Vivacious (drag queen)
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Vivacious is the stage name of Osmond Scott Jr.,[2] a Jamaican-American drag queen who is best known for appearing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and for being one of the original Club Kids, a group of New York City dance club personalities in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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.jpg) Vivacious at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Osmond Scott Jr. |
| Other names | Osmond Vacious[1] |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) |
Early life
Scott was born in Jamaica.[3][4] He moved to New York City at age 7.[5] He got the name of his drag persona Vivacious from his 2nd grade tacher, named Ms. Bright, who would call Scott "Mr. Vivacious".[6][7]
Vivacious started as one of the original Club Kids in New York City during the 1990s, performing at clubs such as The Limelight, Tunnel, and The Sound Factory.[8][9]
Career
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Perspective
Vivacious was announced to be on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014.[8] She "made one of the most unforgettable first episode entrances in Drag Race herstory," according to The Advocate,[3] by wearing an outfit featuring a second head Vivacious called Ornacia.[10][11][12]
In 2015, Sadie Gennis of TV Guide ranked Vivacious number 22 in her list of the 24 "best RuPaul's Drag Race entrances of all time",[13] and Time Out's Ethan LaCroix and Jillian Anthony ranked her number eleven on their list of the best Drag Race contestants from New York City.[14] Vivacious ranked number 91 in Vulture's list of the 100 "greatest RuPaul's Drag Race looks of all time".[15] She was eliminated in the third episode of the show, after losing a lip sync to "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez against April Carrión.[16][17][18]
In 2019, Vivacious said "gender politics heavily influenced the show, and that the show favors the more feminine queens", according to Sarah Beauchamp of Screen Rant, who wrote, "Since Vivacious' looks are a little more masculine and always unique - rarely the typical beauty queen-esque style seen on the show - she felt she didn't appeal to the Middle American audience."[19] Vivacious' Ornacia head was referenced in an episode of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20] Vivacious appeared on the premiere of season fifteen of RuPaul's Drag Race. Guest judge Ariana Grande also arrived wearing an outfit referencing Vivacious and Ornacia.[21][22][23]
Vivacious was featured on Brandon Morales' 2014 EP, called Pride EP.[24] She released her first solo single, "Ornacia", on October 6, 2017.[25][26] Vivacious was one of 30 drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus' performance of "Dooo It!" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[27] She was also one of several drag queens appearing in Katy Perry's live performance of "Swish Swish", on Saturday Night Live in May 2017.[28][29][30] Vivacious was featured in two videos for Elle's YouTube channel, doing a reverse drag transformation and giving advice to a child drag queen in 2017.[31][32]
Personal life
Scott is based in New York City as of 2015, where he frequently DJs and performs.[1][27]
Discography
Extended play
| Title | Details | Ref. |
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| Pride EP with Brandon Morales |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Ornacia" | 2017 | — |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) | Herself/Contestant (twelfth place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | ||
| 2015 | MTV Video Music Awards | Backup dancer |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Live | Backup dancer |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) | Herself/Special guest |
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External links
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