Suki Doll Explained
André Pham, better known by the stage name Suki Doll, a Canadian drag performer and costume designer who competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.
Career
Pham competed as Suki Doll on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race. She impersonated Yoko Ono for the Snatch Game challenge.[2] Following the show, Suki Doll toured with her fellow cast members.[3] She also participated in the Courage Across Canada tour with Canada's Drag Race contestants Eve 6000, Icesis Couture, Kimmy Couture, Kimora Amour, and Océane Aqua-Black.[4]
Russ Marin of Xtra Magazine has described Suki Doll as "one of very few drag performers of Asian descent working regularly" in Quebec.[5] She has also performed in Toronto's Queens of Dim Sum event, which highlights Asian and Pacific Islander drag artists.[6]
Following her run on season 2 she has worked has continued working as a costume designer including for outfits worn by Icesis Couture and by Brooke Lynn Hytes on future seasons of Canada's Drag Race.[7]
Personal life
Pham is from Montreal. She is of Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese descent.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Suki Doll in 24hours . Benjamin . Sarah-Florence . visiondrag.ca . Vision Drag . September 29, 2023.
- Web site: Ritchie . Kevin . 2021-11-06 . Suki Doll finds double happiness on Canada's Drag Race as Sandra Oh . 2023-09-28 . NOW Toronto . en-US . 2023-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529112321/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/suki-doll-finds-double-happiness-on-canadas-drag-race-as-sandra-oh/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-01-18 . Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria . 2023-09-28 . Victoria News . en . 2023-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230908021029/https://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/second-season-of-canadas-drag-race-ending-tour-in-victoria-95586 . live .
- Web site: Green . Arthur C. . 2023-02-02 . EPS says drag queen show optional for students . 2023-09-28 . Western Standard . en . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208174004/https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/eps-says-drag-queen-show-optional-for-students/article_62f45c6e-a337-11ed-9bc2-7bce07d7d28b.html . live .
- Web site: 2021-11-08 . 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll Xtra Magazine . 2023-09-28 . en-CA . 2021-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108222711/https://xtramagazine.com/video/canadas-drag-race-season-2-after-the-sashay-with-suki-doll-212078 . live .
- Web site: Feinstein . Clarrie . 2022-11-10 . Toronto's Asian drag artists feel left out of mainstream queer culture. A brunch series aims to change that . 2023-09-28 . Toronto Star . en . 2023-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928165615/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-s-asian-drag-artists-feel-left-out-of-mainstream-queer-culture-a-brunch-series/article_b3017368-0f5a-57d0-a4c9-d12303ad62d5.html . live .
- Web site: Turner . Christopher . 2024-03-04 . Spring 2024 Cover Story: Canada's Reigning Queens . 2024-07-11 . IN Magazine . en.
- Web site: 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Suki Doll | Xtra Magazine. November 8, 2021.