Dakota Schiffer Explained

Dakota Schiffer
Birth Date:21 December 1999
Birth Place:Horsham, West Sussex, England
Education:University College London
Other Names:Astrid Basson
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Astrid Basson (born 21 December 1999),[1] professionally known as Dakota Schiffer, is an English drag performer and model who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Early life and education

Dakota Schiffer lives in West Sussex, England.[2] She was bullied at school for "being too feminine".[3] Dakota Schiffer is a trans woman and queer; she came out as queer at the age of 15, along with her non-binary identical twin.[4]

Dakota Schiffer enjoyed fashion and make-up and discovered drag as a teenager.[5] She attended University College London, where she studied geography.[6]

Career

Dakota Schiffer competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She is the first trans contestant to appear on the UK series.[7] She placed in the bottom two on the first episode, but won the lip sync battle against fellow contestant Just May.[8] Her runway look for the second episode, where she won the challenge, was inspired by Pokémon.[9] Dakota Schiffer went on to win another challenge in episode three and was eliminated in week 7 following a lip sync against Pixie Polite.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Hi Twitter! Today is my 21st birthday and I've decided to set up a go fund me to help aid my transition! If you could donate anything at all given the current world circumstances I would be extremely grateful! If you can't please share this link! . 2020-12-21 . Twitter .
  2. Web site: Burgos . Joey . 2022-09-21 . Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4's Queens . 2022-10-01 . ScreenRant . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927195022/https://screenrant.com/meet-rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-4-queens/ . live .
  3. Web site: Drag Race UK's first trans queen is making herstory . 2022-10-01 . QNews . 8 September 2022 . 2022-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220909000912/https://qnews.com.au/drag-race-uks-first-trans-queen-is-making-herstory/ . live .
  4. Web site: Iftikhar . Asyia . 2022-09-30 . Drag Race UK fan in tears as Dakota Schiffer shares emotional gender journey . 2022-10-01 . PinkNews . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035602/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/drag-race-uk-season-4-episode-2-recap-fan-reaction/ . live .
  5. Web site: Walcott . Escher . 2022-09-07 . Drag Race UK's first ever trans queen 'so excited' to be making history . 2022-10-01 . Evening Standard . 2022-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920034400/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/drag-race-uk-first-ever-trans-queen-dakota-schiffer-b1023879.html . live .
  6. Web site: Day . Harvey . 2022-09-07 . Drag Race UK's first trans queen Dakota Schiffer: 'I'm excited to show trans joy' . 2022-10-01 . BBC Three . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926125447/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1ed90ce9-7e6c-42fe-995f-e315fbfae5d3 . live .
  7. Web site: Iftikhar . Asyia . 2022-09-21 . Drag Race UK's first trans woman felt 'overwhelmed' joining show . 2022-10-01 . PinkNews . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927112658/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/21/drag-race-uk-dakota-schiffer-first-trans-woman/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2022-09-27 . New series of Ru Paul's Drag Race features two Sussex queens including its first trans contestant . 2022-10-01 . Sussex Express . 2022-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112725/https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-new-series-of-bbc-show-features-two-sussex-queens-including-its-first-trans-contestant-3856564 . live .
  9. Web site: Duncan . Charlie . 2022-09-30 . Drag Race UK's Dakota Schiffer explains stunning Pokémon inspired runway . 2022-10-01 . PinkNews . 2022-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035603/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/30/drag-race-uk-dakota-schiffer-pokemon-runway/ . live .