Yuhua Hamasaki
Chinese-American drag queen, singer, actor and reality television personality
Yuhua Hamasaki, or simply known as Yuhua, is the stage name of Yuhua Ou, a Chinese-born American drag queen, singer, actor and reality television personality who came to international attention on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and later the first season of Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale.
Early life
Ou was born on March 1, 1990, in Guangzhou. She moved to Chinatown, Manhattan in New York City when she was seven and started doing drag on the club kid scene under the name Yuhua. She later added Hamasaki after Japanese idol Ayumi Hamasaki. Ou holds a business management degree from Pace University.
Career
Before Drag Race, Yuhua was one of several drag queens appearing in Katy Perry's performance of "Swish Swish" on Saturday Night Live in May 2017. She also designed outfits for other Drag Race alum prior to her appearance on the series, including Aquaria, Bob the Drag Queen, Peppermint, Aja, Jiggly Caliente, Alexis Michelle and Monét X Change. She has won multiple pageant titles including Miss Fire Island, Miss Fire Island All Stars, Miss Stonewall, and Miss Asia NYC.
Yuhua was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2018. Due to the popularity of Monét X Change's sponge dress in episode one, Yuhua created her own sponge dress for sale, and donated the proceeds to Callen-Lorde. She was eliminated in the third episode after losing a lip sync to "Celebrity Skin" by Hole against Mayhem Miller.
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