Vivienne Pinay

Vivienne Pinay
Born
Michael Donehoo

Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)

Vivienne Pinay is the stage name of Michael Donehoo,[1][2] a drag performer who competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life

Donehoo became interested in drag at a young age after seeing RuPaul on VH1.[3]

Career

Pinay is a drag performer; he has said of his female persona Vivienne Pinay: "Vivienne is named after my Southern Grandmother. And Pinay means Filipino girl."[3] Pinay also sells wigs.[1]

Vivienne Pinay competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired in 2013. On the fourth episode, she and Honey Mahogany placed in the bottom two of a challenge in which contestants performed in a ballet based on the life of RuPaul. Neither contestant impressed RuPaul enough during a lip-sync to "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000) by Britney Spears,[4] and both were eliminated from the competition in the show's first-ever double elimination.[1][5] Thrillist's Brian Moylan ranked Vivienne Pinay number 75 out of the show's 113 contestants in 2017.[6] In 2019, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant called the lip-sync between Honey Mahogany and Vivienne Pinay "so bad, so boring, and so low-energy", and wrote: "It is fair to say that Ru made the right call to send them both contestants home that week, and fans have certainly enjoyed forgetting about that lip sync."[7] Since Drag Race, Vivienne Pinay "decided to keep a low profile and abandoned this drag persona", according to Out magazine.[8]

In 2015, Vivienne Pinay was among Drag Race contestants to appear on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards during Miley Cyrus and Wayne Coyne's performance of "Dooo It!" (2015).[9]

Personal life

Pinay was born and raised in Atlanta[10] and is of Filipino descent.[1] In 2013, he had a boyfriend and two dogs.[3]

Filmography

References

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  2. ^ Bump, Emily (13 September 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: Where Are They Now?". screenrant.com. Screen Rant. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Holland, Scott (2013-02-20). "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 – Vivienne Pinay, Honey Mahogany | Hotspots! Magazine". Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  4. ^ Hurley, Sam (2022-04-06). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Double Elimination Explained". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  5. ^ Kacala, Alexander (2013-02-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Vivienne Pinay and Honey Mahogany Make History | G Philly". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  6. ^ "Best RuPaul Drag Race Contestants From Every Season & All Stars, Ranked - Thrillist". www.thrillist.com. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  7. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2019-10-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 5 Most Memorable Lip Sync Performances (& 5 That Fans Completely Forgot About)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  8. ^ "13 Queens Who Quit or Retired From Drag After 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  9. ^ "You Betta Watch! The 18 Fiercest 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Music Video Cameos". Yahoo Entertainment. 2017-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  10. ^ "10 Best Leo Contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race". 21 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Vivienne Pinay's Holiday Takeover". WOW Presents Plus. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  12. ^ "Haus of Edwards Holiday Special". WOW Presents Plus. World of Wonder. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  13. ^ "Vivienne Pinay". Wow Presents Plus. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  14. ^ Robledo, Jordan (2023-02-13). "Drag Race's Alyssa Edwards returns to WOW Presents Plus with Alyssa's Secret: The Reboot". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.