Q (born August 22, 1996) is the stage name of Robert Severson,
an American
drag performer competing on
season 16 of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...
''.
Career
Q competed on
season 16 of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...
''. Her looks are self-made, and she has created costumes for other ''Drag Race'' contestants. On the show, Q revealed that she is
HIV
The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the im ...
positive.
Personal life
Severson is from
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. Emporia lies between Topeka, Kansas, Topeka and Wichita, Kansas, Wichita ...
and resides in
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri, abbreviated KC or KCMO, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by List of cities in Missouri, population and area. The city lies within Jackson County, Missouri, Jackson, Clay County, Missouri, Clay, and Pl ...
. He graduated from
Emporia High School in 2014.
He then began studying pharmacy at the
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...
graduating with a theatre arts degree, giving the graduation speech.
Filmography
* ''
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, ...
'' (
season 16)
* ''
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked''
* ''
Bring Back My Girls
''Bring Back My Girls'' is a reality television series hosted by American television personality Ts Madison. The first season premiered October 18, 2022 on WOW Presents Plus.
The series is formatted as a reunion special, where in every epis ...
''
See also
*
List of University of Kansas people
References
External links
*
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American drag queens
Drag performers from Kansas
Drag performers from Missouri
Entertainers from Kansas City, Missouri
People from Emporia, Kansas
People with HIV/AIDS
RuPaul's Drag Race contestants
University of Kansas alumni
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