Amethyst (drag queen)

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Amethyst
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Amethyst at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Zach [1]

(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 28) [2]
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. [3]
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Amethyst (real first name Zach) is an American drag performer who competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race .

Contents

Career

Amethyst is a drag performer. Charlie Grey of Queerty has described her as a "TikTok-grown comedy queen". [4] Amethyst competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race . She was eliminated following the design challenge, after placing in the bottom two three times. [5] [6] She impersonated Tan Mom for the Snatch Game challenge. [7]

Personal life

Amethyst is from Terryville and West Hartford, Connecticut. [8] [9] [10] She had dated fellow contestant Robin Fierce prior to appearing on Drag Race. [7] [11] [12] [13]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleDetailsRef.
Kind Of Girl [14]
Wannabe Popstar [15]

Singles

TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Rock My Body"2023- [16]
"Scary"2021- [17]
"Superstars"2020Kind Of Girl [18]
"Ratz (ft. Kenya Mone Heart & Mia E. Z'Lay"2020- [19]
"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings"2020- [20]
"Everywhere"2020Kind Of Girl [21]

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  2. ↑ @thatssoamethyst (February 4, 2020). "you know what's funnier than 24?" – via Instagram.
  3. ↑ "Whatcha Packin' 💜 S15 E05 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 👠✨". YouTube . July 24, 2023. Event occurs at 0:29. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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  14. ↑ "Kind Of Girl". Spotify (US). February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Wannabe Popstar". Spotify . November 29, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Rock My Body". Apple Music (US). August 18, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Scary". Apple Music (US). October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Ratz". Apple Music (US). October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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