Princess Poppy (drag queen)

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Princess Poppy
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Princess Poppy at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Thomas Schmidt
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Princess Poppy is the stage name of Thomas Schmidt, [1] an American drag performer who competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [2] [3]

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Career

Princess Poppy competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race . She was the second contestant eliminated from the competition, [4] after losing a lip sync against Amethyst to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross. [5] Princess Poppy's look for the reunion episode paid tribute to season 1 contestant Rebecca Glasscock. [6] [7]

Personal life

Princess Poppy was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina [8] and is based in San Francisco. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Bravo, Tony. "S.F.'s Princess Poppy wins Emmy fashion with goblin couture". datebook.sfchronicle.com . Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (April 4, 2023). "Princess Poppy gives first interview since 'Drag Race' exit". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Princess Poppy Officially Retires With Final Interview at DragCon 2023". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ↑ Alonzo, Michelle Konopka (2023-01-25). "Why Princess Poppy's COVID Story Is Being Criticized By RPDR Fans". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. ↑ Iftikhar, Asyia (2023-04-05). "Drag Race's Princess Poppy wants to 'fade into obscurity' following series exit". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  6. ↑ Nolfi, Joey. "Rebecca Glasscock reacts to Princess Poppy's 'Drag Race' reunion look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Here's What Rebecca Glasscock Thought of Princess Poppy's Reunion Look". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Princess Poppy competes on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' as art form is attacked by political right".
  9. ↑ "Drag Race: Princess Poppy shares an update on her drag future". Gay Times . 2023-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  10. ↑ Bravo, Tony. "Princess Poppy competes on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' as art form is attacked by political right". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-10-10.


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