Geneva Karr (born 1992/1993) is a Mexican drag performer based in the United States (under

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) who competed on

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of ''

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''.

Early life

Geneva Karr was born in the Mexican state of

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. She immigrated to the

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when she was 7 with her parents and brother. She and fellow season 16 queen

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, who's originally from

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, are

kids. Karr started doing drag in Brownsville and other neighboring cities and towns like

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, Weslaco, and

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Career

Geneva Karr is a drag performer who competed on

of ''

''. She is the first Mexico-born contestant on the show, as well as the first to represent the Rio Grande Valley.

Personal life

Geneva Karr is based in

Brownsville, Texas Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas ...

Filmography

* ''

'' (

) * '' RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked'' * ''

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'' (2024) * ''

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'' (2024) * ''

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References

External links

* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American drag queens DACA recipients Drag performers from Texas Entertainers from Texas Mexican drag queens Mexican emigrants to the United States People from Brownsville, Texas People from Tamaulipas Geneva Karr {{US-entertainer-stub