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Kahanna Montrese is a drag queen, performer, and contestant on Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She finished in 14th place.

Kahanna would later return to compete on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. She finished in 6th place.

Las Vegas's "hip-hop showgirl" and daughter of Drag Race legend Coco Montrese, Kahanna merges edgy street influences with upscale high fashion couture.

Drag Name Origin[]

The name "Kahanna" comes from her love of exotic fields and that tropical sexiness. In an interview, Kahanna said that she wanted a name that would embody a tropical feel and represent her style. Her surname, "Montrese," comes from her drag mother Coco Montrese.[4]

Track Record(s)[]

Kahanna Montrese
Statistics USA Season 11 USA All Stars
Season 8
Ranking: 14th Place 6th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 0 1 (Ep. 1)
Mini Challenges Won: 0 0
Times as Team Captain: 0 0
Times in Bottom: 2 (Eps. 1, 2) 4 (Eps. 2, 5, 6, 7)
Episode Eliminated: Episode 2 Episode 7

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]

  • "Vegas is back in the house, and this time, we're hitting jackpots!" (entrance quote)
  • "My fashion is very... uhm... naked."
  • "Rhinestones can be for pretty girls."
  • "Something's coming, bitch... Something is coming." (exit quote)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8[]

  • "Your ringleader has arrived... prepare to send in the clowns." (looks to her left) "Oh... they're already here!" (entrance quote)
  • ”I had my eyebrows lifted, my nose done, my ass, my hips, my teeth done. Catch it.”
  • ”I’m back and I’m here with the glow-up, ass fat, new teeth, and they showed up, the biggest change came within, now that’s some real talk, thanks to God I found my way and now I can’t be stopped.” (Money, Success, Fame, Glamour verse)
  • ”Next time, I’m gonna put my butt cheeks on there, see what it really do.” (about the Werk Room mirror)
  • ”Not dry-ass pussy.”
  • "If they only knew my secret power came from these tucking panties." (as Honeysickle in the Run, Queen, Run sketch)
  • "My tucking panties!" (as Honeysickle in the Run, Queen, Run sketch)
  • "Chile, we all Black, so which one gon' die first?" (while LaLa Ri pitches an idea for the Maxi Challenge in Episode 4)
  • ''A'Keria...is the body.''
  • "I came in as a showgirl, but I'm leaving as a superstar, baby... And I'm ready to take on the world." (exit quote)
  • "You're like a J-Lo impersonator, but it's the Ja Rule voice that gets me." (to Naysha Lopez during the Reading is Fundamental Mini Challenge)

Farewell Message[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]

"For the first time I've felt like I belonged thank you for embracing me & making me feel loved xoxo Kahanna"

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8[]

"I adore ALL of You This has Changed Me Forever! Love Kahanna XO"

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Looks[]

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8 Looks[]

Videos[]

External Links[]

References[]

  1. Post by Kahanna-montrese | Facebook — August 7, 2018
  2. RuPaul's Drag Race Moments of Black Excellence | VH1 | YouTube — February 19, 2021
  3. Post by Kahannamontrese | X — March 26, 2021
  4. Tyrone Hardiman - biography | IMDb
  5. Meet Kahanna Montrese: 'Exotic Showgirl' | YouTube — January 24, 2019
  6. Post by Kahannamontrese | X — June 18, 2023
  7. Kahanna Montrese - "Scores" (Official Music Video) | YouTube — March 8, 2019
  8. Whatcha Packin': Kahanna Montrese | S11 E2 | RuPaul's Drag Race | YouTube — March 8, 2019
  9. RuPaul's Drag Race season 11 queens stun in EW's exclusive portraits | Entertainment Weekly — February 27, 2019

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