Sasha Velour
June 25, 1987 (37 years old) in Berkeley, California, USA
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ·Drag Race Germanyas Self - Special Guest Judge
- 2020 ·Drag Queen Christmas 2020as
- 2020 ·NightGowns FOREVERas Self
- 2020 ·We're Hereas Self
- 2020 ·NightGownsas
- 2018 ·BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trendsas
- 2018 ·Out Of The Closetas Self
- 2017 ·The Bold Typeas Sasha Velour
- 2017 ·Portrait Of A Queenas Self
- 2016 ·The Pit Stopas Self
- 2014 ·Whatcha Packin'as Self - Guest
- 2014 ·Broad Cityas Sasha Velour
- 2010 ·RuPaul's Drag Race: Untuckedas Self - Contestant
- 2009 ·RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Contestant
- 2009 ·RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Queen Contributor
- 2009 ·RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special Guest