Nina West

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Nina West
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Nina West in 2020
Born
Andrew Robert Levitt [1]

(1978-08-10) August 10, 1978 (age 46)
Greentown, Ohio, U.S.
Education Denison University (BA)
Occupation(s) Drag queen, actor, singer
Years active2001–present
Known for RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)
TitleMiss Congeniality
Predecessor Monét X Change
Successor Heidi N Closet
Website ninawest.com

Nina West is the stage name of Andrew Robert Levitt, [2] an American drag queen, queer activist, [3] actor, and singer-songwriter based in Columbus, Ohio. [4] She rose to national prominence with her appearance on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race , where she placed sixth and won Miss Congeniality. In 2024, she competed in season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. She was named the Top Local Artist of 2019 by Columbus Underground. [5] Levitt has also created three EPs— Drag Is Magic , John Goodman , and The West Christmas Ever , which were all released in 2019.

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Education

Levitt was raised in Greentown, Ohio. He graduated from Denison University [2] with a degree in theater. [6] He planned to pursue acting, but decided not to move to New York City, due to the September 11 attacks. [7]

Career

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Levitt performing in his annual Halloween show, Axis Nightclub, 2018

Levitt began dabbling in drag in 2001. [2] Nina West is the name of his drag persona. Her drag mother is Virginia West. [3] Nina West hosts the annual "Heels of Horror" show at Axis Nightclub, [8] and has also hosted the competition "So You Think You Can Drag?" [9] In 2008, she won the Entertainer of the Year award; [10] her ensemble later inspired the singer Sia's outfit at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [11]

Nina West competed in the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [12] She had previously auditioned for the show nine times, but failed to make the final cast selection. She won the third episode for his performance in the 'Diva Worship' challenge, and impersonated Sarah Sanders on the fourth episode, "Trump: The Rusical". [13] In the "Snatch Game" challenge, she became the first queen in the show's history to impersonate someone from the actual original Match Game, with her impersonation of Jo Anne Worley. [14] She then won the "Dragracadabra" challenge in episode ten. [15] [16] She was eliminated in the following episode, losing a lip-sync to Silky Nutmeg Ganache. [17] [18] She was subsequently crowned Miss Congeniality in the series finale. After her elimination, a number of celebrities and public figures took to social media to voice their support for Nina West, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [19] and Scott Hoying. Levitt reported that Rihanna sent him a private message following her elimination. [20]

A street in Columbus was named after Levitt, called "The Nina West Way". [21] [22] Nina West was interviewed with Adore Delano and Monet X Change for an episode of The View in June 2019. [23] She starred in Coaster, an animated short film directed and produced by Amos Sussigan and Dan Lund. [24] She attended the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, where she became the first person to walk the purple carpet in full drag. [25] Nina West was announced as part of the cast for the first ever season of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race , a spin-off where Drag Race alumni transform celebrities into drag queens, premiering in 2020. [26]

Since Drag Race, Levitt has starred in several commercials, with some of the brands including Pantene, [27] Pepsi, [28] and OraQuick, [29] as well as being involved in campaigns for films such as Trolls World Tour [30] and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil . [31] In 2019, World of Wonder announced that West was to host a children's-oriented program featuring "songs and comedy bits inspired by youth programming of the ’90s" entitled Drag Is Magic. However, as of 2023, the series is yet to be released. [32] In May 2021, the children's television channel Nickelodeon released an animated short on YouTube featuring an animated pride parade hosted by Levitt that showed a variety of diverse animal families, including those with same-sex parents and non-binary characters. [33] [34] The next month, on June 5, 2021, Nickelodeon also released an advertisement featuring Levitt to explain to children the meaning of Pride as a part of their Pride month celebration. [35] [36]

Levitt was included in Columbus Business First's "40 Under 40" list in 2018. [37] [38] He worked as a social media strategist for Axis Nightclub as of 2018 and has done social media and marketing for Union Cafe since 2013. [2] [39] He plays Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray for the 2021-2022 national tour. [40]

On April 23, 2024, Levitt was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars . [41]

Music

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Levitt as West promoting Drag Is Magic at RuPaul DragCon 2019 in Los Angeles

After her elimination, Levitt announced that she would release a children's music album, Drag Is Magic , and a comedy EP, John Goodman , by May 17, 2019. [42] She released a music video for her first single "Hucks" on May 10, 2019. [43]

Personal life and philanthropy

Levitt lives in Columbus, Ohio. [2] He is gay and an advocate and fundraiser for the LGBTQIA community. His focuses have included HIV/AIDS testing and safe sex, marriage equality, trans rights, and childhood education. The Nina West Fund, established at The Columbus Foundation c. 2015, [44] is thought to be the only "drag-queen-supported fund of its kind" in the U.S. [2] The fund has raised more than $2 million, [44] [45] supporting charities such as the ACLU of Ohio (fundamental rights), Dress for Success Columbus (career development for women), Equitas Health (focused on HIV/AIDS treatment), [46] and Kaleidoscope Youth Center (the largest LGBTQIA youth center in Ohio). [47]

In 2017, she received the Create Columbus Commission Visionary Award from the Columbus City Council and an equality award from the Human Rights Campaign Columbus chapter. [7]

In 2019 Nina West/Andrew Levitt was honored by Stonewall Columbus as the Grand Marshal of Columbus's 38th Annual Pride Festival and Parade and the City of Columbus' Steven Shellaberger Illuminator Award for her work promoting LGBTQ rights. [48]

Discography

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and album details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US Kids [49] US Comedy [50]
Drag Is Magic 9—
John Goodman
  • Released: May 17, 2019
  • Label: Producer Entertainment Group
  • Formats: Digital download
—2
The West Christmas Ever
  • Released: November 8, 2019
  • Label: Producer Entertainment Group
  • Formats: Digital download
—5

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Hucks"2019John Goodman
"Treat Yourself”Non-album singles
"Lisa Frankenstein"
(featuring Bobby Moynihan)
"Nina the Vampire Slayer"2020
"Quarantine Dream"

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019CoasterNinaShort film
2019Ru's Angels [51] HimselfShort film
2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Divine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race HimselfContestant (6th place) [12]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2019 The View Guest [23]
2020 RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race Mentor [26]
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 Guest
2021NewsBeatCo-host [52]
2021 Blue's Clues & You! Parade MC(voice)
2021 Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch Alice Nelson [53]
2023 Drag Me to Dinner Himself Hulu original [54]
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 Contestant (4th Place)

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreRef(s)
2021 Hairspray Edna TurnbladNational Tour [55]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleRef
2019"Scores" Kahanna Montrese Coach [56]
"Hucks"HimselfSarah Sanders, Donald Trump
"Drag Is Magic" [57]
"Treat Yourself" [58]
"Lisa Frankenstein" [59]
2020"Nerves of Steel" Erasure Himself [60]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019 Whatcha Packin' Himself [61]
2019Queen to QueenHimself [62]
2021What's My Game?Himself [63]
2021Drag Queens ReactHimself [64]

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