Moon (drag queen)

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Moon
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Moon in 2023
NationalitySwiss
Other namesAva Matthey
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race France (season 2)

Moon is the stage name of Ava Matthey, [1] a Swiss drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race France . [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Moon is a drag performer. She competed on season 2 of Drag Race France , as the first Swiss contestant of any Drag Race franchise. She had been a drag artist for approximately six years at the time. [6] Moon impersonated Brigitte Fontaine for the Snatch Game challenge. [7] She removed herself from the competition on the sixth episode, [8] and was later named Miss Congeniality by her fellow cast members. This was the franchise's first time a self-eliminated participant was given the title. [9]

Personal life

Moon is a trans woman from Geneva. [6]

Filmography

Television

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References

  1. "Transphobie, Aurore Bergé... On a parlé politique avec Moon de " Drag Race France "". Le HuffPost (in French). 2023-07-28. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. "Moon: Première drag queen trans suisse à Drag Race France". Femina (in Swiss French). Archived from the original on 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. "Qui est Moon, fière représentante genevoise de "Drag Race France"? - Le Temps" (in French). 2023-06-16. ISSN   1423-3967. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. "Pour Moon, " la santé mentale est primordiale "". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2023-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. "Drag Race France : Moon, " C'est aussi grâce à mon drag que j'ai compris que j'étais une femme trans " - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2023-08-06. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. 1 2 "UPDATE: Meet The Queens Of Drag Race France Season 2!". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. Olité, Marion (2023-07-24). "Le récap pailleté de Drag Race, ép.4 : Snatch Game, drama et une élimination choc". Madmoizelle (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. "La drag-queen Moon a quitté l'émission pour sa santé mentale". 20 minutes (in French). 2023-08-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  9. "Drag Race France season 2 winner makes herstory: "Undeniable perfection"". Gay Times . 2023-08-27. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-10.