Mayhem Miller is the stage name of Dequan Armand[citation needed] Johnson,[1] a drag performer from Riverside, California. Mayhem competed on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race where he was the fifth queen to be eliminated, placing 10th.
On May 8, 2020, it was announced that Mayhem would be competing in All Stars 5. He was the fourth queen to be eliminated, placing 7th overall.
Drag Name Origin
His first name "Mayhem" is a reference to Tommy Lee's "MAYHEM" tattoo across his stomach. He adopted the name after watching Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's sex tape.[3]
RuPaul's Drag Race
| Season Competed | Season 10 | All Stars 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking: | 10th Place | 7th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 1) | 0 |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 0 | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 2 (Eps. 3, 5) | 2 (Eps. 1, 4) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 5 | Episode 4 |
AJ and the Queen Appearances
On AJ and the Queen, he appeared in New York City, the series premiere of the Netflix Original in a cameo as an unnamed queen working at The Box, a drag club in the city that never sleeps.
Entrance Quote
Season 10
"Guess who finally decided to crash the party?"
Holi-Slay Spectacular
"Ho-ho-ho! May-May brought the mistletoe!"
All Stars 5
"I didn't come to crash the party, I came to end it."
Memorable Quotes
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10
- "Party!" (a phrase popularized by Adore Delano was actually coined by Mayhem)
- "I need a bitch to fucking move out the way so I can get my money."
- "It has taken me WAY too long to get here, and I need these bitches behind me to know - you ain't gon' get rid of me that easy." (in the LSFYL against Yuhua Hamasaki)
- "No, because I wanted to be a team player. (talking to Michelle Visage on stage during critiques)
- "Thank you for believing in me and seeing something special, even when I didn't think I had anything left in me." (to RuPaul after elimination)
- "You are all beautiful. Don't you let nobody ever tell you different." (exit line)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 5
- "I'm Mayhem 'The Drama' Miller."
- "I started off strong, I won the first challenge and then it kinda went like this..." (curves his arm downward).
- "Well look at you, papi!" (to Ricky Martin during the Reading Challenge)
- "Keep me bitch."
- "Mmmm, chocolatey."
- "Oh you wanna talk? Let’s talk!"
- “With Mr. Rogers. Ooh, those sweaters look so warm and fuzzy. Be your puppet, forget about those Muppets. Tall and nerdy with big brains, be my neighbor on this train.” (verse in I'm in Love)
- ''It smells like what? Success.''
- "I am the queen! Queen of the party!" (exit quote)
Farewell Message
Season 10
"I ❤️ to PARTY xoxo May"
All Stars 5
"I am the QUEEN!"
Trivia
- He is a prominent figure in the West Hollywood drag scene.
- His drag sisters are Raven and Morgan McMichaels, and he and Raven started drag the very same day - May 10th, 2002. He also belongs in the same drag family as Detox, Delta Work, and Vicky Vox (of DWV fame, and Detox's daughter).
- Mayhem and his drag sister, Morgan McMichaels, have very similar Drag Race Track records. They both won the first challenge in their respective seasons, lip-synced twice during their seasons, both went home on their second time lip-syncing, and both of them were the fifth to go home.
- Morgan would also later return as a lip sync assassin and eliminate Mayhem (along with Miz Cracker) in All Stars 5.
- Mayhem and his drag sister, Morgan McMichaels, have very similar Drag Race Track records. They both won the first challenge in their respective seasons, lip-synced twice during their seasons, both went home on their second time lip-syncing, and both of them were the fifth to go home.
- Mayhem helped Adore Delano when she started out as a drag queen.
- His drag daughters are Rhea Litre (shared with Season 3's winner Raja), and Cheyenne Pepper, otherwise known as Eugene Lee Yang of the Try Guys.
- Mayhem is the oldest contestant of Season 10.
- Mayhem had auditioned for Drag Race since Season 2 but was rejected every year until Season 10.
- Mayhem has the lowest position of any queen that won the first challenge (10th place). He is tied with Madame LaQueer, Scarlet Envy and Asttina Mandella for the lowest placing queen to win any main challenge.
- Mayhem is also the seventh queen to win the first challenge of their season and not make it to top 3, after Morgan McMichaels of Season 2, Manila Luzon and Latrice Royale in All Stars 1, BenDeLaCreme of Season 6 and All Stars 3, Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna in All Stars 2, Nina Bo'Nina Brown of Season 9 and Aja of All Stars 3.
- Mayhem is the second queen to win a Drag on a Dime challenge, after Nina Flowers of Season 1.
- Mayhem loved the bacon the show served for breakfast.
- Mayhem lip-synced alongside Shannel during the Season 10 finale.
- Mayhem made an appearance as a background-dancer for NeNe Leakes during her lip-sync performance of "Supermodel" (by RuPaul) on Spike's "Lip-Sync Battle".
- Mayhem played a character named "Blanquisha" in the movie "Cherry Pop;" the movie also featured Bob the Drag Queen, Detox, Tempest DuJour and Latrice Royale.
- Mayhem has been credited as a creative consultant for RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (under his legal name: Dequan Johnson).
- He is the fourth queen to eliminate themselves in an All Stars season after: Adore Delano on All Stars 2, BenDeLaCreme on All Stars 3, and Ongina in All Stars 5.
- Mayhem is the first queen to be eliminated during two improv challenges: first the Bossy Rossy Show in Season 10 and second SheMZ on All Stars 5.
- Mayhem is one of the six All Stars to never compete in Snatch Game, along with Mimi Imfurst, Ongina, Jasmine Masters, Serena ChaCha, and Scarlet Envy.
- Mayhem was the first lip sync assassin on All Stars 6 to not win or tie the lip sync against the Top All Star of the Week (Ginger Minj).
Gallery
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10
Mini Promo
Mini Trailer
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Looks
Promo Look
Cast RuVeal Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Drag on a Dime Look
Very Best Drag Look
Feathers Look
Alaskan Winter Realness Look
Miami Summer Realness Look
Martian Eleganza Extravaganza Look
Denim & Diamonds Look
Unaired Hats Incredible Look
Unaired Mermaid Fantasy Look
Unaired Glitterific Look
Unaired Silver Foxy Look
Unaired Final Four Elaganza Extravaganza Look
Reunion Look
Finale Look
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular Looks
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Confessional Look
Entrance Look
80s Look
Runway Look
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 1
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 1 Looks
Drag Royalty Look
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 5
Mini Promo
Mini Trailer
Facebook Banner Promo
Twitter Banner Promo
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 5 Looks
Promo/Entrance Look
Promo/Entrance Look
Entertainment Weekly Cover Photos Look
Confessional Look
All Star Variety Extravaganza Look
Love The Skin You're In Look
Three, Three, Three Looks In One (1st Look)
Three, Three, Three Looks In One (2nd Look)
Three, Three, Three Looks In One (3rd Look)
Camo Couture Look
All Star Eleganza Look
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 Looks
Lip Sync Assassin Look
External Links
References
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| Winner | Aquaria |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Eureka & Kameron Michaels • 4th: Asia O'Hara |
| Other Queens | 5th: Miz Cracker • 6th: Monét X Change (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: The Vixen • 8th: Monique Heart • 9th: Blair St. Clair • 10th: Mayhem Miller • 11th: Dusty Ray Bottoms • 12th: Yuhua Hamasaki • 13th: Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams • 14th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bryce Eilenberg |
| Winner | Shea Couleé |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Jujubee & Miz Cracker |
| Other Queens | 4th: Blair St. Clair • 5th: Alexis Mateo • 6th: India Ferrah • 7th: Mayhem Miller • 8th: Mariah Paris Balenciaga • 9th: Ongina • 10th: Derrick Barry |
| Lip Sync Assassins | Yvie Oddly • Alyssa Edwards • Monét X Change • Morgan McMichaels • Vanessa Vanjie Mateo • Roxxxy Andrews • Kennedy Davenport |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg |
