13 Facts About Sharon Needles

Sharon Needles was born on November 28,1981 and is the stage name of Aaron Robert Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist.

Sharon Needles has been candid in discussing his childhood years growing up in Iowa as a difficult time when he faced anti-gay and anti-"outsider" harassment, which prompted him to drop out of Newton High School before he could complete his high school education.

In November 2011, it was announced that Sharon Needles had been selected to compete as a contestant on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

The finale episode aired on April 30,2012, when it was announced that Sharon Needles had been crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar".

In June 2012, Sharon Needles won the Facebook vote to appear as a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, but declined, as the reigning champion, to participate in the competition.

Sharon Needles confirmed that her replacement in the competition would be fellow RuPaul's Drag U professor and the runner-up in the Facebook voting, Pandora Boxx.

On January 29,2013, Sharon Needles released her debut studio album PG-13, which debuted at number 186 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 3,000 copies in its first week.

In September 2015, Sharon Needles released "Dracula" as the lead single from her second studio album.

Sharon Needles released her second studio album titled Taxidermy on October 31,2015.

Sharon Needles contributed to the compilation album Christmas Queens 3.

Sharon Needles was voted the "Best Drag Performer" of Pittsburgh 2015 by the staff of the Pittsburgh City Paper.

Sharon Needles was in a long-term relationship with special FX artist Chad O'Connell.

Sharon Needles has been widely criticized for her consistent and frequent usage of the N-word, with some recounting incidents where she used the word in public.