Lolita Banana Explained

Birth Name:Esteban Inzúa
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
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Lolita Banana is the stage name of Esteban Inzúa,[1] a Mexican drag performer who competed on the first season of Drag Race France. In 2023, she was announced as the co-host of Drag Race México.

Career

Inzúa discovered drag while working as a dancer in 2018. He has performed at le Café de Paris and the B Boat, among other venues.[2]

Inzúa competed as Lolita Banana on the first season of Drag Race France.[3] [4] She was the first contestant born in Mexico to compete in a Drag Race series.[5] She shaved her head during one lip sync battle, and ultimately placed in the top four.[6]

At RuPaul’s Drag Con LA 2023, she was announced as one of the hosts for Drag Race México.[7]

Personal life

Originally from Mexico City, Inzúa lives in Paris, as of 2022.[8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Drag Race FranceHerself/Contestant4th place[9]
2023-presentDrag Race MéxicoHerselfCo-host [10]
2023The Drag Race France Phenomenon: One Year with the Queens HerselfFrance 2 documentary[11]
2023Les Voyages de Nicky HerselfFrance 5 documentary[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lolita Banana, la primera drag queen mexicana en competir en 'RuPaul's Drag Race' . Rojas de León . Andrea . Publimetro Mexico . 29 June 2022 . Spanish . Integrante De Alianza De Medios MX . May 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-02 . RuPaul's Drag Race France announces cast . 2023-05-12 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2023-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312053419/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a40176848/rupauls-drag-race-cast-france/ . live .
  3. Web site: Decider's 'Drag Race' Queen of All Queens This Week: Lolita Banana Decider . 2023-05-12 . en-US . 2022-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002112/https://decider.com/2022/07/08/drag-race-queen-of-all-queens-this-week-lolita-banana/ . live .
  4. Nolfi . Joey . June 2, 2022 . Bonjour, ladies! Meet the queens of 'Drag Race France' . 2023-05-12 . . en . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305225828/https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-france-season-1-cast-revealed-meet-the-queens/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2023-05-12 . 'Drag Race México' Adds Valentina, Lolita Banana as Hosts (TV News Roundup) . 2023-05-12 . Variety . en-US . 2023-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511014911/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/yellowstone-season-5-part-1-peacock-tv-news-roundup-1235606227/ . live .
  6. Nolfi . Joey . August 9, 2022 . Nicky Doll recaps the best 'Drag Race France' moments, from song rights to teary lip-syncs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511215023/https://ew.com/ew-binge-podcast/drag-race-france-season-1-recap-nicky-doll/ . 2023-05-11 . 2023-05-12 . . en.
  7. Mier . Tomás . 2023-05-12 . 'Drag Race' Alums Valentina and Lolita Banana Will Host New Mexican Franchise . 2023-05-12 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  8. Web site: Meet the 10 Queens of 'Drag Race France' Season 1 . 2023-05-12 . www.out.com . en . 2022-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806094115/https://www.out.com/television/2022/6/03/meet-queens-drag-race-france-season-1 . live .
  9. Web site: Sim . Bernardo. 6 March 2022 . Meet the 10 Queens of 'Drag Race France' Season 1. 2 June 2023 . Out Magazine. en-US.
  10. Web site: Nuñez . Elisa. 29 May 2023 . Drag Race México: Estreno, participantes, jurado y dónde ver. 2 June 2023 . Glamour México. en-ES.
  11. Web site: Pownall . Jack . 2023-06-07 . Drag Race France is back! . 2023-06-08 . Vogue.fr . fr . 2022-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806094115/https://www.vogue.fr/article/drag-race-france-season-2-airdate-judges-queens . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-08-29 . 'Les voyages de Nicky': France 5 explore le genre et le drag au-delà des frontières . 2023-09-09 . 20minutes.fr . fr .