Sasha Velour

Sasha Velour is a gender-fluid drag queen, artist and speaker. She is the creator and editor of the critically-acclaimed drag magazine "Velour" and the host of the influential New York City-based drag show NightGowns , which was adapted into a docu-series. Her first one-queen theater show, "Smoke & Mirrors" toured to sold-out audiences around the world. In 2017, she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 on VH1, with an emotional and reveal-filled finale performance that made...See more

Sasha Velour is a gender-fluid drag queen, artist and speaker. She is the creator and editor of the critically-acclaimed drag magazine "Velour" and the host of the influential New York City-based drag show NightGowns , which was adapted into a docu-series. Her first one-queen theater show, "Smoke & Mirrors" toured to sold-out audiences around the world. In 2017, she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 on VH1, with an emotional and reveal-filled finale performance that made history. Velour also holds a degree in Literature from Vassar College, an MFA in Cartooning from The Center for Cartoon Studies, and was a former Fulbright Scholar in Moscow. The Big Reveal is her first book. See less