Irene Dubois

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Irene Dubois
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Irene Dubois at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Ian Hill

July 6 [1]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education Southern Methodist University (BFA)
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
Website irenethealien.com

Irene "The Alien" Dubois [2] is the stage name of Ian Hill, [3] an American drag performer most known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

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Education

Hill attended Southern Methodist University [4] and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater. [3]

Career

Hill worked with Houston Grand Opera and Texas Repertory Theatre. [5] He began doing drag in Dallas, during college, and has worked as a drag queen since age 25. [6]

Based in Seattle, [7] [8] Irene Dubois has performed at Julia's on Broadway [9] and Queer Bar, [10] where she co-hosted the weekly show "The Mothership" with Bosco, as of 2022. [11] Drag "sister" to Bosco, [12] [13] [14] Irene Dubois is known for her "bizarre and otherworldly" [15] looks and alien-inspired drag. [16] Being a fan of Patricia Arquette and Medium , her stage name was inspired by Allison DuBois. [17]

Irene Dubois won the So You Think You Can Drag competition in 2018, [18] earning her a cash prize and a recurring role in R Place's drag show "Lashes". [19] She also appeared in Tacocat's music video for "Grains of Salt". [20] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she participated in R Place's weekly online show "Lashes Living Room". [21]

Irene Dubois competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [22] [23] After winning the first mini challenge, [24] [25] she was the first contestant eliminated from the competition. [26] For the talent show challenge, she taught viewers how to prepare a glass of ice water. [27] [28] Irene Dubois lost the lip sync battle against Amethyst to Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" (2019). [29] Irene Dubois wore a purple and silver gown to the season 15 red carpet. [30] She has said she did receive enough air time on the show. [31]

While season 15 aired, Irene Dubois' Instagram following grew from 18,200 to 113,000 (a 521 percent increase). [32]

Personal life

Hill is from Houston. [5] He is gay. [33]

Irene Dubois is the "drag mother" of season 17 contestant Arrietty. [34]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleRef
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)Contestant (16th place) [35]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022Meet the QueensThemselfStand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15		 [36]
2023 EW News FlashThemselfGuest [37] [38]
Whatcha Packin'ThemselfGuest [39]
Pride TodayThemselfGuest [40]
BuzzFeed CelebThemselfGuest [41]

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