Shea Couleé rose to worldwide stardom on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and has gone on to turn into one in every of the most recognizable drag queens in the world in the years since then. Now, Couleé is gearing up for an entire new journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Shea Couleé rose to fame on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Shea Couleé first competed on the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017, snatching the most problem wins and in the end putting third. Three years later, she returned for season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and took dwelling a well-deserved crown.
In 2022, Couleé’s abilities as a singer, dancer, and seamstress have been on full show as soon as once more on the seventh season of All Stars, a.okay.a. the all-winners season.
She has a task in the upcoming Marvel sequence ‘Ironheart’ on Disney+
Lower than every week after arising brief on All Stars 7, Couleé can add one other line to her resume: superhero. She’s been confirmed as one in every of the stars of the new Disney+ sequence Ironheart. Whereas her precise position in the present stays unclear, it wouldn’t be shocking if Couleé will get to play the titular hero herself.
Couleé shared her pleasure about the announcement on Instagram.
“I’m trying to find the words to express the deep excitement I feel over this project,” she mentioned. “Acting was my first love long before drag. So it only seems fitting to end my Drag Race journey and begin my acting career in the biggest way I could imagine.”
“Stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been like stepping into Oz,” she continued. “Ironheart is top to bottom going to be an absolutely STUNNING experience for the viewers, and I’m so humbled everyday that I get to work on set with some of the best and most dedicated artists in the industry.”
“Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my journey, and I look forward to sharing the exciting new chapter with you all,” she concluded.
She’s appeared in the Savage X Fenty present and different productions
Couleé has been in a position to parlay her recognition into many gigs since her first look on Drag Race. In the years since, she’s been featured in main publications round the world, together with a number of options in Vogue options and covers of magazines like Out, Leisure Weekly, Homosexual Instances, and the worldwide vogue journal Steel.
On the all-winners season, Couleé acquired reward on her runway stroll from the one and solely Naomi Campbell. That stroll was featured in 2020 in Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty vogue present.
In addition to being visually beautiful, Couleé additionally is an audio sensation, releasing her EP Couleé–D after her first run on Drag Race in 2017. In 2021, she launched an America’s Subsequent Prime Mannequin-focused podcast sequence, Wanna Be on Prime?, which premiered at No. 1 on Apple Podcasts.