Natalia Pliacam Explained

Natalia Pliacam
Birth Name:Assadayut Khunviseadpong
Birth Date:7 January 1980[1] [2]
Birth Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation:Drag queen
Known For:Winner of Drag Race Thailand (season 1)
Successor:Angele Anang

Natalia Pliacam is the stage name of Assadayut Khunviseadpong,[3] a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the first season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Biography

Khunviseadpong is of Chinese descent, and he owns a coffin-manufacturing company based in the Chinatown area of Bangkok.[4] He took dance classes starting in 1997 and taught cheerleading to deaf students for ten years at the Rangsit University Student Club.[5] He started doing drag in 2006, when he entered and won the "Miss AC/DC" beauty pageant, that involves creating a persona specific to a country. He chose the United States, and the name Natalia Pliacam comes from Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova and a painkiller brand.[6] The "Pliacam" part of his drag name is also play on words that can be translated to "tired labia" in English. He identifies as gay.[7]

Drag Race

Pliacam was announced as one of ten contestants for the first season of Drag Race Thailand that began airing on February 15, 2018.[8] During the show, Pliacam won three main challenges and one runway challenge. She advanced in the top three with Annee Maywong and Dearis Doll to the live finale episode on April 5, 2018. He performed a custom lip sync to Whitney Houston's "Queen of the Night" for his last challenge.[9] Pliacam is the first plus-size winner of the Drag Race franchise; she would later be followed by Lawrence Chaney who won Series 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Politics

On February 5, 2019, Pliacam announced she was running for Congress, gunning for a seat with the Local Thai Party, campaigning on a strong platform of LGBTIQ+ issues.[10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Drag Race ThailandHerselfContestant - Winner
2019Lip Sync Battle ThailandHerselfGuest

Web series

Notes and References

  1. News: Mahavongtrakul. Melalin. Life's no drag for Natalia Pliacam. Bangkok Post. 5 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Who's That Queen? Natalia Pliacam . Vilhena . Arthur . pt . draglicious.com.br . 7 May 2021 . Draglicious . September 23, 2023.
  3. News: คัดเลือกแล้ว! เปิดโปรไฟล์ 10 แดร็ก ผู้เข้าแข่งขัน Drag Race Thailand. 2018-01-18. Praew (แพรว) – All Luxe You Can Reach. 2018-04-05. en-US.
  4. News: Thai drag queens hope new TV show brings LGBTQ acceptance. NBC News. 2018-04-05. en-US.
  5. Web site: Voice TV 21. Ltd.Thailand. VOICE TV. VoiceTV. 26 April 2018 . 2018-06-18.
  6. News: What's the deal with... Natalia Pliacam. Time Out Bangkok. 2018-05-03. en.
  7. News: Assadayut, 38, is a drag queen born in the middle of coffins: "My funeral has to be a good show". th. Päivi Arvonen. Ilta-Sanomat. January 25, 2019. September 6, 2020.
  8. News: You Better Work! Thailand gets a homespun version of RuPaul's Drag Race Coconuts Bangkok. 2018-01-16. Coconuts. 2018-04-05. en-US.
  9. Book: Natalia, Bakhtadze. 2009-06-03. Associative Search Models in Power Grids. 13th IFAC Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing. 1714–1718. Elsevier. 10.3182/20090603-3-ru-2001.00286. 9783902661432.
  10. News: Um, the winner of Drag Race Thailand is running for Congress. 2019-02-02. Sbs.com. 2019-08-30. en-US.
  11. Dragแดก EP.3 Taipei Gay Pride 2018. YouTube. November 12, 2018. September 18, 2019.