Plastique Tiara
Vietnamese-American drag performer and entertainer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen,[1][2] a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. As an influencer with over 13 million followers across their platforms, Nguyen is the most-followed drag queen on social media.[3][4][5]
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.jpg) Plastique Tiara at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Duc Tran Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) |
| Website | lifeinplastique |
Early life
Duc Tran Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City,[2] and was raised in Vietnam by their grandparents.[1] They are a first-generation American immigrant,[6][7] moving to the United States at age 11.[8]
Career
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Perspective
Trần is a drag performer, dancer, and model who competed as ‘Plastique Tiara’ on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Plastique impersonated Lovely Mimi for the Snatch Game challenge[9] and won the "Farm to Runway" design challenge,[10] placing eighth overall.[2][11] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,[12] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia.[13][14] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live![15][16]
In 2019, Plastique Tiara released the dance-pop song "Irresistible", along with a music video.[11][17] Brendan Wetmore of Paper magazine described the video as "a beautiful and expensive dreamlike look into the luxury of being Plastique; beautiful men dance at her command while she whips her silky locks back and forth, her body covered in a jeweled garment".[12] In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.[5]
Plastique Tiara is the most-followed drag queen on TikTok.[18] Trần joined the platform in August 2019,[3] and had 11.2 million followers, as of January 2023.[19] Trần had 2.1 million Instagram followers as of October 2021.[5] Trần joined OnlyFans in 2020.[20][21]
On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[22]
Plastique Tiara has been featured on the cover of L’Officiel Vietnam.[7]
Personal life
Nguyen is based in Los Angeles.[3] Previously, she was based in Dallas, until 2019.[1] She is queer.[6]
Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of Drag Race contestant Alyssa Edwards;[13] other members of the Haus of Edwards have included Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, and Shangela.[23]
Nguyen created their alter ego Plastique Tiara after the My Little Pony character Diamond Tiara, but later replaced the “Diamond” with “Plastique”.[7]
On March 29, 2025, Nguyen announced that they were engaged to their boyfriend of three years.[24]
Discography
Singles
- "Irresistible" (2019)
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Himself | Contestant | [9] |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 | |||
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked |
Music videos
- "Irresistible" (2019)
- "Em Nên Yêu Cô Ta" (with Orange) (2024)
References
External links
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