Megami D.Vil[7], known simply as Megami on the show, is an American drag performer and one of the contestants on the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Drag Name Origin[]
According to her "Meet the Queens", "So the name Megami actually means 'goddess' in Japanese, and it comes from one of my favorite JRPG series. I am a huge gamer myself, massive geek, and cosplay nerd, so "goddess" felt right for me."[8]
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 16 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 10th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 5) |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 7) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 7 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
- "A goddess amongst men." (entrance quote)
- "This is exactly what conservatives are scared of."
- "So we know who the trade of the season is."
- "Walking on the runway was so surreal, although I wish I could've seen it. I was like, 'follow the lights girl, follow the lights...'"
- "Fuck my drag, I guess!"
- "Katana?"
- "I really need to do well this week, can you focus for like 2 seconds?"
- "Down on your knees, bitch, pray to me, 'cause Megami is the goddess that you'll pay to see. That's M-E-G-A-M-I, what? Clear the runway, watch a big girl strut. It's just the beginning, I'll keep your head spinning, and all the boys sinning, I better start winning. Ain't nobody ever eat the runway like I do, runnin' over bitches on the rough, drive-through!" (Verse in A.S.M.R Lover)
- "I'm holy!"
- "Here's the Dawnesty!"
- "I'm kind of upset that I got beat by Buzz Lightyear over here!"
- "Wait, what choreo? Like, she walked back and forth with a fuckin' rug. Any of us could've done that." (to Michelle saying Q did choreo during Episode 7)
- "Everyone watching... support local drag, and protect queer art. Thank you." (exit quote)
Farewell Message[]
"Choose Chaos, BE Badass Bitches, NYC Girls, TAKE IT HOME! Heart Eyes -M"
Trivia[]
- Megami started doing drag as a cosplayer at conventions such as Comic-Con, and from there incorporated high fashion into her characterful designs.[9]
- She gravitated more towards female characters because she found them more interesting and better than the masculine ones.[10]
- Growing up, Megami was a huge fan of America's Next Top Model and even got to perform in drag for Janice Dickinson in 2018.[10]
- Sasha Velour is one of Megami's biggest drag inspirations.[10]
- Megami is a Redditor.[10]
- Megami's favorite video games are Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.[11]
- Megami is Miss Nerd New York 2019.[12]
- Megami is a second cosplayer drag queen to be eliminated in the Rusical challenge. The first one was Dax ExclamationPoint.
- Megami was originally going to be on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15, however, she was cut last minute.[13]
- Back in 2019, Megami attended RuPaul's DragCon NYC and won that year's "DragCon's Cosplay Contest", which allowed fans to reverently imitate iconic looks from the show.[14]
- The contest was hosted by Ts Madison and Carson Kressley.[12]
- Megami's great-grandfather was Mexican singer and actor Gerardo Reyes.[2]
- Megami's Season 16 premiere outfit's prop is a reference to Genshin Impact. The prop is an in-game weapon called the Staff of Homa.
- As mentioned in Untucked, for her "Made You Look" runway Megami had hindered vision due to the dark contacts she was wearing.
- Megami wrote Nymphia's verse for the Girl Group Challenge.[15]
- Megami's Empire State Building look is a reference to the fighting game Darkstalkers's female protagonist Morrigan Aensland.[16]
- Megami auditioned for Drag Race 5 times.[17]
- Megami got lent a suitcase from La Zavaleta.[18]
- Had Megami reached Snatch Game, she would have portrayed Ethel Merman.
- Megami is the second queen in the franchise to win a lip-sync against a queen who previously sent her home (Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige), after Daya Betty.
- Following Silky Nutmeg Ganache with 7, Megami is the queen with the second most lip-syncs in a single episode of Drag Race (4).
- After the airing of the Lalaparuza Smackdown, she received a total of U$ 21k in tips from fans.[19]
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
Mini Promo
Alternative Promo
Mug Promo
Behind the Scenes Promo
Countdown Promo
Mini Trailer
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Looks[]
Promo Look
Empire State Building Look
MET Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Queen Choice Awards Look
Made Ya Look Look
Mother Goose Look – Little Bo-Peep
Significant Mother Look – Lady Gaga
Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza Look
Everything Every-Cher All at Once Look
Faster Pussycat, Wig, Wig Look
Welcome to the Dollhouse Look – Native New Yorker Edition
I Can Buy Myself Flowers Look
Unaired Dancing Queens Look - Bomba
Unaired True Colors Look
Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown Look
Grand Finale Eleganza Look
Videos[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
Megami Season 16 Interview - Entertainment Weekly
S16 E5 Girl Group Challenge Thicc & Stick
S16 E7 “Flowers” Lipsync
S16 E15 “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” Lipsync
Filmography[]
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16) | Self | Contestant (Placed 10th) |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Nymphia Wind |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Sapphira Cristál (Miss Congeniality) • 3rd: Plane Jane |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Q • 5th: Morphine Love Dion (Queen of SDADHH) • 6th: Dawn • 7th: Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige • 8th: Plasma • 9th: Xunami Muse (Miss Congeniality) • 10th: Megami • 11th: Geneva Karr • 12th: Amanda Tori Meating (Golden Boot Award) • 13th: Mirage • 14th: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |