D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce
Birthday: Born in 1981-11-22 in Paris, Texas, USA
Deathday: Alive
Shangela Laquifa Wadley, commonly referred to as Shangela, is the stage name of D.J. Pierce, a professional drag queen, actor, television personality and comedian from Paris, Texas. Shangela is best known for competing on the 3rd and 4th seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, returning for the 3rd season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, as one of the hosts of HBO's We're Here, and for his role in the 2018 film A Star is Born.
TV Credits
Follow Me
Character: Self
Have you ever wondered what life was like for your favorite drag queens? Well wonder no more, our new docu-series Follow Me shows a day in the life of some of your favorite Drag Race Queens....
Werq the World
Character: Self
Follow some of your favorite queens on the Werq The World Tour! An unprecedented backstage pass and intimate look into the global phenomenon of drag. This doc-series features ten of the most famous Queens in the world as they bring their sickening performances to ferocious fans across Europe. Follow along with each Queen as they share their own personal journeys and unveil the truths about drag life on tour....
Detroit 1-8-7
Character: Drag Performer
What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan....
Katy Keene
Character: Deveraux
A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true....
2 Broke Girls
Character: Hallelujah
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke....
Broad City
Character: Waitress
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time....
Terriers
Character: Mikaela
Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department....
The Mentalist
Character: Shangela
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation....
Little Demon
Character: Queen Inichoochiama (voice)
13 years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter's soul....
Lovecraft Country
Character: Lena Horne
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback....
The Masked Singer
Character: Clue Giver
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity....
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character: Arms Dealer
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women....
Community
Character: Miss Urbana Champaign
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado....
Glee
Character: Shangela Laquifa Wadley
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge....
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self - Guest
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Special Guest
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge....
Dancing with the Stars
Character: Self - Contestant
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling salsas, sambas and spray-tans as they vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy....
Tommy in La La Land
Character: Himself
A three-part documentary series that follows Dutch journalist Tommy Parker as he travels to Los Angeles, finding out what impact the rapidly changing world has on Hollywood and vice versa....
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character: Self
Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape....
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character: Self - Contestant
The access-all-areas pass to the drama that you didn't see on the runway—the backstage bitchiness, the catfights, the struggles, the tears and the secrets. See what happens behind the scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race when the queens let their tucks breathe... and let their emotions flow....
Alyssa's Secret
Character: Self - Guest
A digital series starring the shining star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Alyssa Edwards. Each week she spills the T on an array of topics....
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities....
Dancing Queen
Character: Self
Snatching trophies. Getting gorgeous. Turning it up. Alyssa Edwards rules the dance studio by day -- and the drag world by night....
Alyssa's Secret
Character: Self - Guest (voice)
A digital series starring the shining star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Alyssa Edwards. Each week she spills the T on an array of topics....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Guest
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge....
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
Character: Shangela
"Jenifer Lewis and Shangela," a scripted series, follows the comic adventures of Ms. Lewis and D.J. Pierce (aka Shangela) as the show biz mega-diva mentors the up-and-coming drag performer, who lives in the basement apartment of her Hollywood mansion....
Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations....
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Self - Guest
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk....
We're Here
Character: Self
Small-town residents from across America are recruited and trained to participate in a one-night-only drag show. In each episode, former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will help prepare their “drag daughters” by teaching them how to step outside of their comfort zones....
Bones
Character: Kimmy Moore
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless....
Whatcha Packin'
Character: Self - Guest
Michelle Visage interviews the eliminated queen from the week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race....
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character: Self - Contestant
The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with plenty of heated competition, lip-syncing for the legacy, and, of course, the All-Stars Snatch Game....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Audience Member
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge....
Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
Character: Self - Guest
Exposed is a Web Series produced and hosted by television personality Joseph Shepherd. The show sees Shepherd interviewing various alumni of the Drag Race franchise with a particular focus on their lives, careers, and Drag Race experience....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Contestant
Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge....
The X-Files
Character: Annabelle
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases....
Station 19
Character: Ruby Red Slippers
A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others....
GayVN Awards
Character: Self - Host
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry....
GayVN Awards
Character: Self
The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry....
Movie Credits
LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!
Character: Self / LaQuifa
Miss Shangela herself starring in this hilarious, must see comedy Stand-Up special. Originally filmed at XL Nightclub in New York City on August 10, 2012....
The Panty Man
Character: Young Poet
The Panty Man is a true tale of lust, fetish and passion brought to life by spoken word artist Dale Guy Madison. Set in the moody blues atmosphere of the underground poetry club, Madison ......
Farah Goes Bang
Character: Bettina
Farah hits the road with her buddies to stump for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, hoping the trip will be her opportunity to finally shed her unwanted virginity. She soon finds her efforts on both political and sexual fronts continuously thwarted....
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Character: Jasmine
While confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, Dusty blacks-out. When he comes to, his boyfriend has been murdered and he's the prime suspect....
R.I.P.D.
Character: Drag Queen Avatar (uncredited)
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him....
Lavalantula
Character: Neils Elman (uncredited)
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive....
RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
Character: Self
A non-competitive special to promote the release of RuPaul's holiday album "Slay Belles", featuring music videos of songs from the album....
Lone Star Bull
Character: Jordan
Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible....
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Character: Self (archive footage)
It’s the resilience and love that keeps this community marching to the beat of its own drum; each generation redefining what it means to be queer and to be seen....
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Character: Self
Online special co-hosted by Billy Eichner and Lilly Singh in response to COVID-19 featuring celebrities and live performances raising funds for LGBTQ community centers....
Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
Character:
A documentary special that follows the journey of 5 LGBTQ+ Florida activists on their journey to Miami Beach Pride....
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
Character: Self (uncredited)
Trixie charmed audiences and judges as winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. But the grind of performing and the pressure of the title proves that heavy is the head that wears the tiara....
This Is Drag
Character: Self
An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at performance, glamor, fame, family, love and sacrifice as some of the world's most renowned drag queens come together for World Pride in Toronto....
Hurricane Bianca
Character: Stephen
A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him....
Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast
Character: Self
The tables got turned on insult comedian Bianca del Rio as a panel of legendary New York nightlife roasters grilled the Queen of Mean in honor of her 40th birthday! All proceeds go to benefit the post-production of the feature film HURRICANE BIANCA! Drag Race favorites Courtney Act, Darienne Lake, Shangela, Jinkx Monsoon, with Bob the Drag Queen, Logan Hardcore, the hilarious Michael Musto, and Mimi Imfurst . Hosted by Roastmaster Lady Bunny. (And you know Bianca won't be able to resist roastin...
Dragged
Character: Himself
A documentary team follows a group of drag queens and their lives....
Cinderoncé
Character: The Fairy Dragmother
The classic story of Cinderella with a slight twist amazing work by Todrick Hall!!...
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
Character: Stephen
After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a scheme to do away with Bianca Del Rio once and for all, by luring her on a dangerous journey to Russia to accept a teaching award and cash prize....
Forbidden
Character:
A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which black LGBT people rule, promoting and conducting white racism and "straightphobia". When Nolan Renner falls in love with a waitress at a diner, he gets into trouble....
A Star Is Born
Character: Drag Bar Emcee
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons....
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
Character: Self - Contestant
In this musical extravaganza, RuPaul's Drag Race favorites like Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale and Shangela return home for the holidays to compete for Christmas Queen....
TupiniQueens
Character: Herself
Portraying the drag scene in São Paulo, the film presents the transformation of marginalized status to the drag queens mainstream and features testimonials and presentations by national artists and former participants of RuPaul's Drag Race. More than characters in the entertainment of the night, drag queens show that the plurality of art has no limits....
Shangela Is Shook
Character: Self
Shangela's newest self-written stand-up comedy show compiled from several performances on her 2018 global tour. A love letter to all her fans…get ready to see Shangela perform live musical numbers, hilarious impressions, and give an episode-by-episode behind the scenes exposè of All Stars 3....
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
Character:
How drag queens sharing tips and tricks in dressing rooms shaped the face of today’s mainstream makeup industry....