Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 25, 1987
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Credits
17 titles
Sasha Velour
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
Self
King of Drag
Self - Judge
Drag Race Germany
Self - Guest Judge
NightGowns: The Musical
Miss Xandra
Drag Queen Christmas 2020
NightGowns FOREVER
Self
We're Here
Self
NightGowns
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
Self
Out Of The Closet
Self
The Bold Type
Sasha Velour
Portrait Of A Queen
Self
The Pit Stop
Self
Whatcha Packin'
Self
Broad City
Sasha Velour
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Contestant