Alyssa Edwards
{{Short description|American drag performer and choreographer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alyssa Edwards
| image = Peppermint and Alyssa Edwards at Dragcon by dvsross (cropped).jpg
| caption = Alyssa Edwards in 2019
| birth_name = Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|16}}
| birth_place = Mesquite, Texas, U.S.
| education = West Mesquite High School
| alma_mater = University of North Texas
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
}}
| known_for = {{plainlist|
- RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)
- RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars (season 1) winner
}}
| website = {{URL|https://thealyssaedwards.com/}}
}}
Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson (born January 16, 1980), best known by the stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, choreographer, and businessperson.{{cite web|date=October 24, 2018|title=TAZO® Announces Launch of Camp TAZO Under New "Brew the Unexpected" Campaign|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tazo-announces-launch-of-camp-tazo-under-new-brew-the-unexpected-campaign-300736587.html|access-date=October 24, 2018|website=PR Newswire|publisher=Cision Ltd.}} Edwards was known for competing in drag pageantry (notably Miss Gay America 2010) before rising to international attention as a contestant on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, becoming a fan favorite during and after her time on the show. Edwards subsequently appeared on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and starred in her own web series, Alyssa's Secret. She won the first ever season of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars, making her the first queen to be inducted into the "Newly Constructed International Pavilion At the Drag Race Hall of Fame".
Johnson lives in Mesquite, Texas, where he owns and operates a dance studio, Beyond Belief Dance Company. Johnson and his dance studio are the centerpieces of a docuseries, Dancing Queen, produced by RuPaul and World of Wonder that premiered on October 5, 2018, on Netflix.{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Drag-Superstar-Alyssa-Edwards-to-Star-in-Docu-Series-DANCING-QUEEN-on-Netflix-20180822 |title=Drag Superstar Alyssa Edwards to Star in Docu-Series DANCING QUEEN on Netflix |date=August 22, 2018 |website=Broadway World |access-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214343/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Drag-Superstar-Alyssa-Edwards-to-Star-in-Docu-Series-DANCING-QUEEN-on-Netflix-20180822 |archive-date=August 22, 2018}}
Early life
Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson was born on January 16, 1980, to Jimmy Harold Johnson and Sherrie Ann Laye in Mesquite, Texas. He was one of seven children in the working-class family, and has described his mother as "the wind beneath (his) wings" and his father as "very, very masculine." Growing up, Justin's sisters were cheerleaders, and he often found himself wishing he could join in on their practices. Described as a shy and creative child with no interest in sports, he enjoyed watching The Wizard of Oz and dancing and singing tunes such as Rod Stewart’s "Forever Young" in his front yard, to the discouragement of his father. Justin was supported by his openly gay Uncle Bobby, who supplied him with a role as an extra in a local production of Brigadoon and financed his enrollment in an all-boys jazz dance class at the Joy Sharp School of Dance in Mesquite, and was only allowed to attend when his father was informed that the son of a local baseball coach attended the class as well.{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a20956013/alyssa-edwards-interview-rupauls-drag-race/ |title=Alyssa Edwards' unlikely journey to Rupaul's Drag Race fan favorite |last=Arceneaux |first=Michael |date=June 15, 2018 |website=Esquire |access-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622183325/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a20956013/alyssa-edwards-interview-rupauls-drag-race/ |archive-date=June 22, 2018}} Johnson’s parents divorced around the time he was in high school, when he attended West Mesquite High School and volunteered as an instructor and choreographer for the local peewee drill team. After high school, he attended Ranger College before transferring to the University of North Texas, where he was briefly a part of the college cheer squad and came out as gay. While at UNT, Justin made friends with fellow gay people and was taken to Oak Lawn, a neighborhood in Dallas that is commonly known as Dallas' "gayborhood". It was there, at the Rose Room lounge in the Village Station, where he saw his first drag show. Johnson began going to the Rose Room regularly, and performed in drag for the first time there for an amateur drag competition, where he utilized the makeup skills his sisters had taught him and slicked back his platinum blond hair "like Annie Lennox". When asked by the emcee for his drag name, Johnson chose "Alyssa", after Alyssa Milano, who he'd watched on Who's the Boss? while growing up. His surname, Edwards, was given to him later by his mentor and drag mother, Laken Edwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/why-alyssa-edwards-is-forever-texan/ |title=Why Alyssa Edwards Is Forever a Texan |last=McCullar |first=Emily |website=texasmonthly.com |date=22 July 2020 |publisher=Texas Monthly |access-date=June 21, 2023}}
Career
Johnson performs under the stage name Alyssa Edwards. He chose his name in homage to Alyssa Milano and to his drag mother Laken Edwards, a former drag queen. Edwards is part of the drag family "the Haus of Edwards," and serves as drag mother to fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Shangela Laquifa Wadley, Laganja Estranja, Gia Gunn, Vivienne Pinay, and Plastique Tiara.{{cite web|last=Duren|first=Rand|title=Meet Alyssa Edwards, the fabulous drag queen from Mesquite who will appear on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|url=http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/11/meet-alyssa-edwards-the-fabulous-drag-queen-from-mesquite-who-will-appear-on-rupauls-drag-race.html/|work=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=20 March 2013|date=21 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326162756/http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/11/meet-alyssa-edwards-the-fabulous-drag-queen-from-mesquite-who-will-appear-on-rupauls-drag-race.html/|archive-date=2013-03-26|url-status=dead}} Edwards was one of the judges of the 2010 California Entertainer of the Year pageant, which Shangela won.{{cite web|last=Addams|first=Calpernia|title=California EOY 2010 – The Recap|url=http://www.calpernia.com/diary/california-eoy-2010-the-recap/|work=Calpernia.com|access-date=19 March 2013|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226040109/http://www.calpernia.com/diary/california-eoy-2010-the-recap/|url-status=dead}}
Edwards appeared in the 2008 documentary Pageant.{{cite web|title=Pageant (2008) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152834/|work=IMDb|access-date=20 March 2013}} The film focused on the 34th Miss Gay America pageant of 2006.{{cite web|last=Higbee|first=Johnathan|title=A Pair of Queens|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/a-pair-of-queens?directory=100011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411034731/http://instinctmagazine.com/blogs/blog/a-pair-of-queens?directory=100011|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=Instinct|access-date=20 March 2013|date=3 November 2009}} On December 9, 2010, Edwards was stripped of her 2010 Miss Gay America title{{cite web|title=Suspended Contestant and Affiliate Registry |url=http://www.missgayamerica.com/suspended%20contestant%20and%20affiliate%20registry.htm |work=Miss Gay America |access-date=20 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224165953/http://www.missgayamerica.com/suspended%20contestant%20and%20affiliate%20registry.htm |archive-date=24 February 2015 }} for having business dealings in conflict with obligations to the Miss Gay America organization. First alternate Coco Montrese replaced Edwards as the winner of Miss Gay America.{{cite web|last=Blanchard|first=Steve|title=Coco Montrese is crowned Miss Gay America 2010|url=http://www.watermarkonline.com/2010/03/03/coco-montrese-is-crowned-miss-gay-america-2010/|work=Watermark|access-date=3 June 2016|date=3 March 2010}} That same year, Edwards was also stripped of her title as All American Goddess.{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Maxine|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 5 Premiere: A Fomenting Feud|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-premiere-fomenting-feud-11994769.html?cat=39|work=Yahoo! Voices|access-date=20 March 2013|date=30 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612160049/http://voices.yahoo.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-premiere-fomenting-feud-11994769.html?cat=39|archive-date=2013-06-12|url-status=dead}}
In November 2012, Logo announced that Edwards was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Also performing on the show was pageant friend and rival Coco Montrese.{{cite web|last=Coughlan|first=Maggie|title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Contestants Announced|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20649306,00.html|work=People|access-date=20 March 2013|date=19 November 2012|archive-date=31 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331030546/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20649306,00.html}}
Edwards performed and won in the ballet-themed main challenge in the "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?" episode of Rupaul's Drag Race.{{cite web|last=Framke|first=Caroline|title=Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?|url=https://www.avclub.com/rupauls-drag-race-black-swan-why-it-gotta-be-black-1798175866|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=20 March 2013|date=19 February 2013}} As part of the show, Edwards sang on the "We Are the World"-inspired song "Can I Get an Amen?" The song's proceeds helped benefit the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|title=Great Musical Moments In Reality TV: RuPaul's "Can I Get An Amen"|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/great-musical-moments-reality-tv-rupaul-amen-195952955.html|work=Yahoo! Music|access-date=20 March 2013|date=5 March 2013}} Edwards was eliminated in episode nine, following a lip sync against Coco Montrese, and finished in sixth place. Edwards has also been a special guest on the podcast series run by RuPaul and Michelle Visage called RuPaul: What's The Tee?{{cite web|url=http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes|title=Episodes|website=RuPaul: What's The Tee?|access-date=2016-09-24|archive-date=2019-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009121506/http://www.rupaulpodcast.com/episodes/|url-status=dead}}
She was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2256541/meet-miley-vma-dancers-drag-queens/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831110139/http://www.mtv.com/news/2256541/meet-miley-vma-dancers-drag-queens/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2015|title=Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance|last=Lamour|first=Joseph|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-12}}
Edwards is also known for her web series titled "Alyssa's Secret".{{cite web|url=http://worldofwonder.net/category/wow-presents/alyssas-secret/|title=Alyssa's Secret|website=worldofwonder.net}} The series stars Alyssa Edwards speaking on a multitude of subjects and often features guests including other members of the Haus of Edwards. The webseries is produced and premieres through World of Wonder Productions.World of Wonder (production company){{Circular reference|date=May 2017}}
File:Alyssa Edwards Rupaul Dragcon 2018-228 (42030783842) (cropped).jpg in 2018]]
In 2016, Edwards returned as one of 10 contestants in Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, ending in fifth place.{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/logo-rupauls-all-star-drag-race-season-2/06/2016/|title=Logo Announces Contestants For "RuPaul's All Star Drag Race" Season 2}} Edwards won the main challenge of the third episode titled "HERstory of the World", playing Annie Oakley in a performance featuring other famous women throughout history. She was then eliminated in episode four "Drag Movie Shequels", after playing Bland in "Wha' Ha' Happened to Baby JJ", a parody of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", with Alaska as Baby JJ.
Edwards returned in episode five "Revenge of the Queens" by winning a chance to reenter the competition, winning a comedy challenge with Alaska followed by a lip sync of Rihanna's "Shut Up and Drive", in which both Edwards and Tatianna won. Edwards was then controversially eliminated a second time by Detox in episode seven "A Family that Drags Together", coming in fifth place overall.{{Cite web|last=Pearce|first=Tilly|date=2018-11-11|title=Detox admits she should've eliminated Roxxxy over Alyssa on RuPaul's Drag Race|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/11/rupauls-drag-races-detox-admits-she-shouldnt-have-eliminated-alyssa-edwards-on-all-stars-2-8127616/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Metro|language=en}}
In 2018, Edwards hosted a three-day promotional retreat for Tazo, called "Camp TAZO".
In 2019, Edwards released a makeup palette in collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills.{{cite web|last=Stiefvater |first=Sarah|title=Drag Queens Are Taking Over the Makeup Industry (and Honestly, It's About Damn Time)|url=https://www.purewow.com/news/drag-queen-makeup-collections|work=PureWow|access-date=21 September 2019|date=29 May 2013}} In Episode 2 of All Stars 5, Alyssa made a guest appearance as a "Lip Sync Assassin", where she lip-synced against Shea Couleé, but lost. Edwards was shortlisted for the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race but was cast as an alternate and instead was on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dRhuv27zWMA|title=The Evolution Of Alyssa Edwards, Portrait Of A Queen|website=Youtube|date=22 August 2018 }}
Edwards appeared on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race as a choreographer for PharmaRusical and on the seventh episode of the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race as a runway coach. In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed her fifth on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants.{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america-ranked.html# |title=The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America: Ranking the new establishment. |date=June 10, 2019 |access-date=June 10, 2019 |magazine=New York |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610184458/https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america-ranked.html |url-status=live}}
In 2021, Edwards appeared on the 16th season of America's Got Talent, accompanying members of Beyond Belief as they auditioned for a spot in the competition.Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210604144954/https://etcanada.com/news/788272/kid-dance-group-beyond-belief-surprise-agt-judges-with-a-drag-twist/ "Kid Dance Group Beyond Belief Surprise ‘AGT’ Judges With A Drag Twist"]. Entertainment Tonight Canada, June 4, 2021. In June 2021, Edwards had a one-woman show{{cite web |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=Chronicle Concerts: 'Drag Race' fave Alyssa Edwards talks Pride and Texas roots |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/chronicle-concerts-drag-race-fave-alyssa-16257349 |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=17 July 2021 |date=2021-06-18}} on London's West End entitled Alyssa: Memoirs of a Queen. The autobiographical show ran for eight performances,{{cite web |last1=Harms |first1=Talaura |title=Drag Superstar Alyssa Edwards Sashays Her Way to the West End With Alyssa, Memoirs of a Queen! |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/drag-superstar-alyssa-edwards-sashays-her-way-to-the-west-end-with-alyssa-memoirs-of-a-queen |publisher=Playbill |access-date=17 July 2021 |date=2021-04-15}} featuring tales from her childhood to "reality TV apotheosis".{{cite web |last1=Logan |first1=Brian |title=Alyssa: Memoirs of a Queen review – ego fest with a helping of humility |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/09/alyssa-memoirs-of-a-queen-review-vaudeville-rupaul |work=The Guardian |access-date=17 July 2021 |date=2021-06-09}}
In 2024, Alyssa was crowned as the winner of the debut season of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars, making her the first queen to be inducted into the "Newly Constructed International Pavilion At the Drag Race Hall of Fame".
Titles
Edwards competed in and won numerous pageant titles. They include:
- Miss Gay Texas America 2004, first alternate{{cite news|url=http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=93|title=Alyssa Edwards|date=15 June 2018|work=Our Community Roots}}
- Miss Gay Texas America 2005, winner
- Miss Gay America 2005, second alternate
- Miss Northwest Regional Representative 2005, winner{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
- Miss Gay America 2006, third alternate{{Cite web|url=http://www.missgayamerica.com/miss-gay-america-2006.html|title=Miss Gay America 2006|website=Miss Gay America|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}
- Miss Texas FFI 2006, winner
- Miss Gay USofA 2006, winner
- Miss Texas Continental 2007, winner
- Miss Shining Star Continental 2009, winner
- Miss Gay Mid East America 2008, first alternate{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
- Miss Gay America 2009, third alternate{{cite web|title=Miss Gay America|url=http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=23209|work=Our Community Roots|access-date=8 August 2018|date=4 June 2018}}
- Miss Gay Heartland America 2009, first alternate{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Arnold|title=Dallas' Alyssa Edwards wins Miss Gay America|url=http://www.dallasvoice.com/dallas-alyssa-edwards-win-miss-gay-america-2010-108043.html|work=Dallas Voice|access-date=20 March 2013|date=2 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809135026/https://www.dallasvoice.com/dallas-alyssa-edwards-win-miss-gay-america-2010-108043.html|archive-date=9 August 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
- Miss Gay Heartland America 2010, first alternate
- Miss Gay America 2010, winner
- Southern Elegance All American Goddess 2010, winner
- All American Goddess 2010, winner
- National Entertainer of the Year, FI 2014, first alternate
''RuPaul's Drag Race''
=Season 5=
{{Main|RuPaul's Drag Race season 5}}
In 2012, It was announced that Edwards had been cast on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite news |last=Felst |first=Jeremy |date=November 18, 2012 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 cast revealed |work=Xtra Magazine |url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-cast-revealed-25968 |access-date=5 February 2023}} Where she was cast alongside Coco Montrese, who she had fallen out with over Edwards being unable to complete her run as Miss Gay America 2010 and being replaced by Montrese.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The two's history led to many arguments and dramatic moments throughout the season. A ballet challenge win in the fourth episode gave Edwards immunity, saving her from being in the bottom two in the following episode after a negatively received Katy Perry snatch game performance, but RuPaul still asked Edwards to apologize to Perry on Twitter due to the performance.{{cite tweet|user=alyssaedwards_1|number=306233845575999488|title=Hi @KatyPerry, I played you on #DragRace during #SnatchGame. I want to #RuPaulogize for not serving #KatyPerryRealness. PS I'm a huge fan!}} In episode 7, after Edwards performed weakly in a stand-up roast challenge she was placed in the bottom two alongside Roxxxy Andrews, where both would be allowed to stay in the competition after a strong lip-sync to “Whip My Hair” by Willow Smith.{{cite web | url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/05/06/5-all-time-rupauls-drag-race-lip-syncs/ | title=5 Best 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip Sync for Your Life Challenges, Divas Duel | G Philly | date=6 May 2013 }} Edwards would fall in the bottom two for a second time in the following episode where she would send home Ivy Winters in a lip sync to Gwen Guthrie's “Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent”.{{cite web | url=https://dilettwat.typepad.com/dilettwat/2013/03/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-episode-8-scent-of-a-drag-queen-recap.html | title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 Episode 8: Scent of a Drag Queen recap }} Alyssa's time on the season would come to a finish in episode 9, where another poor challenge performance lead to a close lip sync to Paula Abdul's “Cold Hearted” against rival Coco Montrese, where Montrese emerged victorious and Edwards was eliminated in sixth place.{{Cite news |last=Fernandes |first=Mariana |date=July 29, 2022 |title=15 Best Lip Sync Performances On Drag Race & All Stars |work=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/drag-race-all-stars-best-lip-syncs/ |access-date=5 February 2023}}
=All Stars 2=
{{Main|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 2}}
File:Alyssa Edwards at RuPaul's Dragcon 2017 by dvsross (cropped).jpg in 2017]]
Due to positive fan reception, in 2016 it was announced that Alyssa Edwards had been cast on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. The cast included four other queens from season 5, including her season 5 nemesis, Coco Montrese.{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/06/17/rupauls-all-stars-drag-race-season-2-cast/ | title='RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race' season 2 cast revealed — exclusive | magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} However, upon Montrese's entrance, it is revealed that the pair had since reconciled. A solid performance in the episode 1 talent show meant that Edwards was safe, yet her former rival was less lucky as Roxxxy Andrews eliminated Montrese first. In episode 3, Edwards' strong performance as Annie Oakley in a "rusical" challenge placed her in the top 2 for her first time in the season against Detox, where Edwards would win the lip sync to Taylor Dayne's “Tell It to My Heart” and chose to eliminate Ginger Minj over Katya.{{cite web | url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/the-worst-time-of-my-life-ginger-minj-on-her-drag-race-all-stars-2-experience/ | title="The worst time of my life": Ginger Minj on her Drag Race All Stars 2 experience | date=11 January 2022 }} In the following episode, Edwards was eliminated by Alaska over Roxxxy Andrews and Katya.
In episode 5, eliminated queens were given a chance to re-enter the competition by pairing up with a queen who was still in the game. Edwards was paired with Alaska, and the pair were in the top 2 alongside Detox and the previously eliminated Tatianna. In a lip sync to Rihanna's “Shut Up and Drive,” both queens were allowed to re-enter the competition and eliminate one of the bottom two. Both chose to eliminate Phi Phi O'Hara.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} In the seventh episode, Edwards was controversially eliminated by Detox over Andrews and Alaska on the anniversary of her mother's death and one episode before the finale, a move which many saw as unfair as Detox, Alaska, and Andrews had a strong friendship and many thought that Edwards had not deserved to be in the bottom for the episode. Edwards finished in fifth place on All Stars 2.{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-shocking-eliminations-alyssa-edwards-bendelacreme-manila-luzon/#:~:text=Alyssa%20Edwards%20was%20eliminated%20twice,second%20time%20in%20the%20bottom | title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: 10 Most Shocking Eliminations | website=Screen Rant | date=24 July 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://renownedforsound.com/interview-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-alyssa-edwards-second-elimination/ | title=Interview: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars – Alyssa Edwards (Second Elimination) – Renowned for Sound }}{{cite web | url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/detox-reveals-the-one-regret-she-has-about-drag-race-all-stars-2/ | title=Detox reveals the one regret she has about Drag Race All Stars 2 | date=12 November 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.mic.com/articles/153625/ru-paul-s-drag-race-all-stars-2-recap-alyssa-edwards-makes-a-shocking-decision | title='RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2' recap: Alyssa Edwards makes a shocking decision | date=9 September 2016 }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Pageant | Herself | Documentary |
| 2016
| Ambrosia Salad | Comedy |
| 2018
| Ambrosia Salad | Comedy |
| 2020
| Herself | Documentary |
=Television=
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist !Ref. |
|---|
| 2019
| "The Supreme | Herself | style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite news|url=https://worldofwonder.net/alyssa-edwards-new-music-video-is-sickening-you-need-to-watch-it-now/|title=Alyssa Edwards' New Music Video Is Sickening! You Need To Watch It Now|last=Frye|first=Javay|date=2019-05-21|work=WorldofWonder.net|access-date=2020-04-10}} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
|"I Can't" |
| "Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs"
| style="text-align: center;" |{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WYA6dE8QPk|title=Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs (Official Video)|publisher=Todrick Hall|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2020}} |
=Web series=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
|
! Year ! Award-giving body ! Category ! Work ! Results ! Ref. |
| 2018
| rowspan="2"|WOWIE Awards | People That Inspire Us | Herself | {{won}} | style="text-align:center"|{{cite web |title=Post by Alyssa Edwards |url=https://www.instagram.com/alyssaedwards_1/p/BrHFW0-Hxqn/ |website=Instagram |access-date=16 December 2022}} |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Best TV Moment | The Bachelorette (with Alaska Thunderfuck) | {{nom}} |
| Queerty Awards
| Drag Royalty | Herself | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center"|{{cite web |title=Drag Royalty Winners 2019 |url=https://www.queerty.com/promos/queerties-2019/vote-1905.html |website=The Queerties |access-date=16 December 2022}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Alyssa Edwards}}
- {{Facebook|QueenAlyssaEdwards}}
- {{IMDb name|3932141|Justin Johnson}}
{{RuPaul's Drag Race}}
{{RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars}}
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