Phoenix is an American drag queen and performer from Atlanta, Georgia. She competed on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3, where she was eliminated second, placing 12th in the competition overall.
Drag Name Origin[]
She was 18 when her and fellow Forsyth Central High School classmate and friend Christian Castelan snuck out to go to a Atlanta Pride festival in 1999 in Piedmont Park. After that, she fell in love with drag. Her name comes from the Phoenix animal, a mythological bird that rises from the ashes and recreates itself. She thinks the name is perfect for the type of drag she does as she is always recreating her look and pushing herself to the next level. She sees herself in drag to be very different from her boy self. She also has a fiery personality.
Her drag mother is Nicole Paige Brooks and her drag grandmother is Shawnna Brooks. Phoenix met Shawnna Brooks at Atlanta Pride 99 and also met also amazing Atlanta drag performers including Charlie Brown and Heather Daniels.
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 3 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 12th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 3 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3[]
- "I can play well with others, my mom raised me well. But, I definitely do have a bitchy side!"
- "India is very like, painted. She's like old-school-drag. But it's cool to see that style of drag still amongst us."
- "I just broke my Dior sunglasses so I better win this shit."
- "No." (In response to Stacy Layne Matthews asking her if she sees her as competition)
- "Evidently I'm copying her amazing idea."
Farewell Message[]
"BE You Bitches (Boots) Loves, Phoenix"
Trivia[]
- Phoenix started drag 10 years before being on the show.
- Phoenix is the first contestant whose drag mother, Nicole Paige Brooks, previously competed on the show.
- Coincidentally, they share the exact same track record, both placing safe in Episode 1 and getting eliminated in Episode 2.
- Phoenix appeared in the "Party Guessed" episode of Teen Wolf in 2012.
- Phoenix is the third contestant in the franchise to win a Mini Challenge on the episode she got eliminated, after Jade in Season 1 and Mystique Summers in Season 2.
- She was then followed by fellow castmate Yara Sofia in Season 3, Madame LaQueer and Kenya Michaels in Season 4, Alexis Mateo and Yara Sofia in All Stars 1, Serena ChaCha, Ivy Winters and Alyssa Edwards in Season 5, BenDeLaCreme in Season 6, Mrs. Kasha Davis in Season 7, Aja in All Stars 3, Crystal in Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Tamisha Iman in Season 13, Loosey LaDuca in Season 15, and Xunami Muse in Season 16.
- In the comments section of her Instagram post from December 2022, Phoenix hinted that she might be open for doing All Stars.[2]
- Furthermore, on April 22nd 2023, she has said that she is ready for All Stars in the comment section of a post on Instagram.[3]
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 Looks[]
External Links[]
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| Winner | Raja |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Manila Luzon • 3rd: Alexis Mateo |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Yara Sofia (Miss Congeniality) • 5th: Carmen Carrera • 6th: Shangela • 7th: Delta Work • 8th: Stacy Layne Matthews • 9th: Mariah • 10th: India Ferrah • 11th: Mimi Imfurst • 12th: Phoenix • 13th: Venus D-Lite |
| Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Michelle Visage • Billy B |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Shawn Morales |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PT) Who’s That Queen? Phoenix | Draglicious — March 22, 2021
- ↑ @phoenix_atl on Instagram @dragmama1 @caesarmorillo y’all gotta tell @worldofwonder @rupaulsdragrace 💁🏼♀️💁🏼♀️💁🏼♀️🤣❤️ - December 31, 2022
- ↑ @daily.drag.news on Instagram @phoenix_atl Put me in coach, I’m ready 💁🏼♀️💅🏻 - April 22nd, 2023