Victoria "Porkchop" Parker | |
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 Victoria "Porkchop" Parker in 2017 | |
| Born | Victor Ray Bowling January 16, 1970 Anderson, South Carolina, U.S. |
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Victoria "Porkchop" Parker is the stage name of Victor Ray Bowling (born 16 January 1970),[1][2][3] an American drag performer and actor who came to international attention on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race. He is notable in part for being the first contestant ever eliminated in the history of the franchise. Parker has also appeared elsewhere on television in and out of drag, and he has also served as a backup dancer for Miley Cyrus.[4]
Parker has been deemed one of the show's most successful and recognizable drag queens.[5][6] Although finishing last on his season of Drag Race, Parker has won over 100 pageants in his career as a drag queen and has toured internationally. He has frequently appeared as a guest on later seasons of Drag Race as Parker, with RuPaul often explicitly paying him homage due to his position as the first eliminated queen in the show's history.
- ^ Ferber, Lawrence (December 25, 2008). "The Other White Meat". The Advocate. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Victor Ray Bowling". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Victoria Porkchop Parker: Exposed (The Full Audio Interview)". YouTube. January 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Daw, Stephen (August 18, 2018). "Porkchop Reveals 'Drag Race' Post-Elimination Drama & Hopes for an 'All Stars' Return". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Ferber, Lawrence (December 25, 2008). "The Other White Meat". Advocate. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (March 16, 2018). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' at 10: Launching the Next Wave of Drag Superstars". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2018.