Alyssa Hunter

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Alyssa Hunter
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Alyssa Hunter at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Joshua Enrique Ortolaza Resto

(1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) [1]
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

Alyssa Hunter is the stage name of Joshua Enrique Ortolaza Resto, [2] [3] a Puerto Rican drag performer who competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race .

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Career

Alyssa Hunter is a drag performer and has participated in pageants. [4] Michael Cook of Instinct magazine has described her as "one of the most famed queens" from Puerto Rico. [5] Alyssa Hunter competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [6] [7] She was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the "Super Tease" [8] challenge and losing a lip sync against Kerri Colby to "Play" (2001) by Jennifer Lopez. [9] Alyssa Hunter has been called the "trade" of the season. [10] [11]

Personal life

Resto is from Cataño. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 The Greatest Hits Sebastián [1]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself (contestant) Season 14, 13th place [1]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked HerselfSeason 14 [1]
2023 Bring Back My Girls HerselfGuest [1]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022 Whatcha Packin' Guest [13]

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