Penny Tration Explained
Penny Tration is the stage name of Anthony "Tony" Cody,[1] [2] an American drag queen. Penny Tration competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she was the first to be eliminated.
Early life
Anthony "Tony" Cody was raised in Los Angeles.[3]
Career
Penny Tration has been described as a "premier" drag performer of Cincinnati.[4] Her original drag name was The Drag Queen Helga.[5] She founded The Cabaret above Below Zero Lounge,[6] and has performed in the annual K-State Drag Show many times.[7]
Penny Tration competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the season's oldest contestant, competing at the age of 39.[8] She was voted onto the show by fans[9] and was the first contestant eliminated, placing fourteenth overall. On the first episode ("RuPaullywood or Bust"), she placed in the bottom two of a design challenge and lost a lip sync against Serena ChaCha to "Party in the U.S.A." (2009) by Miley Cyrus, having not learnt the song's lyrics.[10] Penny Tration continues to perform, mostly in Ohio.[11]
Out of drag, Cody has been a waiter and he has made and sold wigs.[12] He was also a product manager for a design firm.[13]
Personal life
Cody is based in Ohio and married.[12] [14]
See also
- List of people from Cincinnati
Filmography
Television
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: First Eliminated "Drag Race" Contestant Speaks: "It Felt Like a Setup." . 2023-12-20 . www.logotv.com . en . 2024-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310233442/https://www.logotv.com/news/vkgh0l/first-eliminated-drag-race-contestant-speaks-it-felt-like-a-setup . live .
- Web site: Holland . Scott . 2013-02-06 . Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 – Penny Tration Hotspots! Magazine . 2024-03-26 . en-US . 2024-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240326150727/https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2013/02/06/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-penny-tration/ . live .
- Web site: 2013-02-23 . Strange Fruit: Penny Tration Waxes Philosophical on Drag Performance . 2023-12-20 . Louisville Public Media . en . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207001344/https://www.lpm.org/news/2013-02-23/strange-fruit-penny-tration-waxes-philosophical-on-drag-performance . live .
- Web site: 2018-03-02 . A Conversation With Drag Performer Penny Tration . 2023-12-20 . WVXU . en . 2023-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220034916/https://www.wvxu.org/community/2018-03-02/a-conversation-with-drag-performer-penny-tration . live .
- Web site: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Who Had Different Names Before The Show . 2023-12-20 . www.pride.com . en . 2023-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231115045628/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/rupauls-drag-race-different-names-before-show . live .
- Web site: 2017-05-15 . Cincinnati After Dark: Our Favorite Reasons To Stay Out Late . 2023-12-20 . Cincinnati Magazine . en-US . 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130063038/https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/after-dark/ . live .
- Web site: Forester . Jakki . 2013-02-11 . Annual drag show challenges audience to rethink issues of gender, sexuality . 2023-12-20 . The Collegian . en-US . 2022-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830120844/https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2013/02/11/annual-drag-show-challenges-audience-to-rethink-issues-of-gender-sexuality/ . live .
- Web site: Kacala . Alexander . 2013-01-29 . Hunty Games: Tammy Faymous Recaps Episode One of RuPaul's Drag Race G Philly . 2024-03-31 . Philadelphia Magazine . en-US . 2023-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230609183957/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/01/29/hunty-games-tammy-faymous-recaps-episode-rupauls-drag-race/ . live .
- Web site: Perry . Sarah Anne . 2012-11-08 . Dragged In: "RuPaul's Drag Race's" Penny Tration discusses the "big and sparkly" evolution of drag culture . 2023-12-20 . The Red and Black . en . 2023-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220034916/https://www.redandblack.com/variety/dragged-in-rupauls-drag-races-penny-tration-discusses-the-big-and-sparkly-evolution-of-drag/article_3138cbf8-29c9-11e2-9b68-0019bb30f31a.html . live .
- Web site: Boulet . Ruth . 2013-01-31 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 premieres! . 2024-03-31 . Channel Guide Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Kern . Jac . Local Drag Queen Penny Tration Is Off to the Races . 2023-12-20 . Cincinnati CityBeat . en . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090615/https://www.citybeat.com/arts/local-drag-queen-penny-tration-is-off-to-the-races-12178844 . live .
- Web site: Bump . Emily . 2020-09-13 . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: Where Are They Now? . 2023-12-20 . ScreenRant . en . 2023-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203091126/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-where-are-they-now/ . live .
- Web site: Lyman . David . It's here: Sassy, brassy, raucous 'Kinky Boots' . 2023-12-20 . The Enquirer . en-US . 2020-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814204340/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/03/sassy-brassy-raucous-kinky-boots/78228134/ . live .
- Web site: 13 Updates on Every Queen Eliminated First on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' . 2023-12-20 . www.advocate.com . en . 2020-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231451/https://www.advocate.com/television/2019/4/09/12-updates-every-queen-eliminated-first-rupauls-drag-race . live .