Amanda Tori Meating

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Amanda Tori Meating
Born1994or1995(age 28–29) [1]
Other namesAmanda Stock [1] [2]
Education Wright State University (BFA)
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)

Amanda Tori Meating is the stage name of Amanda Stock, an American drag performer, theatrical actor, and wig stylist who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [3]

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Education

Amanda Tori Meating graduated from the Stivers School for the Arts in 2014, and earned a degree in musical theatre from Wright State University in 2018. [4]

Career

Amanda Tori Meating portrayed Angel in the national tour of Kinky Boots , and was also cast in Human Race Theatre Company's production of Torch Song Trilogy , Wright State's production of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches , and Dayton Theatre Guild's production of Lost in Yonkers . [4] She is also a wig stylist, and has styled wigs for fellow queens such as Kerri and Sasha Colby. [5] [1] The gender euphoria experienced during her time spent as a part of Kinky Boots inspired her to start drag, and she began performing in the West Village, Manhattan, in 2020. [1]

Amanda Tori Meating competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race , which debuted on January 5, 2024. [5] Alongside the season premiere, she released her original song "My Kitty", [6] which she performed as part of the first episode's talent show. She began watching Drag Race at age 19, and was inspired by queens such as Willam, Bob the Drag Queen, Bianca Del Rio, Adore Delano, Latrice Royale, and Alyssa Edwards. [1]

Personal life

Amanda Tori Meating is originally from Dayton, Ohio. [7] [1] She lives in New York City, and previously lived in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [1] She came out as a trans woman in 2024, and previously identified as non-binary. [2]

Filmography

Television

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitleAlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)Ref(s)
2024"Just a Girl"Personality Hire Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont Jasno Swarez [8]
"No Good Deed" Non-album singles Stephen Schwartz Andres Abenante [9]
"My Kitty"Drew Louis, Amanda Tori MeatingDrew Louis [6]

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Personality Hire [10]
Track listing
  1. "Just a Girl"
  2. "Do What U Gotta Do"
  3. "Blue Hair"
  4. "Damaged"


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