Biography
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Filmography
all 14
self 13
TV Shows 11
Movies 3
Self - Special Guest Judge
Drag Race Germany (2023)
TV
Self / Director
NightGowns FOREVER (2020)
Movie
Sasha Velour
The Bold Type (2017)
TV
6.08
Self - Guest
Whatcha Packin' (2014)
TV
Sasha Velour
Broad City (2014)
TV
7.13
Self - Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)
TV
Self - Contestant / Self - Queen Contributor / Self - Special Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
TV
6.63
Gallery
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Known ForActing
Birthday1987-06-25 (37 years old)
Birth NameAlexander Hedges Steinberg
Birth PlaceBerkeley, United States
FatherMark D. Steinberg
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBrooklyn, United States of America
Also Known AsAlexander Hedges Steinberg, Alexander "Sasha" Hedges Steinberg, Александр Хеджес Штайнберг, Саша Велюр
AwardsFulbright Program, Fulbright Scholarship
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