Luna DuBois
Luna DuBois | |
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_(cropped).jpg) DuBois at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Tom VanDyne Lagos, Nigeria |
| Occupations | |
| Television | Canada's Drag Race (season 4) |
| Website | lunadubois |
Luna DuBois is the stage name of Tom VanDyne,[1] a Nigerian-Canadian drag performer and make-up artist who competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.
Early life
[edit]Tom VanDyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria,[2] and moved to Canada.[3]
Career
[edit]VanDyne is a drag performer and make-up artist[4] with a background in fashion design.[5][6] Luna DuBois is his drag persona. He "works with BIPOC performers and makes sure they are treated fairly".[7][8]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Luna DuBois was among the performers in Queer Pride Inside, an online event hosted by Elvira Kurt in collaboration with CBC Gem and Buddies in Bad Times.[9]
Luna DuBois competed on season 4 of Canada's Drag Race.[3] She was the first Nigerian contestant on the show.[10] On the second episode, Luna DuBois placed in the bottom two and defeated Sisi Superstar in a lip-sync to "I'm with You" (2002) by Avril Lavigne. On the fifth episode, Luna DuBois impersonated Mary Cosby of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City for the Snatch Game challenge. She placed in the bottom two again, and lost a lip-sync against Aurora Matrix to "She's All I Wanna Be" (2022) by Tate McRae.
Personal life
[edit]VanDyne is based in Toronto,[3] and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yohomo - Late Night". ra.co. Resident Advisor Ltd. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Luna DuBois | Canada's Drag Race (Crave Original)". YouTube. October 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c Knegt, Peter (July 24, 2020). "How many more? Luna DuBois's poetic performance about anti-Black racism demands your attention". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Condon, Ali (2023-10-18). "Canada's Drag Race announces season four cast". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Faces of FAT: Luna DuBois - STYLE Canada". style.ca. 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Dunn, Bryen (2022-04-01). "Moon & Stars – Toronto's newest queer party launches April 1, 2022". TheBUZZ Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b "Canada's Drag Race Series 4: Meet the Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Meet 'Canada's Drag Race' season 4 cast of queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Peter Knegt, "This Pride, come inside for a digital queer cabaret unlike anything else" Archived 2023-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Arts, June 22, 2020.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (2023-10-18). "Canada's Drag Race Season Four: Meet The Queens". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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