Yuhua Hamasaki is a Chinese-American drag queen and performer based in Manhattan, New York City who competed on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race where they placed 12th.
Drag Name Origin[]
Yuhua is her birth name. When she began drag, she thought of it as something for fun and people just used her real name. However, as she continued in the industry, she realized she needed a real drag name. She claims she woke up hungover one morning, and developed her last name. [3] It comes from Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki. Yuhua has said it distinguishes her as an Asian queen and also sounds fierce.[3]
Track Records[]
Statistics | USA Season 10 |
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Ranking: | 12th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 3 |
Farewell Message[]
"我爱 you (I love you all! Season 10 will be amazing! -Yuhua Hamasaki)"
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10[]
- "Can you feel the shade?" (entrance quote)
- "Hi, gay people!"
- "That's a man, Maury!" (referring to Kameron Michaels)
- "Well, you’re not a real woman either!" (to Miz Cracker)
- "How about break your knee again?" (to Eureka)
- "FIVE NEW YORK GIRLS."
- "Which one are you?" (trying to differ the black queens)
- "AAAAAAHHHHH! It's Alyssa Edwards!"
- "Immigration, Immigration."
- "My hot and flexible body allows me to exercise in all different positions!"
- "I heard it!" (to Aquaria)
- "Yuhua gonna remember me." (elimination quote)
Trivia[]
- Yuhua is originally from Guangzhou, China, but moved with her family to New York City when she was 7.
- Despite being Chinese, the second part of her drag name, Hamasaki, is of a Japanese origin.
- She grew up in Chinatown and learned to speak English by absorbing the culture and attending classes. [3]
- Like Kim Chi and Pearl, she began doing drag on Halloween.[3]
- Her drag role model is RuPaul. [3]
- To hide the fact that she was away to film the show, she jokingly claimed to have been in a coma.[4]
- Yuhua is a professional seamstress.
- Yuhua started sewing at a young age, her mother taught her how to make clothes for her barbie dolls before she started making clothes for herself and eventually other people. [5]
- Yuhua was in Katy Perry's performance of Swish Swish with the Backpack Kid, Vivacious, Brita and Scarlet Envy on SNL in May 2017.
- Yuhua has posted what she would have worn on the runway each week to her YouTube channel.
- On March 31st, 2018, Yuhua came out as genderfluid.
- She designed the dress Miz Cracker wore for the good twin part of the twins challenge in episode 11.
- Before filming, Miz Cracker asked if Yuhua could make some outfits for her but refused because she was "too busy", not knowing they would both be competing on the same season.[6]
- She lip-synced alongside Nina Flowers during the Season 10 finale.
- She hosts a YouTube show called "boot-leg fashion photo review," later changed to "Bootleg Opinions".
- Yuhua starred in Trinity The Tuck's music video for 'I Call Shade' as "U-Haul".
- To get into clubs as a young queen, Yuhua went by the name "Haiku."
- Yuhua kicked off a fundraiser for Laganja Estranja's transition surgery with $2,000 during an episode of her show "Bootleg Opinions" She also opened a GoFundMe for fans to donate as well which raised over $15,000 in less than 24 hours of opening.[7]
Gallery[]
Season 10 Looks[]
Social Media[]
- Yuhua's Official Website| Facebook| Instagram| X
- Yuhua on Youtube | Apple Music
References[]
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Winner | Aquaria |
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Runners-Up | 2nd & 3rd: Eureka & Kameron Michaels • 4th: Asia O'Hara |
Other Contestants | 5th: Miz Cracker • 6th: Monét X Change (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: The Vixen • 8th: Monique Heart • 9th: Blair St. Clair • 10th: Mayhem Miller • 11th: Dusty Ray Bottoms • 12th: Yuhua Hamasaki • 13th: Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams • 14th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bryce Eilenberg |