Sasha Colby

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Sasha Colby
File:Sasha Colby (1).jpg
Sasha Colby in 2023
Born (1984-07-26) July 26, 1984 (age 41)
Waimānalo, Hawaii, U.S.
Other namesSasha Kekauoha
EducationKailua High School[1]
OccupationDrag queen
Years active2001–present[2]
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
Websitesashacolby.net

Sasha Kekauoha (born July 26, 1984),[3][4][5][6] best known by the stage name Sasha Colby, is an American drag performer and beauty pageant competitor. In 2012, she won the Miss Continental competition.[7][8] In 2023, she was crowned the winner of season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[9][10][11]

Early life

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Sasha Colby was born in Waimānalo, Hawaii, as the youngest of seven children.[12][13][14] She was raised in a conservative Jehovah's Witness household.[15] As a teenager, she secretly did drag, locking herself in the bathroom and wearing her sister's clothes.[16] The first transgender woman she met was her mother’s hairdresser, Tammy.[2] Her father died by suicide in 2016.[17]

Career

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Sasha Colby has been described as a "beauty queen", a "drag legend",[18] and a "pageant legend".[19] She won the Miss Continental competition in 2012.[12][20]

In 2018, Sasha Colby was cast in Sasha Velour's drag showcase NightGowns[21] and appeared in the stage show's 2020 docu-series.[22] Alongside other drag queens, Sasha Colby walked the runway before Jennifer Lopez's performance at the iHeartRadio Music Awards wearing a look inspired by Lopez.[23][24] Chrissy Callahan of NBC News said Sasha Colby's look "channeled" the "Jenny from the Block" music video.[25][26]

Sasha Colby is also known as a model and activist.[27] In 2020, she represented Hawaii in GLAAD's video, which featured drag queens from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and sought to mobilize voters in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[28] Before the COVID-19 pandemic, she organized a monthly trans-inclusive event at The Chapel, a gay bar in West Hollywood, California.[29]

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Sasha Colby at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2023

In 2023, Sasha Colby was cast on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She is the first-ever Native Hawaiian to be cast on Drag Race. She was crowned the winner of the season, earning the title of America's Next Drag Superstar and becoming the first winner of Polynesian descent.[30][31][32] Later that year, Colby spoke at the annual Pride Month celebration hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris.[33]

RuPaul was opposed to casting openly transgender women on the show until late 2018, despite casting closeted transgender women in previous seasons.[34][35][36] Colby waited until she felt it was her time to audition for the show and told Vogue that winning during a year of vehement anti-transgender legislation was important to her.[37][7] She is the second trans woman to win RuPaul's Drag Race (after Willow Pill)[38] and fourth to win Drag Race globally, following Angele Anang on Drag Race Thailand (Season 2), Kylie Sonique Love on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 6), [39] and Vanessa Van Cartier on Drag Race Holland (Season 2), and preceding Captivating Katkat on Drag Race Philippines (Season 2). Following Van Cartier, Colby is the second Miss Continental winner to win a Drag Race season.

Personal life

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Sasha Colby is a trans woman.[27] She is based in Los Angeles.[40][41] She is the "drag mother" of season 14 contestant Kerri Colby[42] and singer-songwriter Chappell Roan.[43][44]

Colby has Native Hawaiian and Irish heritage. While on Drag Race, Colby performed a lip-sync to "Zombie" by The Cranberries to honor her Irish heritage and the trauma of seeing the Warrington bombings on the news as a child. Additionally, the performance was a tribute to how "Zombie" helped her cope with witnessing her parents' struggles with mental illness, especially her mother who had bipolar disorder.[45][46]

Colby is passionate about learning history. She is particularly inspired by the gender transition of Chevalier d’Éon during the 1700s.[2] She is polyamorous and has three partners, including a queer gym owner based in Seattle.[47]

Titles

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  • America’s Next Drag Superstar, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15, 2023, Winner[48]
  • Miss Continental 2012, Winner[48]
  • Miss Pennsylvania Premiere Continental 2012, Winner[48]
  • Miss Continental 2008, First Alternate[48]
  • Miss West Virginia Continental 2008, Winner[48]
  • Miss Continental 2005, Fourth Alternate[48]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2018 Hawaii Five-0 Malie Episode: "A'ohe Kio Pohaku Nalo i Ke Alo Pali" [7]
2022 Boss'd Up Herself Episode: "No I in Team"
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) Winner [12]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
The Daily Show Guest [49]
Soul of a Nation Guest; Documentary series [50]
KTLA5 News Guest [51]
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16) Special guest; Episode: "Grande Finale" [52]
TBA Drag Race Philippines: Slaysian Royale † Judge

Web series

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2020 NightGowns Docu-series [53]
2023 Meet the Queens Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 		[54]
EW News Flash Guest [55][56]
Pride Today Guest [57]
BuzzFeed Celeb Guest [58]
MTV News Guest [59]
Today with Hoda and Jenna Guest [60]
Drip or Drop Guest [61]
Whatcha Packin' Guest [62]
Logo Spill Guest [63]
Squirrel Friends Guest; Podcast [64]
Self-Care / Don't Care Guest [65]
Drag Makeup with Allure Guest [66]
Billboard Cover Guest [67]
Can't Cancel Pride Guest [68]
Shut Up Evan Guest; Podcast [69]
The Awardist Guest [70]
2024 The Pit Stop Guest [71]

Discography

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All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[72][73]

Singles

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As lead artist

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Year Title Album Writer(s) Producer(s)
2023 "Feel the Power"
(Sasha Colby with Glovibes and Luciana) 		Non-album single Leonardo Abbate, Luciana, Nick Clow, Sasha Colby Glovibes, Leonardo Abbate
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Year Title Album Writer(s) Producer(s)
2025 "Beauty School Dropout)"
(Shontelle Sparkles featuring Sasha Colby) 		Butterfly Effect (Deluxe Edition) Drew Louis, Jayelle, Shawn Davis Berger Drew Louis
2023 "Goddess (Sasha Colby)"
(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15) 		Non-album singles Brett McLaughlin Leland
"Blame it on the Edit"
(RuPaul featuring Sasha Colby, Anetra, Luxx Noir London, and Mistress Isabelle Brooks) 		Frederick Minano, RuPaul Andre Charles RuPaul, Skeltal Ki
"Wigloose: The Rusical!"
(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15) 		Wigloose: The Rusical! Brett McLaughlin, John Polly, Michael Seligman, Thomas C Campbell Leland, Gabe Lopez
"Golden Years"
(Sasha Colby, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Aura Mayari, and Spice) 		Non-album singles Brett McLaughlin, Frederick W. Scott Leland, Freddy Scott
"One Night Only"
(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15) 		David Benjamin Steinberg, John Polly, Michael Seligman, Thomas C Campbell David Benjamin Steinberg
2021 "Monster"
(She & The Bandit and Sasha Colby) 		Ryan Douglas Adames No producer credited

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Ref.
2016 "Tongue Pop the Halls" Alyssa Edwards [74]
2017 "Divas Medley" Justin Michael Williams feat. Nina Bo'Nina Brown, Aja, & Eureka O'Hara [75]
"She's Gotta Habit" Detox feat. Ellis Miah & Keisha Henry [76]
2018 "Excuse the Beauty" Latrice Royale [77]
2019 "Brown Cow Stunning (Mitch Ferrino Mix)" Mo Heart [78]
2021 "GAP" Heidi N Closet feat. Widow Von'Du [79]
"Queen of the North" Brooke Lynn Hytes feat. Priyanka [80]
"Do You Like to Party?" TaylorXO feat. Gigi Gorgeous [81]
2023 "Blame It on the Edit" RuPaul ft. Anetra, Luxx Noir London & Mistress Isabelle Brooks [82]
"Feel the Power - Extended Club Mix" Sasha Colby, Glovibes, Luciana [83]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Work Results Ref.
2023 2023 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards The Drag Award Herself Honored [84]
2023 2023 Variety’s Women of Reality TV Breakthrough Stars of Reality TV RuPaul's Drag Race Honored [85]
2025
Queerty Awards
Drag Royalty
Herself
 Won
[86]

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