Ivanna Drink | |
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Born | Shameel Kennedy |
Other names | Shameel Kennedy-Hall |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 3) |
Website | ivannadrink |
Ivanna Drink is the stage name of Shameel Kennedy [1] (formerly Kennedy-Hall), a New Zealand drag performer who competed on season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under . [2] [3]
Ivanna Drink is based in Auckland. [4] She was married to Anita Wigl'it, [5] [6] who also competed on the show, until 2023. [7]
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