Plastique Tiara Edwards, simply known as Plastique Tiara, is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen, a drag queen, performer, hairdresser and one of the Season 11 contestants of "RuPaul's Drag Race" (placed 8th).
Name Origin
Plastique's name comes from a "My Little Pony" character named "Diamond Tiara". She liked both the name and the character, but since a lot of people have "Diamond" on their names, she chose "Plastique" as hers as an allusion to plastic, a cheap material used to make luxurious Barbie dolls.
Originally from Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam, Plastique takes a lot of inspiration from Vietnamese pop stars style. Her style is a combination of everything flowy, pretty, and feminine. Plastique mixes Asian culture and beauty into her drag which gives her new youthful energy. Stunningly pretty, her popular Instagram page, with over 1 million followers, has even had her photos reposted by Tyra Banks. Plastique claims to represent the new generation of drag, where "drag is freedom, and you can be whatever you wanna be and do whatever you wanna do."
With none other than "RuPaul's Drag Race" alumni and legend Alyssa Edwards as her drag mother, she was considered to be an early favorite in the competition after proving that she can live up to the Edwards name with her dancing, lip-syncing and performance skills. She was particularly praised for her polished, glamorous runway looks, which landed her first (and only) win in Week 7. However, her reliance on Asian stereotypes failed to create a convincing character in Episode 9's improvisation challenge, and after losing a lip-sync to Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, she became the 8th contestant of Season 11 to sashay away.
Entrance Quote
"Xin chào các bạn, tôi là Plastique Tiara của Việt Nam." (Vietnamese for "Hello, I'm Plastique Tiara from Vietnam.")
Memorable Quotes
"I like to describe my drag as 3 P's: polished, persistent and pussy."
"Charimnun." (pronouncing "charisnium" on Episode 2's "Why It Gotta Be Black, Panther?" sketch)
"I look the best, I smell the best, this is my runway."
"I'm a dancing queen, I'm a look queen, I can perform, I can beat my mug the house down, I can give you a death drop, 1-2-8 count to a split if you want to, so, I'm everything."
*devilishly deep voice* "ARIANA GRANDE!" (in Episode 3's "Diva Worship" sketch)
*devilishly deep voice* "THAT WAS A MICROPHONE PROBLEM! (in "Diva Workship")
"Spring rolls?"
"MA!"
"Oh y'all thought I was done!" *does a split*
"I will check you, ho!" (as Lovely Mimi in Snatch Game At Sea)
"Bianca Del Rio is so mean, she threw a TS Madison at the man. Can you imagine she go overboard? She go to the bottom and die forever!" (as Lovely Mimi in Snatch Game At Sea)
A video on her Instagram of her quickly transforsming from boy to girl (drag queen) went viral online,[1] leading to her having to explain what a breastplate was to many people.
She holds the title of "Miss Rose Room Rising Star 2016", a pageant often hosted by Season 10 contestant Asia O'Hara in Dallas, Texas.
She has made wigs for many drag artists like the youtuber PatrickStarrr, Season 10 winner Aquaria, Season 8 and All Stars 4 contestant Naomi Smalls, Season 10 and 11 contestant Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, and many others.
She was well known on Instagram before being on the show, having the largest following out of any new contestant on her season (not including the returnee Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, who's originally from Season 10).
Much like Aquaria, she is the youngest contestant of her season at 21, had a large social media following before the cast reveal, and is the drag daughter of a successful drag race alumni.
She holds the record for the most Instagram followers among any contestant prior to their first regular season appearance.
She was paired with Sonique for Season 11's 1st mini-challenge, which was a photo shoot.
For her "Orange Alert" runway look, she wore a fire-themed corset previously worn by Cardi B for one of her music videos. It was also worn by Miss Fame for a makeup tutorial video and by Valentina for an All Stars 4 promo shoot.
