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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Goes home in the second episode, and all we really learn about her is that she's a dancer. She doesn't even end up with a potential meme like Soju and Vanjie.
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* CanadaEh: The first queen from Canada, Toronto to be specific. To really hammer the point home her entrance look is based off a Mountie. And it took her less than an episode to say "aboat" for the first time.

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* CanadaEh: The first queen from Canada, Toronto to be specific. [[CultureEqualsCostume To really hammer the point home her entrance look is based off a Mountie. And Mountie,]] and it took her less than an episode to say "aboat" for the first time.
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* FullFrontalAssault: Strips down completely for the photo-bombing mini challenge.

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* HiddenDepths: She has a black belt in taekwondo and she's proficient with nunchakus, which she demonstrates with her entrance look.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: She got a flying ban after 9/11 because of her religion and Muslim-sounding name, and so she had to spend several hours driving to her gigs. The exhaustion and lack of sleep caught up when she had a stroke which left her on a wheelchair, with her entire right side paralyzed, some years ago.




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* [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Despite her coming off like a stereotypical "look queen", she has the judges in stitches with her portrayal of the aforementioned nail tech.



* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Her entrance look is just a swimsuit with the painting on it.

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* TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Her entrance look is just a swimsuit with the painting on it.it (it's William-Adolphe Bouguerau's rendition, however, and not the more famous Botticelli one).



* AffectionateNickname: After learning about her academic career, Ru calls her "Doctor Silky Ganache".



* HiddenDepths: She holds a Master's Degree in organizational leadership and she's applying for a PhD.



* CloudCuckoolander: As her name indicates, Yvie prides herself on this being a core component of her aesthetic.

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* CloudCuckoolander: As her name indicates, Yvie prides herself on this being a core component of her aesthetic.aesthetic.
* NiceGirl: She's the first one to offer support and a hug to Mercedes when she reveals her troubled backstory.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: For the Zodiac runway in episode 2, she dresses as an undead cyborg lion.
* WhatTheHellHero: In episode 2, she calls the rival team out when no one except Ariel admits having talked behind Silky's back.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of the scene there.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of Hails from the scene there.Windy City.
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!Ra'jah O'Hara

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!Ra'jah Davenport O'Hara

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* DanceBattler: Both of her lipsyncs heavily feature acrobatics.
* WardrobeMalfunction: Loses her skirt on the runway in the second episode when she steps on it by accident.




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* SassyBlackWoman: Played up for her role as a DMV worker in Good God Girl, Get Out! in the second episode.




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* FunnyForeigner: Her role in Why It Gotta Be Black, Panther?! is a heavily-accented Vietnamese nail tech.



* TheBurlesqueofVenus: Her entrance look is just a swimsuit with the painting on it.

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* TheBurlesqueofVenus: TheBurlesqueOfVenus: Her entrance look is just a swimsuit with the painting on it.


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* BumblingDad: Attempted in Good God Girl, Get Out! with mixed success. Initially she was told she just sounded like herself, but the end result amusingly turned out to be what Ross describes as being more like a drag Cookie Monster.


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* ChewingTheScenery: Shows herself fully capable of this in Good God Girl, Get Out! in the second episode. [[spoiler: It's thanks to this and her chemistry with Scarlet that she nets her first main challenge win.]]

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!Soju

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!Soju
!Soju (15th place)



* HistoryRepeats: Another season, another girl who cannot sew and goes home first after a sewing challenge.
* {{Squick}}: She overshares her medical predicaments - involving tendinitis and an oozing cyst on her nether regions - during the critiques.




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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Goes home in the very first episode.

!Kahanna Montrese (14th place)

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->'''Real Name''': Tyrone Hardiman

->"Vegas is back in the house, and this time, we're hitting jackpots!"



* {{Cosplay}}: Her first episode runway is an intentional reference to Poison Ivy, with a Laganga Estranga twist to it.

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* {{Cosplay}}: Her first episode runway is an intentional reference to Poison Ivy, with a Laganga Estranga Laganja Estranja twist to it.
* InternalHomage: While designing her Laganja-inspired dress, she sits under a table with a notepad just like the infamous shot of Laganja herself in Season 6.



!Kahanna Montrese

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->'''Real Name''': Tyrone Hardiman

->"Vegas is back in the house, and this time, we're hitting jackpots!"




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* ShrinkingViolet: She gets called out in the second episode for having made herself tiny in the challenge and on the runway.


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* BoringButPractical: She brings out her signature silhouette (a corset with a flowing, open-front skirt) for the Episode 1 design challenge, and gets lightly called out as a result.

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* CanadaEh: The first queen from Canada, Toronto to be specific. To really hammer the point home her entrance look is based off a Mountie

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* CanadaEh: The first queen from Canada, Toronto to be specific. To really hammer the point home her entrance look is based off a Mountie Mountie. And it took her less than an episode to say "aboat" for the first time.



* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Out of drag he's a twink with gorgeous brunette locks, which hasn't gone unnoticed by his fellow competitors.

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* DisapprovingLook: She has quite the prominent "stink face" when commenting on her competitors or simply watching the workroom foolery.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Out of drag he's she's a twink with gorgeous brunette locks, which hasn't gone unnoticed by his her fellow competitors.




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* StrongFamilyResemblance: From the way she does her makeup down to her diction, you can very much tell she's Pearl's drag daughter.
* SouthernBelle: Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.



* AttentionWhore: She's loud and all over the place, to the point where it quickly overwhelms both her fellow queens and many viewers. She openly admits that her over-the-top shenanigans are a deliberate grasp for as much airtime as possible.

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* AttentionWhore: She's ''very'' loud and all over the place, to the point where it quickly overwhelms both her fellow queens and many viewers. She openly admits that her over-the-top shenanigans are a deliberate grasp for as much airtime as possible.

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* CanadaEh: The first queen from Canada, Toronto to be specific. Her premier workroom outfit is that of a Mountie

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* Cosplay: Her first episode runway is an intentional reference to Poison Ivy, with a Laganga Estranga twist to it.

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* Cosplay: {{Cosplay}}: Her first episode runway is an intentional reference to Poison Ivy, with a Laganga Estranga twist to it.



->"Vegas is back in the house, and this time, we're hitting jackpots!"



->"Xin chào các bạn, tôi là Plastique Tiara của Việt Nam." (Vietnamese for "Hello, I'm Plastique Tiara from Vietnam.")

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->"Xin chào các bạn, tôi là Plastique Tiara của Việt Nam." (Vietnamese for "Hello, I'm Plastique Tiara from Vietnam.")

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->"I'm your K-Pop princess!"



* AscendedFanboy: She hosts "Shots with Soju" on [=YouTube=] where she reviews every episode of Drag Race.



->"Oh yes, it's me: Miss A'Keria D-A-V-E-N-P-O-R, and as you can see; I'm the motherfucking T."



->"Now ''this'' is what dreams are made of. Nyass!"



->"Never fear, the queen of the north is here."



* NonIndicativeName: Despite her drag name, she's Canadian and not a New York queen.



->"This honey is raw and unfiltered."



* AnimalMotifs: Honeybees have been channelled into her [=RuVeal=] look and entrance look.



->"My drag is all about body-ody and jewels!"



->"Welcome to season 11. It looks like things just got eleven-gendary!"



->"Xin chào các bạn, tôi là Plastique Tiara của Việt Nam." (Vietnamese for "Hello, I'm Plastique Tiara from Vietnam.")



->"Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Ra'Jah O'Hara's in the house and I hope you came to play."




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* WardrobeMalfunction: The earrings for Ra'jah's entrance look fall off several times over the course of the first episode.



->"The world wants me, and the feeling is mutual!"



->"Get ready y'all, because this shuga is ''so'' sweet!"



->"Munch munch, crunch crunch, Silky Ganache is here to eat the lunch."



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* LargeHam

ForcedMeme: Tries to bring one over from her cable show, calling out "attitude check!" and getting the response "fuck you bitch!" from the crowd. The queens only play along the first two times--by the third attempt Silky's already worn out her goodwill and all she gets is crickets.
* LargeHam: She really doesn't have an inside voice, and the personality to match.




->"Bitch, I'm back!"

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* SayMyName: Since the crux of the meme around her is shouting her name, this happens often. When she hides in the werk room to watch the other queens enter, she reveals herself when they call her name in the familiar chant.


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->"Watch out ladies, this competition just took an odd turn."
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* Cosplay: Her first episode runway is an intentional reference to Poison Ivy, with a Laganga Estranga twist to it.
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* TemptingFate: Vanessa tried to warn her not to go heavy on the tulle.





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* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Out of drag he's a twink with gorgeous brunette locks, which hasn't gone unnoticed by his fellow competitors.

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!Soju

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->'''Real Name''': Tony Hyunsoo Ha

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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of the scene there.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Part of the gimmick of her internet persona. Her [=YouTube=] series, ''Shot with Soju'', is centered around the concept of interviewing famous drag queens while taking shots intermittently throughout the video. Soju itself is in fact a type of Korean liquor.



* DanceBattler: Frames herself as a dancer in her Meet The Queens video, and trained professionally in ballet with the National Ballet School of Canada.
* PunnyName: Brooke Lynn Hytes, or "Brooklyn Heights". Given to her by her drag mother, Farra N. Hyte

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* DanceBattler: Frames herself as a dancer in her Meet The Queens video, and trained professionally in ballet with the National Ballet School of Canada.
Canada. Her training has also given her a really fierce walk and an incredible presence on the runway, as the judges noted right from episode 1.
* PunnyName: Brooke Lynn Hytes, or "Brooklyn Heights". Given to her by her drag mother, Farra N. Hyte
Hyte.



* AttentionWhore: She's loud and all over the place, to the point where it quickly overwhelms both her fellow queens and many viewers. She openly admits that her over-the-top shenanigans are a deliberate grasp for as much airtime as possible.



!Soju

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->'''Real Name''': Tony Hyunsoo Ha

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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of the scene there.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Part of the gimmick of her internet persona. Her [=YouTube=] series, ''Shot with Soju'', is centered around the concept of interviewing famous drag queens while taking shots intermittently throughout the video. Soju itself is in fact a type of Korean liquor.

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!Soju

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->'''Real Name''': Tony Hyunsoo Ha

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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of the scene there.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Part of the gimmick of her internet persona. Her [=YouTube=] series, ''Shot with Soju'', is centered around the concept of interviewing famous drag queens while taking shots intermittently throughout the video. Soju itself is in fact a type of Korean liquor.
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* MyGreatestSecondChance: Was eliminated first last season.

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* MyGreatestSecondChance: Was Is back to compete after being eliminated first last season.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}: A fixture of the scene there.

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* BigApplesauce: Based out of New York City, she's the drag mother of Season 10/All Star 4's Monét X Change and started her career as a backup dancer for {{Creator/Peppermint}}.



* CoolCar: Named herself for the Mercedes she owned when she started doing drag.



* BigApplesauce: Based in Brooklyn, her drag mother is Season 7's Pearl.



* BigApplesauce: Currently based in New York City.



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* BigBeautifulWoman
* BigEater: Both her current and original drag name (Lasagna Frozeen) are foods.



* MyGreatestSecondChance: Was eliminated first last season

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* UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}: The first Muslim queen in the show's history. Like [=BeBe=] Zahara Benet, she was born in Africa (Kenya specifically in Mercedes' case) and immigrated to Minnesota.
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->'''Real Name''': Jovan Bridges

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->'''Real Name''': Jovan BridgesBridges

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* AmbiguousGender: She's part of the long tradition of genderfuck drag.
* CloudCuckoolander: As her name indicates, Yvie prides herself on this being a core component of her aesthetic.

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* DanceBattler: Frames herself as a dancer in her Meet The Queens video, and trained professionally in ballet with the National Ballet School of Canada.
* PunnyName: Brooke Lynn Hytes, or "Brooklyn Heights". Given to her by her drag mother, Farra N. Hyte


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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nina Simone.


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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Scarlett O'Hara from Film/GoneWithTheWind.


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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named for Shug Avery from Literature/TheColorPurple and Candis Cayne.


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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Part of the gimmick of her internet persona. Her [=YouTube=] series, ''Shot with Soju'', is centered around the concept of interviewing famous drag queens while taking shots intermittently throughout the video. Soju itself is in fact a type of Korean liquor.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted hard, is one of three (!) of the renown House Davenport in this season alone (in addition to Honey and Ra'jah), and a drag relative to Sahara and Kennedy of prior Drag Race seasons.


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* OneSteveLimit: Averted hard, is one of three (!) of the renown House Davenport in this season alone (in addition to A'keria and Ra'jah), and a drag relative to Sahara and Kennedy of prior Drag Race seasons.


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* OneSteveLimit: A rare two-for-one aversion, being a member of both Houses Davenport ''and'' O'Hara. In this season alone, A'keria and Honey are drag relatives of hers, and she also shares a house relationship to Asia, Phi Phi, Sahara and Kennedy of previous seasons (Eureka shares the O'Hara name but is not part of House O'Hara).
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* MySecondGreatestChance: Was eliminated first last season

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!Mercedes Iman

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!Mercedes Iman
Iman Diamond

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Nutmeg Ganache

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-->[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason1 Season 1]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason2 Season 2]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason3 Season 3]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason4 Season 4]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason5 Season 5]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason6 Season 6]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason7 Season 7]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason8 Season 8]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason9 Season 9]]\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRaceSeason10 Season 10]]\\
'''Season 11'''\\
[[Characters/RuPaulsDragRace Back to the main character page]]

Remember, [[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers spoiler policy]] forbids spoilering tropes, so '''THERE WILL BE UNMARKED SPOILERS!'''

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!A'keria Davenport

->'''Real Name''': Gregory D'Wayne

!Ariel Versace

->'''Real Name''': Bryan Neel

!Brooke Lynn Hytes

->'''Real Name''': Brock Hayhoe

!Honey Davenport

->'''Real Name''': James Clark

!Kahanna Montrese

->'''Real Name''': Tyrone Hardiman

!Mercedes Iman

->'''Real Name''': Curran

!Nina West

->'''Real Name''': Andrew Levitt

!Plastique Tiara

->'''Real Name''': Duc Tran

!Ra'jah O'Hara

->'''Real Name''': Benni Miller

!Scarlet Envy

->'''Real Name''': Jacob James

!Shuga Caim

->'''Real Name''': Jesus Martinez

!Silky Ganache

->'''Real Name''': Reginald Steele

!Soju

->'''Real Name''': Tony Hyunsoo Ha

!Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

->'''Real Name''': Jose Luis Cancel

!Yvie Oddly

->'''Real Name''': Jovan Bridges

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