Crystal Envy | |
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| Born | Christopher Cianci (1997-02-08)February 8, 1997 (age 28) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
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| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17) |
Crystal Envy is the stage name ofChristopher Cianci (born February 8, 1997),[1][2] an Americandrag performer who competed on theseventeenth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race.
Cianci was born inStaten Island, New York, and moved toNew Jersey at the age of 7.[3] He grew up inJackson, New Jersey.[4] He began doing makeup at the age of 14, met his "drag mother" Jade Embers onTumblr in 2011, and started doingdrag in high school as Crystal Envy Embers[5] until stopping at the age of 18. He resumed doing drag in 2020, during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3][6]
Crystal Envy is a drag performer who competed on theseventeenth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race.[7] Placing 11th, she was sent home after losing a lipsync againstLana Ja'Rae on theSnatch Game episode (of the same name).[8] She additionally works full-time as a bridal and celebritymake-up artist, owning her own business.[3] Through her business, she had worked with clients such asDolores Catania.[6] She has competed inpageants, having been crowned MissParadise 2022. She is the fourth Miss Paradise to compete onDrag Race, afterHoney Davenport,Olivia Lux, andSapphira Cristál. Prior to winning the pageant, she had competed for Miss Glamorous Newcomer inOrlando, Florida.[3][6]
Cianci is based inAsbury Park, New Jersey.[9]
Crystal Envy's "drag sister" isseason 14 alumniJasmine Kennedie.[10] They are related through theHouse of Mandell, of which they are both members. Crystal claims "house mother" Mancie Mandell as one of her drag mentors.[11]
