The Princess (drag queen)

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| birth_name = Adam Biga

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| nationality = American

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| television = RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4)

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The Princess is the stage name of Adam Biga,{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155501245/branding-brave-the-cultural-capital-of-princesses |title=Branding 'Brave': The Cultural Capital Of Princesses |publisher=NPR |first=Neda |last=Ulaby |access-date=2024-02-01 |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201043025/https://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155501245/branding-brave-the-cultural-capital-of-princesses |url-status=live }} a drag performer who competed on season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: The Princess On 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/9jc0ho/rupaul-drag-race-eliminated-the-princess |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.logotv.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201042143/https://www.logotv.com/news/9jc0ho/rupaul-drag-race-eliminated-the-princess |url-status=live }}

Early life

Biga saw his first drag performance at the age of 18.{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-02-16 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race – The Princess {{!}} Hotspots! Magazine |url=https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/16/rupauls-drag-race-the-princess/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228074841/https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/02/16/rupauls-drag-race-the-princess/ |url-status=live }}

Career

Biga's drag persona is The Princess. She has been described as androgynous{{Cite web |last=Avery |first=Dan |date=2012-01-30 |title=The Princess: Drag Race Like "Putting 13 Hungry Jackals In A Cage With One Bone" |url=https://www.queerty.com/the-princess-rupauls-drag-race-like-putting-13-hungry-jackals-in-a-cage-20120130 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Queerty |archive-date=2024-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201042153/https://www.queerty.com/the-princess-rupauls-drag-race-like-putting-13-hungry-jackals-in-a-cage-20120130 |url-status=live }} and a "very artistic German-dominatrix style queen".{{Cite web |last=Garvey |first=Georgia |date=2012-01-30 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' opens with the Ru-pocalypse |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-rupauls-drag-race-open-with-the-rupocalypse-20120130-story.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=RedEye Chicago |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621181154/https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-rupauls-drag-race-open-with-the-rupocalypse-20120130-story.html |url-status=live }} The Princess competed on season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title=Nashville's Fluid Queen - OutVoices |url=https://outvoices.us/nashvilles-fluid-queen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201043026/https://outvoices.us/nashvilles-fluid-queen/ |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=outvoices.us |language=en}}

In 2020, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant wrote, "It is fair to say that The Princess was a bit misunderstood on Drag Race, but it is great to see that this hasn't stopped her from being an incredibly successful drag entertainer. In fact, The Princess is the current host and emcee at Play Nashville, which is widely regarded as one of the best and most successful LGBTQ+ venues in the country."{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Bernardo |date=2020-05-17 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4 Queens: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-queens-where-are-they-now-jiggy-caliente-latrice-royale-dida-ritz/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208131427/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-queens-where-are-they-now-jiggy-caliente-latrice-royale-dida-ritz/ |url-status=live }} She continues to perform in Nashville regularly.{{Cite web |last=Szelinski |first=Cailyn |date=2022-12-22 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4: Where Are They Now? |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223095733/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-4-where-are-they-now/ |archive-date=2022-12-23 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Watch The Princess Remove A Drunk Stage-Crasher—By The Ponytail! |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/la5jbi/watch-the-princess-escort-a-drunk-performance-crasher-off-stage-by-the-hair |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201042144/https://www.logotv.com/news/la5jbi/watch-the-princess-escort-a-drunk-performance-crasher-off-stage-by-the-hair |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.logotv.com |language=en}}