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Vivienne Pinay
Born
Michael Donehoo

Atlanta, Georgia
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)

Vivienne Pinay is the stage name of Michael Donehoo,[1][2] an American drag performer known for competing on the fifth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race. She has also appeared on Skin Wars.

Early life

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Donehoo was born and raised in Atlanta[3] and is of Filipino descent.[1] He became interested in drag at a young age after seeing RuPaul on VH1.[4]

Career

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Pinay is a drag performer; he has said of his female persona Vivienne Pinay: "Vivienne is named after my Southern Grandmother. And Pinay means Filipino girl."[4] Pinay also sells wigs.[1]

Vivienne Pinay competed on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired in 2013. On the fourth episode ("Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?"), she and Honey Mahogany placed in the bottom two of a challenge in which contestants performed in a ballet based on the life of RuPaul. Neither contestant impressed RuPaul enough during a lip-sync to "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000) by Britney Spears,[5] and both were eliminated from the competition in the show's first-ever double elimination.[1][6][7] Thrillist's Brian Moylan ranked Vivienne Pinay number 75 out of the show's 113 contestants in 2017.[8] Stephen Daw of Billboard included the double elimination in a 2018 list of the show's "most shocking" moments.[9] In 2019, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant called the lip-sync between Honey Mahogany and Vivienne Pinay "so bad, so boring, and so low-energy", and wrote: "It is fair to say that Ru made the right call to send them both contestants home that week, and fans have certainly enjoyed forgetting about that lip sync."[10] Sim also included the double elimination in the website's 2020 list of the show's ten "most shocking" eliminations.[11] Similarly, Mariana Fernandes included the double elimination in the website's 2020 overview of the ten "most shocking" eliminations on the show and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[12] She also included the performance in a 2020 list of the ten worst lip-syncs on Drag Race.[13]

Since Drag Race, Vivienne Pinay "decided to keep a low profile and abandoned this drag persona", according to Out magazine.[14] In 2015, she was among Drag Race contestants to appear on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards during Miley Cyrus and Wayne Coyne's performance of "Dooo It!" (2015).[15] She also appeared on the series Skin Wars.[16]

Personal life

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In 2013, Donehoo had a boyfriend and two dogs.[4] He was based in New York City, as of 2015.[17]

Vivienne Pinay is a member of the Haus of Edwards, which has also included Drag Race contestants Alyssa Edwards, Cheryl Hole,[18] Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, Plastique Tiara, and Shangela.[19][20]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "6 Filipino drag stars of RuPaul's Drag Race". South China Morning Post. 2020-08-13. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  2. ^ Bump, Emily (13 September 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: Where Are They Now?". screenrant.com. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "10 Best Leo Contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race". TheTalko. 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Holland, Scott (2013-02-20). "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 – Vivienne Pinay, Honey Mahogany | Hotspots! Magazine". Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  5. ^ Hurley, Sam (2022-04-06). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Double Elimination Explained". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. ^ Kacala, Alexander (2013-02-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Vivienne Pinay and Honey Mahogany Make History | G Philly". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2018-05-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 15 Queens Eliminated For Crazy Reasons". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ^ "Best RuPaul Drag Race Contestants From Every Season & All Stars, Ranked - Thrillist". www.thrillist.com. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. ^ Daw, Stephen (2018-03-02). "The 10 Most Shocking Moments In 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2019-10-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 5 Most Memorable Lip Sync Performances (& 5 That Fans Completely Forgot About)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  11. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2020-03-31). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Most Shocking Eliminations". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  12. ^ Fernandes, Mariana (2020-04-11). "Sashay Away: 10 Most Shocking Eliminations On RuPaul's Drag Race & All Stars". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  13. ^ Fernandes, Mariana (2020-04-28). "Top 10 Worst Lip Sync Performances On Drag Race". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  14. ^ "13 Queens Who Quit or Retired From Drag After 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  15. ^ "You Betta Watch! The 18 Fiercest 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Music Video Cameos". Yahoo Entertainment. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  16. ^ Boulet, Ruth (2015-07-09). "Skin Wars season 2 episode 4 recap: Drag Queens are here!". Channel Guide Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  17. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race NYC drag queens, ranked". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  18. ^ Szelinski, Cailyn (2022-06-29). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Drag Families With Multiple Members On The Show". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  19. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2019-01-25). "Here's how the season 11 queens link to past Drag Race contestants". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  20. ^ "Super Queen". Dallas Voice. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  21. ^ "Vivienne Pinay's Holiday Takeover". WOW Presents Plus. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  22. ^ "Haus of Edwards Holiday Special". WOW Presents Plus. World of Wonder. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  23. ^ "Vivienne Pinay". Wow Presents Plus. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  24. ^ Robledo, Jordan (2023-02-13). "Drag Race's Alyssa Edwards returns to WOW Presents Plus with Alyssa's Secret: The Reboot". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  25. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2015-05-23). Internet Lesbian and Gay Television Series, 1996-2014. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2126-5.
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