Saki Yew

Saki Yew
Born
Jeffrey Trinidad

Australia
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 6)

Saki Yew is the stage name of Jeffrey Trinidad,[1] an Australian-born British drag performer who competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Career

Drag performer Saki Yew competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She and fellow contestant Zahirah Zapanta were the show's first of Filipino descent.[2] Saki Yew left the competition in the second episode because of a knee injury, placing twelfth overall.[3][4][5]

Personal life

In addition to being of Filipino descent, Saki Yew has Australian and Mancunian backgrounds.[6] Saki Yew is from Melbourne and lives in Manchester.[7][8] Saki Yew uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "On The Box Talent - Saki Yew". ontheboxtalent.com.
  2. ^ Antonio, Josiah (2024-09-27). "'Mismatches, typecast': Saki Yew, Zahirah Zapanta share struggles of Asian queens in UK". news.abs-cbn.com.
  3. ^ Antonio, Josiah (2024-10-04). "Filipina Saki Yew leaves 'Drag Race UK' season 6 due to knee injury". news.abs-cbn.com.
  4. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6 queen on return after injury: 'Just keep your eyes peeled'". Attitude. 2024-10-04. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  5. ^ "Drag Race UK season six star forced to quit after accident". PinkNews. 2024-10-04. Archived from the original on 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2024-10-07). "Drag Race UK: Saki Yew is monetising her shock exit in the best possible way". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  7. ^ Hirst, Jordan (2024-10-04). "Aussie queen forced to leave RuPaul's Drag Race UK". QNews. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  8. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: New queens prepare to land on runway". www.bbc.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  9. ^ "Meet the queens competing on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-08.