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'''Lashauwn Beyond''' is an American [[Drag (entertainment)|drag]] performer and [[costume designer]] who competed on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. |
'''Lashauwn Beyond''' (born November 11, 1989)<ref name=SS/> is an American [[Drag (entertainment)|drag]] performer and [[costume designer]] who competed on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. A [[catchphrase]] she said in an argument with fellow contestant [[Jiggly Caliente]] on the companion show ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked]]'', "This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race", became a [[meme]] and a part of the franchise's history. Lashauwn Beyond is based in [[Florida]] and continues to design outfits for ''Drag Race'' contestants. |
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== Early life and education == |
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== Career == |
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Lashauwn Beyond is from [[Florida]].<ref name=":0" /> She attended [[Piper High School (Florida)|Piper High School]] in [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]].<ref name=SS>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2012/01/28/two-local-female-impersonators-compete-on-rupauls-drag-race/|title=Two local female impersonators compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|issn=0744-8139|publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|location=Deerfield Beach, Florida|access-date=2023-12-19|archive-date=2023-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219214137/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2012/01/28/two-local-female-impersonators-compete-on-rupauls-drag-race/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Lashauwn Beyond is a [[Drag (entertainment)|drag]] performer and [[costume designer]]. She competed on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', and placed twelfth overall. She was eliminated on the second episode, which featured a wrestling challenge.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-02-09 |title=RuPaul’s Drag Race – Lashauwn Beyond |url=https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/rupauls-drag-race-lashauwn-beyond/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Hotspots! Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928193306/https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/rupauls-drag-race-lashauwn-beyond/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She removed her shoes during a [[Lip sync|lip-sync]] battle, against [[RuPaul]]'s preference.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bryde |first=Lindsay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdBcEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=%22Lashauwn+Beyond%22&source=bl&ots=btr0bTNwBt&sig=ACfU3U1bRPDS5Pj4odH7a754NP7E-9yeRQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL6pKy9ZuDAxWWGDQIHc3aBlA4RhDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=%22Lashauwn%20Beyond%22&f=false |title=RuPedagogies of Realness: Essays on Teaching and Learning with RuPaul's Drag Race |last2=Mayberry |first2=Tommy |date=2022-02-01 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-4606-0 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Drag career == |
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⚫ | On the first episode of the companion series ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked]]'', Lashauwn Beyond said to fellow contestant [[Jiggly Caliente]] during an argument, "This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race".<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4OSEAAAQBAJ |
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Lashauwn Beyond is a [[Drag (entertainment)|drag]] performer and [[costume designer]]. She became interested in drag at age 18, and took the name for her drag persona from her younger sister, Lashauwn.<ref name=":0" /> Lashauwn Beyond competed on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]] (2012) of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' at the age of 21,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-08 |title=Rounding up of the youngest ever queens to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://thetab.com/uk/2021/12/08/youngest-ever-queens-to-compete-on-rupauls-drag-race-231150 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[The Tab]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807170127/https://thetab.com/uk/2021/12/08/youngest-ever-queens-to-compete-on-rupauls-drag-race-231150 |url-status=live }}</ref> placing twelfth overall. She has reportedly kept a low profile since then.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fan-Casting A Glow-Up Queen Season Of Drag Race All Stars |url=https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/rupauls-drag-race-glow-up-queens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010225542/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/rupauls-drag-race-glow-up-queens |archive-date=2023-10-10 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Pride.com]] |publisher=[[Here Media]] |language=en}}</ref> She has designed outfits for other contestants,<ref name=":1" /> including [[Latrice Royale]] of season 4 and [[Malaysia Babydoll Foxx]] of [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)|season 15]] (2023).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-02 |title=21 Drag Race Queens Who Have Come Out as Trans |url=https://gayety.co/21-drag-race-queens-who-have-come-out-as-trans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924145534/https://gayety.co/21-drag-race-queens-who-have-come-out-as-trans |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Gayety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 cast tease 'Game of Thrones'-level twists and spicy drama |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-interviews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106230645/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-interviews/ |archive-date=2023-01-06 |access-date=2023-12-19 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]] |language=en |issn=1049-0434 |oclc=21114137}}</ref> |
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=== ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' === |
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Since appearing on ''Drag Race'', Lashauwn Beyond has reportedly kept a low profile.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fan-Casting A Glow-Up Queen Season Of Drag Race All Stars |url=https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/rupauls-drag-race-glow-up-queens |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010225542/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/rupauls-drag-race-glow-up-queens |url-status=live }}</ref> She designs outfits for contestants to wear both on and off the show.<ref name=":1" /> [[Latrice Royale]] is among her clients.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-02 |title=21 Drag Race Queens Who Have Come Out as Trans |url=https://gayety.co/21-drag-race-queens-who-have-come-out-as-trans |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Gayety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924145534/https://gayety.co/21-drag-race-queens-who-have-come-out-as-trans |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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She was eliminated on the second episode, which featured a wrestling challenge,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-02-09 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race – Lashauwn Beyond |url=https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/rupauls-drag-race-lashauwn-beyond/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Hotspots! Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928193306/https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/rupauls-drag-race-lashauwn-beyond/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after placing in the bottom two and losing a [[Lip sync|lip-sync]] against The Princess to "[[Bad Girls (Donna Summer song)|Bad Girls]]" (1979) by [[Donna Summer]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-07 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' episode 2 recap: Wrestling queens |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/ct-redeye-xpm-2012-02-07-31035072-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129083557/https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/ct-redeye-xpm-2012-02-07-31035072-story.html |archive-date=2022-01-29 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=Tribune Publishing |oclc=7960243}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Sam |date=2019-10-03 |title=A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/03-10-2019/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-162-lip-syncs-on-rupauls-drag-race |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525074940/https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/03-10-2019/a-definitive-ranking-of-all-162-lip-syncs-on-rupauls-drag-race |archive-date=2023-05-25 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=[[The Spinoff]] |language=en}}</ref> Lashauwn Beyond removed her shoes during the performance, against [[RuPaul]]'s preference.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bryde |first1=Lindsay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdBcEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lashauwn+Beyond%22&pg=PA99 |title=RuPedagogies of Realness: Essays on Teaching and Learning with RuPaul's Drag Race |last2=Mayberry |first2=Tommy |date=2022-02-01 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-4606-0 |language=en |access-date=2023-12-19 |archive-date=2023-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219214138/https://books.google.com/books?id=RdBcEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=%22Lashauwn+Beyond%22&source=bl&ots=btr0bTNwBt&sig=ACfU3U1bRPDS5Pj4odH7a754NP7E-9yeRQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL6pKy9ZuDAxWWGDQIHc3aBlA4RhDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=%22Lashauwn%20Beyond%22&f=false#v=onepage&q=%22Lashauwn%20Beyond%22&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, [[Thrillist]]'s Brian Moylan ranked her number 69 out of the show's 113 contestants to date.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moylan |first=Brian |date=2017-03-24 |title=Every Single 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant, Ranked |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/rupaul-drag-race-contestants-season-all-stars-ranked |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711151118/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/rupaul-drag-race-contestants-season-all-stars-ranked |archive-date=2019-07-11 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=[[Thrillist]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |language=en}}</ref> Hanne Low included her in ''[[Screen Rant]]''{{'s}} 2018 list of thirteen contestants eliminated too soon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Hanne |date=2018-10-21 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: 13 Queens Eliminated Too Soon (And 7 Who Stayed Too Long) |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-queens-eliminated-too-soon-stayed-long/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202202848/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-queens-eliminated-too-soon-stayed-long/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''[[The Spinoff]]''{{'s}} 2019 "definitive ranking" of ''Drag Race'' lip-syncs to date, Sam Brooks ranked the battle number 146 out of 162.<ref name=":4" /> Buffy Flores included the lip-sync in Pride.com's 2023 list of the show's seven worst of all time, writing: "Most lip syncs have one or two funny/memorable moments. This one has none."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 7 Worst 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip Syncs of All Time |url=https://www.pride.com/rupaulsdragrace/2016/5/12/7-worst-rupauls-drag-race-lip-syncs-all-time |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926131041/https://www.pride.com/rupaulsdragrace/2016/5/12/7-worst-rupauls-drag-race-lip-syncs-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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⚫ | On the first episode of the companion series ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked]]'', Lashauwn Beyond said to fellow contestant [[Jiggly Caliente]] during an argument, "This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race".<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q4OSEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lashauwn+Beyond%22&pg=PT159 |title=And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years) |last2= |first2= |date=2023-06-06 |publisher=[[Grand Central Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-5387-1767-7 |language=en |access-date=2023-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219214139/https://books.google.com/books?id=q4OSEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT159&lpg=PT159&dq=%22Lashauwn+Beyond%22&source=bl&ots=gYaSRpra4T&sig=ACfU3U0gdg2D9kM9CwmzvUwa5IQ6b0aZJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL6pKy9ZuDAxWWGDQIHc3aBlA4RhDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=%22Lashauwn%20Beyond%22&f=false#v=onepage&q=%22Lashauwn%20Beyond%22&f=false |archive-date=2023-12-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[catchphrase]] became a [[meme]] and has been repeated on subsequent seasons of ''Drag Race''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Bernardo |date=2020-05-17 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4 Queens: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-queens-where-are-they-now-jiggy-caliente-latrice-royale-dida-ritz/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208131427/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-queens-where-are-they-now-jiggy-caliente-latrice-royale-dida-ritz/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Guzzo |first=Bianca |date=2019-03-25 |title=7 Of The Best Catchphrases From RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2019/03/7-of-the-best-catchphrases-from-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=IN Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117114811/http://inmagazine.ca/2019/03/7-of-the-best-catchphrases-from-rupauls-drag-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Michael Cuby included the argument in ''[[Them (website)|Them]]''{{'s}} list of the ten "messiest fights" in ''Untucked'' history,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-06-28 |title=The 10 Messiest Fights in 'Drag Race: Untucked' History |url=https://www.them.us/story/drag-race-untucked-10-messiest-fights |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610105916/https://www.them.us/story/drag-race-untucked-10-messiest-fights |archive-date=2023-06-10 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Them (website)|Them]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and the online magazine's John Paul Brammer said she should receive [[royalty payment]]s for coining the catchphrase.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-04-13 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap: An Inconvenient Gag |url=https://www.them.us/story/rupauls-drag-race-recap-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330143339/https://www.them.us/story/rupauls-drag-race-recap-4 |archive-date=2023-03-30 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref> The catchphrase was also included in ''IN Magazine''{{'s}} 2019 list of the show's seven best to date,<ref name=":2" /> as well as Pride.com's 2023 list of ten ''Drag Race'' memes "that belong in the Hall of Fame".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=10 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Memes That Belong In The Hall of Fame |url=https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/10-rupauls-drag-race-memes-155348562.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219214139/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_5d80a6d2-22ed-4af4-b2cd-517287354a90 |archive-date=2023-12-19 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Pride.com |language=en-GB |via=[[Yahoo! Finance]]}}</ref> In 2023, Cailyn Szelinski of ''Screen Rant'' wrote, "Lashawun Beyond may not have been a part of season 4 for long, but she did leave her mark on the show by being a part of one of the most heated backstage fights during ''Untucked ...'' and made herself a permanent part of ''Drag Race'' herstory."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szelinski |first=Cailyn |date=2022-12-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223095733/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Lashauwn Beyond has lived in [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]] and [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keyes |first=Jeffrey James |date=2011-12-24 |title=A Drag Race Christmas: Lashauwn Beyond |url=https://www.queerty.com/lashauwnbeyond-20111224 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Queerty]] |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203091300/https://www.queerty.com/lashauwnbeyond-20111224 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is a [[trans woman]],<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Lawrence |date=2023-01-28 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: All the Transgender Queens (Photos) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rupauls-drag-race-transgender-contestants-kylie-sonique-love-jiggly-caliente/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[TheWrap]] |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115184635/https://www.thewrap.com/rupauls-drag-race-transgender-contestants-kylie-sonique-love-jiggly-caliente/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the "drag mother" of Malaysia Babydoll Foxx.<ref>Malaysia Babydoll Foxx: |
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* {{Cite magazine |title=Malaysia was shocked she didn't lip-sync against Mistress on 'Drag Race' |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-malaysia-babydoll-foxx-season-15-elimination-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504175549/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-malaysia-babydoll-foxx-season-15-elimination-interview/ |archive-date=2023-05-04 |access-date=2023-12-19 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite web |last=Burgos |first=Joey |date=2023-01-04 |title=Meet The Queens Competing On RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 |url=https://screenrant.com/meet-queens-competing-rupauls-drag-race-season-15/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127171915/https://screenrant.com/meet-queens-competing-rupauls-drag-race-season-15/ |archive-date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Charlie |date=2022-12-13 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race reveals incredible season 15 cast – including first twins |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/13/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605135755/https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/13/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast/ |archive-date=2023-06-05 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[PinkNews]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Outside of her drag career, Lashauwn Beyond has run her own sewing business.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-02-09 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race – Lashauwn Beyond |url=https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/09/rupauls-drag-race-lashauwn-beyond/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Hotspots! Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Television=== |
===Television=== |
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* ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]]) |
* ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)|season 4]]) |
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* ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked]]'' |
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==References== |
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4869534/ Lashauwn Beyond] at [[IMDb]] |
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4869534/ Lashauwn Beyond] at [[IMDb]] |
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* {{YouTube|id=-pobhssA1gQ|title=Jiggly Caliente vs Lashauwn Beyond – RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4}} |
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Born | November 11, 1989 |
Nationality | American |
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Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4) |
Lashauwn Beyond (born November 11, 1989)[1] is an American drag performer and costume designer who competed on season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race. A catchphrase she said in an argument with fellow contestant Jiggly Caliente on the companion show RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, "This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race", became a meme and a part of the franchise's history. Lashauwn Beyond is based in Florida and continues to design outfits for Drag Race contestants.
Early life and education
Lashauwn Beyond is from Florida.[2] She attended Piper High School in Sunrise.[1]
Drag career
Lashauwn Beyond is a drag performer and costume designer. She became interested in drag at age 18, and took the name for her drag persona from her younger sister, Lashauwn.[2] Lashauwn Beyond competed on season 4 (2012) of RuPaul's Drag Race at the age of 21,[3] placing twelfth overall. She has reportedly kept a low profile since then.[4] She has designed outfits for other contestants,[5] including Latrice Royale of season 4 and Malaysia Babydoll Foxx of season 15 (2023).[6][7]
RuPaul's Drag Race
She was eliminated on the second episode, which featured a wrestling challenge,[2] after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against The Princess to "Bad Girls" (1979) by Donna Summer.[8][9] Lashauwn Beyond removed her shoes during the performance, against RuPaul's preference.[10] In 2017, Thrillist's Brian Moylan ranked her number 69 out of the show's 113 contestants to date.[11] Hanne Low included her in Screen Rant's 2018 list of thirteen contestants eliminated too soon.[12] In The Spinoff's 2019 "definitive ranking" of Drag Race lip-syncs to date, Sam Brooks ranked the battle number 146 out of 162.[9] Buffy Flores included the lip-sync in Pride.com's 2023 list of the show's seven worst of all time, writing: "Most lip syncs have one or two funny/memorable moments. This one has none."[13]
On the first episode of the companion series RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, Lashauwn Beyond said to fellow contestant Jiggly Caliente during an argument, "This is not RuPaul's Best Friend Race".[14] The catchphrase became a meme and has been repeated on subsequent seasons of Drag Race.[5][15] In 2018, Michael Cuby included the argument in Them's list of the ten "messiest fights" in Untucked history,[16] and the online magazine's John Paul Brammer said she should receive royalty payments for coining the catchphrase.[17] The catchphrase was also included in IN Magazine's 2019 list of the show's seven best to date,[15] as well as Pride.com's 2023 list of ten Drag Race memes "that belong in the Hall of Fame".[18] In 2023, Cailyn Szelinski of Screen Rant wrote, "Lashawun Beyond may not have been a part of season 4 for long, but she did leave her mark on the show by being a part of one of the most heated backstage fights during Untucked ... and made herself a permanent part of Drag Race herstory."[19]
Personal life
Lashauwn Beyond has lived in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale.[20] She is a trans woman,[6][21] and the "drag mother" of Malaysia Babydoll Foxx.[22]
Outside of her drag career, Lashauwn Beyond has run her own sewing business.[23]
Filmography
Television
References
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- ^ Malaysia Babydoll Foxx:
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