Arizona Brandy | |
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![]() Arizona Brandy performing in 2023 | |
Born | Genesis Brillantes Vijandre [1] |
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Television | Drag Race Philippines (season 2) |
Arizona Brandy is the stage name of Genesis Brillantes Vijandre, a Filipino drag performer and the first runner-up of season 2 of Drag Race Philippines .
Arizona Brandy is a drag performer. [2] A seasoned performer in the Cubao drag scene, [3] she represents the Rapture Royalties [4] when she competed on season 2 of Drag Race Philippines . [5] She started the competition strong with a win in the first episode through her performance of the main challenge: writing, recording and performing a verse to "BOOGSH!". [6] [7] She placed in the bottom two of episode 3 in a design challenge. She performed a lip-sync of "Kitty Girl" by RuPaul against Tiny DeLuxe. This lip-sync involved blowing powder on the stage and floor licking. [8] Tiny DeLuxe was eliminated.
On episode 9, she placed in the bottom three alongside Hana Beshie and ØV Cünt. The three performed a lip-sync to "Dati" by Sam Concepcion and Tippy Dos Santos featuring Quest. Her performance resulted to a double elimination of Hana Beshie and ØV Cünt, securing her spot in the final four, [9] with M1ss Jade So, Bernie and Captivating Katkat. [10] In the final episode, she competed with M1ss Jade So for the second round of the lip-sync smackdown, performing "Who Is She?" by RuPaul. Her performance included a wig change, swallowing her contact lenses, and drinking and pouring liquor on herself. She then battled Captivating Katkat for the crown with their rendition of "Kapangyarihan" by iDolls. [11] She placed runner-up in the competition.
Arizona also competed as a drag mother/"Mudra" with her drag child, Jean Vilogue, on the first season of Mudrakels [12] earlier in the year. Her team ranked 5th/6th place after returning and advancing to the finale after getting eliminated in the fourth episode.