Sasha Velour

Sasha velour is a genderfluid drag queen, global theatre star, actor, writer, creative director, and award-winning television producer. As the founder of House of Velour, she produces live theatre, television, film, charity events, merchandise, graphic design, photography, and more. Sasha Velour’s rose-petal-filled lip-sync to Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional” at the the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 (2017) became a cultural touchstone and was hailed as the “performance of the year” by the AV Club, introducing audiences across the globe to her signature style of lip-synch performance. It was also named one of “TV’s Best Musical Moments on Television” by Entertainment Weekly. Since that moment, she has headlined performances in clubs and theatres across the world, bewitching audiences on five continents. In 2019, Velour debuted her first one-queen show, Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors, to critical acclaim. Hailed as “a spellbinding tour de force” (Forbes), the show has pushed the boundaries of what drag can be, incorporating Velour’s signature innovative use of video projection. Velour is also widely known as the director and host of NightGowns, a drag revue she began in 2015. Over the years, it became one of the most esteemed and oft-imitated drag shows in the world.