Coco Montrese is an American drag queen, performer, pageant contestant, reality television personality, Las Vegas entertainer and a contestant on Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
In 2016, Coco returned to compete on All Stars 2 where she placed 10th overall.
Coco later returned in the first episode of All Stars 6 as a Lip-Sync Assassin, to which she won the lip-sync against Yara Sofia.
Track Record(s)[]
Statistics | USA Season 5 | USA All Stars Season 2 |
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Ranking: | 5th Place | 10th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 7) | 0 |
Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 4) | 0 |
Times as Team Captain: | 1 (Ep. 4) | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 4 (Eps. 3, 6, 9, 10) | 1 (Ep. 1) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 10 | Episode 1 |
Drag Name Origin[]
Her drag mother Mokha Montrese named her Coco Montrese. Coco almost named herself Paris.
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5[]
- "Oh boys, the diva has arrived!" (entrance quote)
- "I'M NOT JOKING, BITCH!" (To Alyssa Edwards)
- "I lost all hope today."
- "Serena ChaCha... Better ChaCha your way outta here! Olé!"
- "Don't TRY it, 'lil boy!" (To Serena ChaCha in Episode 2's untucked)
- "EXCEPT YOU!!"
- "No RuPaulogies."
- "I'm not no dummy y'all."
- "Get her, Jade!"
- " ♪ I lost all hope today, My car broke down, I'm empty. So I went to a friendly bar.. There was a show.. This one's different. ♪ " (verse in "Can I Get An Amen?")
- "The only thing funny about Alyssa is her overbite."
- "You a shady bitch."
- "Yeah, thanks Detox."
- "Yes girl! Look how orange I look!'' (To Alyssa Edwards)
- "Fuck you, Alyssa!"
- "Someone forgot to tell them that black people don’t swim. Thank God I’m Dominican." (In Episode 1, during the confessionals of the photo shoot mini challenge)
- "I am getting my life on this bus!"
During the RuPaul Roast:
- '"You go with Michelle farther than you go back with me. You knew Michelle when Michelle was Michael.'
- "So I'm flipping through the channels, I say, 'You seen Ru? Ru on TV!' I say, 'What the HELL is he thinking?'"
- "You know, at the beginning of the show, you come in the room, girl. "Hello, Hello!" Girl, you look like the black Pee-Wee Herman."
- "Pants so high, he look like he in New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina girl."
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
- "Orange you girls happy to see me?" (entrance quote)
- "Oh I'm not holding shit back, oh at all." (After being told she can return for RuVenge on Episode 5)
Trivia[]
- During season 5's "Snatch Game", Coco impersonated singer Janet Jackson, a celebrity she regularly impersonates during her Las Vegas show.
- She is the first queen to be eliminated with the "Lip Sync For Your Legacy" format.
- She is one of three queens, along with Season 11 contestant Ra'Jah O'Hara and Season 12 contestant Heidi N Closet, to lip-sync four times in one regular season before the finale of that season.
- Coco is one of the only queens to place in the bottom 2 in their season 3 times and not be eliminated for the third lip-sync. The others to do this are Jujubee of Season 2, Alexis Mateo of Season 3, Darienne Lake of Season 6, Kameron Michaels of Season 10, Ra'Jah O'Hara of Season 11, Heidi N Closet of Season 12, Kandy Muse of Season 13, Jasmine Kennedie and Jorgeous of Season 14, and Salina EsTitties of Season 15.
- She appeared on Toddlers and Tiaras as a judge of the Mr. and Ms. Nevada pageant along with Season 4's Chad Michaels and Season 8's Derrick Barry.
- She is the drag mother of Season 11 contestant Kahanna Montrese.
- Coco Montrese won Miss Gay America in 2010, replacing Alyssa Edwards. The pageant was also won by Asia O'Hara in 2016.
- Coco trained Alexis Mateo for her first pageant.
- Coco, alongside her Drag Daughter Kahanna Montrese, was a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race: Live in Las Vegas. Other contestants include Derrick Barry, India Ferrah and Shannel.
- Coco is the second queen to place 5th on her original season to go home first in an All Stars season. She followed Pandora Boxx in All Stars 1 and she was followed by Derrick Barry in All Stars 5.
- Coco is the first queen ever to wear leopard print in her entrance look. This trend was followed by Joslyn Fox, Baga Chipz, Vinegar Strokes, Brita, Janey Jacké and Sederginne.
- In 2008, Coco won the inaugural Miss Gay Days pageant. Other RuGirls who have won the title include Alisa Summers (2010) and Alexis Mateo (2016)
- Coco is the first “first-out” that won a challenge in their original season, she was later followed by Morgan McMichaels on All Stars 3 and Derrick Barry on All Stars 5.
- Coco is the first-out All Star queen who originally competed on Season 5.
- She was then followed by Serena ChaCha on All Stars 6 and Monica Beverly Hillz on All Stars 8.
- Coincidentally, she sent both of these queens home in two different ways.
- She sent home Monica Beverly Hillz in a Lip-Sync For Your Life on Episode 3 on Season 5, while she sent home Serena ChaCha as the Lip Sync Assassin who won the Lip Sync For Your Legacy and represented the Safe Queens' votes on All Stars 6.
- Coincidentally, she sent both of these queens home in two different ways.
- She was then followed by Serena ChaCha on All Stars 6 and Monica Beverly Hillz on All Stars 8.
- Coco is the sixth Drag Race alum to be impersonated during Snatch Game, preceding Sharon Needles & Alyssa Edwards, Alaska, Jasmine Masters, and Tammie Brown. She was portrayed by her drag daughter, Kahanna Montrese.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Looks[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2 Looks[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6[]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 Looks[]
Social Media[]
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Winner | Jinkx Monsoon |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Alaska & Roxxxy Andrews |
Other Contestants | 4th: Detox • 5th: Coco Montrese • 6th: Alyssa Edwards • 7th: Ivy Winters (Miss Congeniality) • 8th: Jade Jolie • 9th: Lineysha Sparx • 10th & 11th: Honey Mahogany & Vivienne Pinay • 12th: Monica Beverly Hillz • 13th: Serena ChaCha • 14th: Penny Tration |
Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Michelle Visage |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Shawn Morales |
Winner | Alaska |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Detox & Katya • 4th: Roxxxy Andrews |
Other Contestants | 5th: Alyssa Edwards • 6th: Tatianna • 7th: Phi Phi O'Hara • 8th: Ginger Minj • 9th: Adore Delano (Quit) • 10th: Coco Montrese |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Todrick Hall • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg |
- ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race Moments of Black Excellence | VH1 | YouTube — February 19, 2021