Alaska 5000

At 39 years old, Alaska 5000 has this physical status:

Career

Alaskans migrated to Los Angeles in order to pursue acting. After being dissatisfied with the audition process, she decided to drag and started working at the West Hollywood club Fubar. She appeared regularly in Los Angeles' Trannyshack shows. Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones appeared in Palm Springs Gay Pride in 2009.

Through Myspace in December 2009, Alaska met future boyfriend Sharon Needles (stage name Aaron Coady) and then moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to live with him in 2010. She formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved to a drag troupe based out of Pittsburgh's iconic Blue Moon, alongside Needles and Cherri Baum. She appeared in the hometown of Haunt in 2013 as part of the Haus of Haunt. Christeene Vale, the city's first drag queen and recording artist, appeared on the Pittsburgh stage for the first time in 2013. Willam Belli later impersonated Vale in his music video "RuPaulogize."

On the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Alaska Thunderfuck competed under the mononym Alaska. She had previously appeared on every season of the program. In the episode "Scent of a Drag Queen" and the main challenge for "Sugar Ball," Alaska prevailed the fragrance commercial-themed main challenge. Alaska performed on "We Are the World"-inspired "Can I Get an Amen?" as part of the show. The song's proceeds went to the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Alaska was named the runner-up at the season finale in May 2013 alongside fellow competitor Roxxxy Andrews. Jinkx Monsoon was the season's champion.

In October 2013, Alaska appeared as Dr. Frank N. Furter in Woodlawn Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show in San Antonio, Texas. Michelle Visage of RuPaul's Drag Race judge and season four contestant Willam Belli also appeared in the musical.

Alaska has toured and performed, appearing in RuPaul's Drag Race Battle of the Seasons, custom one-woman shows, such as a Stevie Nicks tribute to "Red for Filth," and a holiday display named "Blue Christmas" since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as a custom one-woman display named "Stevie Forever." In the "RuPaul's Drag Race: Dragopolis 2.0" mobile game, an animated version of Alaska was included. She appeared in a stage production of Sex and the City during the summer of 2014. Honard has a web series called Bro'Laska, which is sponsored by World of Wonder with brother Cory Binney. Alaska became a spokesmodel for American Apparel in 2014, thanks to Willam Belli and the Courtney Act.

Alaska has since released a number of singles, including "Ru Girl," "Your Makeup Is Terrible," and "Nails." Anus, Alaska's debut album, received raves in June 2015. "Hieeee" and "This Is My Hair" were two of the album's singles.

In 2016, Alaska made its second appearance in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in Drag Race. She has received some flak over some of her omissions and her conduct towards the end of the competition. Alaska also donated $5,000 to the charity Trans Kids Purple Rainbow in response, as well as a YouTube apology. She was named the second winner of All Stars in the season finale.

Alaska's second album, Poundcake, came in the same year. "The T," "Stun," and "Puppet" are three singles from the album's album. The album was released after the puppet competition on RuPaul's Drag Race, where Alaska and fellow contestant Lineysha Sparx created Lil' Poundcake, a rebellious puppet.

Alaska appeared in the first season of VH1's Scared Famous on October 23, 2017, finishing 6th in the standings.

Since July 2018, Willam Belli, a fellow Drag Race alumna, has hosted a podcast. "Dedicated to the discussion and dissection of every episode of Rupaul's Drag Race" is included in the podcast "Race Chaser." Alaska and Jeremy Mikush, as Alaska and Jeremy, performed on their debut album Amethyst Journey in August 2018.

In 2019, Alaska released Vagina, her third album. In Montalban Theater in Hollywood, she created and hosted The Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Awards Competition. The festival attracted eight different drag artists competing for the crown, with eight of them competing for the coveted prize. On season two of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, the eventual winner was determined by Alaska and a panel of judges, including Peppermint, Sharon Needles, Willamam, and Abhora. A panel of judges from New York magazine named her seventh on their list of "America's most influential drag queens" in June 2019, a list of 100 veteran Drag Race contestants.

In late 2019, Alaska's first comedy special, which is now untitled, will air on OutTV in Canada.

My Name Is Yours is a memoir by the author. What is Alaska? On November 9, 2021, A Memoir.

She is one of Drag Race's most followed queens, with over 1.8 million Instagram followers as of October, 2021.

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