Tempest DuJour

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Tempest DuJour
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Tempest DuJour at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Patrick Lee Holt [1]

(1967-09-01) September 1, 1967 (age 56)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S. [2]
Education Brigham Young University (BA)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (MFA)
Television RuPaul's Drag Race

Tempest DuJour is the stage name of Patrick Lee Holt (born September 1, 1967), [3] [2] an American drag performer most known for competing on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race . Holt is also an associate professor at the University of Arizona.

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Career

Tempest DuJour has performed in Tucson, and hosted Retro Game Show Night at Club Congress, as of 2013. [4]

Tempest DuJour competed on the seventh season (2015) of RuPaul's Drag Race . She was the oldest contestant (age 46 at the time) [5] and the first eliminated in the competition. [6] [7] She remains the second oldest contestant to compete on the show, as of 2021. [8] She appeared in episodes of season 10 and season 14. [9] [10]

Tempest DuJour appeared in the film Cherry Pop, directed by Assaad Yacoub. [11] [12]

She was named Best Drag Queen by Tucson Weekly five times in a row, [8] including in 2019, [13] 2020, [14] and 2021. [15]

Outside of drag, Holt is an educator. He was an associate professor at the University of Arizona's School of Theatre, Film and Television, as of 2014. [16]

Personal life

Holt and his husband David have two children. [3] [17]

Filmography

Film

Television

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