Vivacious is the stage name ofOsmond Scott Jr.,[2] a Jamaican-Americandrag queen who is best known for appearing on thesixth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race and for being one of the originalClub Kids, a group ofNew York City dance club personalities in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Scott was born inJamaica.[3][4] He moved to New York City at age 7.[5] He got the name of his drag persona Vivacious from his 2nd grade teacher, named Ms. Bright, who would call Scott "Mr. Vivacious".[6][7]
Vivacious was announced to be on thesixth season ofRuPaul's Drag Race in 2014.[8] She "made one of the most unforgettable first episode entrances inDrag Race herstory," according toThe Advocate,[3] by wearing an outfit featuring a second head Vivacious called Ornacia.[10][11][12]
In 2015, Sadie Gennis ofTV Guide ranked Vivacious number 22 in her list of the 24 "bestRuPaul's Drag Race entrances of all time",[13] andTime Out's Ethan LaCroix and Jillian Anthony ranked her number eleven on their list of the bestDrag Race contestants from New York City.[14] Vivacious ranked number 91 in Vulture's list of the 100 "greatestRuPaul's Drag Race looks of all time".[15] She was eliminated in the third episode of the show, after losing a lip sync to "Shake It Up" bySelena Gomez againstApril Carrión.[16][17][18]
In 2019, Vivacious said "gender politics heavily influenced the show, and that the show favors the more feminine queens", according to Sarah Beauchamp ofScreen Rant, who wrote, "Since Vivacious' looks are a little more masculine and always unique - rarely the typical beauty queen-esque style seen on the show - she felt she didn't appeal to the Middle American audience."[19] Vivacious' Ornacia head was referenced in an episode of thethird season ofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20] Vivacious appeared on the premiere ofseason fifteen ofRuPaul's Drag Race. Guest judgeAriana Grande also arrived wearing an outfit referencing Vivacious and Ornacia.[21][22][23]
Vivacious was featured on Brandon Morales' 2014 EP, calledPride EP.[24] She released her first solo single, "Ornacia", on October 6, 2017.[25][26] Vivacious was one of 30 drag queens featured inMiley Cyrus' performance of "Dooo It!" at the2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[27] She was also one of several drag queens appearing inKaty Perry's live performance of "Swish Swish", onSaturday Night Live in May 2017.[28][29][30] Vivacious was featured in two videos forElle'sYouTube channel, doing a reverse drag transformation and giving advice to a child drag queen in 2017.[31][32]
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