Hana Beshie
{{Short description|Filipino drag performer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hana Beshie
| image = Hana Beshie RuPaul's DragCon LA 2024 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Hana Beshie at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
| birth_name = AJ Asi
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| nationality = Filipino
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| occupation = Drag queen
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| television = Drag Race Philippines (season 2)
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Hana Beshie is the stage name of AJ Asi,{{cite web |url=https://www.loopme.ph/live-post/OYGmCr7sWTRntBk5 |title=Watch Drag Race Philippines S2 Queens perform LIVE! |website=loopme.ph |publisher=Loop Me |access-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229215524/https://www.loopme.ph/live-post/OYGmCr7sWTRntBk5 |url-status=live }} a Filipino drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race Philippines.
Career
Asi's drag persona is Hana Beshie. She competed on season 2 of Drag Race Philippines,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-07 |title='Drag Race PH': Hana Beshie asks fans to spare DeeDee Marié Holliday from all the hate |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/881450/drag-race-ph-hana-beshie-asks-fans-to-spare-deedee-mari-eacute-holliday-from-all-the-hate/story/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031627/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/881450/drag-race-ph-hana-beshie-asks-fans-to-spare-deedee-mari-eacute-holliday-from-all-the-hate/story/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=DRP Star DeeDee Marie Holliday On Making Up With Her Sisters |url=https://www.pride.com/interviews/deedee-marie-holliday |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=www.pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031628/https://www.pride.com/interviews/deedee-marie-holliday |url-status=live }} and appeared on the companion series Untucked. Hana Beshie impersonated Jessica Soho for the Snatch Game challenge,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-08-24 |title=Hana Beshie impersonates Jessica Soho on 'Drag Race PH'! |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/879903/hana-beshie-impersonates-jessica-soho-on-drag-race-ph/story/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=GMA News Online |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031629/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/879903/hana-beshie-impersonates-jessica-soho-on-drag-race-ph/story/ |url-status=live }} and was named Miss Congeniality.{{cite web | last=Antonio | first=Josiah | title=Hana Beshie voted 'Drag Race PH' S2 Miss Congeniality | website=ABS-CBN News | date=4 October 2023 | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/04/23/hana-beshie-voted-drag-race-ph-s2-miss-congeniality | access-date=11 March 2024 | archive-date=29 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031632/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/04/23/hana-beshie-voted-drag-race-ph-s2-miss-congeniality | url-status=live }}
Outside of drag, Asi is an architect based in Cagayan de Oro.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Meet the Drag Race Philippines season 2 cast of queens and their stunning promo looks |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meet-drag-race-philippines-season-100000478.html |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031627/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meet-drag-race-philippines-season-100000478.html |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Prior to competing on Drag Race, Asi had not told his family about his interest in drag. His parents appeared in a video message during an episode of Untucked.{{Cite news |last=Antonio |first=Josiah |date=September 14, 2023 |title='Drag Race PH': Hana Beshie, M1ss Jade So surprised by families |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/14/23/drag-race-ph-hana-beshie-m1ss-jade-so-surprised-by-families |work=ABS-CBN |access-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031627/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/14/23/drag-race-ph-hana-beshie-m1ss-jade-so-surprised-by-families |url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Antonio | first=Josiah | title='Drag Race PH': Hana Beshie, Matilduh share struggles of growing up being LGBT | website=ABS-CBN News | date=17 August 2023 | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/18/23/hana-beshie-matilduh-share-struggles-of-growing-up-being-lgbt | access-date=11 March 2024 | archive-date=29 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229031630/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/08/18/23/hana-beshie-matilduh-share-struggles-of-growing-up-being-lgbt | url-status=live }}
Filmography
- Drag Race Philippines (season 2)
- Drag Race Philippines: Untucked!
- Bring Back My Girls (2025)
References
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{{Drag Race Philippines}}
Category:Drag Race Philippines contestants
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Cagayan de Oro
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