Anetra
Anetra at theRuPaul's Drag Race season 15 premiere, 2023
Born	Isaiah Padua
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Anetra is the stage name ofIsaiah Padua,^[1] an Americandrag queen. Anetra was runner-up on the15th season ofRuPaul's Drag Race.

Anetra was cast for and competed in thefifteenth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race. She won three challenges and placed in the final two, finishing as runner-up toSasha Colby.^[2][3]

One of the challenges Anetra won was thetalent show (episode "One Night Only, Part 2").^[4][5] Her performance included "duck-walking,taekwondo moves, and a fierce original song", according to Pride.com's Bernardo Sim. The song was the first Anetra ever recorded, which she created after taking anedible.^[6] Anetra's performance became "the most-viewed cross-platform scene ever published toRuPaul's Drag Race social media accounts with over 13.1 million views across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and Twitter".^[7] This performance also made her the queen with the biggest amount of growth on social media from Season 15, gaining more than 500,000 followers on Instagram while the season was airing. Stephen Daw ofBillboard called her performance "iconic",^[8] and Charlie Duncan ofPinkNews said the song's phrase "walk that fucking duck" is "set to be the catchphrase that will define season 15".^[9] Sam Damshenas ofGay Times wrote, "Anetra's martial arts lip-sync extravaganza has been hailed as one of the best talent show performances inDrag Race herstory."^[10][11]Screen Rant's Michelle Konopka Alonzo included Anetra in a list of 15 "queens who made amazing first impressions" onDrag Race and said she "quickly became a fan favorite and internet sensation after the premiere".^[12]Lizzo shared a video of herself lip-syncing to the song.^[8]

Anetra also won theRusical challenge on episode 12, in which she portrayed Mama Bacon in "Wigloose: The Rusical!",^[13] as well asepisode 13'smakeover challenge.^[14] In thelip-sync marathon episode, Anetra competed against Sasha Colby toFifth Harmony's "I'm in Love with a Monster", againstJax andLuxx Noir London toVanessa Williams' "The Right Stuff", and against Jax to "Finally" byCeCe Peniston.^[15][16] Inepisode 11, Anetra placed in the bottom two and had to lip sync against Marcia Marcia Marcia to "Boss Bitch" byDoja Cat.^[17][18][19] The battle became season 15's first to reach one million views on YouTube.^[20] Coleman Spilde ofThe Daily Beast said "we'll always remember where we were" in describing Anetra's "running jump-and-dive into a somersault" over Marcia Marcia Marcia.^[21]

In June 2023, Anetra was awarded thekey to the city of Las Vegas, and June 22 was subsequently pronounced "Anetra Day" in the city.^[22]

Anetra is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a Filipino, German, Japanese, and Puerto Rican background.^[23][24][25] She attendedDesert Oasis High School.^[22] She is a former competitive taekwondo fighter, training from the age of 7.^[26][27] She has stated that taekwondo helped her embrace and find strength in her Asian heritage.^[28] A week after Anetra's mother discovered her drag, she was kicked out of her home, abruptly estranging her from her siblings. Anetra's father accepted her and took her in.^[29][30] She and her father bonded while watchingDrag Race duringCOVID-19 lockdowns, and were especially fond ofFilipina queenRock M. Sakura.^[28]

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