Lola Blades, also known as Rusty Blades, is a New Zealand-Australian drag performer best known for competing on the first season of House of Drag where she placed second overall.
About[]
Lola is a full time drag queen and was Miss Queen of All Stars 2017.
Known as ‘camp mother’ to many of the queens around Auckland, Lola is experienced and will be a force to reckon with in the house![2]
Name Origin[]
Lola comes from LOL (laugh out loud) while Blades comes from wanting "to be cutting edge".[2]
House of Drag[]
| Statistics | House of Drag Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 2nd Place (Runner-Up) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 1 (Ep. 4) |
| Main Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 6) |
| Times in Bottom Two: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 7 |
Trivia[]
- Lola is the first runner-up of House of Drag.
- Lola is drag sisters to the hosts and judges of House of Drag, Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it.
- In 2019, Lola moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she has adopted the drag king persona Rusty Blades.
- Lola has won many titles including:
- Miss Drag Queen New Zealand 2016
- Miss International Queen NZ 2016
- Queen of All Stars 2017
- Miss Fierce Taranaki Supreme 2018
- Miss Gay Supreme 2018
- She has also placed 3rd and 2nd in Queen of all Queens. 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Gallery[]
House of Drag Season 1[]
Glamour-Puss Photoshoot
House of Drag Season 1 Looks[]
![Woman's Day Promo[3]](/wiki/File:LolaBladesWomansDayPromo.jpg "LolaBladesWomansDayPromo.jpg (102 KB)")
Woman's Day Promo[3]
Social Media[]
References[]
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| Winner | Hugo Grrrl |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Lola Blades • 3rd: Leidy Lei |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Bunny Holiday • 5th: Vulga Titz • 6th: Medulla Oblongata • 7th: Trinity Ice • 8th: Luna • 9th: Shavorn Abörealis |
| Judges | Kita Mean • Anita Wigl'it |