Robbie Turner is the stage name of Jeremy Baird, an American

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and writer most known for competing on the eighth season of ''

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''.

Early life

Baird was raised by

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ministers in

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Career

Early in her career, Turner performed at

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's pride festival. In Seattle, she performed at the bar R Place, as and hosted the Robbie Turner Revue at the Hard Rock Café. Turner auditioned for ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' multiple times before being cast for the eighth season. Fellow Seattle performer

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endorsed Turner in the submitted audition tape. During the "

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" competition, Turner portrayed

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. Turner was eliminated from ''Drag Race'' after losing a

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battle to

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. ''Vulture'' ranked Turner number 53 on their list of "Every Snatch Game Impersonation on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Ranked". ''

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'' Lily Pearson included Turner's lip sync against

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in her list of "the most unmissable moments" in ''Drag Race'' history. In 2018, ''

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'' ranked Turner number 80 in the article, "The Definitive List: Ranking All the ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Queens from 1 to 126", and Stephen Daw of ''

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'' ranked Les Chicken Wings (a group composed of Turner, Kim Chi, and

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) number 18 on his list of the "50 Best Musical Moments" on the show. Turner has appeared on the web series "Capitol Hill" with

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. She appeared on ''Hey Qween'' in 2017. Turner wrote the book, ''I'll Tell You for Free''. In addition to performing at Seattle's Queer/Bar, Turner has served as the bar's entertainment producer. Turner took a "personal leave" in 2018.

Personal life

Turner lived in Seattle's

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neighborhood, as of 2016. In April 2018, Turner claimed to be involved in a fatal

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accident. She later admitted the accident did not happen, after media outlets noted inconsistencies with her story.

Filmography

Television

Web series

References

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