Salina EsTitties | |
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 Salina EsTitties at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Jason De Puy [1] October 8, 1990 [2] San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Years active | 2015–present [3] |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) |
| Website | estitties |
Salina EsTitties is the stage name of Jason De Puy (born October 8, 1990), [4] [5] an American drag queen who competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race .
In West Hollywood, Salina EsTitties has performed at The Abbey and Micky's. She is also a musician. [6] She’s appeared in #NoFilter, Vida, Dance Moms , and AJ and the Queen . [7] [8] In 2018, she performed in the ensemble of the Los Angeles production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. [9] [10] [11]
Salina EsTitties competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , placing in the bottom two four times before being eliminated in the episode "Wigloose: The Rusical". Her four lip-sync battles were against Amethyst, Spice, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, and Loosey LaDuca. [12] Loosey LaDuca eliminated Salina EsTitties to Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill". [13]
Screen Rant included Salina EsTitties in a list of 15 "queens who made amazing first impressions" on Drag Race and said she "has a loud voice, a spicy personality, and a unique point of view that stands out" among her fellow contestants. Michelle Alonzo wrote, "Salina's talent show lipsync was not only fun to watch but showed her potential. With a catchy song and a perfect reference to Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap, Salina's high energy and strong effort paid off and quickly landed her at the top." [14] For the Snatch Game challenge, Salina EsTitties portrayed the Mary, mother of Jesus. [15] The story Salina EsTitties told during the stand-up comedy challenge on episode 11 was inspired by a real life experience at Raven-Symoné's birthday party in 2015. [16]
Bob the Drag Queen paid tribute to Salina EsTitties following her elimination. [17] [18] Sam Demshenas of Gay Times said Salina EsTitties "continuously tore up the stage in her lip-sync smackdowns" and "became one of the most memorable confessional queens in the show's herstory and provided visibility for Latina women across the world". [19]
Smash Cut Reviews referred to Salina EsTitties's first runway outfit as "deconstructed West Coast Latina getup", and praised her ability to give an elevated shoutout to her culture. [20] For the "Metallica"-themed runway, Salina EsTitties wore a Los Angeles lamppost costume, suggesting she's "a girl from the streets"; the outfit later earned her a Golden Boot Award for the season's worst look. [21] [22] [23] In the ‘House of Fashion’ episode, where contestants have to make their own garments, her outfit was criticized by Ross Mathews as being too busy and by Michelle Visage as not fitting well. [24] Reflecting on the "Money Ball", The A.V. Club called Salina EsTitties's choice to include food stamps in her outfit as fresh and inspired, while criticizing the look's overall execution. [25]
For the "Night of 1,000 Beyoncés" runway category, she recreated Beyoncé's red-carpet look from the 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004). [26] When the runway category was "Rip Her to Shreds", Vulture commented, "Salina gives a touching tribute to her mother, portraying an immigrant crossing the border, but the unfortunate truth is that the drag is not up to the level of the story." [27] For the "Everybody Say Glove" runway, Autostraddle praised the clear vision of the look, despite it not being their favorite. [28] In the finale episode, Salina EsTitties appeared in "an exuberant cake dress with the ass taken out". [29] [30]
After the show aired, Salina EsTitties spoke about not feeling celebrated on Drag Race, particularly for representing her Latina and West Coast background on the runway. [31] In a video that went viral, she took issue with judge Ross Mathews' critiques of her runway looks. [32] [33]
Salina EsTitties is based in Los Angeles. [34] She is of Nicaraguan, Panamanian, and Honduran descent. [35] She has quit drag multiple times due to how expensive the profession is. [36] Her drag name is inspired by Selena Quintanilla Pérez. [14] [7]
Salina EsTitties's brother is gay. [37]
Salina EsTitties has been sober for eleven years, as of late 2022. [5] [6] Frankie Grande, who was a special guest on season 15, has credited Salina EsTitties for his sobriety and considers her "one of his closest friends". [38] [39]
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