Furter in Woodlawn Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show in San Antonio, Texas. Due to her substantial gain in wealth after Drag Race and subsequent ability to purchase the item, she later fell into a cocaine addiction, which Alaska has described as "kinda ugly, gross, and kinda sad". Jinkx Monsoon was the winner of the season. At the season finale in May 2013, Alaska was declared the runner-up along with fellow competitor Roxxxy Andrews. The song's proceeds helped benefit the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. As part of the show, Alaska sang on the " We Are the World"-inspired song "Can I Get an Amen?". Alaska won the fragrance commercial-themed main challenge in the episode "Scent of a Drag Queen" and the main challenge for "Sugar Ball". Sharon was not present for the preparation, as she was touring at the time. ![]() She prepared for the season with the help of Baum, la'Piranha, and New York City-based drag queen Miles De Niro. She had previously auditioned for every season of the show, and filmed her audition tape for the fifth season while on a cruise paid for by Sharon's Drag Race winnings. Needles later went on to win the season in April 2012, beating fellow finalists Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara.Ģ013–2015: RuPaul's Drag Race Thunderfuck in May 2013Īlaska Thunderfuck competed on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, under the mononym Alaska. The couple had friction between them after Sharon's casting on season four of Drag Race, as Alaska had auditioned for every season of the show previous, and Sharon had been cast on her first attempt at auditioning. Alaska later impersonated Vale for the music video " RuPaulogize" by Willam Belli. As part of the Haus of Haunt, she helped present the Pittsburgh debut of fellow drag queen and recording artist Christeene Vale in 2013. Along with Needles and Cherri Baum, she formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of Pittsburgh bar The Blue Moon. She has said that she found Needles "fascinating", and, even after their breakup, "still does". Īlaska met future boyfriend Sharon Needles (stage name of Aaron Coady) through Myspace via an introduction from Pittsburgh drag queen Veruca la'Piranha in December 2009, and eventually moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live with him in 2010. In 2009, she performed in Palm Springs Gay Pride with Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones. She frequently performed in the Trannyshack shows in Los Angeles. She had previously done drag as a hobby, but the conception of "Alaska" fueled an intent to turn it into a career, and she eventually landed a job at the West Hollywood club Fubar. After discovering that she disliked the process of trying to land acting jobs, she conceived the concept and personality of her drag persona while smoking marijuana. Career 2007–2012: Career beginnings Īfter dabbling around in Pittsburgh, Alaska eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He studied theater at the University of Pittsburgh. Honard was born to Pam Honard and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003. Honard is also a part of The AAA Girls, a drag group with Willam and Courtney Act and hosts the podcast Race Chaser with Willam. Her fourth album, Red 4 Filth, was released in 2022. Her first studio album, Anus, was released in 2015, followed by her second album, Poundcake, in 2016, and her third album, Vagina, in 2019. Honard co-hosts the web series Bro'Laska alongside her brother, Corey Binney. ![]() She is best known as the runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. ![]() Justin Andrew Honard (born March 6, 1985), best known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 or mononymously as Alaska, is an American drag queen and singer from Erie, Pennsylvania.
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