Natalia Pliacam is the stage name of Assadayut Khunviseadpong,[3] a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the first season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Khunviseadpong is of Chinese descent, and he owns a coffin-manufacturing company based in the Chinatown area of Bangkok.[4] He took dance classes starting in 1997 and taught cheerleading to deaf students for ten years at the Rangsit University Student Club.[5] He started doing drag in 2006, when he entered and won the "Miss AC/DC" beauty pageant, that involves creating a persona specific to a country. He chose the United States, and the name Natalia Pliacam comes from Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova and a painkiller brand.[6] The "Pliacam" part of his drag name is also play on words that can be translated to "tired labia" in English.[citation needed] He identifies as gay.[7]
Pliacam was announced as one of ten contestants for the first season of Drag Race Thailand that began airing on February 15, 2018.[8] During the show, Pliacam won three main challenges and one runway challenge. She advanced in the top three with Annee Maywong and Dearis Doll to the live finale episode on April 5, 2018. He performed a custom lip synctoWhitney Houston's "Queen of the Night" for his last challenge.[9] Pliacam is the first plus-size winner of the Drag Race franchise; she would later be followed by Lawrence Chaney who won Series 2ofRuPaul's Drag Race UK.
On February 5, 2019, Pliacam announced she was running for Congress, gunning for a seat with the Local Thai Party, campaigning on a strong platform of LGBTIQ+ issues.[10]
