Career
The Vixen is known for blending political activism and queer advocacy into her drag performances. [11] [12] She has been an outspoken critic about anti-black sentiment in America, including in white queer communities, stating, “you [often] have to choose between calling out racism or homophobia”. [12]
In November 2016, Taylor founded "Black Girl Magic", a drag show consisting of only African-American queens. Drag Race alumni Dida Ritz and Shea Couleé were part of the first show. [13] [14] Her fellow season ten contestants Asia O'Hara, Monét X Change and Monique Heart were added to the line-up of the "Black Girl Magic" cast in June 2018. [15] [16]
The Vixen was announced as one of fourteen contestants for season ten of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018. [17] She won the episode two main challenge. [18] In the third episode, she engaged in a verbal back-and-forth with fellow contestant Aquaria, which left Aquaria crying and The Vixen noting that the exchange “created the narrative [of] an angry black woman who has scared off the little white girl". [5] Although Aquaria eventually conceded the point and later came to her defense, The Vixen received online death threats from Drag Race fans afterwards. [19] She faced more backlash after quarreling with competitor Eureka O'Hara in multiple episodes, most notably in episode 4 of Untucked. [20] [21] [22] She was eliminated in seventh place after losing a lip sync to "Groove Is in the Heart" against Asia O'Hara. [23] During the final reunion episode, she walked offstage after feeling cornered by moderator RuPaul who kept pressing her to revisit past confrontations with Aquaria and Eureka. [24] Season six alum Courtney Act later criticized RuPaul for a lack of compassion during the exchange. [25] [26]
Outside of Drag Race, The Vixen had a booth covered with the Black Girl Magic logo for the first annual Wakandacon in August 2018. [27]
She became a sponsor for Grindr's "Kindr" public service announcement in September 2018, in an effort to stop racial discrimination in the app. [28]
Music
Before her stint on Drag Race, The Vixen was a featured guest on Couleé's 2017 song "Cocky". [29] She released her first solo single, "Room pt. 1," in March 2018. [30] She released "Room pt. 2" on September 28, 2018, with Couleé featured on the track. [31] The Vixen was featured with other Chicago drag queens on the song "Drag" by Dorian Electra. [32] On October 17, 2018, she released the song "Demons, Witches & Bitches" with DJ Shilow and Aja. [33] The Vixen's single "Tea Party" was released on December 11, 2018. [1] She released her debut album, Commercial Break, on August 4, 2020. [34] [35]
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