DD Fuego

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DD Fuego
Born
Daniel Eduardo Dabdoub

1987 or 1988 (age 37–38) [1]
Texas, U.S. [2]
Education New York University
Occupations
  • Drag performer
  • production designer
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 18)
Website ddfuego.com

DD Fuego is the stage name of Daniel Eduardo Dabdoub, a Mexican-American drag performer and fashion designer known for competing on season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [3] [1]

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Early life and education

Dabdoub was born in Texas and grew up in a large Middle Eastern family in San Pedro Garza García, [1] Mexico, a suburb of Monterrey. His mother, a Texas native herself, chose Texas as his birthplace so he could gain American citizenship. [2] Dabdoub is of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, and describes his father as "100% Middle Eastern". Dabdoub attended New York University, graduating with a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Tisch School of the Arts. [4]

Career

Dabdoub started his career as a production, costume and set designer for television and theatre, most notably Funny or Die's popular game show Billy on the Street and the off-Broadway play Streepshow!. [5] Dabdoub developed a love of drag from his design career, wanting to use his experience to conceptualize drag-style outfits on a budget, and built his aesthetic on intricate, runway-ready designs. [6] Dabdoub first performed as DD Fuego in 2017, [4] and previously designed outfits for Drag Race alums such as Lemon and Kandy Muse. She additionally produced a candle collaboration, "Spicy Margarita", with Outdoor Fellow. [7]

DD Fuego competed on the eighteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . She placed safe in the first episode. However, in the following episode, she was placed in the bottom two. She became the first queen eliminated from the competition after losing a lip-sync against Mandy Mango, placing fourteenth overall.

DD Fuego appeared on the season 12 finale of The Real Housewives of New York City , [8] and released the coloring book Finding Your Fuego in 2022, basing its story on her own experience with drag. The day after the season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race, Fuego announced on Instagram a collaboration with Betsey Johnson on a shoe line, with proceeds benefitting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. [9]

Personal life

Dabdoub lives in New York City, having first moved to attend college. Before being cast, Fuego auditioned ten times for RuPaul's Drag Race and once for Drag Race México . [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Corpus, Lorena (2025-12-27). "Busca sampetrino ser 'Drag Superstar'". Reforma . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  2. 1 2 "Whatcha Packin' ☀️ S18 E02 - RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 ✨". RuPaul's Drag Race - YouTube . 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  3. ↑ Dabdoub, Daniel. ""Find Your Fuego" Coloring/Activity Storybook". ddfuego.com. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  4. 1 2 "On Point With: DD Fuego". Thotyssey. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  5. ↑ Voss, Brandon. "Daniel Dabdoub: The Secret to Doing Meryl Streep Drag". brandonvoss.com. Brandon Voss. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2026-01-02). "Drag Race 18 star DD Fuego: 'I'm on the greatest drag stage in the world. I'm not going to waste it'". PinkNews . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  7. ↑ Cook, Michael. "DD Fuego Encourages Visibility & Inclusivity Through Her Work". instinctmagazine.com. Instinct . Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2025-12-02). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 18 cast and release date confirmed". PinkNews . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
  9. ↑ @betseyjohnson; (2026-01-03). "This pair = fuego. 🔥 Designed with @RupaulsDragrace Season 18 contestant and longtime Betsey Babe @ddfuego" – via Instagram.
  10. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 18's Newest Queens Dish On Their Style". Bustle . Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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