Salina EsTitties

Salina EsTitties
Salina EsTitties at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born	Jason De Puy[1] (1990-10-08) October 8, 1990 (age 34)[2] San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Drag queen
Years active	2015–present[3]
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
Website	estitties.com

Salina EsTitties is the stage name of Jason De Puy (born October 8, 1990),^[4][5] an American drag queen who competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Career

In West Hollywood, Salina EsTitties has performed at The Abbey and Micky's. She is also a musician.^[6] She's appeared in #NoFilter, Vida, Dance Moms, and AJ and the Queen.^[7][8] In 2018, she performed in the ensemble of the Los Angeles production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.^[9][10][11]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Salina EsTitties competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing in the bottom two four times before being eliminated in the episode "Wigloose: The Rusical". Her four lip-sync battles were against Amethyst, Spice, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, and Loosey LaDuca.^[12] Loosey LaDuca eliminated Salina EsTitties to Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill".^[13]

Screen Rant included Salina EsTitties in a list of 15 "queens who made amazing first impressions" on Drag Race and said she "has a loud voice, a spicy personality, and a unique point of view that stands out" among her fellow contestants. Michelle Alonzo wrote, "Salina's talent show lipsync was not only fun to watch but showed her potential. With a catchy song and a perfect reference to Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap, Salina's high energy and strong effort paid off and quickly landed her at the top."^[14] For the Snatch Game challenge, Salina EsTitties portrayed the Mary, mother of Jesus.^[15] The story Salina EsTitties told during the stand-up comedy challenge on episode 11 was inspired by a real life experience at Raven-Symoné's birthday party in 2015.^[16]

Bob the Drag Queen paid tribute to Salina EsTitties following her elimination.^[17][18] Sam Demshenas of Gay Times said Salina EsTitties "continuously tore up the stage in her lip-sync smackdowns" and "became one of the most memorable confessional queens in the show's herstory and provided visibility for Latina women across the world".^[19]

Runway looks

Smash Cut Reviews referred to Salina EsTitties's first runway outfit as "deconstructed West Coast Latina getup", and praised her ability to give an elevated shoutout to her culture.^[20] For the "Metallica"-themed runway, Salina EsTitties wore a Los Angeles lamppost costume, suggesting she's "a girl from the streets"; the outfit later earned her a Golden Boot Award for the season's worst look.^[21][22][23] In the ‘House of Fashion’ episode, where contestants have to make their own garments, her outfit was criticized by Ross Mathews as being too busy and by Michelle Visage as not fitting well.^[24] Reflecting on the "Money Ball", The A.V. Club called Salina EsTitties's choice to include food stamps in her outfit as fresh and inspired, while criticizing the look's overall execution.^[25]

For the "Night of 1,000 Beyoncés" runway category, she recreated Beyoncé's red-carpet look from the 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004).^[26] When the runway category was "Rip Her to Shreds", Vulture commented, "Salina gives a touching tribute to her mother, portraying an immigrant crossing the border, but the unfortunate truth is that the drag is not up to the level of the story."^[27] For the "Everybody Say Glove" runway, Autostraddle praised the clear vision of the look, despite it not being their favorite.^[28] In the finale episode, Salina EsTitties appeared in "an exuberant cake dress with the ass taken out".^[29][30]

After the show aired, Salina EsTitties spoke about not feeling celebrated on Drag Race, particularly for representing her Latina and West Coast background on the runway.^[31] In a video that went viral, she took issue with judge Ross Mathews' critiques of her runway looks.^[32][33]

Personal life

Salina EsTitties is based in Los Angeles.^[34] She is of Honduran descent.^[35] EsTitties grew up all around the bay, which includes San Francisco, California, Daly City, California, and Stockton, California. She had family in South Central Los Angeles and visited them as a kid.^[36]

She has quit drag multiple times due to how expensive the profession is.^[37] Her drag name is inspired by Selena Quintanilla Pérez.^[14][7]

Salina EsTitties's brother is gay.^[38]

Salina EsTitties has been sober for eleven years, as of late 2022.^[5][6] Frankie Grande, who was a special guest on season 15, has credited Salina EsTitties for his sobriety and considers her "one of his closest friends".^[39][40]

See also

• List of people from Los Angeles

References

1. "The Rest is Drag with Queen Salina Estitties".
2. "Exclusive Q&A: Get to Know 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15's Salina Estitties - the WOW Report". 2 January 2023.
3. "Meet Salina EsTitties - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". 25 May 2020.
4. Ciriaco, Michael (May 28, 2020). "'It's What Keeps Me in Business': WeHo Gay Bars Brace for a Year without Pride Crowds". Los Angeles. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
5. Branson-Potts, Hailey (13 February 2020). "Fighting meth-fueled 'chemsex' in the LGBTQ community, West Hollywood takes a stand". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
6. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15 will serve more L.A. flair with these local queens". Los Angeles Times. 2022-12-14. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
7. "Salina EsTitties on the "social politics" of not being a Drag Race queen". Gay Times. 2019-02-06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
8. @SalinaEstitties (July 14, 2023). "yes! 🤭" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. Musbach, Julie. "Celebration Announces That PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Extends Through May 6". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
10. Grigware, Don. "Review: Celebration's Knockout PRISCILLA Has Already Extended". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
11. Wild, Stephi. "Photos: Celebration Presents The Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere Of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
12. "5 Surprising Things Salina EsTitties Revealed Post-'Drag Race' Exit". Pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
13. Daw, Stephen (2023-03-20). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Salina EsTitties on How the Show's New Rusical Reflects Our 'Very Scary' Reality". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
14. Alonzo, Michelle Konopka (2023-01-11). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Queens Who Made Amazing First Impressions". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
15. Nolfi, Joey (January 24, 2023). "Salina EsTitties reveals unseen Jesus birth from 'Drag Race' season 15 'Snatch Game'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
16. Nolfi, Joey (March 20, 2023). "Salina's 'Drag Race' stand-up story really happened at Raven-Symoné's birthday". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
17. "Bob The Drag Queen Gags 'Drag Race' Fans With Salina EsTitties Tribute". Pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
18. Mackey, Joshua S. (29 March 2023). "Bob the Drag Queen Gags Fellow 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alum Salina EsTitties With a 'Glovely' West Hollywood Performance". INTO. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
19. ""I felt completely unhinged": Salina EsTitties on her final Drag Race episode". Gay Times. 2023-03-31. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
20. Delossantos, Karl (2023-01-12). "RuPaul's Drag Race "One Night Only" review (15x01): The best premiere in years". Smash Cut. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
21. "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 3 Recap: "All Queens Go to Heaven"". Honeysuckle Magazine. 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
22. "Drag Race: Here's what happened on the jaw-dropping season 15 reunion special". GAY TIMES. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
23. "RuPaul's Drag Race recap: Reunited". The A.V. Club. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
24. Benutty, John (2023-01-28). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 episode 5 recap: 'House of Fashion'". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
25. "RuPaul's Drag Race goes back to basics in its 200th episode". The A.V. Club. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
26. "'Drag Race's Best Beyoncé Look Didn't Even Make It on Television". Out. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
27. Frank, Jason P. (2023-03-10). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Size Matters". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
28. Gregory, Drew Burnett (2023-03-18). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1512 Recap: A Rusical with a Cause". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
29. Frank, Jason P. (2023-04-14). "Let Loose With the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Finale". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
30. Duncan, Charlie (2023-04-11). "Every sickening RuPaul's Drag Race season 15 finale look reviewed". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
31. Rodriguez-Jimenez, Jorge (2023-03-27). "WATCH: Salina EsTitties Says She Didn't Feel Celebrated After 'Drag Race' Exit". Remezcla. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
32. James, Alastair (2023-03-21). "Drag Race's Salina EsTitties calls out Ross Matthews over critique". Attitude. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
33. "Salina EsTitties talks about her accent and code-switching". YouTube. 24 January 2023.
34. Scheetz, Cameron (21 March 2023). "Salina EsTitties on fearing the edit, her Loosey beef, and why she's ready for 'Survivor' next". Queerty. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
35. "Drag the Vote: Salina EsTitties Explains Why It Is More Important Than Ever to Cast Yours". WEHOonline.com. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
36. "Who-LA: Shakin' Our Salina EsTitties".
37. "Meet Salina EsTitties: Professional Drag Artist". SHOUTOUT LA. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
38. Gregory, Drew Burnett (2023-02-25). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1509 Recap: Spine-Tingling". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
39. Sederholm, Jillian (March 7, 2023). "Frankie Grande reveals which 'Drag Race' queen had him in tears". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
40. Malone, Chris (2023-03-10). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': How Salina EsTitties Helped Get Frankie Grande Sober and Save His Life". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2023-04-17.

External links

• Official website