Vivacious | |
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 Vivacious at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Osmond Scott Jr. |
| Other names | Osmond Vacious [1] |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) |
Vivacious is the stage name of Osmond Scott Jr., [2] a Jamaican-American drag queen who is best known for appearing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and for being one of the original Club Kids, a group of New York City dance club personalities in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Vacious was born in Jamaica. [3] [4] She moved to New York City at age 7. [5] She got her drag name from her 2nd grade tacher, named Ms. Bright, who would call Scott "Mr. Vivacious". [6] [7] Vivacious started as one of the original Club Kids in New York City during the 1990s, performing at clubs such as The Limelight, Tunnel, and The Sound Factory. [8] [9]
Vivacious was announced to be on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. [8] She "made one of the most unforgettable first episode entrances in Drag Race herstory," according to The Advocate , [3] by wearing an outfit featuring a second head Vivacious called Ornacia. [10] [11] [12]
In 2015, Sadie Gennis of TV Guide ranked Vivacious number 22 in her list of the 24 "best RuPaul's Drag Race entrances of all time", [13] and Time Out 's Ethan LaCroix and Jillian Anthony ranked her number eleven on their list of the best Drag Race contestants from New York City. [14] Vivacious ranked number 91 in Vulture's list of the 100 "greatest RuPaul's Drag Race looks of all time". [15] She was eliminated in the third episode of the show, after losing a lip sync to "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez against April Carrión. [16] [17] [18]
In 2019, Vivacious said "gender politics heavily influenced the show, and that the show favors the more feminine queens", according to Sarah Beauchamp of Screen Rant , who wrote, "Since Vivacious' looks are a little more masculine and always unique - rarely the typical beauty queen-esque style seen on the show - she felt she didn't appeal to the Middle American audience." [19] Vivacious' Ornacia head was referenced in an episode of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars . [20] Vivacious appeared on the premiere of season fifteen of RuPaul's Drag Race. Guest judge Ariana Grande also arrived wearing an outfit referencing Vivacious and Ornacia. [21] [22] [23]
Vivacious was featured on Brandon Morales' 2014 EP, called Pride EP. [24] She released her first solo single, "Ornacia", on October 6, 2017. [25] [26] Vivacious was one of 30 drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus ' performance of "Dooo It!" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. [27] She was also one of several drag queens appearing in Katy Perry's live performance of "Swish Swish", on Saturday Night Live in May 2017. [28] [29] [30] Vivacious was featured in two videos for Elle 's YouTube channel, doing a reverse drag transformation and giving advice to a child drag queen in 2017. [31] [32]
Vacious is based in New York City as of 2015, where she frequently DJs and performs. [1] [27]
| Title | Details | Ref. |
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| Pride EP with Brandon Morales |
| [33] |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Ornacia" | 2017 | — |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) | Herself/Contestant (twelfth place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | ||
| 2015 | MTV Video Music Awards | Backup dancer |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Live | Backup dancer |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) | Herself/Special guest |
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