1. Career after RuPaul's Drag Race
    RuPaul's Drag U  RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars  MTV's Made  Music 

2. Personal life

3. Discography
    Studio albums  Extended plays  Singles  Other appearances 

4. References

5. External links

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Karl Philip Michael Westerberg (born on August 10, 1981^[1]), better known by his stage name Manila Luzon,^[2] is an American drag queen, recording artist, and reality television personality. She is best known as the runner-up of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and as a contestant on the first and fourth seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.^[3] Her name is a play on words of the capital city (Manila) and the largest island (Luzon) of the Philippines, where her mother was born.^[4] Her father is an American of German and Swedish ancestry.^[5] Luzon is a native of Minnesota and resides in Los Angeles.

Career after RuPaul's Drag Race

The publicity generated by her participation on the show brought many new opportunities to perform at various national and international LGBT events throughout the U.S. and Canada, including New York Pride and Vancouver Pride. She has been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a Gilead Sciences ad titled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow Drag Race co-stars Carmen Carrera, Delta Work, Shangela and Alexis Mateo,^[6] the dress she was featured wearing was auctioned off by Logo in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Proceeds from the auction were donated to the National Association of People with AIDS.^[7]

In 2011, Luzon, along with third season Drag Race contestants Carmen Carrera and Shangela, appeared in a television commercial for travel-related website Orbitz.^[8] In addition to the commercial, she and Shangela also did an entertainment news segment for US Weekly where they discussed current male celebrities and reimagine them as drag queens.^[9] In August 2012, NiniMomo, a Long Island-based company specializing in poseable fashion dolls, released a doll in Luzon's likeness and wearing the now famous pineapple dress she wore during her time on Drag Race. The doll, which was available via special order, marked the first time a Drag Race contestant has been immortalized as a doll.^[10] Two years later, a couple of fans of Manila produced their very own 3D-printed Manila Luzon doll.^[11]

RuPaul's Drag U

Manila served as a drag professor on RuPaul's Drag U. Appearing in three episodes, she helped makeover a housewife looking for a makeover in the first episode. In her second appearance, she made over a lesbian contestant, who eventually ended winning the episode. In her third stint as a drag professor, she helped makeover her sister Rachel.

RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars

On 6 August 2012, it was announced that Manila was one of twelve past Drag Race contestants selected to join the cast of All Stars 1, which premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012.^[12] Paired with contestant Latrice Royale to form Team Latrila, the duo was eliminated in the third episode of the series that aired on November 5, 2012, placing in joint 7th/8th place. Their elimination was one of many who led to widespread criticism of the first installment of All Stars.

Prior to the airing of the season finale, Manila (along with All Stars contestants Raven, Latrice Royale, and Tammie Brown) appeared in a television commercial for travel website Orbitz's new portal for LGBT leisure travel.^[13] After the season, Luzon was a playable character with Pandora Boxx and Yara Sofia for the "RuPaul's Drag Race: Dragopolis" mobile app.^[14]

On November 9, 2018 it was announced that Manila would return to All Stars 4, alongside fellow All Stars 1 Team Latrila team-mate Latrice Royale, but this time would compete separately against each other rather than as a team.^[15] Despite being the season's front-runner with three wins, Manila was eliminated by Naomi Smalls in the eighth episode of the season, which aired on February 1, 2019, ultimately placing sixth.^[16]

She appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season 11 of Drag Race.^[17]

MTV's Made

On October 12, 2012, Manila appeared on an episode of the MTV series Made where she mentored a young man in the art of drag, allowing him to explore his drag alter-ego as he prepared for New York City's Gay Pride March. ^[18]

Music

On November 8, 2011, Manila released her first single, "Hot Couture." Her sophomore single, "Best XXXcessory," was released on August 21, 2012. Her third single, "The Chop," a duet with Latrice Royale, was released on November 6, 2012, a day after the episode that featured their elimination from RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. Along with other Drag Race contestants, Manila appeared in the music video "Queen" by Mimi Imfurst's band Xelle.^[19] On September 30, 2014, she released the single "Eternal Queen," which is dedicated to her deceased partner, Sahara Davenport.^[20] The video received over 30,000 views in less than a week.^[21]

In November 2018, indie musician VELO released the single "Where My Man At," featuring Luzon and Drag Race season 9 and season 10 contestant Eureka O'Hara.^[22] The two also appear in the song's music video, together with Thorgy Thor, Ginger Minj and Trinity Taylor.^[23]

On February 1, 2019, Luzon released her single "Go Fish" alongside its music video. The video features fellow All Stars 4 contestant Naomi Smalls, Luzon's husband, and the Heathers, a prominent clique of Drag Race 3 contestants featuring Luzon, Raja, Delta Work, and Carmen Carrera. Following the buzz of her controversial departure in All Stars, the video received more than 300,000 views in less than 24 hours, becoming the fastest-watched video by any drag artist.

Manila contributed to the entire compilation album series Christmas Queens, with the most recent being Christmas Queens 4 (2018).^[24][25]

Personal life

A longtime resident of New York City, Manila resided in Harlem with her boyfriend Antoine Ashley (Sahara Davenport), who was a contestant on the second season of Drag Race. Ashley died of heart failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on October 1, 2012.^[26] Luzon studied graphic design at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.^[27]

As of 2013, Luzon resides in Los Angeles, California where she moved shortly after Ashley's death.^[28] In November 2016 Manila proposed to her boyfriend Michael Alvarez, also known as Mic J Rez.^[29] On December 24, 2017, the couple wed at the Silver Bells Wedding Chapel, with an Elvis impersonator as the officiant.^[30]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other appearances

References

External links

• {{Official website|http://www.manilaluzon.com/}}
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