It's no secret that RuPaul's Drag Race have single-handedly brought drag culture into the mainstream.
With its 14 seasons and several spinoffs, the drag festival has noticed queens slay and sashay away, with some of them turning into drag royalty and incomes accordingly.
Here's a roundup of RPDR queens who have seen their internet worth dramatically building up after being on the display.
8 Violet Chachki Won RuPaul's Drag Race In 2015
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season seven, Violet Chachki (actual title: Paul Jason Dardo) is a genderfluid queen known for her fashion sense and burlesque and aerialist performances.
One of the 1st drag performers to grace the Met Gala carpet, she has a loyal fanbase on Instagram and a net worth of $2.5 million (by means of Just Jared). According to Slice, Violet's fortune amounts to not more than $750.000, so we're prone to imagine she's somewhere in between these two figures.
7 Raja Gemini Is A Celebrity Makeup Artist
Raja Gemini (degree identify of Sutan Ibrahim Karim Amrullah) wiped their competition in the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, held in 2011. To at the present time, they're the one Asian American queen to have gained the American Drag Race.
They have since become a makeup artist to the stars, boasting an spectacular shopper roster which contains Tyra Banks and Pamela Anderson. According to Celebs Money, Raja has a net worth of $600 thousand.
6 Chad Michaels Is A Pro Cher Impersonator
A runner-up at the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, queen Chad Michaels had her revenge when she gained the first season of the franchise All Stars series in 2012.
A professional Cher impersonator, Chad has starred in American Horror Story, The Ellen Show and AJ & The Queen, all profitable gigs that contributed to her $3 million net worth (via Celebrity Net Worth).
5 The Vivienne Is The First Drag Race Winner
Hailing from Wales, The Vivienne (degree title of Jamie Lee Williams) is the first-ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Prior to finding status, she admitted to suffering financially. Following her fortunate stint at the show, the queen has change into a standard on British tv and managed to amass a $1 million fortune.
4 Bianca Del Rio Has Her Own Movie Series
RuPaul's Drag Race season six winner has her personal film franchise, Hurricane Bianca, as well as a prolific career as a comic.
Bianca Del Rio (real name: Roy Haylock) has additionally broken a few grounds, becoming the 1st drag queen to headline at Wembley Arena in 2019. That identical year, the New York Magazine named her the arena's most robust drag.
Throughout the years, she has amassed a web worth of $Four million.
3 Trixie Mattel Is One Of The Richest RuPaul's Drag Race Queens
A comedian frequently running with fellow queen Katya, Trixie Mattel (real identify: Brian Michael Firkus) first appeared in the seventh season of Drag Race in 2016.
She then joined the cast of the third installment of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars two years later, being crowned winner.
In her profession, Trixie has proved to be a multi-talented queen: she has launched a hit people and country albums, penned a best-selling e book with Katya, and introduced her own cosmetic line.
These several gigs might be the explanation why Trixie is likely one of the richest queens, along with her net worth estimated at round $10 million (by the use of Celebrity Net Worth).
2 Jinkx Monsoon Won Both Drag Race And All Stars
Queen Jinkx Monsoon (actual title: Jerick Hoffer) is the one performer to have gained each RuPaul's Drag Race (in its fifth season) and All Stars (in its 7th season).
Jinkx has an estimated internet worth of $1 million as of 2022, the result of her making a song and appearing tasks (she has starred in musicals in addition to episodes of Funny or Die) and her drag displays.
1 Jaida Essence Hall Was Crowned During The Pandemic
Crowned winner of Drag Race in 2020, Jaida Essence Hall (degree identify of Jared Johnson) had the drawback of participating within the competition underneath abnormal circumstances. Started in February 2020, the series continued throughout the pandemic, with the finale and the reunion being held virtually.
Becoming a winner at the start of the pandemic may just've affected her income, which are estimated round $500 thousand.
Despite having her big probability throughout unsure instances, Jaida has managed to make a reputation for herself, participating in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Fashion Show Vol. 2 and continuing functioning on domestic and global Drag Race excursions.
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