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Irene the Alien

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Irene the Alien, previously known as Irene Dubois on Season 15, is an American drag performer and one of the contestants on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Irene would later return to compete on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

About[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

“Greetings, earthlings! Irene the Alien has landed from Seattle, ready to disrupt the competition. Her time on Season 15 was short, but she made a lasting impact. This go around, her far-out looks and flair for the otherwordly, will show the judges she’s no one-episode wonder!”[3]

Drag Name Origin[]

Irene chose "Dubois" because of her crush on American actress Patricia Arquette, who plays the character Allison DuBois from the TV show "Medium".

Track Records[]

Statistics USA Season 15 USA All Stars
Season 10
Ranking: 16th Place TBA
Maxi Challenges Won: 0 3 (Eps. 1, 2, 3)
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 1) 2 (Eps. 2, 3)
Times as Team Captain: 0 TBA
Times in Bottom: 1 (Ep. 2) TBA
Episode Eliminated: Episode 2 TBA

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15[]

  • (sneezes) "Okay, someone's wearing cheap perfume. Oh wait, it's me!" (entrance quote)
  • ”I’m Irene Dubois, I’m the alien queen of Seattle, and I’m here to invade your television set!”
  • ”Oh my god, my new playground!”
  • ”I am going to rip this place to shreds.”
  • ”Where is she walking to?”
  • ”She looked under my skirt and got hit with a secret.”
  • "I think you got scammed, girl."
  • “I am sopping wet, looking like a drowned, harassed rat.” (during the car wash photoshoot)
  • “Scrub, scrub, scrub, ‘till the water’s brown!” (during the car wash photoshoot)
  • ”Sasha, are your nipples hard as rocks?”
  • ”I think I’ve got a pretty good eye for size, if you know what I mean.”
  • ”Mistress, what are these little chicken biscuit ass?!” (about her heels)
  • ”Who would gag to see you?”
  • ”She’s standing as rigid as a dead fish.”
  • ”I’m going to plant my baby in you so it can burst out of your chest and give me your heart so I can eat it! Nya nya nya nya nya nya!”
  • ”Well, I may not have won the crown…” (exit quote)
  • “Oh, I do have one last drag tip for all aspiring queens out there. Wash your fucking teeth. Bye bye.” (Last Werkroom words)
  • ”I’m so excited to get to go back to sleeping until noon. Bye, everybody!” (Final on-screen words)
  • "I may have gone home first, but I'm also a bitch." (reunion introduction quote)
  • "I'm in my screen time era." (at the Reunion)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

  • "♪ Behind the pointed ears and clown white concealer, lies a winner and it's time to release her. This time, I'll make sure you remember my name. It's Irene! From Valhalla to the Hall of Fame! ♪" (Verse In Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner)
  • "Don’t make a scene, you look crazy." (to Aja)
  • "When I'm on the court. (The fans get loud!) Stalk the ball. (On the prowl!) Come for me, (She'll give out) When you see me score (She shocked the crowd) I'm the queen of the court, I'm the MVQ. Give me the ring and the crown, and I'll take the trophy too. ♪" (Verse In Shoot Your Shot with Estelle The Alien)

Extras[]

  • "Yeah, well, my drag name is actually (unintelligible gargling), but people have a hard time saying that, so I just go with Irene Dubois." (during Season 15's Meet The Queens)
  • "A wise woman once said that we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, so, by that metric, I guess I’ve been doing drag for 17 years." (during Season 15's Meet The Queens)
  • "Raw-dogging life, not feeling anything but my emotions. (gags)" (during Season 15's Meet The Queens)
  • “Violet’s opinion doesn’t fucking matter.” (during Season 15's Would You Rather?)

Farewell Message[]

"I left a poop in one of your stations. But WHOMSTS??? 👽 Irene"

Trivia[]

  • Irene is the drag sister of Season 14 finalist Bosco.
  • The number 1 followed Irene throughout her Drag Race journey. She was the first to enter the werkroom, won the first mini challenge of the season, was the first queen to walk the runway, the first to receive critique from the judges, and the first to be eliminated. On all stars, Irene was the first contestant to win a maxi challenge, and the first contestant to win a mini challenge.
    • In addition to this, she is the only:
      • First-out to also be the first to enter the werkroom.
      • First-eliminated contestant to come back to all stars and win the first challenge.
        • She also won the second and third challenge.
  • Irene is the lowest placing RuPaul's Drag Race contestant that doesn’t share a placement, in 16th place. She jokingly boasts this fact in her X bio.
    • Irene is the second contestant to place 16th in the Drag Race franchise, with the first being Elizabeth San Martín.
    • Being the lowest placing RuPaul's Drag Race contestant, that also makes her the lowest placing contestant that has returned for All Stars, surpassing Jaymes Mansfield and Kahanna Montrese who both placed fourteenth.
  • Irene spent just over $8K on her runway package.
  • Irene holds a BFA in playwriting and directing.
  • Irene has won every mini and maxi challenge of Bracket 1 in All Stars 10.
    • She also won the first mini-challenge of Season 15 before she was eliminated, meaning as of Episode 3 of All Stars 10, she has won every mini challenge she has ever competed in.
  • As of Episode 3 of All Stars 10, every lip sync Irene has lost has been against trans women, these being Amethyst, Aja and Bosco.
  • As of Episode 3 of All Stars 10, Irene has lip synced in every episode she has competed in.
  • Irene is the sixth queen to win 3 challenges in a row in an All Stars season, following Chad Michaels and Shannel (Team Shad) in All Stars 1, Alaska in All Stars 2, BenDeLaCreme in All Stars 3, Manila Luzon in All Stars 4 and Drag Sethlas in España All Stars 1.
    • Irene is the third queen to win the first three episodes she competed in, following BenDeLaCreme and Drag Sethlas.
      • She is the first and only queen to be eliminated first in her original season, return to All Stars, and win the first three episodes she competed in.
  • She is the former drag mother of Season 17 contestant Arrietty.[4]

Gallery[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Looks[]

Videos[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10[]

Filmography[]

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 15) Self Contestant (Placed 16th)
RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked (Season 14)
2025 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 10) Contestant (Placed TBA) [3]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Untucked (Season 7)

Discography[]

Year Title Artwork
2025 Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner
2025 Shoot Your Shot

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