Dakota Schiffer

English drag performer

Dakota Schiffer

Dakota Schiffer in 2023

Born|  (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 25)

Horsham, West Sussex, England

Other names| Astrid Basson
Education| University College London
Television| RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Astrid Basson (born 21 December 1999),[1] professionally known as Dakota Schiffer, is an English drag performer and model who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

## Early life and education

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Dakota Schiffer lives in West Sussex, England.[2] She was bullied at school for "being too feminine".[3] Dakota Schiffer is a trans woman; she came out at the age of 15, along with her non-binary identical twin.[4]

Dakota Schiffer enjoyed fashion and make-up and discovered drag as a teenager.[5] She attended University College London, where she studied geography.[6]

## Career

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Dakota Schiffer competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She is the first trans contestant to appear on the UK series.[3][7] She placed in the bottom two on the first episode, but won the lip sync battle against fellow contestant Just May.[8] Her runway look for the second episode, where she won the challenge, was inspired by Pokémon.[9] Dakota Schiffer went on to win another challenge in episode three and was eliminated in week 7 following a lip sync against Pixie Polite.

## Filmography

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### Television

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* RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)
* Bring Back My Girls (2024)

### Discography

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List of featured singles  Title  | Year  | Album

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"Come Alive" (Queens of the Bone Age version)
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 4) | 2022  | Non-album singles
"Lairy Poppins: The Rusical"
(with the cast RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 4)

## References

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1. ^ "Hi Twitter! Today is my 21st birthday and I've decided to set up a go fund me to help aid my transition! If you could donate anything at all given the current world circumstances I would be extremely grateful! If you can't please share this link!". Twitter. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
2. ^ Burgos, Joey (21 September 2022). "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4's Queens". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
3. ^ a b "Drag Race UK's first trans queen is making herstory". QNews. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
4. ^ Iftikhar, Asyia (30 September 2022). "Drag Race UK fan in tears as Dakota Schiffer shares emotional gender journey". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
5. ^ Walcott, Escher (7 September 2022). "Drag Race UK's first ever trans queen 'so excited' to be making history". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
6. ^ Day, Harvey (7 September 2022). "Drag Race UK's first trans queen Dakota Schiffer: 'I'm excited to show trans joy'". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
7. ^ Iftikhar, Asyia (21 September 2022). "Drag Race UK's first trans woman felt 'overwhelmed' joining show". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
8. ^ "New series of Ru Paul's Drag Race features two Sussex queens including its first trans contestant". Sussex Express. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
9. ^ Duncan, Charlie (30 September 2022). "Drag Race UK's Dakota Schiffer explains stunning Pokémon inspired runway". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-10-01.

## External links

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* Media related to Dakota Schiffer at Wikimedia Commons

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6

Contestants|

| Winners|

* The Vivienne
* Lawrence Chaney
* Krystal Versace
* Danny Beard
* Ginger Johnson
* Kyran Thrax

|

* A'Whora
* Actavia
* Alexis Saint-Pete
* Anubis
* Asttina Mandella
* Baby
* Baga Chipz
* Banksie
* Bimini Bon-Boulash
* Black Peppa
* Blu Hydrangea
* Cara Melle
* Chanel O'Conor
* Charity Kase
* Charra Tea
* Cheddar Gorgeous
* Cheryl Hole
* Cherry Valentine
* Choriza May
* Copper Topp
* Crystal
* Dakota Schiffer
* DeDeLicious
* Dita Garbo
* Divina de Campo
* Elektra Fence
* Ella Vaday
* Ellie Diamond
* Ginny Lemon
* Gothy Kendoll
* Joe Black
* Jonbers Blonde
* Just May
* Kate Butch
* Kiki Snatch
* Kitty Scott-Claus
* La Voix
* Le Fil
* Lill
* Marmalade
* Michael Marouli
* Miss Naomi Carter
* Pixie Polite
* Rileasa Slaves
* River Medway
* Saki Yew
* Scaredy Kat
* Scarlett Harlett
* Sister Sister
* Sminty Drop
* Starlet
* Sum Ting Wong
* Tayce
* Tia Kofi
* Tomara Thomas
* Vanity Milan
* Veronica Green
* Vicki Vivacious
* Victoria Scone
* Vinegar Strokes
* Zahirah Zapanta

Episodes|

* "The RuRuvision Song Contest"
* "Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical"

Music|

* "Break Up (Bye Bye)"
* "UK Hun?"

Spin-offs|

* The After Shave with Danny Beard
* God Shave the Queens
* RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World

Related|

* Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud
* Frock Destroyers
* Frock4Life

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