |
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|''[[Drag Race Philippines]]''<ref name="drp">{{cite news|url=https://www.out.com/television/2022/5/16/jiggly-caliente-booked-judging-gig-new-drag-race-franchise|title=Jiggly Caliente Booked a Judging Gig on a New Drag Race Franchise|date=May 16, 2022|first=Bernardo|last=Sim|website=Out|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> |
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Jiggly Caliente at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
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Born | (1980-11-29) November 29, 1980 (age 43) |
Other names | Bianca Castro Jiggly Puff Jiggly Caliente Brooks[1] |
Education | Fashion Institute of Technology[1] |
Occupation(s) | Drag queen, Singer, Actress, TV personality |
Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4) |
Bianca Castro (born November 29, 1980), commonly known as Jiggly Caliente,[2] is a Filipino-American drag performer, singer, and actress best known for competing on the fourth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race, the sixth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, for judging Drag Race Philippines, and for her recurring role as Veronica Ferocity on the FX series Pose. She released her debut album, T.H.O.T. Process on March 9, 2018. In 2020, she co-hosted Translation, the first talk show on a major network hosted by an all-trans cast.
Caliente was born in San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines.[3][4] In the first grade, she was expelled from school for stabbing a bully through the hand with a pencil.[1] She moved to America in 1991 at age 10 with her mother and brother and lived in Sunnyside, Queens, New York City.[1] She came out in junior high school to her late mother, and her drag mother is Chevelle Brooks.[5] Her drag first name is based on the Pokémon Jigglypuff, and her original drag name was Jiggly Puff.[6][1]
Caliente was announced to be one of thirteen contestants in the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on November 13, 2011. She placed eighth overall, being eliminated in a lip sync by seventh placer Willam.[7] She was in archive footage in the season 5 finale, and made an appearance at the season six live finale, where she asked a viewer question to Bianca Del Rio.
Outside of Drag Race, she can be seen in the beginning of the 2012 NewNowNext awards.[8] Her acting career began in 2015 when she played a role in the season-two finale of Broad City as a shop owner.[9] She was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.[10] In 2016, she was in the pilot episode of Search Party.[11] In 2017, she played a part with fellow Drag Race alumni Bob The Drag Queen, Katya and Detox in a season finale episode of Playing House.[12] She made an appearance as a backup singer on the music video for Bob The Drag Queen and Alaska's "Yet Another Dig".[13] She played the character Veronica in Pose,[14] appearing in the sixth and eighth episodes of the first season. She later confirmed she would be back for more episodes of Pose's second season, on Bootleg Fashion Photo Review, and the web series by Drag Race alum Yuhua Hamasaki.
In September 2018, Caliente performed as a background dancer behind Christina Aguilera for Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019 collection alongside other Drag Race alumni.[15] In November 2018, she made an appearance on Saturday Night Live with Drag Race alumn Peppermint, as a Drag Queen for the Garmin GP-Yasss sketch.[16]
In 2020, Jiggly Caliente co-hosted Translation, the first talk show on a major network hosted by an all-trans cast.[17]
On May 26, 2021, she was announced to be one of the 13 queens returning for RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars Season 6. She was eliminated in the second episode, placing twelfth overall.
She is a main judge on Drag Race Philippines, which premiered on August 17 2022.[18]
Caliente released her first single, "Fckboi" on March 1, 2018, on her official Vevo channel.[19] She released her debut album, T.H.O.T. Process on March 9, 2018. The twelve-track album features Drag Race alumni Sharon Needles, Peppermint, Alaska, Ginger Minj, Phi Phi O'Hara (Credited as Jaremi Carey) and Manila Luzon. It also features an intro with RuPaul. The album is the first hip-hop based record by a Drag Race alumni.[20] The music video for the song "All This Body" premiered on November 30, 2018, and featured Alaska, Minj and Isis King.[21]
She also was a featured artist for the first three volumes of the Drag Race Christmas Queens albums. The music video for "Ratchet Christmas" from the first volume was uploaded on December 9, 2015.[22] She contributed to the compilation album Christmas Queens 3 (2017).[23]
Caliente publicly came out as transgender in 2016.[24][7]
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2020 | Milkwater | Gigi Sordide | Feature film |
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2010 | Ugly Betty | Season 4, Episode 13: "Chica and the Man" |
2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4) | Contestant (8th place) |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Herself | |
2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) | Herself |
2015, 2019 | Broad City | Shop owner, Brunch Drag Queen |
2016 | Search Party | |
2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)[25] | Herself, Guest |
Saturday Night Live[16] | GP-Yasss skit | |
2018–2021 | Pose | Veronica Ferocity (5 episodes) |
2019 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Drag Queen |
2020–present | Translation[17] | Co-Host |
2021 | CNN Philippines[26] | Herself (guest) |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)[27] | Contestant (12th place) | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked[27] | ||
Good Morning America[28] | Herself (guest) | |
2022-present | Drag Race Philippines[29] | Herself (judge) |
Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2011 | "Go Off" | Sahara Davenport | [30] |
2011 | "Hot Couture" | Manila Luzon | |
2012 | "Queen" | Xelle | |
2017 | "Yet Another Dig" | Bob the Drag Queen | |
2017 | "Let It Snow" | Christmas Queens | [31] |
2018 | "Fckboi" | Herself | |
2018 | "I Don't Give A F*ck" | Herself | [32] |
2018 | "All This Body" | Herself | [33] |
2021 | "Gummy Bear" | Ginger Minj | [34] |
2022 | "Angle" | Willow Pill | [35] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Ring My Bell | Herself | Guest | [36] |
2016 | Fashion Photo RuView | Herself | Guest Co-host | [37] |
2016 | How to Makeup | Herself | Guest | [38] |
2018 | Spillin' the Tea | Herself | Co-host | [39] |
2019 | Reading Queens | Herself | Guest | [40] |
2019 | Drag Queen Video Dates | Herself | Guest | [41] |
2019 | Bootleg Opinions | Herself | Guest | [42] |
2021 | Whatcha Packin' | Herself | Guest | [43] |
2021 | Drag Queen Makeup Tutorial | Herself | Guest | [44] |
2022 | Binge Queens | Herself | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK series 4 | [45] |
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