Plastique Tiara Explained
Plastique Tiara |
Birth Name: | Trần Nguyễn Đức |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1997 |
Birth Place: | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Television: | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) |
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Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức,[1] [2] a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Early life
Duc Tran Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City, and raised in Vietnam. She is a first-generation American immigrant,[3] relocating to the United States at age 11.[4]
Career
Tran is a drag performer, dancer, and model who competed as Plastique Tiara on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She impersonated Lovely Mimi for the Snatch Game challenge[5] and won the "Farm to Runway" design challenge,[6] placing eighth overall.[7] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,[8] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia.[9] [10] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live![11] [12]
In 2019, she released the dance-pop song "Irresistible", which received a music video.[13] Brendan Wetmore of Paper magazine described the video as "a beautiful and expensive dreamlike look into the luxury of being Plastique; beautiful men dance at her command while she whips her silky locks back and forth, her body covered in a jeweled garment". In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.[14]
Plastique Tiara is among the most-followed drag queens on TikTok. She joined the platform in August 2019,[15] and had 11.2 million followers, as of January 2023.[16] She had 2.1 million Instagram followers, as of October 2021. She joined OnlyFans in 2020.[17] [18]
On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[19]
Personal life
Tran is based in Los Angeles. Previously, he was based in Dallas, until 2019. He is queer.
Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of Drag Race contestant Alyssa Edwards; other members of the Haus of Edwards have included Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, and Shangela.[20]
Discography
Singles
Filmography
Television
Music videos
- "Irresistible" (2019)
- "Em Nên Yêu Cô Ta" (with Orange) (2024)
Notes and References
- Web site: Real . Evan . 2019-03-07 . Plastique Tiara on How Social Media Has Shaped a "New Generation" of Drag Queens . 2023-11-03 . . en-US . 2023-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131161828/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rupauls-drag-race-star-plastique-tiara-talks-new-generation-drag-1193159/ . live .
- Web site: Plastique Tiara, of 'RPDR' Season 11, to appear at Globe Bar & Kitchen for Pride The Spokesman-Review . 2023-11-03 . www.spokesman.com . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927230148/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jun/10/plastique-tiara-of-rpdr-season-11-to-appear-at-glo/ . live .
- Web site: 2019-04-26 . 'Drag Race' Queen Plastique Tiara Says Her Emotional Chat With RuPaul Was "Freeing" . 2023-11-03 . Bustle . en . 2023-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121113012/https://www.bustle.com/p/drag-race-queen-plastique-tiara-says-her-emotional-chat-with-rupaul-was-freeing-17227707 . live .
- Web site: Spicer . Alec . 3 Dallas Drag Queens Are Competing on This Season of RuPaul's Drag Race . 2023-11-03 . Dallas Observer . en . 2023-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302235923/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/akeria-davenport-rajah-ohara-and-plastique-tiara-are-competing-on-season-11-of-rupauls-drag-race-11584554 . live .
- Web site: 2019-04-20 . It's Snatch Time on RuPaul's Drag Race • Instinct Magazine . 2023-11-03 . Instinct Magazine . en-US . 2021-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802100906/https://instinctmagazine.com/snatch-game-separates-the-weak-from-the-strong-on-rupauls-drag-race/ . live .
- Web site: 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Interview: Plastique Tiara on Her Emotional Breakdown With RuPaul . 2023-11-03 . MTV . en . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928022930/https://www.mtv.com/news/t1wtqv/rupauls-drag-race-interview-plastique-tiara-on-her-emotional-breakdown-with-rupaul . dead .
- Web site: 2019-06-13 . Drag Race star Plastique Tiara wants to be a "pioneer" for the queer Asian community . 2023-11-03 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 2023-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715163504/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-star-plastique-tiara-wants-to-be-a-pioneer-for-the-queer-asian-community/ . live .
- Wetmore . Brendan . May 2, 2019 . Plastique Tiara Talks New Music Video, K-Pop, and 'Drag Race' . Paper . November 3, 2023 . November 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103214638/https://www.papermag.com/plastique-tiara-irresistible#rebelltitem23#rebelltitem2 . live .
- 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beauty Plastique Tiara on stealing hearts and tree bark (allegedly) . 2023-11-03 . . en . 2023-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610201923/https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/26/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-plastique-tiara-interview/ . live .
- Daw . Stephen . 2019-04-26 . Plastique Tiara Talks Learning from Alyssa Edwards, Asian Visibility & More After 'Drag Race' Exit . 2023-11-03 . Billboard . en-US . 2023-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130085234/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/plastique-tiara-drag-race-interview-alyssa-edwards-8508955/ . live .
- Web site: Hereford . André . 2019-10-24 . Plastique Tiara: Werq the World 2019 Tour is 'the greatest drag show in our country right now' . 2023-11-03 . Metro Weekly . en-US . 2022-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629193948/https://www.metroweekly.com/2019/10/plastique-tiara-werq-the-world-2019-tour-is-the-greatest-drag-show-in-our-country-right-now/ . live .
- Web site: Radke . Brock . 2022-02-21 . New queens boost the buzz in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live' at Flamingo . 2023-11-03 . Las Vegas Sun . en . 2022-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317133501/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/feb/21/new-queens-rupauls-drag-race-live-flamingo/ . live .
- Web site: 2019-04-26 . Watch Drag Race star Plastique Tiara's debut music video Irresistible . 2023-11-03 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 2021-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805043919/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/premiere-watch-drag-race-star-plastique-tiaras-debut-music-video-irresistible/ . live .
- Web site: Spruch-Feiner . Sara . 2021-10-20 . 'Just 2 Asian queens trying to make it in the world:' Kim Chi and Plastique Tiara discuss new makeup collab . 2023-11-03 . Glossy . en . 2023-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601224313/https://www.glossy.co/beauty/just-2-asian-queens-just-trying-to-make-it-in-the-world-kim-chi-and-plastique-tiara-discuss-new-makeup-collab/ . live .
- Web site: 2020-09-06 . Plastique Tiara Is TikTok's Favorite Drag Queen . 2023-11-03 . Vogue . en-US . 2023-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230511180252/https://www.vogue.com/article/plastique-tiara-tiktoks-favorite-drag-queen . live .
- Web site: These Are the Popular Drag Queens on TikTok You Should Be Following . 2023-11-03 . www.out.com . en . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208062607/https://www.out.com/drag/2023/1/10/these-are-popular-drag-queens-tiktok-you-should-be-following . live .
- Web site: Drag Race's Plastique Tiara Has Joined OnlyFans, Too . 2023-11-03 . www.out.com . en . 2023-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209090444/https://www.out.com/drag/2020/9/22/drag-races-plastique-tiara-has-joined-onlyfans-too . live .
- Web site: 2020-09-23 . Plastique Tiara becomes latest Drag Race queen to join OnlyFans . 2023-11-03 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 2022-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221211065423/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/plastique-tiara-becomes-latest-drag-race-queen-to-join-onlyfans/ . live .
- Web site: Vary . Adam . 2024-04-23. 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time. 2024-05-11. Variety. en-US.
- Web site: Guerra . Joey . 2019-04-26 . Plastique Tiara talks Asian representation, family pride and her accent . 2023-11-03 . . en . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922165445/https://www.chron.com/culture/tv/article/Plastique-Tiara-talks-Asian-representation-13798737.php . live .