Kahanna Montrese
{{Short description|American drag performer}}
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Kahanna Montrese is the stage name of Tyrone Hardiman (born March 25, 1993),{{Cite tweet |user=Kahannamontrese |number=1375485138717437955 |title=Here's to not only my Birthday but my 10 Year anniversary of doing drag! Ty everyone for the love and continued support. Tips are welcomed 🥳}} an American drag performer most known for competing on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Career
Kahanna Montrese first performed in drag on March 25, 2011; her 18th birthday. She competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was eliminated on the second episode ("Good God Girl, Get Out").{{Cite web |date=2019-03-11 |title=Kahanna Montrese Would Totally Join the 'Drag Race' Pit Crew |url=https://www.out.com/drag/2019/3/11/kahanna-montrese-would-totally-join-drag-race-pit-crew |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.out.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514020810/https://www.out.com/drag/2019/3/11/kahanna-montrese-would-totally-join-drag-race-pit-crew |url-status=live }} She has been described as "Las Vegas's hip-hop showgirl" and someone who "merges street influences with upscale high fashion couture".{{Cite web |date=2019-02-12 |title=Miley Cyrus Is "Freaking Out" Because She's on the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Premiere |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1014390/miley-cyrus-is-freaking-out-because-she-s-on-the-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11-premiere |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=E! Online |archive-date=2022-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514021315/https://www.eonline.com/news/1014390/miley-cyrus-is-freaking-out-because-she-s-on-the-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11-premiere |url-status=live }} Her drag "mother" is season 5 contestant Coco Montrese.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-05 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race: The 10 Most Powerful Drag Families |url=https://screenrant.com/rupaul-drag-race-families-powerful/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604174528/https://screenrant.com/rupaul-drag-race-families-powerful/ |url-status=live }} In 2019, she released a single and music video for "Scores".{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Michael |date=2019-03-11 |title=Kahanna Montrese eliminated on "RuPaul's Drag Race" |url=https://outinjersey.net/kahanna-montrese-eliminated-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Out In Jersey |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414023944/https://outinjersey.net/kahanna-montrese-eliminated-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |url-status=live }} The video features Manila Luzon, Peppermint, and Trinity the Tuck.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-24 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 Queens: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-queens-updates-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216024916/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-queens-updates-where-are-they-now/ |url-status=live }} Kahanna Montrese and other cast members of RuPaul's Drag Race Live! appeared on the season 14 finale (2022).{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=2022-04-21 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Tease 'Showgirl Showdown' Finale and Why Vegas Is the Perfect Setting (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/rupauls-drag-race-finale-showgirl-showdown-1235234602/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427050518/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/rupauls-drag-race-finale-showgirl-showdown-1235234602/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title=Drag Race announces new spin-off with Miss Vanjie, Naomi Smalls and a gaggle of returning queens |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/23/drag-race-vegas-revue-series-start-date-vh1-cast-vanjie-kameron-michaels-kiss/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=PinkNews |language=en-GB |archive-date=2020-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803100310/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/23/drag-race-vegas-revue-series-start-date-vh1-cast-vanjie-kameron-michaels-kiss/ |url-status=live }} She also appeared at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022).{{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Sarah |date=2022-04-05 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Recreate Iconic Grammys Looks On The Red Carpet |url=https://etcanada.com/news/882876/rupauls-drag-race-queens-recreate-iconic-grammys-looks-on-the-red-carpet/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=ET Canada |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406113051/https://etcanada.com/news/882876/rupauls-drag-race-queens-recreate-iconic-grammys-looks-on-the-red-carpet/ |url-status=dead }} She competed on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023) and placed 6th overall.{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=April 20, 2023 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8' cast of returning queens revealed |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-8-cast-promo-looks/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420181400/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-8-cast-promo-looks/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Kahanna Montrese was born in Denver, Colorado,{{Cite web |last=Mirza |first=Cleo |title=Willow Pill Brings RuPaul's Drag Race Crown Back to Denver |url=https://www.westword.com/arts/willow-pill-brings-the-rupauls-drag-race-crown-back-to-denver-13955279 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Westword |language=en |archive-date=2022-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430213839/https://www.westword.com/arts/willow-pill-brings-the-rupauls-drag-race-crown-back-to-denver-13955279 |url-status=live }} and raised in Panama City, Florida.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns_YUKNl77g | title=Whatcha Packin': Kahanna Montrese | S11 E2 | RuPaul's Drag Race | website=YouTube | date=8 March 2019 }} During her childhood, she frequently participated in gymnastics.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/rupauls-drag-race-kahanna-montrese-1356829 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11: What's Next For Kahanna Montrese After Elimination? |last=Williams |first=Janice |website=newsweek.com |date=9 March 2019 |publisher=Newsweek |access-date=October 20, 2023}} She now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, as of 2019.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-06-10 |title=The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/most-powerful-drag-queens-in-america-ranked.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=2019-06-10 |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 }}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-25 |title=Here They Are: Meet The Cast Of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/here-they-are-meet-the-cast-of-rupauls-drag-race-season-11/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Instinct Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125043220/https://instinctmagazine.com/here-they-are-meet-the-cast-of-rupauls-drag-race-season-11/ |url-status=live }}
Discography
= Singles =
==As lead artist==
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| "Scores"
| 2019 | PEG Records | style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/29RZLTH1bf81naYjWYhXyc|title=Scores – Single|publisher=Spotify|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041607/https://open.spotify.com/album/29RZLTH1bf81naYjWYhXyc|url-status=live}} |
==As featured artist==
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|+ !Title !Year !Album |
| "Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" {{small|(Glam Rock version) (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8)}} |2023 |{{Non-album single}} |
| "Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) |2023 | Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical Album{{Cite web |title=Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5h6BaDtMczvvaCWs52YZap?si=b6_m3snmSW20dWJNKQGBIw&nd=1 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Spotify |language=en}} |
Filmography
=Television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes !style="text-align: center;" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2"|2019
|RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) |rowspan="5"| Herself |rowspan="2"| Contestant (14th place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked |
| 2022
|RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) | Special guest; Episode: "Reunited" & "Grand Finale" |
| rowspan="2"|2023
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | rowspan="2" |Contestant (6th Place) | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | {{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-8-cast-promo-looks/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 cast of returning queens revealed|date=April 20, 2023|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 20, 2023|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420181400/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-8-cast-promo-looks/|url-status=live}} |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked |
= Web series =
= Music videos =
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! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Directed ! scope="col" |Notes ! class="unsortable" style="text-align: center;" |{{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
| 2019
| "Scores" | Brad Hammer | Produced by: Producer Entertainment Group & Brad Hammer Productions | {{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGYmUCLO1A|title=Kahanna Montrese - "Scores" (Official Music Video)|publisher=YouTube|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=2023-05-03}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10566084/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t7 Tyrone Hardiman] at IMDb
{{RuPaul's Drag Race}}
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