Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams

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Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams
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Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Daniel Hernandez

1990or1991(age 33–34) [1]
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)
Website kaloriekarbdashian.com

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams (sometimes simply Kalorie Karbdashian) [2] is the stage name of Daniel Hernandez, an American drag performer who competed on season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race . Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hernandez is based in Albuquerque.

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Early life and education

Daniel Hernandez was born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico. [3] He has said he was bullied in high school because of his weight, which reached as high as 340 pounds (150 kg). [4]

Career

Hernandez is a drag performer based in Albuquerque. He has said of his early experimentation with gender expression:

I started doing drag because I was kind of going through this identity crisis where I thought I wanted to be a woman. Then I started playing with makeup and I started to see that I could create a whole different face. From then I knew I didn't want to be a woman, but I just wanted to play with makeup. [5]

Hernandez performed at the gay bar Albuquerque Social Club and was crowned Miss Duke City at the venue in 2016. [6] He competed as Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams on season 10 (2018) of RuPaul's Drag Race and has continued to perform in drag shows. In 2018, Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was part of the line-up for the annual 'Out in the Park' event at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. [7] She is a resident performer at Effex Nightclub in Albuquerque, as of 2019. [8]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was the first contestant to represent New Mexico on Drag Race. [3] On the premiere episode of the season ("10s Across the Board"), she placed in the bottom two of the main challenge and defeated Vanessa Vanjie Mateo in a lip-sync to "Ain't No Other Man" (2006) by Christina Aguilera. [9] [10] Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was eliminated from the competition on the second episode ("PharmaRusical"), [3] which featured a musical theatre challenge (or Rusical) inspired by pharmaceutical marketing. [11] [12] After being placed in the bottom two again, she lost a lip-sync battle against Eureka O'Hara to "Best of My Love" (1977) by The Emotions. [13] [14]

The Houston Chronicle 's Joey Guerra said she "brought a gorgeous face and twerking skills". [15] Dennis Hinzmann of Out magazine said Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams showed "curvy, body-positive looks". [16] Paul Hagen of the LGBT magazine Metrosource wrote, "We especially got behind Kalorie's big-is-beautiful ethos, and her inspiring story of reshaping her life after reaching a weight well above 300 pounds in high school ... And we have rarely seen any contestant on Drag Race twerk on the runway with such vigor." [17] In The Spinoff 's 2019 "definitive ranking" of Drag Race lip-syncs to date, Sam Brooks ranked her battles against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Eureka O'Hara at 116 and 112 out of 162, respectively. [18]

Personal life

Hernandez is gay. [2] On Drag Race, he recalled being bullied for his weight, not his sexual orientation. [4]

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams's name was inspired by Kim Kardashian and the Kardashian family. [6] [19]

Filmography

Television

Web series

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10". USA Today . Gannett. March 23, 2018. ISSN   0734-7456. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Egbuonu, Faith (2023-06-22). "The Star: Keeping up with Kalorie Karbdashian". KOAT-TV. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Devine, Jacqueline. "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to appear at Club 30". Las Cruces Sun-News . Gannett. ISSN   1081-2172. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. 1 2 Marr, Rhuaridh (2018-03-30). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 episode 2 recap: A dreadful 'PharmaRusical'". Metro Weekly . Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  5. ↑ Piedra, Xavier (2018-03-23). "'Drag Race' Queens Sound Off on RuPaul and Trans Performers: 'Drag Is For Everybody'". The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. 1 2 "What Do The Kardashians Think Of Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams? The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Is A Mega Fan". Bustle. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  7. ↑ "Drag Queens and Roller Coasters to Highlight Annual 'Out in the Park'". Out in SA. Euclid Media Group. 2018-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  8. ↑ Devine, Jacqueline. "Five things to do in Las Cruces this weekend". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  9. ↑ "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Says Goodbye to Albuquerque Social Club". Logo TV. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  10. ↑ "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams is 'officially done' with Drag Race fans". Gay Times . 2018-03-27. ISSN   0950-6101. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ↑ Dommu, Rose (March 30, 2018). "RuCap: Keeping Up With Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams". Paper . ISSN   1073-9122.
  12. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2018-03-30). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Talks Calling Out Fans, Being 'Low-Key Nerdy' & More". Billboard . Eldridge Industries. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ↑ Holland, Scott (2018-04-02). "Kalorie Karbdashian Williams Talks 'Drag Race' Season 10". Hotspots! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  14. ↑ Hereford, André (2018-03-31). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams on Vixen's whistleblowing, lipsyncing against Eureka, and her 'best drag'". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  15. ↑ Guerra, Joey (2018-03-30). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams talks 'Drag Race' and rooting for the O'Hara girls". Houston Chronicle . Hearst Communications. ISSN   1074-7109. OCLC   30348909 . Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  16. ↑ "Kalorie Karbdashian Williams Dishes on That Emotional Lip Sync". Out . Pride Media. ISSN   1062-7928. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  17. ↑ Hagen, Paul (2018-04-03). "Counting Down Kalorie's Three-Step Guide to Drag Race". Metrosource . ISSN   1529-935X. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  18. ↑ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  19. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Has A Message for Kim Kardashian". Bustle . Bustle Digital Group. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  20. ↑ Whatcha Packin': Kalorie Karbdashian Williams – S10 E2 – RuPaul's Drag Race on YouTube
  21. ↑ "'Whatcha Packin'': Michelle Visage Sits Down with This Week's Eliminated Queen". Logo TV. March 30, 2018.
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