Lady Camden

Rex Wheeler (born 9 August 1990),^[1] known by the stage name Lady Camden, is a British drag queen based in the United States who competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing as the runner-up.^[2]

Lady Camden
Lady Camden at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born	Rex Wheeler (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)[1] Camden Town, London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
Website	ladycamden.com

Early life

Wheeler was born in Camden Town, London, England to Brian Wheeler and Jeanne Pacella, who met at Brian's job at the Electric Ballroom.^[3] His mother has been described as supportive of Wheeler's drag career, as she has attended many of his performances and even partied alongside the cast of the fourteenth season of Drag Race after the airing of the finale.^[4] Wheeler attended the Acland Burghley School and the Royal Ballet School.^[3][5]

Career

Lady Camden at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022

After dancing with the Slovak National Ballet, Wheeler danced with Sacramento Ballet from 2010 to 2015. He then danced and choreographed for Smuin Ballet, based in San Francisco, from 2015 to 2018.^[6][5] In 2019, he premiered Take Five, a piece he choreographed for Smuin Ballet set to the music of Dave Brubeck.^[7]

In 2022, Wheeler competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race as Lady Camden. She won episodes 7,^[8] 12,^[9] and 14,^[10] as well as three cash prizes of $5,000. She landed in the bottom 7 on the Snatch Game episode,^[11] and had to participate in a lip-sync tournament, winning the second round against Bosco.^[12]

In the finale, she reached the final two with Willow Pill and the two queens participated in a lip-sync battle to Cher's cover version of ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)".^[2] She lost the lip-sync and finished as the runner-up, winning a cash prize of $50,000.^[2]

Personal life

Wheeler lives in California and is openly gay.^[13] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he moved to Sacramento, before returning to San Francisco.^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	RuPaul's Drag Race	Contestant	Season 14; Runner-up
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2023	RuPaul's Drag Race UK	Herself	Series 5; Special guest

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2022	Whatcha Packin'	Herself	Guest	[14]
	Drag Us Weekly			[15]
2023	Give It to Me Straight			[16]

• Bring Back My Girls (2023)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award-giving body	Category	Work	Results	Ref.
2022	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Fight (Shared with Bosco)	RuPaul's Drag Race	Won	[17][18]
	Critics' Choice Real TV Awards	Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series (Shared with the Season 14 cast)	RuPaul's Drag Race	Won	[19]