Minty Fresh (drag queen)

Minty Fresh
Minty Fresh at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born	Min Ortiz
Television	Drag Race Philippines (season 1)

Minty Fresh is the stage name of Min Ortiz, ^[1] a Filipino drag performer, designer, makeup artist, model, and singer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Minty Fresh is a drag performer who competed on the first season of Drag Race Philippines . She won two challenges. ^[4] Minty Fresh impersonated Maria Sofia Love during the Snatch Game challenge. ^[5] Her performance landed her in the bottom two, though Minty Fresh won the lip-sync against Brigiding to "Amakabogera" by Maymay Entrata. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Another challenge saw Minty Fresh give a makeover to her sister. ^[9] She landed in the bottom two but won the lip-sync against Brigiding to "Dyosa" by Yumi Lacsamana. ^[10] Minty Fresh placed fifth overall, ^[11] after losing a lip-sync against Xilhouete to "You'll Always be My Number One" by Vernie Varga. ^[12] CNN Philippines said Minty Fresh had an "iconic" confrontation with Brigiding on the show. ^[13]

In 2022, Minty Fresh (and fellow contestant Lady Morgana) performed at the 'Hallyuween' concert at the Mall of Asia Arena. ^[14]

Filmography

TV series

• Drag Race Philippines
• Bring Back My Girls (2023)

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2024	Add to Cart	Themself	[ citation needed ]

References

1. Enriquez, Em. "Minty Fresh Opens Up About How Drag Helped Her Embrace Her Truest Self". preview.ph. Preview. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
2. Leon, Marguerite de (2022-06-05). "How are PH drag queens doing after the lockdowns?". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
3. Lago, Amanda (2022-07-27). "Start your engines: Drag Race Philippines introduces queens for first-ever season". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
4. Antonio, Josiah (28 September 2022). "Minty Fresh leads 'Drag Race Philippines' pack after design challenge win". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
5. Lago, Amanda (2022-09-15). "'Drag Race Philippines' episode 6 recap: The longest Snatch Game ever". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
6. Antonio, Josiah (19 September 2022). "'Drag Race PH' Snatch Game overshadows runway presentation". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
7. "'Drag Race Philippines' judge Paolo Ballesteros: Filipino drag queens among the best in the world". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
8. Antonio, Josiah (21 September 2022). "'Drag Race PH Untucked': Xilhouete, Minty Fresh get messages from loved ones". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
9. Lago, Amanda (2022-09-29). "'Drag Race Philippines' episode 8 recap: Family is fundamental". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
10. Antonio, Josiah (3 October 2022). "'Drag Race PH': Xilhouete, Minty Fresh tie with 2 wins". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
11. Antonio, Josiah (5 October 2022). "Minty Fresh misses 'Drag Race Philippines' finale". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
12. Antonio, Josiah (6 October 2022). "TRACK RECORD: Meet the Top 4 finalists of 'Drag Race Philippines' season 1". ABS-CBN News . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
13. "Making herstory at the 'Drag Race Philippines' finale". cnn. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
14. Benjamin, April (4 November 2022). "Hallyuween 2022: Drag queens grateful to perform at one of PH's 'grandest' venues". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved 12 September 2023.

External links

• Media related to Minty Fresh at Wikimedia Commons