Mrs. Kasha Davis | |
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Born | Edward Paul Popil Jr. March 12, 1971 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Marywood University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Drag queen, singer |
Website | mrskashadavis |
Mrs. Kasha Davis is the stage name of Edward Paul Popil Jr., [1] an American drag queen, actor and television personality from Scranton, Pennsylvania. [2] She is best known for competing on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars . After appearing on the reality television show, Mrs. Kasha Davis toured internationally, released several musical singles, and performed in film, television and theatre. [3] [4] [5]
Based in Rochester, Mrs. Kasha Davis frequently performs with long-time collaborators and fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alums Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake. [6] [7] She has performed "Bosom Buddies", a two-woman show with Darienne Lake nationally and internationally. [7] [8] [9] Prior to Drag Race, Mrs. Kasha Davis starred in and co-wrote the film Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity with Michael Steck (Pandora Boxx). [10] For fourteen years, Mrs. Kasha Davis has co-written and performed with fellow Rochester-based drag queen Aggy Dune in "Big Wigs", a touring diva impersonation theater show. [11] [12]
Mrs. Kasha Davis has performed her one-woman show "There's Always Time for a Cocktail" at Laurie Beechman Theater in New York, as well as venues in San Francisco, Rochester, London and Brighton in the United Kingdom. [6] [13] [14] [15] [12] She is also an advocate for and frequent performer in Drag Story Hour, a national event bringing drag queens into libraries and theaters to read books to children. [16] [17]
Since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Mrs. Kasha Davis is currently starring with Deven Green in WOW Presents Plus series Tails of the City: Pets 4 Pets. [18] She additionally had a supporting role as Vicki Leaks in the film Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate [19] [20] and hosted the film's Los Angeles premiere. [21]
In June 2019, Mrs. Kasha Davis was one of 37 queens to be featured on the cover of New York Magazine . [22] In 2021, director Angela Washko's documentary film Workhorse Queen premiered at Slamdance Film Festival. The film focuses on Popil's life before and after getting cast on RuPaul's Drag Race. [23] In 2023, Davis was announced as a competitor on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race AllStars. [24] During Episode Three, she landed in the bottom two alongside Darienne Lake, and the winner of the week's "lip-sync for the win", Jessica Wild (who beat the episode's "lip-sync assassin”, Ra'Jah O'Hara, to Kim Petras’ “Coconuts”), chose Davis to be eliminated, giving her a placement of 10th out of 12 contestants.
Popil was born to Ellen, a cosmetics saleswoman, and Edward Paul Popil Sr., [25] [26] a U.S. Marshal, [27] and is married to Steven Levins, who frequently makes out-of-drag public appearances alongside Davis as "Mr. Kasha Davis". He is a stepfather to his two children, Melissa and Jessica, making him one of the few Drag Race contestants with children. [28] [29] [30] He and Levins frequently collaborate on music and video content. [31] [32] He graduated from Marywood University with a BA in theatre before becoming a principal dancer at the Ballet Theatre of Scranton. [33] He has been sober since July 13, 2015. [34]
From 1988 to 1998, until coming out as gay, he was married to a woman. [35]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity | Mrs. Kasha Davis | Short film; actor |
2018 | Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate [36] | Vicki Leaks | Film; actor |
2020 | Workhorse Queen [37] | Herself | Documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | 11th Place (Eliminated in Episode 5) |
2016 | Hey Qween! | Season 4, Episode 4 | |
2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Season 10, Episode 1 [38] | |
The Browns | Guest appearance [39] | ||
2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Contestant [40] | |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked | |||
Drag Me to Dinner | Hulu original [41] |
Year | Title | Artist |
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2015 | "Uptown Fish" [42] | Shangela |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Herself | ||
2017 | Transformations with James St. James | Season 5, Episode 3 | ||
2018 | Tails of the City: Pets 4 Pets | |||
2019 | This Is Shit | Host, World of Wonder original | ||
2020 | The Golden Pandemic | Sophia | Starring role | [43] |
2023 | Meet the Queens | Herself | Stand-alone special RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 | [44] |
EW News Flash | Guest | [45] | ||
BuzzFeed Celeb | Guest | [46] |
Title | Release Date | Label | Formats |
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It Takes a Lot of Balls to Be a Lady! [47] | May 8, 2016 | Self-released | digital download |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Cocktail" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"Seasoned Queen" (featuring Adam Barta) | ||
"Basic" | 2018 |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Can I Get an Amen?" [48] (RuPaul featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7) | 2015 | Non-album singles |
"One Last Christmas Card" [49] (Adam Barta featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis, Eureka O'Hara, & Kennedy Davenport) | 2016 | |
"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Disco version) (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) | 2023 |
Song | Year | Other Artist(s) | Album |
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"Can I Get an Amen" [50] | 2014 | RuPaul | RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz 2 [51] |
"Cocktail - Jared Jones Mojito Radio Mix" | 2019 | Jared Jones | JRED Music Presents... Jared Jones Remixes [52] |
"Always Time" | 2019 | Nico Raimont | Popstar [53] |
"Free To Be - Brian Cua Club Remix" | 2023 | Various Artist | Free To Be (The Remixes) [54] |
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