Veronica Green

{{Short description|British drag performer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Veronica Green

| image = DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -124.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Veronica Green at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023

| birth_name = Kevin Max Grogan

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Rochdale, United Kingdom{{cite news |title=Veronica Green is back to battle it out to become UK's next Drag Superstar in RuPaul's Drag Race |url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/142682/veronica-green-is-back-to-battle-it-out-to-become-uk%E2%80%99s-next-drag-superstar-in-rupaul%E2%80%99s-drag-race |work=www.rochdaleonline.co.uk |date=31 August 2021 |access-date=20 October 2022 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304213406/https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/142682/veronica-green-is-back-to-battle-it-out-to-become-uk%E2%80%99s-next-drag-superstar-in-rupaul%E2%80%99s-drag-race |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Richards |first1=Joseph |title=Drag queen Veronica Green dresses as home town Rochdale in 'Ru Paul's Drag Race' return |url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/drag-queen-veronica-green-dresses-as-home-town-rochdale-in-ru-pauls-drag-race-return/ |website=InYourArea.co.uk |access-date=4 March 2022 |date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=4 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304213358/https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/drag-queen-veronica-green-dresses-as-home-town-rochdale-in-ru-pauls-drag-race-return/ |url-status=live }}

| nationality = British

| other_names =

| occupation = Drag queen

| years_active = 2015–present

| parents =

| television = RuPaul's Drag Race UK

| website =

}}

Kevin Max Grogan, better known by the stage name Veronica Green, is a British drag performer most known for competing on the second and third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.{{cite news |last1=Sim |first1=Bernardo |title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Story Behind Veronica Green Not Coming Back |url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-interview-veronica-green-shocking-covid-elimination/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |work=Screen Rant |date=13 February 2021 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214085317/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-interview-veronica-green-shocking-covid-elimination/ |url-status=live }}

==Career==

Prior to appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Green appeared on BBC One music reality television show All Together Now and performed in front of fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Divina de Campo.{{cite news |last1=Darvill |first1=Josh |title=All Together Now 2019 contestants and results from series 2 |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/398799-all-together-now-2019-contestants-and-results-from-series-2.html |access-date=20 April 2021 |publisher=tellymix.co.uk |date=13 April 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420175134/https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/398799-all-together-now-2019-contestants-and-results-from-series-2.html |url-status=live }} In December 2020, Green was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and came ninth overall on the season after departing due to contracting COVID-19.{{cite news |last1=Day |first1=Harvey |title='I was utterly devastated': Veronica Green on the end of her Drag Race UK journey |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/e72a25c2-2a10-48b5-9a87-c5fff4df23e5 |access-date=4 April 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020171551/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/e72a25c2-2a10-48b5-9a87-c5fff4df23e5 |url-status=live }} She received an open invitation to appear on the third series of the show, she lasted till week 3 of the competition where she was eliminated after losing a lip sync to Vanity Milan, placing ninth for a second time.{{cite news |last1=Damshenas |first1=Sam |title=Exclusive: Here's why Veronica Green felt "held back" on Drag Race UK season 3 |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-heres-why-veronica-green-was-held-back-on-drag-race-uk-season-3/ |work=Gay Times |date=8 October 2021 |access-date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021203214/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-heres-why-veronica-green-was-held-back-on-drag-race-uk-season-3/ |url-status=live }}

In May 2021, Green performed alongside series 1 winner The Vivienne, and fellow series 2 contestant Tia Kofi at the Vaudeville Theatre in Drag Queens of Pop, which ran for three dates and was one of the first performances on the West End after the third national COVID-19 lockdown in England.{{Cite web|title=Drag Queens of Pop|url=https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/drag-queens-of-pop/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Nimax Theatres|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401094924/https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/drag-queens-of-pop/|url-status=live}}

In October 2021, she released a new single, "Nothing To Lose", in collaboration with Myleene Klass.{{cite news |last1=Opie |first1=David |title=Drag Race UK's Veronica Green opens up about mental health and her emotional exit |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a37908927/drag-race-uk-veronica-green-season-3/ |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=Digital Spy |date=11 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029112409/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a37908927/drag-race-uk-veronica-green-season-3/ |url-status=live }}

She also appeared in a TV and online ad campaign by Bailey's promote its Irish Cream, featuring three witches, played by Green, Tia Kofi and Asia Thorne.{{cite web |title=Baileys Irish Cream Witches Making Cocktail TV Advert |url=https://alltvspots.com/2021/baileys-irish-cream-witches-making-cocktail-tv-advert/ |website=All TV Spots |access-date=29 October 2021 |date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029111717/https://alltvspots.com/2021/baileys-irish-cream-witches-making-cocktail-tv-advert/ |url-status=live }} It was released in Australia, America as well as the UK.

In February 2022, Green embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the entire cast of series 2, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.{{Cite web|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour|url=https://vossevents.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-tour/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Voss Events|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501032451/https://vossevents.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-tour/|url-status=dead}}