1. Gia Gunn is known for competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, the second season of The Switch Drag Race, and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars season four.
17 Facts About Gia Gunn
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Gia Gunn graduated from Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois.
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Gia Gunn won the drag pageants Miss Roscoe's 2013 and Miss Diosa 2013.
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Gia Gunn was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 24,2014.
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Gia Gunn covered RuPaul's song "Ladyboy" for RuPaul's album RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz to promote the season.
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In 2017, Gia Gunn was announced as a contestant on the second season of The Switch, the Chilean version of Drag Race, alongside Drag Race alumnus Kandy Ho.
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Gia Gunn earned ten challenge wins, making her the most-decorated contestant of the season, but lost to Miss Leona.
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Gia Gunn was announced as one of ten contestants competing on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2018.
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Gia Gunn became the third ever transgender contestant to come out prior to appearing on the show, following Monica Beverly Hillz and Peppermint.
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However, Gia Gunn was the first trans contestant to compete post-transition during her second season.
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Gia Gunn had a chance to return in the sixth episode, where the eliminated queens faced off with the queens still in game, but lost a lip sync to Naomi Smalls, eliminating her for good.
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Gia Gunn walked the runway for MarcoMarco's fall 2017 fashion show with other Drag Race alumni.
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On March 31,2018, Gia Gunn released 30 Days in Transition, a web series on her YouTube channel documenting aspects of her transition as a transgender woman.
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In 2016, Gia Gunn was featured on the Alaska's song "Stun" from her album Poundcake.
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Gia Gunn was one of many Drag Race alumni to criticize RuPaul's views on transgender and bio queens competing on the show in 2018.
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Gia Gunn started a Gofundme page to cover $30,000 of her transition surgery.
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Gia Gunn is a member of the drag family The Haus of Edwards, with Alyssa Edwards, Shangela, Plastique Tiara, Laganja Estranja and Vivienne Pinay.