Madame LaQueer

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Madame Cassandra Uzumaki LaQueer
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Madame LaQueer at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born (1981-10-05) October 5, 1981 (age 42)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Other names
  • Cassie Melendez
  • Madame LaQueer
Occupations
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)
Website madamelaqueer.godaddysites.com

Madame Cassandra Uzumaki LaQueer (formerly Madame LaQueer) is the stage name of Cassie Melendez, [1] [2] a Puerto Rican drag performer and make-up artist who competed on season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race . Originally from Carolina, Melendez moved to Orange County, California, where she works in the cosmetic industry, performs in drag shows, and livestreams on Twitch.

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Madame LaQueer has continued to participate in Drag Race-related projects, appearing in a music video by fellow contestant Morgan McMichaels and attending RuPaul's DragCon LA as well as season finale tapings.

Early life and education

Melendez was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, [2] on October 5, 1981. [3] [4] She started doing drag on one of her birthdays as a teenager. [5] She has a degree in computer programming. [6] [7]

Career

Melendez is a drag performer who competed as Madame LaQueer on season 4 (2012) of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race . [8] She won the WWE-inspired drag wrestling challenge (tied with Chad Michaels) on the second episode, [9] and placed tenth overall. [10] She was eliminated from the competition in the fourth episode ("Queens Behind Bars"), after placing in the bottom two and losing a lip sync battle against Milan to "Trouble" (2003) by Pink. [11] Sarah Martindale included Madame LaQueer in Bustle 's 2015 list of twelve "plus size drag queens giving us all life". [12] Thrillist's Brian Moylan ranked her number 102 out of the show's 113 contestants in 2017, [13] and Instinct 's Ryan Shea ranked her 95 out of Drag Race's 126 competitors in 2018. [14]

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Madame LaQueer at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022

In 2017, Madame LaQueer participated in a drag show to raise funds for Puerto Rico residents impacted by the destructive Hurricane Maria. [15] [16] She has continued to participate in Drag Race-related projects. In 2020, she appeared in the music video for fellow contestant Morgan McMichaels's single "Ass Like Mine" (2020). [17] Madame LaQueer has featured at Drag Race conventions, including RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022, [18] and appeared in season finale tapings of the show. [19] That year, she was the grand marshal of Bell's inaugural Southeast LA Pride Festival, in which she also performed. [20]

Outside of drag, Melendez has managed the beauty department of a drug store in Southern California. [6] As of 2017, she was a make-up artist in Santa Ana and continued to perform at VLVT Lounge. [2]

Personal life

Melendez relocated to Orange County, California, on April 20, 2013, after competing in Drag Race. [5] [6] In January 2024, she came out as a trans woman on social media, and revealed her new names in and out of drag as Madame Cassandra Uzumaki LaQueer and Cassie, respectively. [1] She streams a variety of PlayStation games on Twitch. [21]

Madame LaQueer has had as many as seventeen "drag daughters" (or mentees), [22] including Lineysha Sparx, who competed on season 5 of Drag Race. [6] [10]

Filmography

Television

Web series

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