Rock M. Sakura

Bryan Steven Bradford,^[1][2] better known by the stage name Rock M. Sakura, is an American drag performer most known for competing on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Rock M. Sakura
Rock M. Sakura at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born	Bryan Steven Bradford (1990-10-15) October 15, 1990 (age 33) San Jose, California, U.S.
Education	De Anza College
Occupation	Drag queen
Known for	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
Website	rockmsakura.com

Early life and education

Bradford is Filipino and Vietnamese.^[3][4][5] He was born and raised in San Jose, California, and attended Adrian C. Wilcox High School in Santa Clara. He studied animation and illustration at De Anza College.^[6]

Career

In 2020, Bradford competed as Rock M. Sakura on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and participated in the Halloween variety special Bring Back My Ghouls.^[7]

In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rock M. Sakura was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest, an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast.^[8]

Her mockumentary series Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular premiered in 2021.^[9][10][11] In 2022, she was nominated in the 2022 WOWIE Awards in the category Best YouTube Channel (The Like, Comment and Subscribe Award).^[12]

Personal life

Bradford lives in San Francisco,^[13] and enjoys anime and gaming.^[14] In 2021, following a series of attacks on Asian American sex workers, he acknowledged his own history of sex work.^[15]

Filmography

Film

• The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)

Television

• RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12, 2020)
• Bring Back My Ghouls (2020)
• Rock M. Sakura Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular (2021)

Web series

• Bring Back My Girls (2022)^[16]
• Give It to Me Straight (2023)^[17]

References

1. "SF drag artist to compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
2. Borama, Jennifer (March 30, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Rock M. Sakura". TVOvermind. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
3. McCallion, Paul (March 7, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Fosse/Burden". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
4. Michael, Jason A. (March 19, 2021). "'Drag Race' Alum Rock M. Sakura Reveals Sex Worker Past to Fight Asian Hate in Wake of Atlanta Shootings". Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
5. "6 Filipino drag stars of RuPaul's Drag Race". South China Morning Post. August 13, 2020. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
6. "Is San Francisco's Rock M. Sakura America's next drag queen superstar?". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
7. "RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 cast to return for Halloween special". Gay Times. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
8. Dzurillay, Julia (March 28, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Take Performances Online During Their Coronavirus Self-Quarantine". CheatSheet.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
9. Bartlett, Amanda (February 24, 2021). "SF reality TV star featured in new mockumentary show". SFGATE. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
10. "Rock M Sakura Gets The 'Mockumentary' Treatment with New Series". Instinct Magazine. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
11. Rudolph 2/24/2021, Christopher. "Rock M. Sakura Saves the Day in "Sexy Superhero Sickening Spectacular"". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
13. "Rock M. Sakura was a worthy queen to represent SF drag". 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
14. Katz, Leslie. "Gamer, drag queen and anime lover Rock M. Sakura is bringing RuPaul's Drag Race into the geek world". CNET. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
15. "'Drag Race's Rock M Sakura Opens Up About Sex Work Past". Out. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
16. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World".
17. Rock M Sakura - "Give It To Me Straight" Ep16 - Hosted by Maddy Morphosis. YouTube. August 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

External links

• Official website
• Rock M. Sakura at IMDb