Sasha Velour
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1987-06-25 · Berkeley, California, USA
Known for
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Contestant
- Broad City (2014) — Sasha Velour
- The Bold Type (2017) — Sasha Velour
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) — Self - Contestant
- We're Here (2020) — Self
- Drag Race Germany (2023) — Self - Guest Judge
- The Pit Stop (2016) — Self
- Whatcha Packin' (2014) — Self
- King of Drag (2025) — Self - Judge
- Drag Queen Christmas 2020 (2020)
- BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends (2018) — Self
- NightGowns FOREVER (2020) — Self
- NightGowns: The Musical (2021) — Miss Xandra
- A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint (2025) — Self
- Portrait Of A Queen (2017) — Self
- NightGowns (2020)