Perla is the stage name of Paul Conrad Schneider, a Canadian drag performer competing on the
fifth season of ''
Canada's Drag Race
''Canada's Drag Race'' is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and is the Canadian edition of the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to t ...
''.
Early life and education
Schneider was born and raised in
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ...
. He enjoyed theatre at a young age and
came out
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This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, ...
as gay at the age of fourteen.
Career
Perla is a
drag performer and model. In Toronto, she performs at Crews and Tangos.
In 2022, she won the Absolut Empire's Ball, an annual event established by
Scarlett BoBo
Scarlett BoBo is the stage name of Matthew Cameron (born December 1, 1989), a Canadian television personality and drag queen most noted as a finalist in the first season of the reality competition series '' Canada's Drag Race'' in 2020.
Career
...
. Perla competed on the
fifth season of ''
Canada's Drag Race
''Canada's Drag Race'' is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and is the Canadian edition of the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to t ...
''.
She impersonated
Mary-Kate Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, equestrian, and former actress. Her acting career began at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Ashley Olsen in t ...
for the
Snatch Game
Snatch Game is a comedy challenge recurring across the ''Drag Race'' television franchise and a fixture of the reality competition series. Since the second season of the original American ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' series in 2010, the challenge ha ...
challenge. Perla was eliminated from the competition by
Makayla Couture, placing fifth overall.
Personal life
Schneider is based in Toronto.
He is a former fashion blogger.
Filmography
* ''
Canada's Drag Race
''Canada's Drag Race'' is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and is the Canadian edition of the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to t ...
'' (
season 5
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; 2024)
See also
*
List of drag queens
This is a list of drag queens, sometimes known as female impersonators, drag performers, or drag artists.
Performers
See also
* List of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, List of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants
* List of exóticos, ...
*
List of people from Calgary
This is a list of notable people who were born, or lived for a significant period of time, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ordered by last name:
A
* William Aberhart (1878–1943), former Premier of Alberta
* Tesho Akindele (born 1992), socce ...
*
List of people from Toronto
This is a list of notable people who are from Toronto, Ontario, or have spent a large part or formative part of their career in that city.
A
* Abdominal – hip hop musician
* Natalie Achonwa – WNBA player
* Patrick J. Adams – actor ...
References
{{Canada's Drag Race
Living people
21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
Canada's Drag Race contestants
Canadian drag queens
Canadian models
Drag performers from Toronto
Drag performers from Calgary