Tatianna is an American drag performer, hair stylist, make-up artist, musician, performing artist and one of the contestants of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Tatianna later returned for the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Drag Name Origin[]
During freshman year of high school, while trying to figure out what her name would be, she started looking through her CD collection. When stumbling upon the Tatyana Ali, "Kiss the Sky" CD she thought the name sounded good and stuck with it ever since.[6]
Track Record(s)[]
| Statistics | USA Season 2 | USA All Stars Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking: | 4th Place | 6th Place (orig. 8th) |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 4) | 2 (Eps. 1, 5) |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 8) | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 2 (Eps. 7, 9) | 2 (Eps. 2, 6) |
| Episode(s) Eliminated: | Episode 9 | Episodes 2, 6 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2[]
- "Thank you!"
- "...Choices."
- "No! Not the case. If I was comfortable being a beautiful girl, I was a beautiful girl at home. That's not why I'm here, to be like, pretty." (after Raven said she should go home)
- "Um, I don't think you're seeing that Tyra is a complete bitch."
- "I'm so glad someone finally said something about Morgan's... WHORENESS."
- "She has this diva attitude, like she's America's Sweetheart, but she's not." (regarding Tyra Sanchez)
- "You know you really shouldn't play the victim. It doesn't suit you, you don't do it well." (to Tyra Sanchez)
- "And I don't like you. Are you happy? I don't like you." (to Tyra Sanchez during Untucked in Season 2 episode "Here Comes the Bride")
- "You're insecure. No one secure about their own images has to put people down the way you do." (to Raven during the reunion)
- "Raven all of a sudden decided she wants to BLOSSOM, verbally. The sparkling 30 years she's got behind her, there's just so much there that she just can't hold it in."
- "Your outside is gorgeous Raven, but your insides are dark and nasty. And I don't like you."
- "NO, I am not the Rebecca Glasscock of the second season."
- "I am not done talking yet. You will speak when I'm done." (to Raven during the reunion)
- "Think that I'm a door mat, think it, and when you find out a little bit more down the road, THINK WHAT YOU WANT!" (in response to Morgan McMichaels during Untucked in Season 2 episode "Country Queens")
- RuPaul: "Slutty Sally is so slutty, last time I took a ride on her disco stick, I got blank!" Tatianna: "I got lost!" (as Britney Spears on Snatch Game)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
- "Thank you." (entrance quote)
- "What's up, hookers!" (entrance quote upon returning)
- "I finally got to listen to Anus (Alaska's album), and I get it, cause it sounds like what my anus does after eating Mexican." (reading Alaska)
- "Nothing has changed you, or your overbite." (reading Alyssa Edwards)
- "People at the party and I'm wanting to dance. Other ugly ass bitches ain't standing no chance. Dudes looking at me like they wanna get in my pants. Come on, bitch, see me with them hands. See me with them hands. His back on the wall, my ass on his HUH. Grinding for a second...his stuff's getting thick. He doesn't know it, but I'm getting firm too. Cuz boys really need to know before calling me boo. Because what you see, isn't always the truth. Say it with me, what you see, isn't always the truth. Thank you. Because baby boy, I got all the same parts that you do. The same parts. The same parts. The same parts... (performance in the All Stars Talent Show)
- "You're welcome." (responds in deeper voice to RuPaul)
- "We all make choices, but that was a CHOICE." (to Coco Montrese's dance number)
- "I love donuts. And I love America!."
- RuPaul: "And what's your favourite thing about America?"
- "Oh gosh - the people, the places, the things... nouns." (As Ariana Grande in the Snatch Game)
- "What's up hookers!" (All Stars 2 second entrance)
- "I picked Detox, because she's funny, she's dirty, and she's not Phi Phi or Roxxxy... choices!"
- "Thank you all so much for coming to tonight's event. It's a benefit for babies battling bulimia." (opening the comedy duo challenge)
- "I used to have braces." (to Detox on the comedy duo challenge)
- "Stupid bitch" - (on her ad for her Tatianna's Tea Set)
- "She's a fucking cunt." (on her ad for her Tatianna's Tea Set)
- "Hashtag choices!" (All Stars 2 Reunion)
Farewell Messages[]
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 2)[]
"Do you 2 the FULLEST! Love TATI ♡"
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
"Thank You! ♡ Tati" (farewell message episode 2)
"Had a BLAST! I Love you ALL! They got me Gurl! Lol Thankx! ♡ Tati" (farewell message episode 6)
Trivia[]
- Before gaining a full career in drag, Tatianna worked as a hair stylist.[4]
- She started dressing in drag at the age of 14, and would go to school in drag on special occasions, such as "crazy day"[6], Halloween and Homecoming.[4]
- She was suspended multiple times throughout school for beating up her bullies.[7]
- Tatianna is 6'5" in heels.
- She is often assumed to be Latino, despite being of mixed Black and Italian descent.[3]
- She lives and performs in the Washington D.C. area, and is a cast member at Town Dance Boutique along with drag queens Ba'Naka and Shi Queeta Lee.[5]
- Her favorite diva is Britney Spears.[5]
- She has thought about transitioning in the past, but decided against it.[6]
- Her favorite colors are purple, black, and blue.
- In 2018, Tatianna released her own perfume, called "Choices".[8]
- Tatianna originally applied for season one of Drag Race, but was rejected cause she was too young. [4]
- She is the first queen to be eliminated a total of 3 times within both the regular series and All Stars series. The second queen to accomplish this was Alyssa Edwards. Morgan McMichaels, Shangela, Manila Luzon, Alexis Mateo, Jujubee became the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh queens to accomplish this in All Stars 3, All Stars 4, and All Stars 5.
- She is the first queen to win the Snatch Game and later be eliminated from it.[7]
- She is also the first queen to get "all possible placements" overall. (Win: Ep 4) (High: Ep 8) (Safe: Ep 1, Ep 2, Ep 3 and Ep 6) (Low: Ep 5) (Btm: Ep 7) (Elim: Ep 9)
- On All Stars 2, she was either winning a challenge or being eliminated. (Wins: Ep 1 and Ep 5) (Elim: Ep 2 and Ep 6)
- In late May, 2017, Tatianna's phone number was leaked by Tyra Sanchez on her Instagram. As a result, Tatianna posted Tyra's number on her Instagram account as revenge for leaking her number.[9]
- In the After Elimination video on LogoTV's YouTube, Tatianna's outfit was shown for the 'Baddest Bitches of Herstory' challenge on All Stars 2.
- Tatianna appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for You Need to Calm Down.[10]
- Tatianna was arrested for disorderly conduct in October of 2019, as released by TMZ.[11]
- Tatianna's Talent Show performance was never rehearsed; in an interview, she revealed that The Same Parts was not her original plan and decided to change it the night before the performance.[7]
- Tatianna is the only returning queen on an All Stars season to not place 5th.
- On All Stars 6, Eureka would also return and not place 5th, but rather 2nd-4th.
- Tatianna appeared on 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen' alongside Jaida Essence Hall and Shea Couleé.[12]
- Tatianna and Roxxxy Andrews are the third and fourth queens to be in the top two for the first challenge, and be in the bottom two/three for the second challenge on an All Stars season (the first and second being Latrice Royale and Manila Luzon in All Stars 1). They were followed by Monique Heart in All Stars 4, India Ferrah in All Stars 5, Yara Sofia in All Stars 6 and Kahanna Montrese in All Stars 8.
- However, Tatianna was the only one from this list that was eliminated in the second episode.
- Monique and Tatianna had also respectively won a second challenge, and were in the bottom again for a consecutive time.
- Both times Tatianna was eliminated on All Stars 2, Alaska sent her home after winning a Lip Sync For Your Legacy against Katya.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2[]
Gone With The Wind Photoshoot
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 Looks[]
Promo Look (Drag Race)
Promo Look (Best Drag)
Promo Look (Best Drag)
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Curtain Couture
High Class Drag Look
Country Realness Look
Snatch Game Look – Britney Spears
Personal Style Look
Wedding Eleganza Look
Rocker Chick Look
Novel Couture Look
Makeover Look - Tatianna and Annalisha
Teen Diva Awards Look
Diva DC Press Awards Look
Diva Hollywood Extravaganza Awards Look
Reunion Look
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2[]
Mini Promo
Promo Banner
Meet The Queens
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 2 Looks[]
Promo Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
All Star Talent Show Extravaganza Look/Episode 1 LSFYL Look
Snatch Game Look – Ariana Grande
Latex Extravaganza Look
Re-entrance Look/Unaired 2 in 1 Look
Challenge Look
LSFYL Look 2
Commercial Look
Pants On The Runway Look
Reunion Look
Videos[]
Lipsync Tatianna vs Jessica Wild Ep Once Upon a Queen on Vimeo-0
Roxxxy Andrews and Tatianna Lipsync Shake it Off Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars 2
Tatianna vs. Tyra Sanchez- Wedding Dress Fight - RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2-2
Tatianna Performs 'Same Parts' - S2 E1 - RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Workhouse Queen | Themself | Documentary | [13] |
| Miss Americana | Themself | Documentary | [14] |
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 2 | Themself | Contestant (placed 4th) | [15] |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Themself | |||
| 2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Season 2 | Themself | Contestant (placed 6th) | [16] |
| 2016-2021 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Themself | Guest, two appearances | [17][12] |
| 2019 | 2019 MTV Video Music Awards | Themself | Dancer for Taylor Swift | [18] |
Web Series[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fashion Photo Review | Themself | Guest/co-host | [19] |
| Ring My Bell | Themself | Guest | [20] | |
| 2016 | The Final Lap | Themself | Season 2, episode 2 | [21] |
| 2018 | Tea with Tati | Themself | Host | [22] |
| Hey Qween! | Themself | Guest | [7] |
Music Videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "The T" | Alaska Thunderfuck ft. Adore Delano | [23] |
| 2017 | "Use Me" | Themself | [24] |
| 2018 | "CYA" | Themself | [25] |
| 2019 | "You Need to Calm Down" | Taylor Swift | [10] |
| "Hurt My Feelings" | Themself | [26] |
Discography[]
Albums[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | T1 |
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "True" | non-album single | |
| 2011 | "Touch" | ||
| 2012 | "Losing Control" | ||
| 2016 | "The Same Parts | ||
| "Transform" | |||
| 2017 | "Use Me" | T1 | |
| 2018 | "Try" | Featuring Salavadora Dali | |
| "CYA" | |||
| 2019 | "Hurt My Feelings | Non-album single |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Tyra Sanchez |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Raven • 3rd: Jujubee |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Tatianna • 5th: Pandora Boxx (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: Jessica Wild • 7th: Sahara Davenport • 8th: Morgan McMichaels • 9th: Sonique • 10th: Mystique • 11th: Nicole Paige Brooks • 12th: Shangela |
| Judges | RuPaul • Santino Rice • Merle Ginsberg |
| Pit Crew | Emanuel Palmer • Max "The Body" Philisaire |
| Winner | Alaska |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Detox & Katya • 4th: Roxxxy Andrews |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Alyssa Edwards • 6th: Tatianna • 7th: Phi Phi O'Hara • 8th: Ginger Minj • 9th: Adore Delano (Quit) • 10th: Coco Montrese |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Todrick Hall • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg |