Lucky Starzzz
{{Short description|Cuban-American drag performer}}
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| television = RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17)
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Lucky Starzzz is the stage name of Alain Castaneda (born February 7, 1998), a Cuban-American{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Michael D. |title=Step Into the World of Lucky Starzzz: Drag Race's New "Drag Toon" – Contrast Magazine |url=https://contrastmag.com/step-into-the-world-of-lucky-starzzz-drag-races-new-drag-toon/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |language=en-AU |archive-date=2024-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213233627/https://contrastmag.com/step-into-the-world-of-lucky-starzzz-drag-races-new-drag-toon/ |url-status=live }} drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early life
Lucky Starzzz was born in Havana, Cuba. She moved from Havana to Miami{{Cite web |last=DeLellis |first=Trae |title=Miami's Lucky Starzzz Spills the Tea on Season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miamis-lucky-starzzz-spills-the-tea-on-her-drag-race-stint-22895455 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Miami New Times |language=en}} at the age of 3.{{cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 queens promise 'profane imagery' on runway, loads of drama, and twisty 'panic' ahead |url=https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queen-interviews-8756802 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211181225/https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queen-interviews-8756802 |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=}}
Career
Lucky Starzzz began doing drag makeup in 2017, and performed for the first time in 2021. Her first performance was at Azucar Nightclub in Miami, in which she danced to RuPaul's "Kitty Girl" and Teyana Taylor's "WTP". She is a drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2024-12-04 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17 Cast Photos, Trailer & Premiere Date Set At MTV |url=https://deadline.com/gallery/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-cast-photos-trailer-premiere-date-mtv/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} On the third episode ("Monopulence!"), she was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition, after placing in the bottom two of a Monopoly-inspired design challenge and losing a lip-sync contest against Joella. Her Instagram following grew by 294 percent while the show aired.{{Cite web |title=Here's how many IG followers Drag Race S17's queens snatched |url=https://www.out.com/drag/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queens-instagram-most-popular#rebelltitem1 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}
Lucky Starzzz has performed at Nathan's Beach Club.{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Michael D. |title=RuPaul's Drag Race's Lucky Starzzz Hosts Meet & Greet and Drag Show at Nathan's Beach Club – Contrast Magazine |url=https://contrastmag.com/rupauls-drag-races-lucky-starzzz-hosts-meet-greet-and-drag-show-at-nathans-beach-club/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |language=en-AU}} She also appeared at the Pridelines "Queerferno" gala.{{Cite web |last=eddie6154 |date=2024-08-19 |title=Pridelines 2024 Annual Masquerade Gala Raises Over $100,000 to Support Miami's LGBTQ+ Community Miami, FL |url=https://www.pridelines.org/post/pridelines-2024-annual-masquerade-gala-raises-over-100-000-to-support-miami-s-lgbtq-community-miam |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Pridelines |language=en}} She cites her drag mentor to be fellow Drag Race alum Nina Bo'nina Brown.{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/lucky-starzzz-elimination-interview-rupauls-drag-race-8775608 |title=Lucky Starzzz says Drag Race exit felt like 'panic attack' in front of RuPaul, clarifies relationship to Nina Bo'Nina Brown |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |website=ew.com |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 1, 2025}}
Personal life
Lucky Starzzz is based in Miami, Florida.{{Cite web |last= |first= |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/lucky-starzzz/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} She is friends with fellow Miami-based drag performers and RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige, and Morphine Love Dion. Malaysia notably assisted Lucky Starzzz by covering oversized baggage fees to ensure her attendance on the set of Drag Race.{{Cite magazine |title=Exclusive 'Drag Race' season 17 interviews promise 'profane imagery' on runway: 'Going to set the bar' |url=https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queen-interviews-8756802 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212002522/https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-17-queen-interviews-8756802 |archive-date=2024-12-12 |access-date=2024-12-12 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}
Discography
= Singles =
Filmography
- RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17; 2025)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2025)