Shangela was the first contestant eliminated in season two, and returned as a surprise contestant in the series' third season, placing fifth.
25 Facts About Shangela
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Shangela has made several television appearances and regularly performs across the United States and Canada.
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Shangela appeared in the comedy film Hurricane Bianca, its sequel Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate, and the musical drama film A Star is Born.
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Since 2020, Shangela has co-hosted the HBO reality series We're Here, alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara.
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Shangela was a cheerleader in high school, and began dressing in drag for creative projects for English classes.
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In 2010, Shangela was crowned in the first California Entertainer of the Year pageant; the first alternate was Chad Michaels.
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Shangela later reauditioned and was invited back for season three, where she made it to the top five.
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Shangela made cameo appearances in the show's fourth-season premiere and the "Snatch Game" episode of All Stars season two.
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Shangela returned to compete on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, making her the first queen to compete on three separate seasons of the show.
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Shangela competed in the television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.
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In 2013, Shangela was featured in an ad for Facebook Home.
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Shangela was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.
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Shangela had a role in the 2016 comedy film Hurricane Bianca, directed by Matt Kugelman and starring fellow Drag Race contestants Bianca Del Rio and Willam Belli.
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Shangela returned to reprise this role in the 2018 sequel, Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate.
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On September 8,2022, Shangela was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Since 2020, Shangela has co-hosted We're Here on HBO alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara.
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On March 15,2018, the day of the All Stars 3 finale, Shangela released a new single titled "Pay Me" which features producer Ryan Skyy.
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In 2013, Shangela appeared in the music video "Gone With the Wind Fabulous" by Kenya Moore.
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In 2018, Shangela featured on both the vocals and in the music video for Doll Hairs, a single released by Todrick Hall as part of his Forbidden visual album.
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Shangela is known for the catchphrase, "Halleloo", which the Los Angeles Times considered one of the "2010 Top Terms We Learned on Reality Television".
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Since being on Drag Race, Shangela has performed comedy as Laquifa in Downelink.
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Shangela has performed in the Drag Queens of Comedy showcase alongside legends Lady Bunny, Jackie Beat and Coco Peru, as well as the Werq the World tour alongside several fellow Drag Race alumni, of which she is the creative director.
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Since appearing on Drag Race, Shangela launched "Say What Entertainment", a talent and management agency, in 2014.
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Shangela was featured as one of OUT Magazine's "Most Compelling People of 2011".
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Shangela is one of the most followed queens from Drag Race, and has accumulated over 1.5 million Instagram followers as of October, 2021.