Person

Sasha Velour

Acting · Born 1987-06-25 · Berkeley, California, USA

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.

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  RuPaul's Drag Race

  Self - Contestant

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  RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  Self - Contestant

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  Broad City

  Sasha Velour

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  The Pit Stop

  Self

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  The Bold Type

  Sasha Velour

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  Whatcha Packin'

  Self

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  King of Drag

  Self - Judge

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  We're Here

  Self

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  Out Of The Closet

  Self

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  Drag Race Germany

  Self - Guest Judge

• 2025A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss PeppermintSelf
• 2025King of DragSelf - Judge
• 2023Drag Race GermanySelf - Guest Judge
• 2021NightGowns: The MusicalMiss Xandra
• 2020Drag Queen Christmas 2020
• 2020NightGowns FOREVERSelf
• 2020We're HereSelf
• 2020NightGowns
• 2018BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup TrendsSelf
• 2018Out Of The ClosetSelf
• 2017The Bold TypeSasha Velour
• 2017Portrait Of A QueenSelf
• 2016The Pit StopSelf
• 2014Whatcha Packin'Self
• 2014Broad CitySasha Velour
• 2010RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSelf - Contestant
• 2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Contestant