Plastique Tiara

Plastique Tiara
Plastique Tiara at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born	Duc Tran Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9)
Website	lifeinplastique.com

Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen,^[1][2] a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. As an influencer with over 13 million followers on social media, she is among the most-followed drag queens on TikTok.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Duc Tran Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City,^[2] and was raised in Vietnam by her grandparents.^[1] She is a first-generation American immigrant,^[6][7] and relocated to the United States at age 11.^[8]

Career

Plastique Tiara performing as part of the RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars tour, 2024

Trần is a drag performer, dancer, and model who competed as Plastique Tiara on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She impersonated Lovely Mimi for the Snatch Game challenge^[9] and won the "Farm to Runway" design challenge,^[10] placing eighth overall.^[2][11] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,^[12] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia.^[13][14] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live!^[15][16]

In 2019, she released the dance-pop song "Irresistible", along with a music video.^[11][17] Brendan Wetmore of Paper magazine described the video as "a beautiful and expensive dreamlike look into the luxury of being Plastique; beautiful men dance at her command while she whips her silky locks back and forth, her body covered in a jeweled garment".^[12] In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.^[5]

Plastique Tiara is among the most-followed drag queens on TikTok. She joined the platform in August 2019,^[3] and had 11.2 million followers, as of January 2023.^[18] She had 2.1 million Instagram followers as of October 2021.^[5] She joined OnlyFans in 2020.^[19][20]

On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.^[21]

She has been featured on the cover of L’Officiel Vietnam.^[7]

Personal life

Trần is based in Los Angeles.^[3] Previously, she was based in Dallas, until 2019.^[1] She is queer.^[6]

Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of Drag Race contestant Alyssa Edwards;^[13] other members of the Haus of Edwards have included Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, and Shangela.^[22]

Trần created her alter ego Plastique Tiara after the My Little Pony character Diamond Tiara, but later changed the Diamond to “Plastique”.^[7]

Discography

Singles

• "Irresistible" (2019)

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race	Himself	Contestant	[9]
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Music videos

• "Irresistible" (2019)
• "Em Nên Yêu Cô Ta" (with Orange) (2024)

References

1. Real, Evan (2019-03-07). "Plastique Tiara on How Social Media Has Shaped a "New Generation" of Drag Queens". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
2. "Plastique Tiara, of 'RPDR' Season 11, to appear at Globe Bar & Kitchen for Pride | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
3. "Plastique Tiara Is TikTok's Favorite Drag Queen". Vogue. 2020-09-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
4. Stone, Rolling (2024-08-26). "25 Most Influential Creators of 2024". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
5. Spruch-Feiner, Sara (2021-10-20). "'Just 2 Asian queens trying to make it in the world:' Kim Chi and Plastique Tiara discuss new makeup collab". Glossy. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
6. "'Drag Race' Queen Plastique Tiara Says Her Emotional Chat With RuPaul Was "Freeing"". Bustle. 2019-04-26. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
7. Tran, Teresa (June 26, 2024). "Plastique Tiara is an icon for the ages". Joy Sauce. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
8. Spicer, Alec. "3 Dallas Drag Queens Are Competing on This Season of RuPaul's Drag Race". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
9. "It's Snatch Time on RuPaul's Drag Race • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2019-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
10. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Interview: Plastique Tiara on Her Emotional Breakdown With RuPaul". MTV. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
11. "Drag Race star Plastique Tiara wants to be a "pioneer" for the queer Asian community". GAY TIMES. 2019-06-13. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
12. Wetmore, Brendan (May 2, 2019). "Plastique Tiara Talks New Music Video, K-Pop, and 'Drag Race'". Paper. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
13. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' beauty Plastique Tiara on stealing hearts and tree bark (allegedly)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
14. Daw, Stephen (2019-04-26). "Plastique Tiara Talks Learning from Alyssa Edwards, Asian Visibility & More After 'Drag Race' Exit". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
15. Hereford, André (2019-10-24). "Plastique Tiara: Werq the World 2019 Tour is 'the greatest drag show in our country right now'". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
16. Radke, Brock (2022-02-21). "New queens boost the buzz in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live' at Flamingo". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
17. "Watch Drag Race star Plastique Tiara's debut music video Irresistible". GAY TIMES. 2019-04-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
18. "These Are the Popular Drag Queens on TikTok You Should Be Following". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
19. "Drag Race's Plastique Tiara Has Joined OnlyFans, Too". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
20. "Plastique Tiara becomes latest Drag Race queen to join OnlyFans". GAY TIMES. 2020-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
21. Vary, Adam (2024-04-23). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
22. Guerra, Joey (2019-04-26). "Plastique Tiara talks Asian representation, family pride and her accent". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-03.

External links

• Official website