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Naomi Smalls

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Naomi Smalls is a drag queen, performer, model, and one of the Season 8 runners-up of RuPaul's Drag Race (alongside Kim Chi), as well as one of the All Stars 4 finalists.

Naomi came back to appear in RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue, where she was followed as she prepares to lead the "RuPaul's Drag Race Live!" residency show among other queens.

Name Origin[]

"Naomi" comes from the model and actress Naomi Campbell's first name, while "Smalls" comes from the rapper Biggie Smalls' last name.[2]

Track Records[]

Statistics USA Season 8 USA All Stars
Season 4
Ranking: 2nd/3rd Place
(Runner-Up) 		3rd/4th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 6) 1 (Ep. 8)
Mini Challenges Won: 1 (Ep. 3) 0
Times as Team Captain: 1 (Ep. 3) 0
Times in Bottom: 1 (Ep. 5) 3 (Eps. 5, 7, 9)
Episode Eliminated Episode 10 Episode 10

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

  • "Check your lipstick before you come for me." (entrance quote)
  • "Naomi is a tall glass of water, she has legs all the way up to her asshole."
  • "I do not hate Derrick. I do not like his drag." 
  • "This thing is TOO! BIG! And that's not normally a complaint." (referring to her boat inspired by Season 4 Episode 6's challenge)
  • "I'm trying to give you '90s supermodel walk, and this boat is covering half of it!"
  • "(singing) Girl, you're lisping!"
  • "Beauty is pain, and I believe America needs to toughen up."
  • "Free restallin' for all!"
  • “It’s about damn time a big girl wins!” (crowning line)[3]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4[]

  • "You can't spell 'LEGENDARY' without 'leg'!" (entrance quote)
  • "Ru, thank you so much for bringing someone here that's going to make me look smart. What's up, Farrah Moan? *Farrah laughs* Farrah Moan is so dumb, she thought Valentina was her best friend." (during the Reading is Fundamental mini-challenge)
  • "Poke the bear. Poke the little care bear." (to Gia Gunn, referring to Farrah Moan)
  • "Hey sweets. Let me introduce you to my friend. Her name's fashion, her name's fashion." (during the All Star Super Queen Variety Show)
  • "And what do we do with fashion? Pose!" (during the All Star Super Queen Variety Show)
  • "How's LL Cool J?" (as Wendy Williams in Snatch Game of Love) 
  • “I’m up in the wigotry of it all!” (as Wendy Williams in Snatch Game of Love)
  • "You have her old nose." (to Monét X Change, comparing her to NeNe Leakes)
  • "Her name is PANINI!" (referring to her character's dog, during the "Jersey Justice" challenge)
  • "Do you know how many dresses at Wet Seal I could get with $5,000?" (during the "Jersey Justice" challenge)
  • "I've had it for 19 years, it's attached to my boyfriend Vinny's '87 Mustang!" (describing her salon during the "Jersey Justice" challenge)
  • "And when she came in smelling like a wet dog, I said 'okay, let's get to work!'" (during the "Jersey Justice" challenge)
  • "Cherry pie!"
  • ”CLUB 96." (whispered during the "Queen of Clubs" challenge)
  • ”Manila.”
  • "I sent Manila home because *shrugs* I wanted to."
  • "Life's not fair."
  • "Honestly, she could tell Latrice what I said about her and I'd be like: 'Yeah, that's exactly what I said'. I don't give a fuck. Honestly, I don't give a fuck."
  • "♪ Legs: that’s what you know me for, and believe there’s more walkin’ through that door. I’m fierce, yes, I know that. And I’m hung like a mother-tuckin’ baseball bat. Struttin’ all night, gettin’ all tight. What the hell is an appetite? Fashion, love, is what I crave. Bitch, I’m here, yes, I’m brave. ♪" (verse in Errybody Say Love)
  • "♪ Legs up in the sky, you'll see. Lips pumped like the old Kylie. Not elastic, bitch. But, damn, them thighs, they really do stretch. Pose, serve, now work. Giving body, no curves. ♪" (verse in Super Queen)

Trivia[]

  • Naomi Smalls is adopted and has 11 siblings.
  • New York Magazine named Smalls one of the top 100 most powerful drag queens in America in June, 2019[2].
  • She was cast on RuPaul's Drag Race after her 1st audition.
  • At 21, she was the youngest Season 8 contestant, and the first 21-year old to be cast since Serena ChaCha in Season 5.
  • Derrick Barry, Robbie Turner, and her are the only 3 Season 8 contestants to place in the Bottom 2, survive the lip sync, and then win the main challenge in the following episode.
  • On Season 8 Episode 5's Untucked, she told Acid Betty that she didn't know the lyrics to the lip sync song until her "Snatch Game" performance. She learned it right after because she knew she was going to be in the Bottom 2.
  • Naomi is the second contestant to place as a runner-up in two separate seasons, after Raven.
  • Naomi is the first Drag Race contestant to have won two makeover Maxi Challenges. She would later be followed by Roxxxy Andrews and Nehellenia.
    • She has reached the finale twice with only have won the makeover challenge.
    • However, unlike Roxxxy Andrews, Naomi has won all of the makeovers she has competed in.
  • Naomi held the record for the longest time (8 episodes) until a contestant won their first main challenge on an All Stars season.
  • Naomi is the only All Stars contestant to have been put in a bottom 2, 3 & 4.
  • Naomi is the first contestant to place high in three consecutive episodes of an All Stars season, without winning a challenge.
  • Naomi's relationship with her best friend Kim Chi is regarded as one of the most followed pairings in the entire Drag Race fandom.
  • Naomi's decision to eliminate Manila Luzon in episode 8 of All Stars 4 has been regarded as one of the most shocking and controversial eliminations in the show's herstory.
    • She later appeared in Manila's video for "Go Fish."
  • Kim Chi Chic Beauty (which is Kim Chi's makeup brand) collaborated with her on a makeup palette called 2 Queen 1 Dessert.
  • Across the two seasons she has competed on, Naomi has never lost a lip-sync, besides the Season 8 finale.
  • On Episode 1 of Season 8, during the design challenge, Naomi didn't actually make her dress. Instead, she just decorated the boat.[4]
  • The look Naomi lip synced for her legacy in on All Stars 4 Episode 8 was borrowed from Detox, and after Detox saw the lip sync she insisted that Naomi keep the look.[5]

Gallery[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Live![]

Videos[]

The Pit Stop[]

Discography[]

Non-Album Singles[]

  • "Pose". (2019)

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Appearances[]

  • "Everybody Say Love!" by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Season 4. (2018)
  • "Super Queen" by RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, Season 4. (2019)

Filmography[]

Movies / Documentaries[]

  • A Queen for the People, as herself. (2016)

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TV[]

  • RuPaul's Drag Race, on Season 8 as contestant. (2016)
  • Gay for Pay, as herself. (2016)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, on Season 4 as contestant. (2018-2019)

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Web Series[]

  • Untucked, on Season 8 as contestant. (2016)
  • Fashion Photo RuView, as herself. (2017)
  • M.U.G., as herself. (2017-2018)
  • Small's World, as herself. (2018)
  • Sibling Rivalry, in Episode 10 as herself. (2018)
  • Call Me Couleé, as herself. (2018)
  • Runway Rewind, as herself. (2018)

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Music Videos[]

  • "The Realness" by RuPaul. (2016)
  • "Pose". (2018)
  • "Go Fish" by Manila Luzon. (2019)

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