Sasha Velour
Birthday: Born in 1987-06-25 in Berkeley, California, USA
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
Broad City
Character: Sasha Velour
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....
The Pit Stop
Character: Self
The aftershow for RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The show involves two people (usually two previous competitors from Drag Race) who discuss the events of the episode....
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....
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character: Self - Queen Contributor
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....
Drag Race Germany
Character: Self - Special Guest Judge
Drag Race Germany is a German reality competition series, based on the original American series, RuPaul's Drag Race. The series is broadcast on MTV and Paramount+ in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and on WOW Presents Plus internationally....
Portrait Of A Queen
Character: Self
Once RuPaul’s Drag Race ends a season, what happens next? Portrait of a Queen goes behind the glitz and glamour of RuPaul's Drag Race to look at some of the most successful queens in the business and document their evolution following their stint on the show....
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....
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....
The Bold Type
Character: Sasha Velour
A glimpse into the outrageous lives of Jane, Kat and Sutton, who are working at the nation's top women's magazine, Scarlet, while navigating their careers, identities and individual voices....
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....
Whatcha Packin'
Character: Self - Guest
Michelle Visage interviews the eliminated queen from the week's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race....
NightGowns
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Part performance documentary, part portrait, this series sheds light on Sasha Velour's wildly creative work with each member of her unique ensemble crafting the lip-sync performances of their wildest dreams....
Out Of The Closet
Character: Self
The queens are back like never before. Viewers behind the scenes at the eccentric and often gag-worthy drag closets of Drag Race alums. It gives fans an intimate glimpse at their favorite queens and reveals the backstory of their most iconic looks....
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BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
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How drag queens sharing tips and tricks in dressing rooms shaped the face of today’s mainstream makeup industry....
NightGowns FOREVER
Character: Self
Praised as the “drag artist’s drag show,” NightGowns has created an unabashedly queer theatrical experience, providing space for drag queens, drag kings, and trans and gender-nonconforming drag performers to create the biggest and boldest show imaginable. With NightGowns Forever, Velour has assembled unreleased footage from the show’s five-year history to highlight the best of the art form via 30 eye-popping performances. The virtual revue will premiere online on Sunday, August 9 at 7 p.m. EDT f...
Drag Queen Christmas 2020
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Deck the halls with boughs of hennys: Your favorite drag stars from RuPaul's Drag Race and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula are coming together for a jolly holiday special. "Unfortunately, COVID has sidelined our tour this year," producer Murray Hodgson said in a press statement. "This would have been our fifth season on tour and there was no way we were going to let down the fans this year, so we’re making it available "on demand" for fans all around the world. Fans can watch the show with family ...