Eve 6000

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Eve 6000
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Eve 6000 at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
London, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Other namesRina Adams [1]

Eve 6000 is the stage name of Rina Adams, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race .

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Early life

Eve 6000 was born in London, Ontario. [2]

Career

Eve 6000 is a drag performer and illustrator. She was named Miss Angel City Continental Plus 2021. [3] Eve 6000 competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race . [4] She impersonated Bernie Sanders for the Snatch Game challenge. [5] Russ Martin of Xtra Magazine said she represented "the trans community as a non-binary performer" on the show. [6] The magazine's Kevin O'Keeffe called her the season's "antagonist" contestant. [7] Eve 6000 and her fellow contestants toured together after the finale. [8] In 2022, she and season 1 contestant BOA started the podcast Death Becomes She/Her. [9]

Personal life

Eve 6000 is based in Toronto. [10] She uses the pronouns she/her in and out of drag. Eve 6000 has said, "As a trans non-binary artist, drag is all about expressing the femininity that I wasn't allowed to express growing up. Drag is a tool that we can all use to express our true selves and be seen as we want to be seen." [3] She came out as a trans woman in February 2022.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ @alsoabouteve (March 18, 2022). "Still not close to my goal… I would really appreciate any donations right now! 💖" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Ritchie, Kevin (2021-11-13). "Eve 6000 on why Canada's Drag Race needs more Toronto queens". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. 1 2 "Canada's Drag Race series two: Meet the Queens and Judges". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  4. ↑ Spirus, Dr (2021-11-15). "Eve 6000 sashays away from Drag Race Canada and comes to YASS". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. ↑ Sim, Bernardo (2021-11-05). "Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Synthia Kiss Goes Bananas". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ↑ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Eve 6000 | Xtra Magazine". 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ↑ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2, Episode 2 power ranking: The greatest show on earth | Xtra Magazine". 2021-10-23. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  8. ↑ "Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria". Victoria News. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ↑ "Windsor-born drag queens come home for one-night event". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ↑ Duncan, Charlie (2023-02-22). "Canada's Drag Race star Eve 6000 asks people to stop bringing their kids to drag shows". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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