Serena ChaCha | |
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Born | Myron Arturo Morgan [1] September 17, 1990 |
Nationality | Panamanian-American |
Education | Florida State University (BFA) |
Occupation | |
Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) |
Myron Arturo Morgan (born 17 September 1990), better known by the stage name Serena ChaCha, is a Panamanian-American drag performer and wigstress, best known for appearing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , and on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars , placing 13th in both.
Morgan was born and raised in La Chorrera, Panama. [2] Morgan later moved to the United States. He graduated with a BFA from Florida State University in 2012. [3] [4]
Morgan first performed in drag in 2010. [4]
In 2013, ChaCha was announced as one of 14 contestants competing in the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. At 21, she was the youngest contestant. [2] [4] [5] ChaCha was in the bottom two in the first episode, eliminating Penny Tration in a lip-sync to "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus; the following episode, she was eliminated by Monica Beverly Hillz following a lip-sync to "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna. [2] [6] Following ChaCha's appearance on the show, she released a single, "Cha Cha". [7]
In 2021, ChaCha was announced as one of the returning drag queens competing in the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. [8] ChaCha was the lowest-placing queen to return for an All Stars season. [4] ChaCha was eliminated in the first episode as a result of a group vote following her talent show performance. [8] She was offered a chance to return to the competition in the tenth episode's 'Game within a Game', but lost in a lip-sync against Jiggly Caliente to "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue. [9]
Outside of drag, Morgan owns Serena ChaCha Wigs, a wig company. [4] [10]
Morgan is currently based in Tallahassee, Florida. [2] [11]
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