Gigi Goode (born December 2, 1997) is an American

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, and reality television personality known for being a runner-up on the twelfth season of the drag competition series ''

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''. Following her appearance on ''Drag Race'', Goode was cast in the Drive 'N Drag concert series, appeared in multiple

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s, and participated in a

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fashion show. In 2020, she received a

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in the Competition Contestant category. Originally from Illinois, Goode attended

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and, as of 2020, lives in

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Early life and education

Goode was born on December 2, 1997, in Illinois, and has Scottish and Scandinavian ancestry. She was raised in

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. Her mother, Kristi, is a costume and interior designer. Goode was introduced to

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at the age of 12 by her openly gay uncle. She started doing drag at an early age with the help of her mother, who initially disapproved of it, and she performed in drag in public for the first time at age 15. She has said that her drag "became very 1950s and 1940s inspired". Goode attended Woodstock High School, where she graduated in 2016. She attended

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, where she majored in art and was awarded the David S. Monroe Art Award in 2017, which honors "outstanding achievement in art, recognizing students for their major, excellence in their work and exhibiting a professional attitude". She later dropped out of Millikin and moved to Los Angeles.

Career

In 2020, Goode competed on the twelfth season of the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', where she was the youngest contestant of the season and placed as a runner-up. Goode and her mother collaborated on many of the outfits Goode wore on the show. Goode won the main challenges in episodes 4, 6, 7, and 12. During

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, she impersonated Maria the Robot, a character based on the experimental humanoid robot Sophia. ''

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'' called her portrayal of Maria "physical comedy gold" and "incredibly witty". Critics praised Goode's performance on the show, highlighting her fashion and comedy skills. Goode participated in ''Werq the World Battle Royale'', a livestreamed fundraiser and drag show held during the

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. In mid-2020, she was one of a dozen former ''Drag Race'' contestants who was cast in the Drive 'N Drag concert series. Goode appeared in the

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-themed World of Wonder variety special ''Bring Back My Ghouls'' with other contestants from season 12 of ''Drag Race'' in October 2020. Goode appeared in the music video for Chester Lockhart's 2018 cover of "

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". In 2020, she and fellow ''Drag Race'' contestant Valentina appeared in the music video for " I'm Ready" by

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and

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. Goode and fellow ''Drag Race'' contestants

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and

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appeared in the

fashion show and

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special ''

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Vol. 2''. At the 46th People's Choice Awards, she won an award in the "Competition Contestant of 2020" category. In 2024, Goode showcased her first fashion collection. Actress

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wore one of her designs at the red carpet of

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Personal life

Initially identifying as

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on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Goode came out as

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and

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on August 29, 2021, with a video on

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. She announced that she had started

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in January 2021 and underwent

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. Goode uses ''

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'' pronouns, both in and out of drag. During quarantine in 2020 she was living with the

–based House of Avalon, which was described by ''

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'' Liam Hess as a "troupe of queer creatives", as of April 2020.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

Featured singles

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goode, Gigi 1997 births Living people 20th-century American LGBTQ people 21st-century American LGBTQ people American drag queens American people of Scandinavian descent American people of Scottish descent Drag performers from Illinois Drag performers from Los Angeles Entertainers from Los Angeles Genderfluid drag performers LGBTQ people from California LGBTQ people from Illinois Millikin University alumni Non-binary drag performers People from Woodstock, Illinois

Gigi Goode Gigi Goode (born December 2, 1997) is an American drag queen, Fashion design, fashion designer, and reality television personality known for being a runner-up on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12), twelfth season of the Drag (clothing), drag com ...

Transgender drag performers Transgender non-binary people