Valentina Biography

Valentina whose real name is James Andrew Leyva is an American drag performer, actor, television personality, and singer best known as a contestant on the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars.

Valentina began working as a professional drag queen around ten months before filming RuPaul’s Drag Race, although she already had a background in fashion and the performing arts. She chose to go by “Valentina” in drag after the hot sauce of the same name. She is known for using her drag as a way to represent Latin American culture on stage and make drag more accepted in Latin American culture.

Valentina Career

In 2015, Valentina won an early club version of the Boulet Brothers’ “Dragula” contest, a precursor of the television show. She appeared in the sixth episode of the twenty-fourth season of America’s Next Top Model, in a photoshoot challenge with fellow Drag Race alumni Katya and Manila Luzon. Valentina then played Judy Reyes’s character Quiet Ann in a season-one recap of Claws. In 2017, she was the host of her own WoWPresents internet show, “La Vida De Valentina” which ran for seven episodes. In December 2018, Valentina released her debut single, “A Prueba de Todo”.

Valentina RuPaul’s Drag Race

On February 2, 2017, Valentina was announced as one of fourteen contestants competing for the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Valentina was eliminated in episode nine after infamously losing a lipsync battle to “Greedy” by Ariana Grande; she was reluctant to take off a mask covering her mouth as she did not know the lyrics to the song, a moment which went viral across social media.

Valentina placed seventh overall, and her elimination sparked some controversy online as she was popular with fans. She was later voted as “Miss Congeniality” by the viewers of the show but was mockingly dubbed “Fan Favorite” by her castmates. During the season 10 finale, he appeared via a pre-recorded video message to crown her successor for the Miss Congeniality title, Monét X Change.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars

On November 9, 2018, she was announced as a contestant on the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars, a spin-off of the regular Drag Race series which features returning contestants from past seasons. Sadly, she was eliminated from All-Stars on Friday’s episode (January 27, 2019) — just two days before Rent live.

Valentina Rent

Valentina played a role as Angel Dumott Schunard in Fox’s televised production of the musical Rent, Rent: Live that aired on January 27, 2019.

Valentina Age

Valentina is 28 years old as of 2021. She was born on May 14, 1991, in Bell, California, United States.

Valentina Height

She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 68 kg.

Valentina Family

Valentina was born in Bell, California to Mexican parents. She has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if she has any siblings.

Valentina Gay

Valentina is openly gay and non-binary and goes by “she/her” pronouns when in drag as Valentina.

Valentina Net Worth

Valentina has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million.

Valentina Songs

• Villain
• Don’t Funk It Up
• A Prueba De Todo
• The World Is Watching
• Dog
• Break My Heart
• Gabriel – Soulwax Remix
• Easy For U
• Insomniac
• Villain (Acoustic Version)
• Wolves
• 10 Feet Tall
• Equal access to college in Georgia?
• You Okay Honey?
• On the Street
• Today 4 You
• Life Support
• Santa Fe
• I’ll Cover You

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Valentina Movies and Tv Shows