Crystal Envy is the stage name of Christopher Cianci (born February 8, 1997), an American drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of ''

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'', and received the title of Miss Congeniality for the season.

Early life and education

Cianci was born in

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, and moved to

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at the age of 7. He grew up in

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. He began doing makeup at the age of 14, met his "drag mother" Jade Embers on

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in 2011, and started doing drag in high school as Crystal Envy Embers until stopping at the age of 18. He resumed doing drag in 2020, during the

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Career

Crystal Envy is a drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of ''

''. Placing eleventh overall, she was sent home after losing a

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contest against

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on the

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episode ( of the same name). During the

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, she was crowned Miss Congeniality. She additionally works full-time as a bridal and celebrity

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, owning her own business. Through her business, she had worked with clients such as Dolores Catania. She has competed in pageants, having been crowned Miss

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2022. She is the fourth Miss Paradise to compete on ''Drag Race'', after Honey Davenport,

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, and Sapphira Cristál. Prior to winning the pageant, she had competed for Miss Glamorous Newcomer in

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. Her Instagram following grew by 160 percent while the show aired.

Personal life

Cianci is based in

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. Crystal Envy's "drag sister" is season 14 alumni

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. They are related through the

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of Mandell, of which they are both members. Crystal Envy claims "house mother" Mancie Mandell as one of her drag mentors.

Discography

Singles

*"Crystal Envy (feat.

, Andrew Barret Cox & Peter Yang)" (2025)

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

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, 2025) * ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked'' (2025)

Web series

* ''Hello Hello Hello'' (2025), hosted by Kyran Thrax, World of Wonder

References

{{RuPaul's Drag Race 1997 births Living people American drag queens American make-up artists Drag performers from New Jersey Drag performers from New York City People from Asbury Park, New Jersey People from Staten Island RuPaul's Drag Race contestants