Hannah Conda

Hannah Conda
Hannah Conda at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Chris Collins

Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationDrag queen
Websitehannahconda.com

Hannah Conda is the stage name of Chris Collins,[1] a drag performer most known for competing on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, where she placed runner-up,[2][3][4] and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, where she also placed runner-up.[5]

Personal life

Collins grew up in Perth.[6] He was raised Catholic and seriously considered becoming a priest, having attended a Catholic high school where he was a Eucharistic minister.[7] He came out as gay in year 11.[7] He uses both she/her and he/him pronouns.[8] His stage name is derived from a drunk Irish man who called him an anaconda.[9]

Collins relocated from Perth to Sydney.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Contestant Season 2, 8 episodes
2024 Bring Back My Girls Herself Guest; 1 episode
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Contestant Series 2

References

  1. ^ Dye, Josh (2020-02-19). "'Are you a man or a woman?' Drag queen used to kids' curly questions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ "Sydney Drag Royalty | Hannah Conda". Sydney Drag Royalty. 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ^ "Allegations Of Past Racist Performances Of Drag Race Down Under Season 2 Queen Resurface". Star Observer. 2022-07-28. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. ^ "Hannah Conda vows to be a better BIPOC ally in the future". OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture. 2021-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World season 2 reveals cast competing for first UK cash prize". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "WA Ru Paul drag queen 'grew up around skimpies'". PerthNow. 2022-07-18. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race star Hannah Conda on representing Australian drag excellence on UK vs the World". ABC News. April 2, 2024. I wanted to be a priest for a really long time," she says. "I went to a Catholic high school, I was a Eucharistic minister, I went to a nunnery to talk about what I needed to do to start my journey into the priesthood ... It wasn't until year 11 or 12 when I was like, 'Well, this is never gonna happen. I'm full homo. Sorry about it!'
  8. ^ "Hannah Conda, Tia Kofi, and Choriza May". rts.org. January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Joseph Shepherd (August 21, 2024). "Hannah Conda - Exposed After Dark - Episode 1". Exposed After Dark (Podcast). Event occurs at 10:09. I got the name from a drunk Irish man walking in between the two bars in Perth. I was wandering through and this drunk Irish man came up to me and my friends and pointed at me and goes, "You're an anaconda." No reason, no context, nothing.