Crystal is the stage name of Colin Munro Seymour,[1] who placed 6th on Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Crystal would later go on to act as a mentor on the first season of Call Me Mother alongside Barbada de Barbades and RuPaul's Drag Race alum Peppermint.
Name Origin
She calls herself "Crystal" cause she described her drag like "glamorous", "sparkling" and "absolutely worthless".
Track Record(s)
| Season Competed: | UK Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 6th Place |
| Mini-Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 5) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Main Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 2 (Eps. 4, 5) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 5 |
Entrance Quote
"Maybe she's born with it," (whispers), "maybe it's body dysmorphia."
Memorable Quotes
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1
- "I'm sparkly, transparent, and cheap."
- "What? You would too if you could!"
- "It was quite the scandal."
- "What do I know, I’m dead. Thanks syphillis."
- "James Bond? Try James Bondage."
- "Wanda Whipper is hiding in plain sight, 'what's behind that newspaper?'"
- "They weren't bad...."
- "Baga Shitz, how many times do we have to flush to get rid of you?"
- "The Vivienne, proof you can polish a turd."
- "And Blu, in the immortal words of Madonna, 'I loathe hydrangeas.'"
- ♪ "Ohhhh, you tart don't try to be nice. My heart's made of ice, now Celine won't think twice. Dear, I fear it's clear as Crystal, the way I'm saying sashay is with a pistol. (uh uh, uh uh! Who? It's over.)" ♪ (verse on Break Up (Bye Bye) by Filth Harmony.)
- "Fuck diamonds, try Crystal!" (elimination quote)
Farewell Message
"You're a bunch of ugly, talentless, horrible little witches. I'm going to miss you. C x. 💎"
Trivia
- Crystal is the second Canadian contestant to compete on a non-Canadian version of Drag Race, after Brooke Lynn Hytes.
- She is also the first Canadian queen to compete on Drag Race UK.
- Both Crystal and Brooke Lynn Hytes went on to have their own show. Brooke Lynn Hytes is a judge and host on Canada's Drag Race and Crystal is a mother/mentor/judge on Call Me Mother
- Crystal is the first queen with visible body hair to walk the runway in any version of Drag Race.
- Crystal is the first ever queen to walk onto the runway of Drag Race UK.
- Crystal is the first contestant from Drag Race UK to win a Mini Challenge on the same episode she got eliminated.
- However, she was the twelfth contestant to do so in the Drag Race franchise, after Jade in Season 1, Mystique Summers Madison in Season 2, Phoenix and Yara Sofia in Season 3, Kenya Michaels in Season 4, Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia in All Stars 1, Ivy Winters in Season 5, BenDeLaCreme in Season 6, Mrs. Kasha Davis in Season 7, Aja in All Stars 3, and followed by Tamisha Iman in Season 13, and Maxi Shield in Down Under Season 1.
- Crystal is the first contestant on Drag Race UK to win the reading Mini Challenge.
- She got married in June 2019.
- She shares her first drag name with Season 12 queen Crystal Methyd. Their names also used to be similar, as Crystal's original name was Crystal Beth.
- She appeared in a mini-challenge of Canada's Drag Race (Season 1).
- Crystal is the second queen in the Drag Race franchise to be the only one on her season presented with a mononymous name and not be the first one eliminated. The first was JAJA from season one of Drag Race Thailand
- On Call Me Mother, Crystal is the mother of House of Glass. Her drag children are Rosie, Valerie Hunt and HercuSleaze
- Valerie Hunt finished as a runner up, HercuSleaze finished 5th, and Rosie finished 9th.
Gallery
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1
Mini Promo
Mini Trailer
Beheading of Anne Boleyn Photoshoot
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1 Looks
Promo Look
Promo Look
Promo Look
Gay Times Promo Look
UK Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Queen of Your Hometown Look – East London
Queen Elizabeth Realness Look – Trooping the Colour Queen
Bond Girl Glamourama Look – Wanda Whipper
Posh on a Penny Look
Snatch Game Look – Rue McClanahan
Weird Science Look
A Day at the Races Look
Unaired Rainy Day Eleganza Look
Unaired Drag Family Realness Look
Best Drag Look
Canada's Drag Race Season 1
Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Looks
Special Guest Look
Call Me Mother Season 1
Call Me Mother Race Season 1 Looks
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Promo Look
Episode 1 Look
Episode 2 Look
Episode 3 Look
Episode 4 Look
Episode 5 Look
Episode 6 Look
Episode 7 Look
Episode 8 Look
Videos
Crystal Beth Meet The Queens Drag Race UK (Season One)
Crystal Keep Calm and Meet the Queens!
All of Crystal's Runway Looks Drag Race UK
Discography
Appearances/Features
| Year | Title | Artwork | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Break Up (Bye Bye)" | 
|
as Filth Harmony |
Filmography
TV
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, as contestant, placed 6th. (2019)
- Canada's Drag Race Season 1, Special guest. (2020)
Web Series
- Crystal appears as a guest judge on YouTube series The Gold Rush Season 1, Episode 5.
Social Media
References
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| Winner | The Vivienne |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Divina De Campo • 3rd: Baga Chipz |
| Other Queens | 4th: Cheryl Hole • 5th: Blu Hydrangea (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: Crystal • 7th: Sum Ting Wong • 8th: Vinegar Strokes • 9th: Scaredy Kat • 10th: Gothy Kendoll |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Alan Carr • Graham Norton |
| Brit Crew | Archie • AJ Bediako • Ashraf Ejjabair • Matt Lister • Mitch Marion • Tom Scanlon • Niko Wirachman |
| Winner | Toddy |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd/3rd: Kiki Coe & Valerie Hunt |
| Other Queens | 4th: Sanjina Dabish Queen • 5th: HercuSleaze • 6th: Narcissa Wolfe • 7th: Felicia Bonée(Quit) • 8th: Calypso Cosmic • 9th: Rosie • 10th: Ella Lamoureux |
| Host | Dallas Dixon |
| Judges | Farra N Hyte • Miss Butterfly |
| Mothers | Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie) • Crystal (House of Glass) • Peppermint (House of Dulcet) |
| Salon Members | Connor McCalden • Lucinda Miu • Wig Zaddy |
