Kahmora Hall

Kahmora Hall (born September 13, 1991)^[2][3] is the stage name of Paul Tran,^[4] a drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Kahmora (Tran) Hall
Hall at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born	Paul Tran (1991-09-13) September 13, 1991 (age 33) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Yoko Tsunami[1]
Education	Loyola University Chicago (BA)
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Website	kahmora.com

Career

Kahmora Hall was the first contestant eliminated from season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[5][6] She wore an original Bob Mackie dress on the show.^[7] Michelle Kim of them magazine said her lip sync to "100% Pure Love" against Denali "will go down in Drag Race herstory".^[8] In 2022, Hall returned to the show as a special guest on an episode of season 14, along with season seven's Tempest DuJour and season nine's Jaymes Mansfield; the three queens had all been previously eliminated on the first episode of their respective seasons (“first-outs”), and were selected to return and partake in the fifth episode's main challenge.^[9]

In autumn 2022, Hall, along with fellow Drag Race alumni Ginger Minj (runner-up of season 7 and All Stars 6) and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté (of season 14), starred in Hocus Pocus 2 as drag versions of the undead Sanderson Sisters, appearing with Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker.^[10]

Personal life

Tran studied at Niles West High School and Loyola University^[11] and lives in Chicago.^[12] In 2021, he said he has experienced microaggressions in drag competitions due to anti-Asian racism.^[13] Tajma Hall is Kahmora Hall's "drag mother".^[14] Fellow Season 13 contestant Tamisha Iman is also Hall's "drag mother", after being adopted into the Iman Dynasty.^[15]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2021	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)	Herself	Contestant
2021	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Herself	Contestant
2021	RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen Down	Herself	Stand-alone special	[16]
2022	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)	Herself	Guest appearance	[17]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	Hocus Pocus 2	Drag Queen Sarah		[18]
2024	Shimmer - Inspired by Eva Young	Drag Queen/Herself	Short film	[19]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2021	Meet the Queens	Herself	Stand-alone special RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13	[20]
	Whatcha Packin'		Guest	[21]
	Revealing the Look		Guest	[22]
	Bootleg Opinions		Guest	[23]
2022	EW News Flash		Guest with Ginger Minj and Kornbread Jeté	[24]
	Out of the Closet		Guest	[25]
2024	The Pit Stop		Guest	[26]