Sasha Velour | |
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.jpg) Sasha Velour at RuPaul's DragCon NYC in 2017 | |
| Born | Alexander Hedges Steinberg[1] June 25, 1987 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Education | Vassar College (BA) Center for Cartoon Studies (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Drag queen, artist |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9) winner |
| Predecessor | Bob the Drag Queen |
| Successor | Aquaria |
| Partner | Johnny Velour |
| Father | Mark D. Steinberg |
| Website | sashavelour |
Alexander "Sasha" Hedges Steinberg (born June 25, 1987), known professionally as Sasha Velour, is an American drag queen, artist, actor, and stage and television producer, based in Brooklyn, New York.[2][3] Velour is known for winning the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, her drag revue NightGowns, and her one-queen theatrical work, Smoke & Mirrors.[4][5]
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- ^ "About". Sasha Velour. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Ifeanyi, K. C. (May 23, 2019). "How the House of Velour is disrupting the business of drag". Fast Company. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Lasher, Megan (July 27, 2018). "11 Things You Didn't Know About "RuPaul's Drag Race" Winner Sasha Velour". Seventeen. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ AnOther (March 2, 2020). "Sasha Velour: "Drag Isn't Limited to One Gender or One Style"". AnOther. Retrieved March 29, 2021.