Utica Queen

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Utica Queen
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Utica Queen at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Ethan David Mundt [1]

(1995-06-02) June 2, 1995 (age 29) [1]
Education Hamline University (BA)
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Website uticaqueen.com

Utica Queen is the stage name of Ethan David Mundt (born June 2, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race .

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Early life and education

Mundt was born to Robert Duane and Susan Melinda Mundt in Olmsted County, Minnesota [1] and raised in Utica, Minnesota. [2] He attended St. Charles High School and Hamline University. [3] [4]

Career

Utica Queen competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race . In 2021, some of her clothes were displayed at the Rochester Art Center. [5] [6]

Personal life

Mundt uses he/him/his pronouns out of drag and she/her pronouns in drag. [7] He resides in Minneapolis, as of 2021. [8] Mundt is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. [9]

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