Irene the Alien

Hill attended Southern Methodist University{{Cite web |last=Mcgregor |first=Justine |date=2014-09-24 |title=All that drag - SMU Daily Campus |url=https://www.smudailycampus.com/ae/all-that-drag |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204235527/https://www.smudailycampus.com/ae/all-that-drag |archive-date=2023-02-04 |access-date=2023-02-04 |language=en-US}} and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater.

Hill worked with Houston Grand Opera and Texas Repertory Theatre. He began doing drag in Dallas, during college, and has worked as a drag queen since age 25.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: Irene Dubois' Age, Bio & Instagram |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-age-bio-instagram/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204055/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-age-bio-instagram/ |url-status=live }}

Based in Seattle,{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=January 9, 2023 |title=Irene Dubois reveals ice water bits she cut to fit the 'Drag Race' talent show |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-elimination-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204056/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-elimination-interview/ |archive-date=2023-01-11 |access-date=2023-01-10 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Who Is 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Irene Dubois? |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2023/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-queen-irene-dubois-alien |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204107/https://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-culture/2023/01/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-queen-irene-dubois-alien |archive-date=2023-01-11 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US}} Irene the Alien has performed at Julia's on Broadway{{Cite web |title=Spotlight on Julia's casts shadow: Drag performers leave venue over labor dispute |url=https://www.sgn.org/307451 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204057/https://www.sgn.org/story.php?307451 |archive-date=2023-01-11 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Seattle Gay News |language=en-us}} and Queer Bar,{{Cite web |last=Streefkerk |first=Mark Van |title=Working at a Bar and Ditching Drinking for Good |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/02/01/65796502/beyond-dry-january-these-seattle-queens-ditched-drinking-for-good |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Stranger |language=en}} where she co-hosted the weekly show "The Mothership" with Bosco, as of 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-07 |title=Bosco brings villain drag from Seattle to 'Drag Race' |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/bosco-brings-villain-drag-from-seattle-to-drag-race-season-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108163453/https://kuow.org/stories/bosco-brings-villain-drag-from-seattle-to-drag-race-season-14 |archive-date=2022-01-08 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.kuow.org |language=en}} Drag "sister" to Bosco, former drag mother to season 17's contestant Arrietty,{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' reveals largest cast ever for season 15 |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-revealed-meet-the-queens/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111223036/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-revealed-meet-the-queens/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=Watch first 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 Werk Room entrances laced with 'delusion' and drama! |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-werk-room-entrances/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109092801/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-werk-room-entrances/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Irene Dubois "Grilled" Bosco for 'Drag Race' Advice Before Competing on Season 15 |url=https://www.pride.com/rupauls-drag-race/rupauls-drag-race-2659067126 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107023921/https://www.pride.com/rupauls-drag-race/rupauls-drag-race-2659067126 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Adam B. Vary,Jazz |date=2024-12-04 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated 'Rate-a-Queen' Twist |url=https://variety.com/lists/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-cast/acacia-forgot/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Irene is known for her "bizarre and otherworldly"{{Cite web |last=Baume |first=Matt |title=Catch Irene DuBois' Drag Race Debut Live Tonight at Queer Bar |url=https://www.thestranger.com/drag/2023/01/06/78801201/catch-irene-dubois-drag-race-debut-live-tonight-at-queer-bar |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115155839/https://www.thestranger.com/drag/2023/01/06/78801201/catch-irene-dubois-drag-race-debut-live-tonight-at-queer-bar |url-status=live }} looks and alien-inspired drag.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2023-01-07 |title=Ariana Grande's 'Pussy Is on Fire' in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Premiere |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-episode-1-recap-ariana-grande-vivacious-ornatia-1234656444/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115155835/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-recaps/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-episode-1-recap-ariana-grande-vivacious-ornatia-1234656444/ |url-status=live }} Being a fan of Patricia Arquette and Medium, her former stage name was inspired by Allison DuBois.{{Cite web |last=Nunn |first=Jerry |title=Good night, Irene Dubois |url=https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/I1682644 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=GoPride Chicago (ChicagoPride.com) |language=EN |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519072348/https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/I1682644 |url-status=live }}

Irene the Alien won the So You Think You Can Drag competition in 2018,{{Cite web |last1=Baume |first1=Matt |last2=Burns |first2=Chase |last3=Keimig |first3=Jas |title=Finally, It's Showtime |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2022/02/28/67388161/finally-its-showtime |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Stranger |language=en}} earning her a cash prize and a recurring role in R Place's drag show "Lashes".{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Chase |title=The Winner of This Live Drag Competition at R Place Gets $5,000 |url=https://www.thestranger.com/theater/2019/06/05/40382960/the-winner-of-this-live-drag-competition-at-r-place-gets-5000 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129202851/https://www.thestranger.com/theater/2019/06/05/40382960/the-winner-of-this-live-drag-competition-at-r-place-gets-5000 |url-status=live }} She also appeared in Tacocat's music video for "Grains of Salt".{{Cite web |date=2019-02-14 |title=TacocaT Returns to Dance With Its Seattle Drag Pals in the "Grains of Salt" Video |url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/tacocat-returns-to-dance-with-its-seattle-drag-pals-in-the-grains-of-salt-video/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Seattle Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115155843/https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/tacocat-returns-to-dance-with-its-seattle-drag-pals-in-the-grains-of-salt-video/ |url-status=live }} During the COVID-19 pandemic, she participated in R Place's weekly online show "Lashes Living Room".{{Cite web |last=Baume |first=Matt |title=Local Drag Isn't Giving Up, It's Going Online |url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/05/13/43667954/local-drag-isnt-giving-up-its-going-online |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=The Stranger |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128233515/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/05/13/43667954/local-drag-isnt-giving-up-its-going-online |url-status=live }}

Irene the Alien competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Seattle's Irene 'The Alien' Dubois to perform on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/seattles-irene-the-alien-dubois-to-perform-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Alonzo |first=Michelle Konopka |date=2023-01-25 |title=Why Fans Hope Irene DuBois Returns For RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-return-season-16/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126011945/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-return-season-16/ |url-status=live }} After winning the first mini challenge,{{Cite web |last=Sollie |first=Jordan |date=2023-01-09 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: Irene Dubois' Age, Bio & Instagram |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-age-bio-instagram/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204055/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-irene-dubois-age-bio-instagram/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Irene Dubois Is a Sci-Fi Queen, but Has She Ever Seen a UFO? |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/m62wa9/irene-dubois-rupauls-drag-race |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.logotv.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207154738/https://www.logotv.com/news/m62wa9/irene-dubois-rupauls-drag-race |url-status=live }} she was the first contestant eliminated from the season.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-15 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: Every First Eliminated Queen In History |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-first-eliminated-contestant-ever-list/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} For the talent show challenge, she taught viewers how to prepare a glass of ice water.{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Jason P. |date=2023-01-06 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season-Premiere Recap: Supersize Me |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-15-premiere-one-night-only.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=2023-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108154230/https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-recap-season-15-premiere-one-night-only.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Irene Dubois reflects on the "critical reception" of her Drag Race talent show |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/irene-dubois-drag-race-interview/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123212152/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/irene-dubois-drag-race-interview/ |url-status=live }} Irene lost the lip sync battle against Amethyst to Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" (2019).{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=2023-01-07 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: TikTok Twins Fight to Prove Themselves in Season 15 Premiere — Watch |url=https://tvline.com/2023/01/06/drag-race-recap-season-15-premiere-sugar-spice-mtv/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}} Irene wore a purple and silver gown to the season 15 red carpet.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=17 of the wildest looks on the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season-15 red carpet |url=https://www.insider.com/what-drag-queens-wore-rupauls-drag-race-season-15-red-carpet-photos-2023-1 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111204056/https://www.insider.com/what-drag-queens-wore-rupauls-drag-race-season-15-red-carpet-photos-2023-1 |url-status=live }} She has said she did not receive enough air time on the show.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2023-02-10 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Returns to 90-Minute Episodes After Fan Backlash |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/rupauls-drag-race-returns-90-minute-episodes-1234677078/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212045510/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/rupauls-drag-race-returns-90-minute-episodes-1234677078/ |url-status=live }}

While season 15 aired, Irene's Instagram following grew from 18,200 to 113,000 (a 521 percent increase).{{Cite web |last= |title=This Is How Many Followers 'Drag Race' Season 15 Queens Gained on IG |url=https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/drag-race-season-15-instagram |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Out |language=en}}

On April 23, 2025, Irene the Alien was announced as one of eighteen former Drag Race contestants participating in the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.{{cite news|url= https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-10-cast-revealed-11719777|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 cast announced with major format change: See 18 returning queens on largest cast ever|date=April 23, 2025|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|website=Deadline|access-date=April 24, 2025}} She competed in the season's first bracket, winning all three challenges and one lip-sync, thus advancing to the semifinals alongside fellow competitors Aja and Bosco.{{cite web |last1=Feil |first1=Chris |title=RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Free-Throw Shots Fired |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-recap-season-10-episode-3-hoop-queens.html |website=Vulture|date=May 16, 2025}}

Hill is from Houston.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Seattle to Workshop New Comedy About Melania Trump To Make American Theatre Great Again! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/Seattle-to-Workshop-New-Comedy-About-Melania-Trump-To-Make-American-Theatre-Great-Again-20170418 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205000843/https://www.broadwayworld.com/seattle/article/Seattle-to-Workshop-New-Comedy-About-Melania-Trump-To-Make-American-Theatre-Great-Again-20170418 |url-status=live }} He is gay.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-04 |title=Seattle drag queen Irene 'The Alien' Dubois stars on next 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url=http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-irene-the-alien-dubois-seattle-drag-queen |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Seattle Refined |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207154905/https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-irene-the-alien-dubois-seattle-drag-queen |url-status=live }}

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