Along with Needles and Cherri Baum, she formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of Pittsburgh bar The Blue Moon. She has said that she found Needles "fascinating", and, even after their breakup, "still does". Īlaska met future boyfriend Sharon Needles (stage name of Aaron Coady) through Myspace via an introduction from Pittsburgh drag queen Veruca la'Piranha in December 2009, and eventually moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live with him in 2010. In 2009, she performed in Palm Springs Gay Pride with Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones. ![]() She frequently performed in the Trannyshack shows in Los Angeles. She had previously done drag as a hobby, but the conception of "Alaska" fueled an intent to turn it into a career, and she eventually landed a job at the West Hollywood club Fubar. After discovering that she disliked the process of trying to land acting jobs, she conceived the concept and personality of her drag persona while smoking marijuana. Career 2007–2012: Career beginnings Īfter dabbling around in Pittsburgh, Alaska eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. He studied theater at the University of Pittsburgh. Honard was born to Pam Honard and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003. Honard is also a part of The AAA Girls, a drag group with Willam and Courtney Act and hosts the podcast Race Chaser with Willam. ![]() Her fourth album, Red 4 Filth, was released in 2022. Her first studio album, Anus, was released in 2015, followed by her second album, Poundcake, in 2016, and her third album, Vagina, in 2019. Honard co-hosts the web series Bro'Laska alongside her brother, Corey Binney. ![]() She is best known as the runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Justin Andrew Honard (born March 6, 1985), best known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 or mononymously as Alaska, is an American drag queen and singer from Erie, Pennsylvania.
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