Angeria Paris VanMicheals

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Angeria Paris VanMicheals
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Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Tommie Laron Holsey

(1993-07-25) July 25, 1993 (age 31)
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9)
Predecessor Jimbo
Website angeriaqueen.com

Tommie Laron Holsey [1] (born July 25, 1993), [2] better known by the stage name Angeria Paris VanMicheals, is an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and won the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

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Early life

Holsey is from Sparta, Georgia. [3] After High School, she moved to Valdosta, where she discovered her love for drag. [4]

Career

Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022 Rupauls DragCon 2022 (52076780726).jpg
Angeria Paris VanMicheals at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

Angeria Paris VanMicheals is a drag queen who has described her style as "pageant, glamorous, and country". [5] Joseph S. Pete of The Times of Northwest Indiana called her "the epitome of southern charm, high glamour, and Atlanta drag pageantry at its absolute finest". [6]

In 2015, she began competing in drag pageants, eventually being crowned Black America Jr. Miss in 2019. [4]

Angeria Paris VanMicheals competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , during which she had a "budding on-screen romance" with fellow contestant Lady Camden. [7] She won two challenges, [8] including one with the runway theme "Night of a Thousand Jennifer Lopez's". [9] Angeria Paris VanMicheals reportedly wrote her talent show song in one day. [10] She impersonated former Drag Race contestant Tammie Brown for the Snatch Game challenge. Screen Rant 's Cailyn Szelinski included impersonation in a list of the show's ten "weirdest" Snatch Game performances. [11] Luke Gardner of The Georgia Voice included her appearance on the show in a list of "10 Events That Impacted LGBTQ Atlanta in 2022". [12]

Angeria Paris VanMicheals released her debut single "Call Me Angie" in June 2022. [13] In 2024, she was announced as one of eight former Drag Race contestants participating in Painting with Raven, a spin-off of the WOW Presents Plus series Painted with Raven . [14] [15]

On April 23, 2024, Angeria Paris VanMicheals was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars . [16] She subsequently won the season.

Personal life

Holsey is based in Atlanta, and is openly gay. As of 2024, he resides in Los Angeles. [17] [18] [19]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Call Me Angie"
(Feat. Ocean Kelly)
2022Non-album singles [20]
TitleYearAlbumRef.
"Save a Queen"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14)
2022Non-album singles [21]
"My Baby Is Love (The RuPremes)"
(with Kerri Colby & Lady Camden)
[22]
"Moulin Ru! the Rusical!"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14)
Moulin Ru! the Rusical! Album [23]
"Catwalk (Cast Version)"
(RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14)
Non-album singles [24]
"Check My Track Record"
[25]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)Contestant3rd place [26]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
41NBC News HerselfGuest [27]
Dynasty Episode: "Ben" [28]
2023 KCAL News HerselfGuest [29]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8)Lip Sync AssassinEpisode: "Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical" [30]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! HerselfEpisode: "All Stars Untucked - Joan: The Unauthorized Rusical"
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) ContestantWinner [31]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021Meet the QueensHerselfStand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14
[32]
2022 Whatcha Packin' Guest [33]
Binge Queens [34]
Drag Transformation by Them [35]
2023göt2b’s Take It to the RunwayGuest with Eureka O'Hara; 2 episodes [36] [37]
Bring Back My Girls Guest

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2022"Catwalk" RuPaul feat. Bosco, Daya Betty, Lady Camden, & Willow Pill [38]
"Call Me Angie (Check)"Feat. Ocean Kelly [39]
2023"True Colors" Kylie Sonique Love [40]
"Bring It On" Honey Davenport feat. Mariah Paris Balenciaga & Salina EsTitties [41]

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