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Alex Michaels, (born October 16, 1983)[1] stage name Alexis Michelle,[2] is an American drag queen and singer who came to international attention on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. As of 2019, she stars in the TLC transformational makeover television series Dragnificent as the makeup and body image expert. She released her debut album, Lovefool, in 2018.

Alexis Michelle
At RuPaul's DragCon NYC, 2017
Born	Alex Michaels
Education	University of Michigan (BFA)
Occupation	Drag queen, singer
Years active	2003–present
Relatives	Lisa Loeb (cousin)
Website	alexislivesnyc.com

Early life

Michaels was raised in New York City. He attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts and received a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan.[3]

He started doing drag when he was 10 years old and had paid professional gigs starting in 2003.[4] His cousin is singer Lisa Loeb.[5][6] He comes from a Jewish descent.[7] He comes from the same drag mother as season 10 contestant Dusty Ray Bottoms.[8] He was seen wearing a Dusty T-shirt in the workroom in one of the episodes of season nine, and Bottoms wore an Alexis T-shirt in season 10. He auditioned for Drag Race eight times before being selected for season nine.[9]

Career

She originated a role in the one-act campy comedy show, Rags to B***hes: A Battle of Wits & Wigs.[10] Alexis Michelle was announced as one of fourteen contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2017.[11] She was the winner of the annual "Snatch Game" challenge in episode six, portraying Liza Minnelli.[12] She was in the bottom two in the comedy challenge two episodes later and eliminated Farrah Moan to a lip sync of Dolly Parton's "Baby I'm Burning".[13] In episode eleven, she was in the bottom two again with Peppermint, and lost a lip sync to the Village People's "Macho Man", placing Michelle in fifth.[14]

She frequently performs at the Feinstein/54 Below cabaret with her Broadway show "Alexis, I Am!".[15]

Michelle appeared with BeBe Zahara Benet, Jujubee and Thorgy Thor in the TLC show Drag Me Down the Aisle which aired on March 9, 2019.[16] The special was subsequently given a full series order under the new name Dragnificent! and is set to premiere in April 2020.[17]

Michelle is the drag mother of Jan Sport, who placed eighth in the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^{[citation needed]}

Music

Michelle teamed with Sasha Velour, Aja and Peppermint for the single "C.L.A.T." in April 2017.[18]

Michelle released her ten-track debut album, Lovefool, on May 11, 2018.[19] A music video for the single of the same name, a cover of the 1996 song by The Cardigans, was available on May 17, 2018.[20]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2017	RuPaul's Drag Race	Herself	Contestant (5th place)	[11]
2017	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2019–present	Dragnificent!		Also known as Drag Me Down the Aisle	[16]
2020	Hot Ones: The Game Show		Contestant	[21]
2021	Blue Bloods	Oscar/Bartender	Episode: "Guardian Angels"	[22]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Drag Queen Carpool	Herself	Guest, hosted by RuPaul	[23]
	Drag Makeup Tutorial		Guest	[24]
	Whatcha Packin'		Guest	[25]
	COSMO Queens		Guest	[26]
	Queen To Queen		Guest, with Charlie Hides	[27]
	How To Makeup		Guest	[28]
2018	Hey Qween		Guest	[29]
	Transformations		Guest; Episode: "Alexis Michelle"	[30]
	Out of the Closet		Guest, Episode 4	[31]
	The Pit Stop		Guest, Episode: "The B*tchlor"	[32]
2019	Bootleg Opinions		Guest; Hosted by Yuhua Hamasaki	[33]
2020	The Pit Stop		Guest	[34]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Ref
2017	"Too Funky"	Peppermint featuring Ari Gold	[35]
2018	"LOVEFOOL"	Alexis Michelle	[36]
2019	"Rocking Around The Hanukkah Bush"	Alexis Michelle	[37]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title
2018	Lovefool

Singles

Year	Title
2017	C.L.A.T. (featuring Sasha Velour, Aja and Peppermint)
2018	Lovefool

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City

References

External links

• Official website
• Alex Michaels at IMDb

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