Plastique Tiara is the stage name of Duc Tran Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American

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performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of ''

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''. As an

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with over 13 million followers across their platforms, Nguyen is the most-followed drag queen on social media.

Early life

Duc Tran Nguyen was born in

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, and was raised in Vietnam by their grandparents. They are a first-generation American immigrant, moving to the United States at age 11.

Career

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performer, dancer, and model who competed as ‘Plastique Tiara’ on season 11 of ''

''. Plastique impersonated Lovely Mimi for the

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challenge and won the " Farm to Runway" design challenge, placing eighth overall. She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode, after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a

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against

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to "

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. After the show, she joined the

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tour and the rotating cast of ''

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'' In 2019, Plastique Tiara released the

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song "Irresistible", along with a

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'' magazine described the video as "a beautiful and expensive dreamlike look into the luxury of being Plastique; beautiful men dance at her command while she whips her silky locks back and forth, her body covered in a jeweled garment". In 2021, Plastique Tiara and ''Drag Race'' contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a

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collection. Plastique Tiara is the most-followed drag queen on

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. Trần joined the platform in August 2019, and had 11.2 million followers, as of January 2023. Trần had 2.1 million Instagram followers as of October 2021. Trần joined

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in 2020. On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of ''

''. Plastique Tiara has been featured on the cover of L’Officiel Vietnam.

Personal life

Nguyen is based in Los Angeles. Previously, she was based in Dallas, until 2019. She is

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. Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of ''Drag Race'' contestant

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, and

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. Nguyen created their alter ego Plastique Tiara after the ''

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'' character Diamond Tiara, but later replaced the “Diamond” with “Plastique”. On March 29, 2025, Nguyen announced that they were engaged to their boyfriend of three years.

Discography

Singles

* "Irresistible" (2019)

Filmography

Television

Music videos

* "Irresistible" (2019) * "Em Nên Yêu Cô Ta" (with Orange) (2024)

References

External links

* {{RuPaul's Drag Race Living people 21st-century American LGBTQ people 21st-century American people American drag queens American LGBTQ entertainers American queer people Drag performers from Dallas Drag performers from Los Angeles People from Ho Chi Minh City RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Vietnamese drag queens Vietnamese emigrants to the United States Vietnamese queer people