Luxx Noir London | |
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Born | [1] East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | September 5, 1999
Education | New Jersey City University (BFA) |
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Years active | 2018–present |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) |
Musical career | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Luxx Noir London (born September 5, 1999) is an American drag performer, singer and songwriter most known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Luxx Noir London was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. [2] She attended the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts and earned a degree in musical theater from New Jersey City University. [3] Her parents have always supported her, instilling values of self-love and confidence. [4]
Luxx Noir London was first exposed to drag from watching RuPaul's Drag Race , and she started doing drag in 2018. [5] Originally she considered "Kitty Noir" and "Luxury Noir", before choosing "Luxx Noir London" as her drag name. [6] She has performed in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and at New York City's annual Bushwig festival. [7] Luxx Noir London released her debut single "Round and Around" on April 9, 2021. She told Cosmopolitan that she wrote the song "probably [in] 30 minutes during quarantine". [8]
Luxx Noir London competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2023). [9] She was declared a winner in the fifth and eleventh episodes, and placed in the bottom in the thirteenth episode alongside Loosey LaDuca. [10] She portrayed Amanda Lepore during Snatch Game. [11] [12]
On the series' 200th episode, Luxx Noir London received praise from RuPaul for a runway look which paid tribute to the host. [13] Luxx Noir London was a finalist with Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby. All four were featured in a remix of RuPaul's song "Blame It on the Edit" (2023), which also received a music video. [14] In the finale, she performed to an original song "It's Giving Fashion". [15] Luxx Noir London finished in third/fourth place, alongside Mistress Isabelle Brooks. [16]
Luxx Noir London and fellow contestant Jax were guest speakers for drag historian and author Joe E. Jeffreys' course at The New School about the impact of RuPaul's Drag Race. [17]
Luxx Noir London has been a target of misogynoir by Drag Race fans; [18] she has spoken about the discrimination she has received as a Black feminine drag queen. [19]
Title | Details | Ref. |
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Pretty Privilege |
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Killer |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Round and Around" | 2021 | Pretty Privilege |
"Keep Up Next Time" | ||
"The End" | Non-album singles |
Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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"One Night Only" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15) | 2023 | Non-album singles | [22] |
"Golden Girlfriends (Banjo Bitches)" (with Marcia Marcia Marcia, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Salina EsTitties) | [23] | ||
"Wigloose: The Rusical!" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15) | Wigloose: The Rusical! Album | [24] | |
"Blame It on the Edit" (RuPaul ft. Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby) | Non-album singles | [25] | |
"It's Giving Fashion" | [26] |
Title | Year | Album | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Blame It on the Edit" | 2023 | Non-album singles | — | [27] |
"Let It All Hang Out" | 2023 | Non-album singles | Nick Laughlin |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) | Herself/Contestant | 3rd/4th place | [28] |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Cosmo Queens | Herself | Guest | [8] |
2023 | Meet the Queens | Herself | Stand-alone special RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) | [29] |
EW News Flash | Herself | Guest | [30] [31] | |
Pride Today | Herself | Guest | [32] | |
BuzzFeed Celeb | Herself | Guest | [33] | |
MTV News | Herself | Guest | [34] | |
Today with Hoda and Jenna | Herself | Guest | [35] | |
Drip or Drop | Herself | Guest | [36] | |
Whatcha Packin’ | Herself | Guest | [37] | |
Out of the Closet | Herself | Guest | [38] | |
Glam Slam | Herself | Contestant | [39] |
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