Kori King is an American drag performer and one of the contestants on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
About[]
"This boisterous queen has rapidly risen to the top of the Boston scene, amassing a respectable TikTok following along the way. Only in the drag game for two years, Kori has already been awarded Boston’s Best New Performer To Watch award, and is the name on everybody’s lips. She is Season 16 finalist Plane Jane’s drag sister, so expect a razor sharp wit, and somebody who tells it like it is!"[4]
Drag Name Origin[]
"Kori" was chosen because it was a unisex name she liked, whereas "King" comes from her real last name.[5]
Track Records[]
| Seasons Competed: | USA Season 17 |
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| Ranking: | 9th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom Two: | 3 (Eps. 4, 8, 9) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 9 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17[]
- "The drag scene in Boston, honestly, is as sweet as Saint Lucia!" (in Meet The Queens referencing Monét X Change)
- "I'm not that girl that sits here like: 'OMG, I do drag because when I throw that fucking lash on, I just feel alive!'" (Meet The Queens)
- "*sip* Ahhh. Good morning, kingdom!" (Entrance quote)
- "Hormona has been here for 5 minutes and she has already pissed me off. RuPaul, he hand selected me. RuPaul picked me. No, girl, you followed RuPaul and you begged with a USB.”
- "I'm not gonna lie, y'all, I'm looking for a man. So I'm looking. Oh yes, I'm looking. Lydia out of drag is definitely my type. I thought Lydia was gonna give me, like, Hot Topic. Like, ooh! (does rock and roll sign) but it's giving me, like, barista. It does it for me. The eyes—I'm like, ahhh."
- "It's a battle of the white girls. I'm entertained." (About Crystal and Lexi's Lipsync)
- "I shake that ice!" (in her talent show)
- "Acacia pulled a butt plug out her butt; how did it get there and how long has it been there?" (during Acacia and Hormona's lipsync)
- (Points to Joella) "The back of the wig is looking, how it's looking." (During Untucked with Lana)
- "Okay, she forgot the Ella and the brush." (about Joella's wig in Untucked)
- "Hormona's still here. Oh brother."
- "In the name of me, Kori Andre Charles, no!" (when asked if the queens want Rate-A-Queen to continue after the premieres)
- "A body suit? WHAT!?”
- "Why you mad you got caught? Back to jail. Don’t go past go. You ain’t collecting $200.”
- "Y'all, I got my popcorn. I'll stop my makeup for this. This is worth it. This is too good." (Talking about fight between Jewels and Onya)
- "There's drama with the greens, there's drama with the oranges. But me and Lydia are sitting lovey-dovey in yellow."
- "I am livid. I’m literally fucking livid. *stuttering* Bullshit and fuck.” (in Untucked after she was put in the bottom)
- "I'm black too." (as Big Ang to Lana in the Snatch Game)
- "Girl please, that shit was bad." (referring to Suzie's Snatch Game)
- "At the end of the day, all you can do is laugh!" (exit line)
Farewell Message[]
"GOODNIGHT KINGDOM. ☆"
Trivia[]
- Kori is the drag sister of Season 16 finalist Plane Jane[6] and drag daughter of Monét X Change.[7]
- Kori previously auditioned for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16.[8]
- Kori used to be a manga artist and animator.[9]
- She graduated from Boston Arts Academy.[10]
- Kori has a successful YouTube channel and posts videos every Friday.[11]
- Her vlogs include chronicles of the season 17 press cycle, along with the cast's first DragCon.[12]
- She often has other season 17 queens featured in her vlogs, with Lydia B Kollins having the most frequent cameos.[13]
- Kori used to make Drag Race parody videos with her Barbie dolls on her now-deleted doll YouTube channel.[14]
- Kori and co-star Lydia B Kollins are in a relationship.[15]
- She was originally planning on doing Michael Jackson for Snatch Game.[18]
- Kori is autistic and has been open about this online several times.[19]
- After her elimination, Kori ranked #1 overall on Cameo.[20]
- Kori will often film her Cameos while emulating different characters, including but not limited to Kori Toot (a Suzie Toot parody)[21], Michael Jackson[22], and Kori Mattel (a Trixie Mattel tribute).[23]
- Kori has said she would return for All Stars.[24]
- Kori is the first Season 17 queen to be on The Pit Stop.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17[]
Mini Promo
Mug Promo
Alternate Promo
Alternate Promo
Alternate Promo
Polaroid Promo
Countdown Promo
Custom Logo
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Looks[]
Promo Look
Entertainment Weekly Press Week Look
New York Holiday Look
Buzzfeed Celeb Press Week Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Masked for Masked Singer Look
Masked for Masked Singer Look (Reveal)
Is It Cake? Look
Drag Queens Got Talent Look
Monopulence Look – Ventnor Avenue
Quilted For Your Pleasure Look
Tickled Pink Look
Bathing Beauties Look
Bathing Beauties Look (Reveal)
Sea Creature Couture Look – Mandarinfish
Sea Sickening Eleganza Look
Snatch Game Look – Big Ang
Nailed It Look
Parasols, Shady Ladies Look
Betsey's Prom Look
Unaired Black & White Ball Look
Unaired Ugliest Dress Ever Look
Unaired Opulent Outerwear Look
Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown Look
Grand Finale Eleganza Look
Videos[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17[]
Kori King Season 17 - Entertainment Weekly Interview
S17 E4 “Buttons” Lipsync
S17 E8 “Wet Dream” Lipsync
S17 E9 “Kiss Me Deadly” Lipsync
Whatcha Packin’ Kori King
HELLO HELLO HELLO Kori King
S17 E15 “APT” Lipsync
The Pit Stop[]
The Pit Stop AS10 E4 with Kori King
Filmography[]
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2025 | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 17) | Self | Contestant (Placed 9th) | [4] |
Discography[]
| Year | Title | Artwork |
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| 2025 | Shake That Ice | 
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| 2025 | Glamazon Bitch | 
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| 2025 | Fly! | 
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External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Onya Nurve |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Jewels Sparkles • 3rd & 4th: Lexi Love • Sam Star |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Suzie Toot (Queen of SDADHH) • 6th: Lana Ja'Rae • 7th: Lydia B Kollins • 8th: Arrietty • 9th: Kori King • 10th: Acacia Forgot • 11th: Crystal Envy (Miss Congeniality) • 12th: Hormona Lisa • 13th: Joella • 14th: Lucky Starzzz |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Law Roach • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |