Yuhua Hamasaki

Yuhua Hamasaki is the stage name of Yuhua Ou,[1] a Chinese-American drag queen, singer, actor and reality television personality who came to international attention on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Yuhua Hamasaki
Born
Yuhua Ou

(1990-03-01) March 1, 1990
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
EducationPace University (BA)
Occupation
Years active2002–present
Websiteyuhuahamasaki.com

Early life

Ou was born on March 1, 1990,[2] in Guangzhou. She moved to New York City when she was seven and started doing drag on the club kid scene under the name Yuhua. She later added Hamasaki after Japanese idol Ayumi Hamasaki.[3] Ou holds a business management degree from Pace University.[4]

Career

Before Drag Race, Hamasaki was one of several drag queens appearing in Katy Perry's performance of "Swish Swish" on Saturday Night Live in May 2017.[5][6] She also designed outfits for other Drag Race alum prior to her appearance on the series, including Aquaria, Bob the Drag Queen, Peppermint, Aja, Jiggly Caliente, Alexis Michelle and Monét X Change.[7] She has won multiple pageant titles including Miss Fire Island, Miss Fire Island All Stars, Miss Stonewall, and Miss Asia NYC.[8]

Hamasaki was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2018.[9] Due to the popularity of Monét X Change's sponge dress in episode one, Hamasaki created her own sponge dress for sale, and donated the proceeds to Callen-Lorde.[10][11] She was eliminated in the third episode after losing a lip sync to "Celebrity Skin" by Hole against Mayhem Miller.[12]

After Drag Race, Hamasaki appeared with Laverne Cox in the music video for "Bruised" by Mila Jam.[13] She appeared in a commercial for VH1's It Gets Better project, supporting LGBTQ youth.[14] She was also in the video for Trinity Taylor's "I Call Shade" in February 2019.[15]

Hamasaki received notoriety from her self-published series Bootleg Fashion Photo RuView on YouTube based on the WOWPrsents internet series Fashion Photo RuView with Raja and Raven. She reviewed the runway looks of the All-Stars four cast starting on December 4, 2018 with Biblegirl666.[16] She started covering the season eleven looks on February 22, 2019 with Blair St. Clair.[17] Other guests on the series have included Jaymes Mansfield, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Dusty Ray Bottoms, Jessica Wild, Laganja Estranja, Jiggly Caliente, Vivacious, Alexis Michelle, Phi Phi O'Hara, Trinity Taylor and Honey Davenport.[18] She filled in for an episode of the actual Fashion Photo RuView on November 24, 2018 with Eureka O'Hara.[19]

Hamasaki was a guest at the 2019 Life Ball, alongside Alaska Thunderfuck.[20] She is a current spokesperson for the Life Ball.

In June 2019, Hamasaki was one of 37 queens to be featured on the cover of New York Magazine.[21]

She has also been described as a "seamstress, dancer and comedian."[22]

Music

In 2018, Hamasaki released her first single "The Ankh Song" named after her runway look from episode one resembling an Ankh, noted by the judges.[23] A music video was released on April 5, 2018.[24]

Personal life

Yuhua identifies as non-binary and uses "he" and "she" pronouns interchangeably.[25] She resides in New York City.[26]

Filmography
Year Title Role Ref
2019 Guys at Parties Like It Conner [27]

Television
Year Title Role
2012 Big Ang Drag Queen
2013 The Carrie Diaries Drag Queen
2014 Blue Bloods Drag Queen
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Drag Queen
2017 Saturday Night Live Herself
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10) Contestant (12th place)
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (season 10) Herself
2018 Shade: Queens of NYC Herself

Music videos
Year Title
2010 "I'm Gonna Sh*t My Pants" – Sherry Vine
2011 "Make Me Moan" – Sherry Vine ft. Peppermint
2018 "The Ankh Song" – Yuhua Hamasaki
2018 "Bruised" – Mila Jam
2019 "I Call Shade" – Trinity Taylor

Web series
Year Title Role Ref
2018 Cosmo Queens Guest [28]
2018 Fashion Photo RuView Guest host
2018–2019 Bootleg Opinions (formerly Bootleg Fashion Photo RuView) Host
2018 Drag Queens React Guest [29]
2019 Out of the Closet Herself [30]
2019 Localish (Potluck Premiere) Herself [31]
2020 The Pit Stop Herself [32]

Discography

Singles
Year Title
2018 "The Ankh Song"

See also

References
  1. "Dressed to Kill: Dispelling the Myths of Men in Drag". Elyssa Maxx Goodman. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  2. "Yuhua Birthday Sale". Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. "MThe WERRRK.com Interview: Yuhua Hamasaki". Werrrk. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  4. "rag Queens share their secrets". NY Post. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  5. "We identified the performers in Katy Perry's 'Swish Swish' on SNL". Queerty. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  6. "Drag Queens and Club Kids "Swish Swish" with Katy Perry On "SNL"". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. "Yuhua Hamasaki It Gets Better". Seventeen. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  8. "About Yuhua Hamasaki". Website. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  9. "Meet The Queens Of "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 10". New Now Next. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  10. YuhuaHamasaki (2018-03-26), Yuhua's Sponge Dress, retrieved 2018-06-18
  11. "Yuhua Hamasaki on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  12. "Eliminated 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Yuhua Hamasaki Talks Reviving the Spirit of Drag, Gender Neutrality & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  13. "Laverne Cox Blesses Mila Jam's "Bruised" Video, Dedicated to Murdered Trans Women". Newnownext. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  14. "It Gets Better: Yuhua Hamasaki Is Ready to Love You for Who You Are | VH1". 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  15. "Trinity The Tuck Taylor Drops 'I Call Shade' Music Video Starring Her 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Co-Stars". ETCanada. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  16. "All Stars 4 Bootleg Fashion Photo Ruview with BibleGirl666!!!". 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  17. "BLAIR ST. CLAIR joins BOOTLEG FASHION PHOTO RUVIEW for the Season 11 Promo Looks!". 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  18. "Bootleg Fashion Photo Ruviews". 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  19. "FASHION PHOTO RUVIEW: All Stars 4 Social Media with Yuhua Hamasaki and Eureka O'Hara". 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  20. Munzenrieder, Kyle. "Life Ball 2019: 12 Hours Inside Europe's Campiest Charity Event With Katie Holmes, Alaska Thunderfuck, and More". W Magazine | Women's Fashion & Celebrity News. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  21. "On The Cover: The Most Powerful Drag Queens In America".
  22. Prois, Jessica (5 April 2018). "Yuhua Hamasaki From 'Drag Race' On Asian Pride And Dating Across The Gender Spectrum". HuffPost.
  23. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Yuhua Hamasaki Educates the Children on Egyptian Hieroglyphics in 'The Ankh Song'". Billboard. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  24. "Yuhua Hamasaki - The Ankh Song (feat. DJ Mitch Ferrino)". 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  25. Adebowale, Temi (21 June 2018). "'Drag Race' Queen Yuhua Hamasaki On Why Coming Out Isn't One-Size-Fits-All". Seventeen.
  26. Shapiro, Eileen. "Yuhua Hamasaki - Get Out! Magazine - NYC's Gay Magazine".
  27. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/guys-at-parties-like-it-a-metoo-inspired-horror#/
  28. "Yuhua Hamasaki / COSMO Queens / Cosmopolitan". 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  29. "DRAG QUEENS REACT: Holiday TV Movies w/ Trixie, Katya, Eureka & Yuhua". 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qradRwKeFes
  31. https://abc.go.com/shows/localish/episode-guide/season-01/68-potluck-four-strangers-share-a-meal-in-nyc
  32. Voss, Brandon (2020-03-28). "Yuhua Hamasaki Has Thoughts on This Week's "Drag Race"". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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