History Creator / SharonNeedles

* InSeriesNickname: She was infamously dubbed with the moniker, "Party City" (after the chain of discount Halloween costume stores) by Phi Phi O'Hara during the most infamous of their fights in ''Drag Race'' after Sharon herself dubbed Phi Phi as a "Tired Ass Showgirl". Alaska also referred to Sharon as "Noodles", something which has since become something of a FanNickname for her.

* TheAce: She was the first ever queen in the herstory of Drag Race to win four main challenges in one season, a feat that wouldn't be equalled until ''five'' seasons later (by Shea Couleé), and is still the show's only ever queen to achieve all four of those challenge wins on her own, rather than share any of them with another queen.

--->--'''Creator/{{RuPaul}} ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHgmcvyVoAA x]])'''

* EvilLaugh: She has a very distinctive and what can only be described as ''maniacal'' laugh which features prominently in near enough every one of her songs. The laugh came in handy when she portrayed Drag Race judge (and fellow loud cackler) Creator/MichelleVisage in the fourth season's Snatch Game to great success.

She is also a recording artist, having released three albums to date; ''PG-13'' (2013), ''Taxidermy'' (2015) and ''Battle Axe'' (2017), along with one EP, ''Spoopy'' which was released in 2019.

** ''Series/RuPaulsDragU'' (2013) as herself / drag professor

* TheAce: She was the first ever queen in the herstory of Drag Race to win four main challenges in one season, a feat that wouldn't be equalled until ''five'' seasons later (by Shea Couleé), and is still the show's ''only'' ever queen to achieve all four of those challenge wins on her own, rather than share any of them with another queen.[[note]]Shea Couleé shared two of her wins with Sasha Velour in season nine, and [=BenDeLeCreme=] shared all of her five challenge wins in All Stars 3.[[/note]]
* ArchEnemy: She famously had an extremely bitter (and sometimes explosive) rivalry with fellow contestant and season four runner up Phi Phi O'Hara on ''Drag Race''. The two later buried the hatchet and became friends, even parodying their rivalry in the video for Sharon's song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_LBrAlemE "Battle Axe"]], where they engage in a campy, full out ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' style catfight.
* TheCameo: She makes a hilariously memorable cameo as none other than Creator/{{RuPaul}} herself in Creator/WillamBelli's song and video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbHCi5rBpI "[=RuPaulogize=]"]].
* CatchPhrase: She has quite a few; "Happy Halloween everybody!", "Boo", "Hail Satan!" and "If in doubt, freak 'em out", the latter of which is her SurvivalMantra.
* DragQueen: Of the campy, comedy and alt/horror varieties rather than the more traditional fishy female pageant variety.
* EvilLaugh: She has a very distinctive and what can only be described as ''maniacal'' laugh which features prominently in near enough every single one of her songs. The laugh came in handy when she portrayed Drag Race judge (and fellow loud cackler) Creator/MichelleVisage in the fourth season's Snatch Game to great success.
* HemoErotic: The music video for her song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHgmcvyVoAA "This Club is a Haunted House"]] climaxes with a blood orgy in a nightclub. The end makes it clear to point out that, "No club kids were harmed in the making of this video"!
* HollywoodSatanism: She often signs autographs with "Hail Satan", despite actually being an atheist.

* HorribleHollywood: The video for her song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSrYSUF6-c8 "Hollywouldn't"]] explores the dark side of Hollywood with Sharon portraying the tragic starlets Elizabeth Short (a.k.a. The Black Dahlia), Creator/SharonTate and Creator/JayneMansfield.
* InSeriesNickname: She was infamously dubbed with the moniker, "Party City" (after the chain of discount halloween costume stores) by Phi Phi O'Hara during one of their blow outs in ''Drag Race''. Sharon countered by dubbing Phi Phi as a "Tiredass Showgirl". Alaska also referred to Sharon as "Noodles".

* PerkyGoth: The main facet of the Sharon Needles persona is, in Sharon's own words, the fact that she is "beautiful, spooky and stupid". She usually combines a very gothic aesthetic (including dark, dramatic makeup and colored and/or creepy looking contact lenses) with upbeat and sometimes ditzy mannerisms.
-->''"I look spooky but I'm actually really nice... for now."''

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* TheAce: She was the first ever contestant in the herstory of ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race'' to win four main challenges in one season, a feat that wouldn't be equalled in the main show (not counting ''All Stars'') until ''five'' seasons later by Shea Couleé. Her four challenge wins were for the post-apocolyptic couture challenge, the music infomercial challenge, the "Frock the Vote" challenge and the Bitch Ball challenge.

* TheCameo: She makes a memorable cameo as none other than Creator/{{RuPaul}} in Creator/WillamBelli's song and video, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbHCi5rBpI "[=RuPaulogize=]"]].

-->''"I look scary but I'm actually really nice... for now."''

-->''"I look spooky but I'm actually really nice... for now."''

* TheAce: She is still the only contestant in the herstory of ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race'' (not counting ''All Stars'') to win more then three main challenges in one season. She won four in total during the fourth season; the post-apocolyptic couture challenge, the music infomercial challenge, the "Frock the Vote" challenge and the Bitch Ball challenge.

** ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag U'' (2013) as herself / guest professor

In honor of her accomplishments, her home city of UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} awarded her the keys to the city and declared June 12, 2012 as "Sharon Needles Day". She was also named as one of ''Out'' magazine's 100 most influential LGBTQ+ people of the year in 2012.

* TheAce: She is still the only contestant in the herstory of ''[=RuPaul=]'s Drag Race'' (not counting ''All Stars'') to win more then three main challenges. She won four in total during the fourth season; the post-apocolyptic couture challenge, the music informercial challenge, the "Frock the Vote" challenge and the Bitch Ball challenge.
* ArchEnemy: She famously had an extremely bitter (and sometimes explosive) rivalry with fellow contestant and season four runner up Phi Phi O'Hara on ''Drag Race''. The two later buried the hatchet and became friends, even parodying their rivalry in the video for Sharon's song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_LBrAlemE "Battle Axe"]], where they engage in a campy, full out ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' style cat fight.

* DragQueen: Of the campy and horror/alternative variety rather than the more traditional fishy female impersonator.
* EvilLaugh: She has a very distinctive and what can only be described as maniacal laugh which features prominently in near enough every single one of her songs.

* OfficialCouple: With ''Drag Race'' season five runner up (and ''All Stars'' season two winner) Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck, until they broke up in 2013.
* PerkyGoth: The main facet of the Sharon Needles persona is, in Sharon's own words, the fact that she is "beautiful, spooky and stupid". She often combines a very gothic aesthetic (including dark, dramatic makeup and colored and/or creepy looking contact lenses) with an upbeat and sometimes ditzy manner.

She is best known as a contestant on the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' where her distinct spooky look, quirky personality, and [[TheAce consistent performances]] led her to become a fast fan favorite and eventually win the season, earning herself the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". During her tenure on the show, she was famously in a long term relationship with fellow drag queen Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck who subsequently placed as a runner up in the show's fifth season. She is the drag mother of season ten winner, Aquaria.

* ''Series/RupaulsDragRace'' (2012) {{as herself}} / contestant

* InSeriesNickname: She was infamously dubbed with the moniker, "Party City" (after the chain of discount halloween costume stores) by Phi Phi O'Hara during one of their blow outs in ''Drag Race''. Sharon countered by dubbing Phi Phi as a "Busted Ass Showgirl". Alaska also referred to Sharon as "Noodles".

* PerkyGoth: The main facet of the Sharon Needles persona is, in Sharon's own words, the fact that she is "beautiful, spooky and stupid". She often combines a very gothic aesthetic (including dark makeup and colored and/or creepy looking contact lenses) with an upbeat and sometimes ditzy manner.

She is best known as a contestant on the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' where her distinct spooky look, quirky personality, and [[TheAce consistent performances]] lead her to become a fast fan favorite and eventually win the season, earning herself the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". During her tenure on the show, she was famously in a long term relationship with fellow drag queen Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck who subsequently placed as a runner up in the show's fifth season. She is the drag mother of season ten winner, Aquaria.

She is best known as a contestant on the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' where her distinct spooky look, quirky personality, and [[TheAce consistent performances]] lead to her become a fast fan favorite and eventually winn the season, earning herself the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". During her tenure on the show, she was famously in a long term relationship with fellow drag queen Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck who subsequently placed as a runner up in the show's fifth season. She is the drag mother of season ten winner, Aquaria.

She is best known as a contestant on the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' where her distinct spooky look, quirky personality, and [[TheAce consistent performances]] lead to her becoming a fast fan favorite and eventually winning the season, earning the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". During her tenure on the show, she was famously in a long term relationship with fellow drag queen Creator/AlaskaThunderfuck who subsequently placed as a runner up in the show's fifth season. She is the drag mother of ''Drag Race'' season ten winner, Aquaria.

* ArchEnemy: She famously had an extremely bitter (and sometimes explosive) rivalry with fellow contestant and runner up Phi Phi O'Hara on ''Drag Race''. The two later became friends after their season and even parodied their rivalry in the video for Sharon's song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_LBrAlemE "Battle Axe"]], where they engage in a campy, full out ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' style cat fight.