![]() 19, Shin will appear for a Dallas stop of the Werq the World Tour. Just how much the rest has impacted his performance you’ll soon be able to judge for yourself. I’m in a much better place this year … not that I was in a horrible place last year, but I’m eating better and finding time to work out.” I’ve gotten Lasik surgery for myself so that I don’t have to worry about wearing glasses or wearing contacts. This year I decided I’ve got to be me, too, and not just Kim Chi. “I was working sometimes seven days a week in seven different cities, like nonstop. “That was a big deal last year,” Shin says. With countless appearances, he found himself in drag so frequently that the line dividing Shin from his Kim persona began to blur. Last year, Shin’s travel schedule grew so taxing that any down-time became a rare luxury. Such triumph, however, also exacts a toll. Not only has it been helpful, but I’ve been able to help out my family and charities as well, which is amazing.” So, from a financial aspect, it’s been helpful. “There was one time I was trying to dig quarters from the bottom of my couch to find money to buy a McDouble to eat for dinner that night. “Right before going on Drag Race, I was spending so much money on my costumes that I was always broke,” Shin says. The attention also created a stream of interesting - and welcome - work opportunities for the struggling entertainer. As the first Korean-American contestant in the program’s history, Kim Chi quickly garnered fans from around the globe. Shin, in fact, eloquently describes his early drag experience as “discovering a passion I didn’t know I had.”Īlthough Kim Chi - a name Shin chose for both its femininity and the dish’s importance as a staple in Korean cuisine - did not ultimately take his season’s crown, he acknowledges that the competition was a major turning point in his burgeoning career. Given their incredible successes, one is hard pressed to contend that the Halloween escapade could have been anything but fate. We also now know Matt as Pearl, a Season 7 finalist. ![]() Today, we know Shin by his nom du drag Kim Chi, a Season 8 finalist on RuPaul’s Drag Race. A year later, I was hired to be their art director. At that party, they hired me to be their host. “A few weeks after that, we went to Neverland, which is a production company in Chicago. ![]() “The first night we went out, we got booked for a show,” Shin recalls. Both were drag novices, and neither, it seems, had an inkling as to what was about to unfold in their lives. When Matt asked Shin to join in, he casually agreed. It was Halloween - “drag queen Christmas,” he quips - and his best friend, Matt, wanted to go out in a wig, dress, heels and makeup. SCOTT HUFFMAN | Contributing years ago, Sang-Young Shin’s initial foray into the world of drag was little more than a lark. ![]() The tour featured RuPaul's favorite queens, including Naomi Smalls.Drag Racer Kim Chi is an undeniably spicy dish who went from drag to riches More recently, Kim Chi appeared in the "Werq the World" tour across the U.S. She went to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and gave a Q&A for "A Fabulous Evening With Kim Chi: Exploring Gender Identity Through Drag", and later Arizona State University to perform for their Asian Heritage Week and Pride Week. In 2017, Kim Chi visited two different college campuses to educate and perform on the topic of drag. The line, called KimChi Chic Beauty, is cruelty-free, vegan, and comes in a numerous amount of vivid pigments, just like herself! Kim Chi takes on college Just like her friend and fellow drag sister, Trixie Mattel, Kim Chi also recently began her own makeup line. Kim Chi Drag Queen never fully ended her career within the realm of RuPaul's Drag Race: she continued to star as a guest in season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018) , a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular and will appear on a spin-off of the show, RuPaul's Celebrity Drag Race. She may be a newcomer, but she is certainly well-loved! Since then, Kim Chi has been active all around the U.S, including visiting various college campuses! Kim Chi Drag Queen's career today Kim Chi Drag Queen appeared on season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and made it to the top three of the show, and famously lip-synced " Fat, Fem, & Asian". ![]()
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