Sminty Drop

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Sminty Drop
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Sminty Drop at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Callum Shaw

Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Sminty Drop is the stage name of Callum Shaw,[ citation needed ] an English drag queen who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Early life

Sminty Drop was born in Ribble Valley. [1]

Career

Sminty Drop competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . She had been doing drag for approximately three years at the time. [2] She was eliminated on the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two on an improv challenge and losing a lip sync against Baby to Mel and Kim's "Respectable" (1987). [3] [4] [5] After the show aired, she toured with her fellow cast members. [6]

Sminty Drop has performed at WorldPride. [7] She appears in the music video for "Anniversary" by Duran Duran. [2]

Personal life

Sminty Drop is from Clitheroe, Lancashire. [8] [9] She is a member of the House of Kendoll, with former Drag Race UK contestant Gothy Kendoll. [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant (9th place); 6 episodes
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfSpecial guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo"

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