Shangela

American drag queen

Shangela Laquifa Wadley

Shangela at RuPaul's DragCon NYC, 2017

Born|

Chantaize Darius Jeremy Pierce

(1981-11-22) November 22, 1981 (age 43)[1][2]

Lamar County, Texas, U.S.[2]

Other names| D.J. Pierce
Education| Southern Methodist University (BA)
Occupations|

* Drag queen
* television personality
* actor

Known for|

* RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2)
* RuPaul's Drag Race (season 3)
* RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3)
* Dancing With The Stars (season 31)

Chantaize Darius Jeremy Pierce,[3] better known by the stage name Shangela Laquifa Wadley or simply as Shangela (born November 22, 1981),[4] is an American drag queen, reality television personality, TV producer, and actor best known for competing on RuPaul's Drag Race. Shangela was the first contestant eliminated in season two, and returned as a surprise contestant in the series' third season, placing sixth. She returned once again for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars where she finished in joint-third/fourth place alongside winner of the first season, BeBe Zahara Benet. Shangela has also made several television appearances and regularly performs across the United States and Canada.[5]

After Drag Race, Shangela appeared in numerous television series, including Community (2011), 2 Broke Girls (2012), Glee (2012), Bones (2014), The X-Files (2016), and Broad City (2019). She also appeared in the comedy film Hurricane Bianca (2016), its sequel Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate (2018), and the musical drama film A Star is Born (2018). In 2019, representing A Star Is Born at the 91st Academy Awards, she became the first drag queen to walk the Oscars red carpet in drag.[6] Since 2020, Shangela has co-hosted the HBO reality series We're Here, alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara.[7] The series has received acclaim from critics.[8][9]

## Early life

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Pierce was born in Lamar County, Texas, and grew up in Paris, Texas, the only child of Debra Sue Pierce[2] (born 1959),[10] a worker in the United States Army who traveled frequently for her work. He is biracial, and is of half-Saudi descent.[11] His parents split when he was at a young age,[12] after which his father returned to Saudi Arabia. As a result, Pierce was raised by his single mother and her large Southern Baptist family,[13] including a grandfather who worked as a cowboy on a cattle ranch.[14][15] His grandfather died in 2000.[16] He was a cheerleader in high school, and began dressing in drag for creative projects for English classes.[14]

## Career

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### Early career

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Shangela emerged as Pierce's drag persona in January 2009.[15] Pierce had choreographed a three-person drag act to "Single Ladies" for a sober charity event in Los Angeles, and when one of the performers cancelled, the other two asked her to fill in.[14] The club's promoter was so impressed with Shangela's performance that he offered to book her for the following week. In 2010, Shangela was crowned in the first California Entertainer of the Year pageant;[17] the first alternate was Chad Michaels.

### RuPaul's Drag Race

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After five months of performing in Los Angeles, Shangela was selected to join the cast for season two of RuPaul's Drag Race, but was eliminated in the first episode. She later reauditioned and was invited back for season three, where she made it to the top five (although she placed sixth overall due to the return of Carmen Carrera one episode later). She also made cameo appearances in the show's fourth-season premiere and the "Snatch Game" episode of All Stars season two.

Shangela returned to compete on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, making her the first queen to compete on three separate seasons of the show. She made it to the season's finale and was considered a frontrunner for the crown, but was controversially eliminated after only receiving one vote from Thorgy Thor among the jury of previously eliminated queens. She subsequently tied third/fourth place with season-one winner Bebe Zahara Benet.[18]

Shangela competed in the television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.[19] In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed Shangela second on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants.[20]

### Other television and film appearances

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Pierce performing a stand-up act as Laquifa at the Castro Theatre in 2014

Shangela appeared in Toddlers & Tiaras, in which she coached her 9-year-old goddaughter to compete in a beauty pageant.[15] Other appearances include episodes of Glee, Bones, Community, Terriers, Dance Moms, 2 Broke Girls, Detroit 187 and The Mentalist, as well as a commercial for Orbitz with fellow Drag Race contestants Manila Luzon and Carmen Carrera.[21] Shangela and other RuPaul's Drag race contestants including Trixie Mattel, Tammie Brown, and Manila Luzon, appeared in a Food and Drug Administration campaign against smoking.[22]

Pierce had a non-drag role in a short film, Body of a Barbie (2011), which aired on BET and was a Top 7 National Finalist on the network's Lens on Talent series.[23][24] In 2013, Shangela was featured in an ad for Facebook Home.[25]

She was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.[26]

Shangela had a role in the 2016 comedy film Hurricane Bianca, directed by Matt Kugelman and starring fellow Drag Race contestants Bianca Del Rio and Willam Belli. She returned to reprise this role in the 2018 sequel, Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate.[27]

In 2018, she was the commentator for the U.S. for the Eurovision Song Contest held in Lisbon, Portugal with Ross Mathews for Logo TV.[28] The same year, she had a supporting role as a drag queen emcee in the film A Star Is Born, alongside Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, and Willam Belli.[29]

#### Dancing with the Stars

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On September 8, 2022, Shangela was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Gleb Savchenko.[30] Shangela and Savchenko reached the finals of the show and finished in fourth place.[31]

Week  | Dance  | Music  | Judges' scores[a] | Total score  | Result

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1  | Salsa | "When I Grow Up" — The Pussycat Dolls | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 28  | Safe
2  | Quickstep | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" — Elvis Presley | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 28  | Safe
3  | Rumba | "GoldenEye" — Tina Turner | 8  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 30  | Safe
4  | Charleston | "Dig a Little Deeper" — Jenifer Lewis | 8  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 32  | Safe

(Night 1) | Foxtrot | "Roar (Acoustic)" — Katy Perry | 8  | 8  | 8  | 8  | 32  | Safe

(Night 2) | Cha-cha-cha | "Waiting for Tonight" — Jennifer Lopez | 9  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 35  | Safe
Hustle & Lindy Hop
Marathon  | "Hot Stuff" — Donna Summer &
"Jump, Jive an' Wail" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra | —  | 10
6  | Tango | "Hollywood" — Michael Bublé | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 45[b] | Safe
7  | Jazz | "Look What You Made Me Do" — Taylor Swift | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 40  | Safe
Freestyle
(Team Wicked)  | "The Witches Are Back" — Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy | 8  | 8  | 9  | 8  | 33
8  | Samba | "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls | 10  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 37  | Safe
Cha-cha-cha
(Dance relay)  | "Ice Ice Baby" — Vanilla Ice | Winner | 5[c]
9  | Paso doble | "The Edge of Glory" — Lady Gaga | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 36  | Bottom three
Viennese waltz | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | 10  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 37
10  | Quickstep | "Queen Bee" — Rochelle Diamante  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 9  | 36  | Fourth place
Freestyle | "Survivor" — Destiny's Child
& "Call Me Mother" — RuPaul | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 40

Notes

1. ^ Individual judges' scores are listed in the following order: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.
2. ^ Shangela and Gleb also received a score of 9 from guest judge Michael Bublé.
3. ^ Shangela and Gleb received bonus points for winning this dance relay.

#### We're Here

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Since 2020, Shangela has co-hosted We're Here on HBO alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O'Hara.[7] In the series, the trio of drag queens travel across the United States to recruit small-town residents to participate in one-night-only drag shows.[32][7] After premiering on April 23, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 11, 2021.[33][34] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.[35] The series has received acclaim from critics.[8][9] The series was renewed for a fourth season, but with a cast of new queens (Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, and Sasha Velour) replacing Eureka, Bob, and Shangela.

### Music

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On August 23, 2011, she released her first single "Call Me Laquifa". Her second single, "Werqin' Girl", was released on August 7, 2012. The music video for "Werqin' Girl" features appearances by Abby Lee Miller, Jenifer Lewis, and Yara Sofia.[36][37] On March 15, 2018, the day of the All Stars 3 finale, Shangela released a new single titled "Pay Me" which features producer Ryan Skyy.[38]

In 2013, Shangela appeared in the music video "Gone With the Wind Fabulous" by Kenya Moore.[39] In 2018, Shangela featured on both the vocals and in the music video for Doll Hairs, a single released by Todrick Hall as part of his Forbidden visual album.[40]

In 2019, singer Ariana Grande featured Shangela's voice on the song "NASA" from her fifth studio album Thank U, Next.[41]

### Other ventures

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Shangela in 2018

Shangela is known for the catchphrase, "Halleloo", which the Los Angeles Times considered one of the "2010 Top Terms We Learned on Reality Television".[42] Shangela's comedic persona is Laquifa, who entered the limelight during the eighth episode of season three, in which he won the "Ru Ha Ha" competition. Since being on Drag Race, Shangela has performed comedy as Laquifa in Downelink.com's "One Night Stand Up!" on LOGO. Shangela has performed in the Drag Queens of Comedy showcase alongside legends Lady Bunny, Jackie Beat and Coco Peru,[43] as well as the Werq the World tour alongside several fellow Drag Race alumni, of which she is also the creative director.[44]

Since appearing on Drag Race, Shangela launched "Say What Entertainment", a talent and management agency, in 2014.[45]

Shangela was featured as one of OUT Magazine's "Most Compelling People of 2011".[46]

Pierce has also been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a Gilead Sciences ad titled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow Drag Race co-stars Carmen Carrera, Delta Work, Manila Luzon and Alexis Mateo,[47] the dress he was featured wearing was auctioned off by Logo in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Proceeds from the auction were donated to the National Association of People with AIDS.[48] On August 14, 2013, Shangela, along with fellow drag queens Detox, Morgan McMichaels, Courtney Act, Willam Belli, and Raven, were featured in the lyric video for Lady Gaga's single "Applause".[49]

In June 2020, Pierce partnered with Actors Fund of America to create "Feed the Queens", a charity dedicated to feeding struggling drag queens who lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50]

She is one of the most followed queens from Drag Race, and has accumulated over 1.5 million Instagram followers as of October, 2021.[51]

## Personal life

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Pierce in 2020

Pierce is gay,[14] and is of mixed African-American and Saudi Arabian descent.[52] He has lived in the basement of Jenifer Lewis' poolhouse for over a decade in Los Angeles, California.[53]

RuPaul's Drag Race season-five contestant Alyssa Edwards is Shangela's drag mother.[54]

### Rape allegations

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On May 3, 2023, Pierce was accused of rape in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Former We're Here production assistant Daniel McGarrigle accused Pierce of supplying him with alcohol and assaulting him.[55] Pierce denies the allegations in the lawsuit. Co-defendant Buckingham Television released a statement saying that they had conducted an investigation and concluded there was not sufficient evidence to support the allegations.[56]

During mediation on January 16, 2024, McGarrigle dropped the lawsuit against Pierce; the parties reached a settlement in February.[57][58]

On March 18, 2024, a Rolling Stone article was published that detailed five more alleged cases of sexual assault, spanning from 2012 to 2018.[58]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2009  | The Panty Man | Young Poet  | Short film
2012  | LaQuifa is HALLELOOSIN’ It! | Herself  | Stand-up film
2013  | Farah Goes Bang | Bettina  |
R.I.P.D. | Drag Queen Avatar  | Uncredited
Cinderoncé[59] | The Fairy Dragmother  | Short film
2015  | TupiniQueens[60] | Drag Queen  | Documentary
This Is Drag | Herself  | Documentary
Kiss Me, Kill Me[61] | Jasmine  |
2016  | Dragged | Herself  | Documentary
Hurricane Bianca | Stephen  |
2018  | Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate | Stephen  |
A Star Is Born | Drag Bar Emcee  |

### Television

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref

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2010  | Terriers | Mikaela  | Episode: "Pimp Daddy"  | [62]
One Night Stand Up | Herself / Host  | Episode: "Downelink.com's One Night Stand Up"  |
2010–2011  | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Herself  | 11 episodes  |
2010–2012  | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself  | Contestant: Season 2 – 12th Place
Contestant: Season 3 – 6th Place
Guest Star: Season 4 (Episode "RuPocalypse Now!")  | [63]
2011  | Spring/Fall | Dion  | Unsold pilot  | [64]
A Mann's World | Snip  | Unsold pilot  | [62]
Detroit 1-8-7 | Drag Performer  | Episode: "Legacy/Drag City"  | [62]
The Soup Awards | Herself  | Television special  |
Community | Miss Urbana Champaign  | Episode: "Advanced Gay"  | [64]
2011–2015  | Dance Moms | Herself  | 3 episodes  | [63]
2012  | The Soup | Herself  | 3 episodes  |
The Mentalist | Herself  | Episode: "Ruby Slippers"  | [44]
L.A. Hair | Herself  | Episode: "The Big Blow Out"  | [65]
2 Broke Girls | Hallelujah  | Episode: "And the Hold-Up"  | [63]
Glee | Drag Queen  | Episode: "Thanksgiving"  | [44]
2012–2013  | Toddlers & Tiaras | Herself / Guest Mentor  | 36 episodes  | [15]
2013  | The Bold and the Beautiful | Steve Caplan  | Episode: "#1.6693"  |
2014  | Hello Ross | Correspondent / Panelist  | 2 episodes  |
Bones | Kimmy Moore  | Episode: "The Drama in the Queen"  | [44]
2015  | Lavalantula | Neils Elman  | Television film  |
2016  | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Herself  | Talk show  | [66]
The X-Files | Annabelle  | Episode: "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster"  | [67]
2016–2018  | RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | Herself  | Guest Star: Season 2 (Episode "All Stars Snatch Game")
Contestant: Season 3 – 3rd/4th Place  | [63]
2018  | Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | Herself  | Commentator for the United States |
Dancing Queen | Herself  | 3 episodes  |
Super Drags | Donizete / Scarlet (voice)  | 5 episodes  | [68]
How May We Hate You? | Trivia Announcer  | Unsold pilot  |
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular | Herself  | Contestant – Winner  | [19]
2019  | Broad City | Waitress  | Episode: "Lost and Found"  | [69]
2020  | Katy Keene | Devereaux  | 3 episodes  | [70]
Lovecraft Country | Drag Queen  | Episode: "Strange Case"  | [71]
12 Dates of Christmas | Herself  | Host  | [72]
Station 19 | Ruby Red Slippers  | Episode: "We Are Family"  | [73]
2020–2022  | We're Here | Herself  | Season 1-3 (20 episodes)  | [74]
2021  | The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon | Herself  | Guest  | [75]
2022  | Good Morning America | Herself  | Guest  | [76]
Dancing with the Stars | Herself  | Contestant: Season 31 – 4th Place  | [77]
A Black Lady Sketch Show | Arms Dealer  | Episode: "It's a New Day, Africa America!"  | [78]
2023  | Little Demon | Queen Inichoochiama  | Episode: "Everybody's Dying for the Weekend"  | [79]

### Music videos

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Year  | Title  | Artist  | Ref.

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2009  | "Beat It"  | Fall Out Boy ft. John Mayer | [80]
2013  | "Applause" (Lyric video)  | Lady Gaga | [81]
2013  | "Woman's World" (Remix)  | Cher | [82]
2013  | "Gone With The Wind Fabulous"  | Kenya Moore | [83]
2016  | "Man Candy"  | Herself  | [84]

### Web series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref

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2012  | Jennifer Lewis and Shangela | Herself  | Produced by Lewis and The Collaboration Factory  | [85]
2014  | Girlfriend Intervention Recap | Herself  | Produced by World of Wonder | [86]
2017  | Squad Wars | Herself  | Youtube Red original  | [87]
2019  | Werq the World | Herself  | Produced by World of Wonder  | [88]

## Discography

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### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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US Dance | UK Sales
[89] | SCOT
"Call Me Laquifa"  | 2011  | — | — | —  | Non-album singles
"Werqin' Girl (Professional)"  | 2012  | — | — | —
"Uptown Fish"  | 2015  | — | — | —
"Deck A Ho (Mitch Ferrino Mix)"
(Bob the Drag Queen feat. Shangela)[90] | 2017  | — | — | —
"Pay Me"  | 2018  | — | — | —
"Kitty Girl"
(RuPaul feat. BeBe Zahara Benet, Kennedy Davenport, Shangela & Trixie Mattel) | 18 | 44 | 33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Guest appearances

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Title  | Year  | Other artist(s)  | Album

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"Doll Hairs"  | 2018  | Todrick Hall | Forbidden
"Fabulous French" (uncredited vocal) | Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Anthony Ramos | A Star Is Born
"NASA" (uncredited vocal) | 2019  | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award Giving Body  | Category  | Work  | Results  | Ref

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2018  | WOWIE Awards | Best Red Carpet Look  | Herself  | Won  | [91]
2019  | Queerty Awards | Drag Royalty  | Won  | [92]
Shorty Awards | Best LGBTQ+ Account  | Won  | [93]
2021  | Queerty Awards  | Innovator  | Won  | [94]
2023  | Peabody Award | Entertainment  | We're Here | Won  | [95]

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* "Moulin Ru: The Rusical"
* "The Ross Mathews Roast"
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* "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown"
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