1. Kelly Leroy Mantle was born on July 9,1976 and is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen, and reality television personality.
14 Facts About Kelly Mantle
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Kelly Mantle was born to Larry James and Linda Lea Kelly Mantle in Oklahoma City but grew up in New Cordell, Oklahoma.
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Kelly Mantle's uncle was professional baseball player Mickey Kelly Mantle, who played for the New York Yankees.
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Kelly Mantle graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the University of Oklahoma.
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Kelly Mantle acted in plays such as The Convention and Royal Flush.
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In 1998, Kelly Mantle starred in the Chicago production of Charles Busch's play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.
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Kelly Mantle later auditioned for the Los Angeles production of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, where she was scouted and signed by a talent agent.
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Currently, Kelly Mantle is a member of the band the Rollz Royces with Tammie Brown and Michael Catti.
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In 2014 Kelly Mantle starred in Confessions of a Womanizer with Gary Busey.
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Kelly Mantle, who is genderfluid, made history when the film's producers sought both supporting actor and supporting actress consideration for her performance and The Academy granted the request.
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Kelly Mantle starred as Sheila on both seasons of the OutTV and Amazon Prime sitcom The Browns alongside Tammie Brown and in 2022 supported Trixie and Katya on their tour Trixie and Katya Live.
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In December 2013, Logo announced that Kelly Mantle was among fourteen drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Kelly Mantle was eliminated in the first episode, lip-synching to "Express Yourself" against Vivacious.
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On December 11,2024 the first episode of Mantle's podcast The Kelly Mantle Show, executive produced by Trixie and Katya and hosted on the Studio71 network, was released.