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Raja Gemini, also simply known as Raja and professionally known as Sutan Ibrahim Karim Amrullah,[2] is a drag queen, makeup artist, model best known for her work on the reality TV show America's Next Top Model, as well as being the Season 3 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.

She later returned to All Stars 7, the first All Winners season of Drag Race. She placed 5th-8th and won the She Done Already Done Had Herses lip-sync tournament.

Drag Name Origin[]

Raja's name comes from the Indonesian word "raja", meaning "king". "Gemini" comes from Raja's zodiac sign, Gemini.[citation needed]

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Born in Baldwin Park, California, Raja was three years old when they moved to Indonesia (where their father is from) alongside their family and stayed there for six years before returning to the USA.[citation needed]

They attended university as an art student for two years, then decided to pursue a career as a makeup artist and drag queen.[citation needed]

Career[]

In 2005, they started to be the head makeup artist on Tyra Banks' reality show America's Next Top Model, where they worked on the show from Cycles 4 through 12. Their clientele has included several celebrities including Pamela Anderson, Dita Von Teese, Paulina Porizkova, Iman, Twiggy, Iggy Azalea, etc.[citation needed]

Track Records[]

Statistics USA Season 3 USA All Stars
Season 7
Ranking: 1st Place
(Winner) 		5th-8th Place
(Queen of SDADHH)
Maxi Challenges Won: 3 (Eps. 2, 7, 10) 2 (Eps. 5, 8)
Mini Challenges Won: 2 (Eps. 2, 11) 0
Times as Team Captain: 0 0
Times in Bottom: 1 (Ep. 12) N/A
Episode Eliminated: N/A Episode 11

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7[]

  • "Did somebody call for an eye-con?" (entrance quote)
  • "Watch out children, mother is here... okay, if Ru's mother, then I'm auntie. Auntie Raja is here and she's about to teach y'all a fucking lesson."
  • "Let's keep this short and simple: B-O-O-G-E-R-S. Boogers. Here you go." (During the "Reading is Fundamental" challenge)
  • "Raja, the goddess, supreme and deity, there is no rivalry, gods let you worship me. Iconic style, transcending he or she, refer to my pronouns as 'thou', drop to your knees and bow" (Raja's verse in 'Legends')
  • "I'm wearing my summer diamonds today, yes. Some are diamonds, AND SOME ARE NOT! *cackling*" (as Madame in Snatch Game)
  • "Purple mitons, I'd say purple mitons" (as Diana Vreeland in the Snatch Game)
  • "Bo-de-ga." (as Diana Vreeland in the Snatch Game)
  • "I also have a boyfriend, his name is Geppetto. *Chuckle* Frisky!" (as Grandma Hood in Fairytale Justice)
  • "The last time I saw that wolf, he was howling in her pussy." (as Grandma Hood in Fairytale Justice)
  • "I feel that my presence is enough of a statement on its own, even in silence."
  • "Atlantic deep my loots I keep, sink my bling-bling, bye-bye ring, treasure chasin', danger facin', baby you're drownin', frozen frownin', honey, your heart, why so cold? That's hot, melt like gold, clubbing in our Juicy Cou, call me Angel Lucy Liu, hi-yah!" (verse in Titanic)
  • "But now I have a fire in my ass. Well not in my ass but-"
  • "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!" (During her Draguation Speech)
  • "Fuck 'till you can't fuck no more!" (During her Draguation Speech)
  • "Institutions also spells intuitions! If you're dyslexic." (During her Draguation Speech)
  • "It's a small Christmas miracle."

Trivia[]

  • Raja, together with Mayhem Miller, has a drag daughter named Rhea Litré. After winning Season 3, she also has been adopting several drag children, including Anderson Brooks, Thierry Meissel, Illuminati Princess, and Bionka Simone, etc.[citation needed]
  • Raja has been doing drag since 1990.[citation needed]
    • She first started doing drag as a club kid under the name "Creoula".[citation needed]
  • She was influenced in her drag career by Viva Sex, a legendary Southern California entertainer.[citation needed]
  • She, along with RuPaul, made a brief appearance on The Simpsons, on Season 30 Episode 7.[citation needed]
    • She played the role of a party host of Marge Simpson's "tupperware party".[citation needed]
  • In addition to her continuing duties as a makeup artist for Adam Lambert, Raja Gemini toured the US and parts of Canada on the Drag Race Absolut Vodka Tour in 2012.[citation needed]
  • She was the first contestant to win the premiere mini and the main challenge of her season. She was followed by BenDeLaCreme on All Stars 3.
  • She is the first and only Indonesian winner in the entire franchise. [citation needed]
    • She is the first American winner of Asian descent, and only one of three AAPI winners of the entire main series.[citation needed]
  • For a short time, she hosted her own WOW series named "Raja Drawja", in which she had an offscreen conversation with another drag performer while drawing her.[citation needed]
  • Raja speaks Dutch.[citation needed]
  • Raja is the first Dutch-Indonesian to appear in the franchise, followed by Megan Schoonbrood and Keta Minaj.[citation needed]
  • Raja is the first winner to not win the final challenge of her season.
  • Raja is the first winner to not win any ball challenges in her season, followed by Jinkx Monsoon, Bianca Del Rio, Bob The Drag Queen, Sasha Velour, Yvie Oddly, Jaida Essence Hall and Symone.
  • Raja is the oldest US Drag Race winner, born in 1974.[citation needed]
  • Raja has stated on The Pit Stop that her alternate choice for Snatch Game on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 was Rihanna.[citation needed]
  • Raja was tied for the longest run before her first time in the bottom 2, competing in 11 episodes .
  • Raja spent $15,000 on her "All Glowed Up" runway look for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7.[3]
    • Despite working with the designer closely and paying a lot for the look, she was only allowed to borrow it and was not allowed to keep it.[3]
  • Raja is the only contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7 to have the same number of Legendary Legend Stars and Challenge Wins.
  • Raja was added to the Season Pass of RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar in August 2022, alongside the tag "Grunge".[citation needed]
  • Raja revealed during an interview with Joseph Shepherd that RuPaul personally asked them to participate on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3.[4]

Gallery[]

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 Looks[]

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7 Looks[]

Videos[]

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7[]

Discography[]

Non-Album Singles[]

  • "Diamond Crowned Queen". (2011)
  • "Sublime". (2012)
  • "Zubi Zubi Zubi". (2013)
  • "Cholita". (2015)
  • "Moodbored". (2019)

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Appearances[]

  • "Lady Marmalade" by The Heathers (Raja, Manila Luzon, Delta Work & Carmen Carrera). (2014)

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