American drag performer
Cara Melle is the stage name ofSterling Theodora Butler, an Americandrag performer. Since moving toLondon, England, she has appeared on theITV reality seriesKaraoke Club: Drag Edition and competed onseries 5 ofRuPaul's Drag Race UK, placing 6th.
Cara Melle was born inAtlanta, Georgia, but moved toLondon after finishing university to pursue her career in drag.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
In 2021, Cara Melle was a contestant on theITV2 reality seriesKaraoke Club: Drag Edition.[10] She entered the club on the first day, however was forced to withdraw from the competition due to illness prior to the fifth episode.[11][12] In 2023, Cara Melle was announced was one of the contestants competing inseries 5 ofRuPaul's Drag Race UK.[13][14] She impersonatedDionne Warwick for theSnatch Game challenge.[15]
In 2024 Cara Melle starred as Olive Wood in theTubi horror comedy filmSlay, alongside fellowDrag Race alumniCrystal Methyd,Heidi N Closet andTrinity the Tuck.[16]
Cara Melle is atrans woman and usesshe/her pronouns.[17][18][6]
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- ^Damshenas, Sam (10 June 2019)."14 queens we need to see on RuPaul's Drag Race UK".gaytimes.co.uk. GAY TIMES Group. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^@tastemycaramelle; (June 27, 2024)."Can we just take a moment to talk about this TRANSformation? 🏳️⚧️🙀" – viaInstagram.
- ^Damshenas, Sam (2019-12-17)."Drag queen goes viral after pushing customer off stage".GAY TIMES.Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^"Drag Queen Cara Melle Is Being Criticized • Instinct Magazine".Instinct Magazine. December 18, 2019.Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^abMorey, Alice (September 27, 2023).""I'm that woman": Cara Melle on making Black trans history on Drag Race UK".Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^Damshenas, Sam (June 10, 2019)."These are the 14 gag-worthy queens we need to see on Drag Race UK".Archived from the original on September 17, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^Stroude, Will (October 15, 2021)."Drag queens transform into female pop icons from Britney to Rihanna".Attitude.Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^Kelleher, Patrick (May 26, 2023)."GB News slagging off Epsom Derby for drag show 'misses the point', says queen".PinkNews.Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^"ITV2 orders drag edition of Celebrity Karaoke Club". May 7, 2021.Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^Darvill, Josh (September 30, 2023)."Celebrity Karaoke Club 2021 start date confirmed for series two".TellyMix.Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^"Drag Race stars to compete in "ludicrous" new ITV show Celebrity Karaoke Club".Gay Times. September 30, 2023.Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^"RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5 cast – meet the new queens".Digital Spy. September 11, 2023.Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^James, Alastair (September 11, 2023)."Meet the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season five".Attitude.Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03)."Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'".PinkNews. Retrieved2023-11-04.
- ^Nolfi, Joey."Drag Race queens' new horror movie Slay led to bloody on-set injury: 'Acting challenge on steroids'".Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved7 April 2024.
- ^Wratten, Marcus (September 29, 2023)."Drag Race UK's Cara Melle becomes an instant trans icon and fan favourite".PinkNews.Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^"Drag Race UK queens on being accepted in Britain".BBC News. September 27, 2023.Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
- ^"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single".music.apple.com.
- ^"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical".music.apple.com.
- ^"Meet the cast of Celebrity Karaoke Club series 2 - full line-up revealed".Radio Times.Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^Spencer, Samuel (September 11, 2023)."RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown".BBC Three.Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2023.
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