Sminty Drop | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sminty Drop at
RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born |
Ribble Valley,
Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK ( series 4) |
Sminty Drop is an English drag queen who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life
Sminty Drop was born in Ribble Valley. [1]
Career
Sminty Drop competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She had been doing drag for approximately three years at the time. [2] She was eliminated on the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two on an improv challenge and losing a lip sync against Baby to Mel and Kim's " Respectable" (1987). [3] [4] [5] After the show aired, she toured with her fellow cast members. [6]
Sminty Drop has performed at WorldPride. [7] She appears in the music video for "Anniversary" by Duran Duran. [2]
Personal life
Sminty Drop is from Clitheroe, Lancashire. [8] [9] She is a member of the House of Kendoll, with former Drag Race UK contestant Gothy Kendoll. [10]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Herself | Contestant (9th place); 6 episodes |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Herself | Special guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo" |
- Bring Back My Girls (2024)
References
- ^ Evans, Denise (2022-10-02). "Say hello to Ru Paul's Drag Race queen Sminty Drop from Clitheroe". LancsLive. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ a b "Meet the East Lancs queen ready to 'chop up the runway' on Drag Race UK". Yahoo News. 2022-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Dunn, Connor (2022-10-22). "Sminty Drop Explains Her Iconic RuPaul's Drag Race UK Exit". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Sminty Drop Had the Best 'Drag Race' Exit Since Miss Vanjie". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK announces fourth queen to sashay away". Digital Spy. 2022-10-13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Maidment, Adam (2023-04-20). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Cross, Alannah Le (2023-02-14). "An international line-up of Drag Race superstars are assembling for a drag extravaganza". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "East Lancashire queen the latest to 'sashay away' from Drag Race UK". Lancashire Telegraph. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Sminty Drop praised by Alan Carr on Drag Race UK – but was she eliminated?". Yahoo Sports. 2022-10-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Spencer, Samuel (2022-09-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 cast line-up". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-06.