Copper Topp Explained
Copper Topp is the stage name of Simon Wegrzyn, a British drag performer who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Career
Copper Topp competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She was the third contestant eliminated.[2] [3] She placed in the bottom two of the design challenge, and lost a lip sync against Black Peppa.[4] Following Drag Race, she released the song "Weirdo"[5] and played Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz at the Lighthouse Theatre in Kettering.[6] In 2023, she announced plans to take a break from drag.[7] [8]
Personal life
Copper Topp is from Cheltenham, and uses the pronouns they/them in drag and he/him out of drag.[9]
Discography
Singles
Filmography
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Drag Race UK's Copper Topps opens up on growing up queer in Cheltenham saying it was 'very challenging' . Rudd . Helen . gloucestershirelive.co.uk . Local World . October 7, 2023.
- Web site: 2022-10-09 . Drag Race UK season 4 star reacts to "very, very harsh" critique . 2023-10-05 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2023-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921053825/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a41567302/drag-race-uk-season-4-harsh-critique/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-10-07 . Drag Race UK's Copper Topp explains how Drag Race saved her life . 2023-10-05 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2022-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221014213735/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a41546507/drag-race-uk-copper-topp-season-4-exit/ . live .
- Web site: James . Alastair . 2022-10-17 . Drag Race UK's Copper Topp teases return to the show . 2023-10-05 . Attitude . en-GB . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017170942/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/drag-race-uks-copper-topp-teases-return-to-the-show-415517/ . live .
- Web site: Guerra . Joey . October 11, 2022 . ‘Drag Race UK’ Q&A: Copper Topp talks staying true to her ginger self . 2023-10-05 . Houston Chronicle . en-US . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411211627/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/drag-race-uk-q-a-copper-topp-talk-staying-true-17494073 . live .
- Web site: Wild . Stephi . RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Star Copper Topp Joins THE WIZARD OF OZ Pantomime . 2023-10-05 . BroadwayWorld.com . en . 2023-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005152544/https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/RUPAULS-DRAG-RACE-Star-Copper-Topp-Joins-THE-WIZARD-OF-OZ-Pantomime-20230925 . live .
- Web site: Wratten . Marcus . 2023-10-05 . Drag Race UK's Copper Topp says she's 'not OK' as she announces break from drag . 2023-10-05 . . en-US . 2023-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005152551/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/05/drag-race-uk-copper-topp-announces-break-from-drag/ . live .
- Web site: 2023-10-04 . "I am not ok": Drag Race star Copper Topp announces her break from drag . 2023-10-05 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 2023-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231005152532/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/i-am-not-ok-drag-race-star-copper-topp-announces-her-break-from-drag/ . live .
- Web site: Drag Race UK Series 4: Meet The Queens . 2023-10-05 . www.bbc.com . en .