Puerto Rican drag performer and make-up artist
Madame Cassandra Uzumaki LaQueer (formerlyMadame LaQueer ) is the stage name ofCassie Melendez ,[ 2] [ 3] drag performer andmake-up artist who competed onseason 4 ofRuPaul's Drag Race Carolina , Melendez moved toOrange County, California , where she works in thecosmetic industry , performs indrag shows , andlivestreams onTwitch .
Madame LaQueer has continued to participate inDrag Race -related projects, appearing in amusic video by fellow contestantMorgan McMichaels and attendingRuPaul's DragCon LA as well asseason finale tapings.
Early life and education [ edit ] Melendez was born inCarolina, Puerto Rico ,[ 3] [ 1] drag on one of her birthdays as a teenager.[ 4] computer programming .[ 5] [ 6]
Melendez is a drag performer who competed as Madame LaQueer onseason 4 (2012) of the American television seriesRuPaul's Drag Race [ 7] WWE -inspired drag wrestling challenge (tied withChad Michaels ) on thesecond episode ,[ 8] [ 9] Queens Behind Bars "), after placing in the bottom two and losing alip sync battle againstMilan to "Trouble " (2003) byPink .[ 10] Bustle 's 2015 list of twelve "plus size drag queens giving us all life".[ 11] Thrillist 's Brian Moylan ranked her number 102 out of the show's 113 contestants in 2017,[ 12] Instinct 's Ryan Shea ranked her 95 out ofDrag Race 's 126 competitors in 2018.[ 13]
Madame LaQueer atRuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022 In 2017, Madame LaQueer participated in adrag show to raise funds for Puerto Rico residents impacted by the destructiveHurricane Maria .[ 14] [ 15] Drag Race -related projects. In 2020, she appeared in themusic video for fellow contestantMorgan McMichaels 's single "Ass Like Mine" (2020).[ 16] Drag Race conventions, includingRuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022,[ 17] season finale tapings of the show.[ 18] grand marshal ofBell 's inaugural Southeast LA Pride Festival, in which she also performed.[ 19]
Outside of drag, Melendez has managed the beauty department of a drug store inSouthern California .[ 5] make-up artist inSanta Ana and continued to perform at VLVT Lounge.[ 3]
Melendez relocated toOrange County, California , on April 20, 2013, after competing inDrag Race .[ 4] [ 5] came out as atrans woman onsocial media , and revealed her new names in and out of drag as Madame Cassandra Uzumaki LaQueer and Cassie, respectively.[ 2] streams a variety ofPlayStation games onTwitch .[ 20]
Madame LaQueer has had as many as seventeen "drag daughters" (or mentees),[ 21] Lineysha Sparx , who competed onseason 5 ofDrag Race .[ 5] [ 9]
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