Cards on the table...I didn't know much about Onya Nurve when the new season of Drag Race started. From what a gathered and have heard from queens I know, I still say she will be top 4 from my original post here, and... but, since after what I have seen, I dare say she will be top 2. Can you say charismatic? This queen oozes charisma and entertainment and hilarity. She is one of the few to have all four of the C.U.N.T. This queen wears her Northeast Ohio roots proudly, being a native of Canton, Ohio, and a Cleveland Insititute of Art alum. Onya only started doing drag in 2021 and has hit the ground running since, performing all around Northeast Ohio and winning various drag competitions. Why... we haven't seen a queen from Ohio since season 1 for Pete's sake. Onya approaches drag very authentically, and I love that she keeps and pays homage to classic drag and at times club kid vibe in her style. And she KNOWS how to incorporate her background and ethnicity into her drag persona as well. I think a lot of what she's drawn to comes from her as a person, but not necessarily a persona, but an extension of who she is. As an artist, she recognizes that a lot of the art world and drag is centered around white men, so Onya likes to represent Black culture because it's not always represented in the art world, or represented in the drag world much like it's white counterparts. Onya still thinks there is a lot of work that can be done. A queen once asked her that I know, what cocktail would be her signature cocktail, and she replied, she'd keep it simple...a perfect gin and tonic, where the gin would be floral with a limey touch, and it would be called Onya Gin! I knew I loved this bitch.
She is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh yea gurl....I see a top four bitch HERE! And how do you not love the name?
ReplyDeleteI AGREE! I LOVE Onya! Nice choice to give some blog space too Mistress. I think your right, she is going all the way. I am just drawn to her personality and her drag style...you know us Philly bitches love that.
ReplyDeleteFYI....And you know I go back and reference your post right? Damn your good. But I hope your wrong...Kori needs to go ASAP. Why is she there???? I have yet see her do anything different.
YAS BITCH! Onya is one of my favorite too...her and Suzie are what I love about drag. But Onya...you know she will reign the ball!!!!
ReplyDeleteOnya Nurve is my favorite. Everything about this queen makes me smile whenever she appears on camera. I totally did not like how she took the adornments one of the other queens had picked to use, and I did not buy Onya's explanation of "sharing" when all the queens were to have grabbed what they wanted at the get go. It was stealing, plain and simple. Other than that, though I wouldn't trust Onya not to stab me in the back, I just think she's the cutest thing.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure about her when she admitted she can't sew in a sewing challenge, but, and I'll channel my inner Ru, she really stepped her pussy up !
ReplyDeleteI agree she she hit the top!
WOW!
ReplyDeletePhotos #1 and #8 are stunning! And I love her name -- ONYA NURVE -- brilliant, lol!
ReplyDeleteCan we just talk about how gorgeous Onya is in these pictures?!? I think she has the street smarts vibe than queens had back in the 60's and 70's.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think your right...the show is sooooooo clear what the top four will be already. As usual, four queen to compete, the rest-filler. She’s a natural talent, with a million-dollar smile.
SHE IS A GEM. She is so charismatic, so real, so contagiously confident. I LOVE Onya. Bring home the crown girl!👑 She will make the girls work this season.
ReplyDeleteOh I think you're right sweet cheeks.
DeleteShe lights up when she smiles!
ReplyDeleteI love this queen and a few others that are competing this season! If she ever appears in my neck of the woods I'd be very interested in seeing her perform.
ReplyDeleteLove the flower power pic
ReplyDeleteStunning!
ReplyDeleteI like her style.
ReplyDeletePhotos #1 and # 8 ARE fabulous! The red floral dress is a stunner too. Being a drag neophyte, Maddie, what are the four of the C.U.N.T.???
ReplyDeleteCreativeness...Uniqueness...Nerve and Talent gurl!!!!
DeleteAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now you tell me, Maddie? I've had those qualities all my life... maybe I shouldn't have taken such offence to being called that by male colleagues, LOL!
DeleteThe second to last photo is charming
ReplyDeleteIsn't that a charming photo squire?
DeleteShe's fabulous and that NAME!!
ReplyDeleteI think her win was more than justified. She may not know how to sew, but this girl has that 'it' thing that makes a Drag artist memorable. I also think those other women should not disregard the fact that she IS competition.
XOXO
I think that's why I like her. When dryrag was in its heyday .... and taking off especially in the 80s and 90s very few Queens sewed their own clothes. We threw looks together from off the rack.. vintage stores.. and thrift shops. And that was how drag Queens stood out and made their own Style away from the pack of the pageant Queens.
DeleteFun. Like Ultra Nate'! Or Jourdin Pauline. Very fun and colorful. With attitude.
ReplyDeleteAfter your latest post, I can see a bit of Jourdin.
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