Morgan McMichaels
Encyclopedia
Morgan McMichaels is the female persona of drag performer Thomas White. A local fixture in Southern California
's drag circuit, White became a reality television
personality, when he joined the cast of the second season of the popular cable television
reality competition, RuPaul's Drag Race
.
. Highlights included losing his wig during a Gone with the Wind
-inspired photo shoot, winning the first challenge with a Barbarella
-inspired costume, getting into a heated argument with fellow contestant Mystique Summers Madison (which was featured in an "Untucked" episode), and winning a lip synch battle to the song "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q
— against contestant Sonique. McMichaels' final challenge was to pose for a wedding photo as both the bride and the groom, and design and model a wedding gown. His gown was criticized for the shape and looking too much like a costume, and he ended up in the bottom two. He was eliminated after losing a lip synch performance battle to contestant Sahara Davenport
.
, and Pandora Boxx
appeared in RuPaul's Drag U
, a spinoff Logo series in summer 2010. In 2011, McMichaels is also featured in the music video "S&M
" by Barbadian
singer Rihanna
, which was released as the third single off her fifth album Loud
. He joined the cast of the second season of RuPaul's Drag U
, which made its season premiere on June 20, 2011.
. and says he
will use his new celebrity status as a platform to express support for LGBT
rights.
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
's drag circuit, White became a reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
personality, when he joined the cast of the second season of the popular cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
reality competition, RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo. RuPaul plays host, mentor and inspiration for this series, which details RuPaul's search for "America's next drag superstar."...
.
Early life and career
Born in Scotland, to a Scottish father and an American mother, he moved to the United States at 18 years of age.RuPaul's Drag Race
McMichaels joined the cast of the second season of RuPaul's in 2010. During his time on the show, he became close friends with fellow contestant Sonique and continued his friendship with RavenRaven (drag queen)
Raven is an American drag queen and reality television personality from Riverside, California. He is best known as a contestant on second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...
. Highlights included losing his wig during a Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
-inspired photo shoot, winning the first challenge with a Barbarella
Barbarella
Barbarella is a female given name, variant of Barbara. It may also refer to:* Barbarella by Jean-Claude Forest; the origin of the story** Barbarella , based on the comic book; starring Jane Fonda...
-inspired costume, getting into a heated argument with fellow contestant Mystique Summers Madison (which was featured in an "Untucked" episode), and winning a lip synch battle to the song "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q
Stacey Q
Stacey Q is a pop singer, dancer and actress. She is best known for her 1985 hit single "Two of Hearts".-Early life:Stacey Swain was born on November 30, 1958 in Fullerton, California. She is the youngest of three children...
— against contestant Sonique. McMichaels' final challenge was to pose for a wedding photo as both the bride and the groom, and design and model a wedding gown. His gown was criticized for the shape and looking too much like a costume, and he ended up in the bottom two. He was eliminated after losing a lip synch performance battle to contestant Sahara Davenport
Sahara Davenport
Sahara Davenport is an American drag queen and reality television personality and classically-trained dancer. He is best known as a contestant on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.-Early career:...
.
Post-Drag Race
McMichaels, along with fellow contestants Raven, JujubeeJujubee (drag queen)
Jujubee is an American drag queen and reality television personality from Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known as a contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race.-RuPaul's Drag Race:...
, and Pandora Boxx
Pandora Boxx
Pandora Boxx is an American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. He is best known as a contestant from the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...
appeared in RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U is an American reality television series. Hosted by RuPaul and a team of drag queen "professors," Drag U is a spin-off of the series RuPaul's Drag Race...
, a spinoff Logo series in summer 2010. In 2011, McMichaels is also featured in the music video "S&M
S&M (song)
"S&M" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album, Loud . The song was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Corey Jackson Carter, Sandy Wilhelm and Ester Dean, with production helmed by Eriksen and Hermansen of Stargate and Sandy Wilhelm under her...
" by Barbadian
Barbadian people
Barbadians are people originating on the Caribbean island of Barbados whether they live there or in the Barbadian diaspora.Rihanna is by far the most popular Barbadian on the planet.-Diaspora:...
singer Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, which was released as the third single off her fifth album Loud
Loud (Rihanna album)
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on November 12, 2010 by Def Jam Recordings. The album was recorded between February and August 2010, predominantly during Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour and filming for her first feature film Battleship...
. He joined the cast of the second season of RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U is an American reality television series. Hosted by RuPaul and a team of drag queen "professors," Drag U is a spin-off of the series RuPaul's Drag Race...
, which made its season premiere on June 20, 2011.
Personal life
McMichaels resides in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. and says he
will use his new celebrity status as a platform to express support for LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
rights.
External links
- Morgan McMichaels on the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Morgan McMichaels on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Morgan McMichaels on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Morgan McMichaels on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Morgan McMichaels interview on LogoLogo (TV channel)Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...