“New York City is like the competition of all competitions,” she said. “I had to fight to be at the top of my game. After 10 years of presiding over New York City’s vibrant drag scene and being crowned Miss Comedy Queen 2019, Burner said that she’s prepared to fight for the season 13 crown. Tina lives her life without fears.”Īt 39, Burner is this year’s most seasoned queen. “You get to play a character … Tina Burner is an elevated version of myself.
“I started to perform, and I realize I come from a performance background,” she explained. Burner, who grew up one hour north of Utica, started doing drag about 10 years ago when she was working at a Manhattan gay bar and the owner needed a host for karaoke night.īurner said she immediately fell in love with the art form because of her experience with musical theater. RuPaul’s Drag Raceīorn and raised in upstate New York, Tina Burner is this season’s reigning comedy queen with a sailor’s mouth and an athlete’s build.“ sassy, brassy, in-your-face linebacker comedy in a dress,” said the queen, who stands at six-foot-three. “I’m not going to go in there being shady and being mean and tearing people down, but it’s also a competition.” Tina Burner Tina Burner has presided over New York City’s drag scene for 10 years. “I think my strengths coming into the competition is that I’m the realest person you’re ever going to meet and I don’t let bullsh- get to me,” she said, suggesting that RuPaul viewers might see her throwing some shade this season. Muse said that her strong personality is one of her biggest assets - though she hinted that she’ll get embroiled in some drama the upcoming season. Since then, she’s catapulted herself to stardom by linking up with former RuPaul contestant Aja and being crowned Brooklyn Drag Queen of the Year. Muse’s friends urged her to do drag because of her larger-than-life personality, and she first took to the stage about six years ago.
“Once I saw how good I looked after, I said, ‘Hmm.’” “One day, my friend was applying for a makeup artist job at Sephora and he needed to do makeup on someone, and I said, ‘You could use me as a canvas,’” Muse said. Raised near Yankees stadium, Muse said she got into cheerleading and theater at a young age, but it wasn’t until Muse’s friend did her makeup that she considered doing drag, she said. “My culture and the people I grew up around definitely influenced me.” “I pride myself on being a queen that comes from the hood, a rag to riches story,” she told amNewYork. “Bad,” “bougie,” and loud, 25-year-old Kandy Muse says that her Bronx upbringing has had a strong influence on her drag persona. Kandy Muse says her Bronx upbringing influenced her sassy and larger-than-life drag style. In exclusive interviews with amNewYork, which is Gay City News’ sister publication, the four contestants from across the five boroughs talked about their paths into drag, why they deserve to be crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar,” and all the tea (read: gossip) about the new season, which they say is one of the best ever. The new season, which premieres this Friday on VH1, also stars four queens from New York City. That’s nearly the most Big Apple queens in RuPaul herstory! The upcoming season of the Emmy-winning show RuPaul’s Drag Race will feature top-notch looks, scalding hot drama, and plenty of jaw-dropping talent.Īmong the 13 queens clawing for the crown are a Cirque du Soleil figure skater, a former America’s Got Talent contestant, and a makeup artist who has worked with Paris Hilton and Lil Nas X.
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