Eve 6000 Explained

Eve 6000
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Other Names:Rina Adams[1]

Eve 6000 is the stage name of Rina Adams, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.

Early life

Eve 6000 was born in London, Ontario.[2]

Career

Eve 6000 is a drag performer and illustrator. She was named Miss Angel City Continental Plus 2021.[3] Eve 6000 competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[4] She impersonated Bernie Sanders for the Snatch Game challenge.[5] Russ Martin of Xtra Magazine said she represented "the trans community as a non-binary performer" on the show.[6] The magazine's Kevin O'Keeffe called her the season's "antagonist" contestant.[7] Eve 6000 and her fellow contestants toured together after the finale.[8] In 2022, she and season 1 contestant BOA started the podcast Death Becomes She/Her.[9]

Personal life

Eve 6000 is based in Toronto.[10] She uses the pronouns she/her in and out of drag. Eve 6000 has said, "As a trans non-binary artist, drag is all about expressing the femininity that I wasn't allowed to express growing up. Drag is a tool that we can all use to express our true selves and be seen as we want to be seen." She came out as a trans woman in February 2022.

Notes and References

  1. alsoabouteve . 1504869698948718593 . Still not close to my goal… I would really appreciate any donations right now! .
  2. Web site: Ritchie . Kevin . 2021-11-13 . Eve 6000 on why Canada's Drag Race needs more Toronto queens . 2023-09-08 . NOW Toronto . en-US . 2023-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603072551/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/eve-6000-on-why-canadas-drag-race-needs-more-toronto-queens/ . live .
  3. Web site: Canada's Drag Race series two: Meet the Queens and Judges . 2023-09-08 . www.bbc.co.uk . en.
  4. Web site: Spirus . Dr . 2021-11-15 . Eve 6000 sashays away from Drag Race Canada and comes to YASS . 2023-09-08 . YASS Magazine . en . 2023-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605140920/https://yassmagazine.org/2021/11/15/eve6000/ . live .
  5. Web site: Sim . Bernardo . 2021-11-05 . Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Synthia Kiss Goes Bananas . 2023-09-08 . ScreenRant . en . 2021-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211218194649/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-canada-season-2-episode-4-recap/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2021-11-15 . 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Eve 6000 Xtra Magazine . 2023-09-08 . en-CA . 2021-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115231013/https://xtramagazine.com/video/canadas-drag-race-season-2-after-the-sashay-with-eve-6000-212410 . live .
  7. Web site: 2021-10-23 . 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2, Episode 2 power ranking: The greatest show on earth Xtra Magazine . 2023-09-08 . en-CA . 2021-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031125334/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race2-episode2-ranking-211126 . live .
  8. Web site: 2022-01-18 . Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria . 2023-09-08 . Victoria News . en . 2023-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230908021029/https://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/second-season-of-canadas-drag-race-ending-tour-in-victoria-95586 . live .
  9. News: Windsor-born drag queens come home for one-night event . CBC . 2023-09-08 . 2022-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219090806/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/drag-fun-windsor-boa-juicy-1.6689331 . live .
  10. Web site: Duncan . Charlie . 2023-02-22 . Canada's Drag Race star Eve 6000 asks people to stop bringing their kids to drag shows . 2023-09-08 . . en-US . 2023-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603030003/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/02/22/canadas-drag-race-eve-6000-kids-drag-shows/ . live .