LaLa Ri | |
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 LaLa Ri at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | LaRico Demetrius Potts August 28, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) |
LaLa Ri is the stage name of LaRico Demetrius Potts (born August 28, 1990), [1] [2] [3] an American musician and retired drag performer [4] most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars .
Potts competed as LaLa Ri on the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2021). [5] [6] [7] Prior to appearing on the show, Potts had worked as a professional drag queen for three years. [8]
On Drag Race, LaLa Ri placed tenth overall and became the first contestant in the show's history to receive the "Golden Boot Award". [9] At the finale, she was awarded the title of "Miss Congeniality" and took home a cash prize of $10,000. [10] In 2021, she released the song "Bad Bitch Tip" [5] and appeared on KLP's track "Eat the Runway". [11] She also appears on Honey Davenport's EP Love Is God. [12] LaLa Ri later returned to compete on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race AllStars (2023). [13] She placed fifth overall and was crowned "Queen of the Fame Games,” receiving a scepter and cash prize of $60,000. [14]
Potts announced his retirement from drag in November 2024. [4]
Potts is based in Atlanta. [5] [15] He lived in Shanghai, China for almost two years for dance. [16]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "ConDragulations" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 13) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Glam Rock version) (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) | 2023 | Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical Album [18] |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13) | Contestant, Miss Congeniality | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Contestant | ||
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down | Stand-alone special | [19] | |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) | Guest | [20] |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Winner of the Fame Games | [21] |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked |
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Meet the Queens | Stand-alone special RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 | [22] |
| 2023 | EW News Flash | Guest | [23] |
| 2023 | BuzzFeed Celeb | Guest | [24] |
| 2023 | The Awardist | Guest | [25] |
| 2024 | Binge Queens | [26] | |
| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Queerties | Future All-Star | Nominated | [27] |
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