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.
TV Shows(13)
King of Drag
Self - Judge
Drag Race Germany
Self - Guest Judge
We're Here
Self
NightGowns
Out Of The Closet
Self
Portrait Of A Queen
Self
The Bold Type
Sasha Velour
The Pit Stop
Self
Broad City
Sasha Velour
Whatcha Packin'
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest