| Landon Cider | |
| Birth Name: | Kristine Bellaluna |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Drag king, actor, host |
| Spouse: | Gabi |
Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster".
Kristine Bellaluna was born and raised in Los Angeles, and performs under the name Landon Cider.[1] Bellaluna began her career as a theatre actor in Southern California. She took a hiatus from theatre following the death of her mother, and later became interested in drag after attending drag shows at the Starlette Revue.[2] In an interview with Gay Times, Cider cited male impersonator Vesta Tilley, Australian drag king Sexy Galexy and lesbian icon Stormé DeLarverie as inspirations.[3]
Landon Cider began his career performing in the Southern California drag circuit, where he became one of the more well known drag kings.[4] [5] He performs Drag King Explosion at Hamburger Mary's.[6] He is the master of ceremonies for the annual Los Angeles event series Bent, which celebrates drag and queer identities.[7]
Cider was the main focus of Nicole Miyahara's 2013 documentary The Making of a King.
Cider began working with World of Wonder in 2016 and appeared on James St. James' Transformations.[8] He later hosted the first King Panel at DragCon.[9] Cider wrote an op-ed for The Advocate, criticizing RuPaul's position that females performing drag does not have the irony that males performing drag does.[10]
In 2019, Cider joined the cast of season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, becoming the first drag king to appear on an American drag competition show.[11] He won the season and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster" by the Boulet Brothers.[1] [12]
Cider was also a judge on Alaska Thunderfuck's "Drag Queen of the Year Pageant" that year.[13] He was listed on Pride Magazine's "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About".[14]
In February 2020, Cider hosted Pride Union's 18th Annual Drag Show Finals with Manila Luzon.[15]
Landon Cider hosts Socially Distant, a digital drag livestream. The show aired on April 2, 2020, and featured drag artists such as Hugo Grrrl and Charli Deville.[16] He was featured on the HBO reality television show We're Here.[17] Cider appeared in the 2020 book Rainbow Revolutions by Magnus Hastings.[18]
In September 2022, it was announced that Cider would be starring in the Hulu original variety special Huluween Dragstravaganza, which aired on October 1, 2022.[19] [20]
Cider appears as a regular judge in the second season of the Canadian drag competition series Call Me Mother.[21] Cider was then announced as a rotating judge for the fifth season of Dragula.[22]
Bellaluna is a survivor of oral cancer. She identifies as a lesbian,[3] and has a wife named Gabi.
| 2013 | The Making of a King | Himself | Documentary |
| 2019 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Contestant | Season 3, Winner (10 episodes) |
| 2020 | We're Here | Himself | Guest (Season 1, episode 5) |
| 2021 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Himself | Guest judge (Season 4, episode 6) |
| 2022 | Huluween Dragstravaganza | Himself | Variety special (1 episode) |
| Call Me Mother | Judge | Season 2 (9 episodes) | |
| 2023 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Judge | Season 5 |
| 2015 - 2016 | Transformations: with James St. James | Himself | Episode 94, Episode 137 (featured) & Episode138 | |
| 2020 | Socially Distant | Himself (host) | ||
| 2024 | Give It To Me Straight | Himself,Maddy Morphosis | Episodes 38 & Bonus Episode |