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Michelle Visage (born Michelle Lynn Shupack)[2] is an American singer, television host, radio DJ, author, and television personality. She is a regular judge on RuPaul's Drag Race (since Season 3), RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Drag Race Down Under, RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World, and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars. Michelle also serves as the host of Whatcha Packin', a web series aired on YouTube where she interviews the contestant that has been eliminated that week in the competition.

Outside Drag Race franchises hosted by RuPaul, she has served as a guest judge on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race, and was a judge on Queen of the Universe prior to its cancellation. In 2024, Michelle became the host of Drag Race Down Under beginning its fourth season after RuPaul announced he would not return to host the show.

Biography[]

Her career began when she auditioned for and won a place in Seduction, an R&B and dance vocal trio assembled by Robert Clivilles and David Cole and that signed with A&M Records in 1990. The group had several pop and dance hits, including "Two to Make It Right". After the group's breakup, Visage collaborated with freestyle dance act TKA as a guest vocalist on the song "Crash (Have Some Fun)".[3][4][5]

In 1992, she provided lead vocals to another dance act assembled by Clivilles & Cole, The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. song "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day", a cover version of the Bill Withers song "Lovely Day", was included on the soundtrack to the 1992 film The Bodyguard and became a #1 dance single that year, peaking at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 early the next year.[6][7]

In 1996 Visage became the co-host of RuPaul's VH1 talk shows The RuPaul Show. She also co-hosted RuPaul on WKTU's morning show from 1996–2002. She has also hosted such television programming as VH1's red carpet coverage of the 1998 Grammys and, in 2002, Grease's 25th-anniversary re-release party.[8][9]

Visage was co-host of The Jamz Session on Hot 92 Jamz (KHHT) in Los Angeles from 2002–2005. In 2005, she returned to New York City where she served as co-host of The Morning Mix on WNEW-FM until December 2006. During the latter part of 2006, she was also heard on Sirius Satellite Radio's The Beat 36 but left Sirius. On March 12, 2007, she became a co-host of the morning show on SUNNY 104.3 in West Palm Beach, Florida. On January 10, 2011, she joined 93.9 MIA in Miami as the host of the new MIA Morning Show on 93.9 MIA in Miami; she left Miami and WMIA in December 2011 and moved back to Los Angeles. On January 24, 2011, Visage debuted as the second permanent judge on the Logo TV's reality-television series RuPaul's Drag Race, where she replaced former judge Merle Ginsberg, as well as appearing alongside Ru on RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a regular judge. She was also on Celebrity Big Brother Season 15 and placed fifth. She was a judge on Ireland's Got Talent for its two-season run from 2018 to 2019. In 2019, she was a contestant on the seventeenth season of UK dance contest Strictly Come Dancing, being paired with Giovanni Pernice and coming in seventh place.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Memorable Quotes[]

  • "Bitch, you're here!"
  • "Stop relying on that body!"
  • "Eloquent."
  • "I don't like the way they look; those aren't breasts... THESE are breasts!" (to Alexis Mateo, critiquing her costume on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3)
  • "I push up my boobs for Jesus."
  • "And you get some boobs, and YOU get some boobs, AND YOU GET SOME BOOBS!!!"
  • "My tits so high, they choking me."
  • "Label Whore." (to Willam)
  • "I'm so fucking proud of you I could shit." (to Shangela)
  • "I'm not as old as you wanted to make me, bitch." (to Sharon Needles about her Snatch Game performance as Michelle)
  • "I hate the Oprah Winfrey Network."
  • "Square up, cunty." (to Jinkx Monsoon)
  • "We've gone from Doritos to soot."
  • "Is that a prosthetic nose?"
  • "(finger wag) No." (to Kandy Ho on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7, for having a contour that looked like a beard)
  • "No, no, you talk like this! This is how you talk!" (to Laganja Estranja, in Season 6, for being fake and inauthentic during the comedy challenge)
  • "(banging gavel) Order in the court! ORDER IN THE COURT!"
  • "Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, or something like the truth, so help you Jon Bon Jovi?" (during Jersey Justice)
  • "Obviously Jewish."
  • "This is my court, bitch."
  • "Watch your fucking language... you kiss your mother with that fucking mouth?" (to Monét X Change during Jersey Justice)
  • "Miss Vanjie..."
  • "Don't worry Ru, I'll always be your breast Judy."
  • "She's performing a solo act."
  • "You've got prosthesis?" (to The Vivienne, thinking she was wearing a fake nose)
  • "Girl, that's a bubble butt!"
  • "Fart humor, yeah?" (to Rock M. Sakura)
  • "Baby Gott Mik!" (to Gottmik about her "new single on iTunes")
  • "Calm down." (to Beverly Kills when she called herself a rapstress)
  • "Black Peppa, I'm White Salt. Nice to meet you." (to Black Peppa during the first episode critiques)
  • "No, obviously!" (to RuPaul after he asked Just May if they work in makeup)
  • "They look like, you know Fisher Price: My First Boobs". (to Sapphira Cristál about her breastplate)
  • "Not one word." (about Mirage not knowing the words to "Dark Lady" by Cher)
  • "Hey, it's Michelle Visage... do you want gay shit?" (former RuPaul's Drag Race YouTube channel outro)
  • "Oh, hey, everybody, it's Michelle Visage... do you want Emmy-nominated gay shit?" (current RuPaul's Drag Race YouTube channel outro)

Drag Race Down Under[]

  • "All right, shut it! Sounds like we reached a decision."
  • "Remember, stop relying on that body and let your inner light shine through. Can I get a woop-woop?"

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

Gallery pic
Check out the lookbook gallery to see Michelle's looks from each episode.

Videos[]

Discography[]

Bibliography[]

Title Release Date Cover
The Diva Rules November 10, 2015
The Diva Rules

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Who is Michelle Visage? Everything you need to know about the Celebrity Big Brother contestant | The Mirror — January 7, 2015
  2. Michelle Visage: Get To Know The Fierce But Fair Favorite From RuPaul’s Drag Race | Grazia Daily UK — July 19, 2017
  3. Interview with Michelle Visage of Seduction and Radio-TV Personality | Rediscover The 80s — September 4, 2021
  4. Bio | Michelle Visage — October 9, 2015
  5. TKA - Crash (Have Some Fun) feat. Michelle Visage {Music Video} | Youtube — February 23, 2018
  6. S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. - It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day | Youtube — February 21, 2014
  7. It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day: The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. version | Wikipedia — April 10, 2017
  8. The RuPaul Show | Wikipedia — March 26, 2008
  9. Who is Michelle Visage? Is she gay? RuPaul’s Drag Race judge and longtime LGBT+ ally | PinkNews — April 11, 2018
  10. Who is Michelle Visage From ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and What Is Her Net Worth? | Showbiz Cheat Sheet — December 15, 2018
  11. Radio Resume | Michelle Visage — March 2020
  12. Michelle Visage's Big Brother Wiki Page | The Big Brother Wiki — September 21, 2016
  13. Who is Michelle Visage? American TV personality on TV3’s Ireland’s Got Talent judging panel and RuPaul’s Drag Race judge – here’s what we know | The Irish Sun — March 24, 2018
  14. Michelle Visage - This Drag Race idol is ready to snatch the Glitterball trophy! | BBC — August 5, 2018
  15. Michelle Visage Strictly Wiki Page | The Strictly Come Dancing Wiki — September 23, 2022
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Michelle Visage - IMDb
  17. RuPaul: What's the Tee? | Wikipedia — February 16, 2019
  18. Michelle Visage Says She Had Her Breast Implants Removed Due to Her Hashimoto's Disease | People — April 12, 2019
  19. The Diva Rules: Ditch the Drama, Find Your Strength, and Sparkle Your Way to the Top | Amazon — November 10, 2015
  20. Raja Chats Behind the Scenes of All Stars 7 | YouTube — December 20, 2023
  21. Michelle Visage and Makeup Artist Nicole Faulkner Dissect Their ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Collaboration | Variety — October 8, 2024
  22. Post by haircraigmarsden | Instagram — June 17, 2021
  23. Post by makeupwith_leyla | Instagram — October 25, 2023
  24. 24.0 24.1 RuPaul's Drag Race's Michelle Visage was turned down by Drag Race España | Digital Spy — January 14, 2022
  25. RuPaul’s Drag Race: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Michelle Visage | ScreenRant — January 18, 2020
  26. Michelle Visage reveals her favorite RuPaul's Drag Race lip-sync of all time | Entertainment Weekly — April 31, 2023
  27. Post by RDRSuperstar | X — November 29, 2023
  28. post by theaddamsfamilyuk | Instagram — January 19, 2024

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