Rosé (drag queen)

Rosé
Rosé in 2019
Born	Ross Matthew McCorkell (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35) Greenock, Scotland
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Education	Wichita State University (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Drag queen, singer
Known for	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Website	omgheyrose.com

Ross Matthew McCorkell (born 26 May 1989), better known by the stage name Rosé, is a Scottish-American drag queen and singer based in Manhattan in New York City. He is best known for competing on the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing as third/fourth runner-up alongside Gottmik.

Early life

McCorkell was born to Heather McCorkell^[1] in Greenock, Scotland, in Inverclyde. As a young child, he moved with his parents, brother, and sister to Aberdeen, where he grew up. At the age of 10, the family moved to Sugar Land, Texas,^[2] where his parents still live. McCorkell says that to fit in at school he would put on an American accent.^[3][4]

Career

McCorkell, after starting drag in 2017, performed in a queer play as part of the Capital Fringe Festival, in Washington, D.C.^[5] He originally considered making “PIG.” his drag name.^[6] Then he, together with queens Jan Sport and Lagoona Bloo, formed the pop group Stephanie's Child in 2018.^[7] In 2017, Rosé won the Lady Liberty drag competition in New York after 12 weeks of competition against 73 other drag kings and queens.^[5] He graduated from Wichita State University.^[8]

Rosé's casting on the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on 9 December 2020.^[9] Rosé performed well in the competition, winning three challenges, including the Rusical,^[10] and ultimately reaching the top four alongside Gottmik, Kandy Muse, and Symone.^[11] Rosé was one of two contestants to never be up for elimination during the season, along with Gottmik. Rosé was eliminated during the finale episode in a lip sync battle against Kandy Muse, ultimately tying with Gottmik as second/third runner up.^[12]

After the airing of the Snatch Game episode, Rosé posted a mini-series to Instagram's IGTV and YouTube titled Mary, Queen of Scots, performing as the Snatch Game character.^[13] The mini-series has featured some of Rosé's friends, including Jan and Matthew Camp.^[13]

McCorkell released his debut single as a solo artist on 7 May 2021, called "The Devil in the Details".^[14]

In December 2022, Rosé was cast in Titanique, a successful off-Broadway musical parody of James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2023, Rosé was announced to star as Glinda in the Geva Theatre Center's all-LGBTQ+ production of The Wizard of Oz.^[15]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	The Voice	Herself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J)	Special guest
2019	America's Got Talent	Herself (with Stephanie's Child)	Contestant
2021	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)	Herself	Contestant (3rd/4th Place)
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down		Standalone special
2022	iCarly	Kimmy Kimmy Moore	Episode: "iDragged Him"[16]
2022–2023	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Herself	2 episodes

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2021	Ruvealing the Look	Herself	Guest	[17]
	Whatcha Packin'			[18]
	Cosmo Queens			[19]
	The X Change Rate			[20]
	Out of the Closet			[21]

Music videos

Year	Title	Notes	Ref
2021	"GIMME WHAT I WANT" (Miley Cyrus Cover)	Directed by Austin Nunes	[22]
2021	"BOYS" Disco Remix Ft. Denali	Directed by Austin Nunes	[23]
2021	"The Devil In The Details"	Directed by Austin Nunes	[24]
2022	"Santa Baby"	Directed by Austin Nunes	[25]

Discography

All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.^[26][27]

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
"I Drove All Night"	2023	Non-album singles	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly	Sixfoot 5, The Rosé
"The Night Shift"			The Rosé	Sixfoot 5
"Santa Baby"	2022		Joan Javits, Phillip Springer, Tony Springer
"The Devil in the Details"	2021		The Rosé
"Gimme What I Want"			Ali Tamposi, Andrew Woman, Louis Bell, Majid Al-Maskati, Miley Cyrus	Sixfoot 5, The Rosé

As featured artist

Title	Year
"Phenomenon (Cast Version)"[28] (RuPaul featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13[a])	2021
"Social Media: The Unverified Rusical"[29] (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13[b])
"Lucky"[30] (RuPaul featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13[c])

1. The queens on this track from the cast include Denali, Joey Jay, Kahmora Hall, Rosé, Tamisha Iman and Utica Queen.
2. The queens on this track from the cast include Tina Burner, Olivia Lux, Symone, Utica Queen, Kandy Muse, Eliott with 2Ts, Rosé, Denali and Gottmik.
3. The queens on this track from the cast include Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé and Symone.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award-giving body	Category	Work	Results	Ref.
2022	The Queerties	Future All-Star	Herself	Nominated	[31]

See also

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

References

1. @omgheyrose (14 May 2023). "happy mothers day, @heathermccorkell" – via Instagram.
2. "ROSÉ | Give It to Me Straight | Ep 35". YouTube. 11 April 2024.
3. Speirs, Kathleen (8 February 2021). "'I'm trying to make Scotland proud' RuPaul's Drag Race star Rosé shares love of Billy Connolly, Rab C Nesbitt and vodka Irn-Bru". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
4. Falk, Graham (26 March 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race US: Greenock born drag act Rosé looking to be crowned Queen of Scots". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
5. Osenlund, Kurt (11 July 2017). "Meet Rosé: New York's Lady Liberty Drag Winner Who Feels 'Most Masculine' as a Queen". Out.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
6. Yee, Lawrence (January 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Reveal Their Original Drag Names: Beyonce, Yoko Tsunami and … Tonya Hardon??? (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
7. Zane, Zachary (18 September 2018). "Stephanie's Child Is the Singing Girl Group Taking Drag to the Next Level". Out.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
8. Neil, Denise (31 December 2020). "Wichita State grad, local stage veteran to compete on new season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
9. Damshenas, Sam (9 December 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 13: Here's the official cast!". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
10. "RuPaul's Drag Race: What Rosé Has Been Up To Since Season 13". ScreenRant. 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
11. "Here's 'Drag Race' Season 13's Top 4 — and Who Should Win". www.out.com. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
12. McCallion, Paul (23 April 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season-Finale Recap: And the Winner Is…". Vulture. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
13. Bambino, Samantha (11 March 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Rosé Goes On NYC Adventure As Mary Queen Of Scots". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
14. The Rosé (Drag Queen) – The Devil in the Details, archived from the original on 5 March 2022, retrieved 4 March 2022
15. Culwell-Block, Logan. "RuPaul's Drag Race Star Rosé Will Star as Glinda in LGBTQ+ The Wizard of Oz at Geva Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
16. "Kandy Muse, Scarlet Envy, Rose', & Mo Heart Guest Star in New Photos from iCarly "iDragged Him""". www.beautifulballad.org/. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
17. Rosé's Pink Entrance Look 💕 Ruvealing the Look | RuPaul's Drag Race S13, 16 April 2021, archived from the original on 16 November 2021, retrieved 26 August 2021
18. Rosé's Whatcha Packin' 🌟 S13 TOP 4 | RuPaul's Drag Race, 17 April 2021, archived from the original on 16 November 2021, retrieved 26 August 2021
19. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13 Contestant Rosé's Stunning Pink Makeup Tutorial | Cosmo Queens, 15 January 2021, archived from the original on 27 November 2021, retrieved 26 August 2021
20. The X Change Rate: The Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13, 1 January 2021, archived from the original on 23 November 2021, retrieved 23 November 2021
21. Rosé: Glamour in the Dungeon | S5 E5 | Out of the Closet, 6 December 2021, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 24 December 2021
22. "GIMME WHAT I WANT" - ROSÉ (Miley Cyrus Cover), 18 January 2021, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 23 December 2022
23. "BOYS" DISCO REMIX - Rosé x Denali, 6 February 2021, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 23 December 2022
24. The Rosé - The Devil In The Details (Official Video), 7 July 2021, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 23 December 2022
25. The Rosé - Santa Baby (Official Video), 15 December 2022, archived from the original on 2 January 2022, retrieved 23 December 2022
26. "The Rosé on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
27. "The Rosé - Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
28. "Spotify - The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13 - Phenomenon". Spotify (US). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
29. "Spotify - The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13 - Phenomenon". Spotify (US). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
30. "Spotify - The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 13 - Lucky". Spotify (US). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
31. "'The 2022 Queerties". Cheat Sheet. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Rosé at IMDb