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Rubí is not to be confused with Rubi Ocean

Rubí Blonde, mononymously called Rubí on the show, is a Uruguayan drag queen, singer, comedian and celebrity impersonator best known for competing on the first season of The Switch Drag Race.

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Statistics The Switch 1
Ranking: 6th Place
(Orig. 9th/10th Place)
Immunities Won: 1
(Week 7)
Times with Highest Score in Singing Gala: 2
(Weeks 5, 9)
Times in Bottom: 1 (Week 8)
Episode Eliminated: Week 9, Episode 23


Trivia[]

  • Rubí was one of three contestants who started competing on Season 1 of The Switch Drag Race in episode 9, along with Jessica Parker and Francisca Thompson.
  • Rubí is the first ever Uruguayan contestant to appear in the Drag Race franchise.
  • Rubí is the highest placing contestant from Season 1 of The Switch Drag Race to not compete from the beginning.
  • She had the shortest gap of missing episodes with just 1, where she was eliminated in episode 15 and brought back in episode 17.
  • Rubí was contacted to become a contestant on The Switch Drag Race due to her YouTube channel. Her YouTube videos included imitations of female singers.
  • Rubí is a celebrity impersonator.
    • She has impersonated Shakira, Moria Casán, Valeria Lynch, Susana Giménez, Mirtha Legrand, Julieta Venegas, Thalía, Patricia Sosa, Lucía Galan, Laura Pausini, Belinda and Gilda.
  • When Rubí was told to impersonate Katy Perry for an imitation challenge, she revealed that she didn’t know who the pop star was, much to the surprise of judge Nicole Gaultier and the other contestants.
  • In 2017, Rubí quit drag and turned to Christianity.
    • Shortly after, she decided to return to drag and reconcile her faith with her career.
  • Rubí has been married to her husband Damian since 2019.

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The Switch Drag Race Season 1[]

The Switch Drag Race Season 1 Looks[]

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Filmography[]

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015-2016 The Switch Drag Race (Season 1) Self Contestant (Placed 6th)

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