Plastique Tiara

Plastique Tiara
Plastique Tiara at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức[1]

(1997-04-11) April 11, 1997
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9)
Spouse
Steven
​
(m. 2025)​
Websiteplastiquetiara.com

Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức (born 11 April 1997),[2][3][4] known professionally as Plastique Tiara, is a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. As an influencer with over 16 million followers across their platforms, Đức is the most-followed Drag Race alum on social media.[5][6][7]

Early life

Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức was born on April 11, 1997, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[2][3][8] They were raised in Vietnam by their grandparents.[2] In 2008, at age 11, Đức immigrated to the United States, becoming a first-generation American immigrant.[9][10][11]

Career

Plastique Tiara performing as part of the RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars tour, 2024

RuPaul's Drag Race

Competing on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019, Plastique impersonated Lovely Mimi for the Snatch Game challenge[12] and won the "Farm to Runway" design challenge.[13] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,[14] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia,[15][16] placing eighth overall.[3][17] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live![18][19]

On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20]

Music

In 2019, Plastique Tiara released the dance-pop single "Irresistible", accompanied by a music video.[17][21] Plastique Tiara has cited Vietnamese ballads, K-pop, and V-pop among their musical influences.[14]

Other ventures

In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.[7]

Plastique Tiara joined TikTok in 2019,[5] and as of August 2025 is the most-followed Drag Race alum on the app with 11.8 million followers,[22][23] as well as on Instagram,[24] with 4.5 million followers.[25]

Plastique Tiara has been featured on the cover of L'Officiel Vietnam.[11]

Personal life

Đức is based in Los Angeles,[5] previously Dallas until 2019.[2] They are queer.[10]

Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of fellow Drag Race contestant Alyssa Edwards,[15] in the Haus of Edwards also including past contestants Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, and Shangela.[26]

Đức created their alter ego Plastique Tiara after the My Little Pony character Diamond Tiara, but later replaced the “Diamond” with “Plastique”.[11]

On March 29, 2025, Đức announced that they were engaged to their boyfriend of three years.[27] The couple got married in August 2025.[28]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Themself Contestant [12]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

References

  1. ↑ "Plastique Tiara Drag Makeup Tiếng Việt Drag Queen Nói Tiếng Việt 🇻🇳". 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Real, Evan (2019-03-07). "Plastique Tiara on How Social Media Has Shaped a "New Generation" of Drag Queens". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "Plastique Tiara, of 'RPDR' Season 11, to appear at Globe Bar & Kitchen for Pride | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ↑ Street, Mikelle. "Plastique Tiara Does Tattoed Trade Drag for Birthday Posts". out.com. Out. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Plastique Tiara Is TikTok's Favorite Drag Queen". Vogue. 2020-09-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  6. ↑ "25 Most Influential Creators of 2024". Rolling Stone. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  7. 1 2 Spruch-Feiner, Sara (2021-10-20). "'Just 2 Asian queens trying to make it in the world:' Kim Chi and Plastique Tiara discuss new makeup collab". Glossy. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  8. ↑ Street, Mikelle. "Plastique Tiara Does Tattoed Trade Drag for Birthday Posts". Out. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Spicer, Alec. "3 Dallas Drag Queens Are Competing on This Season of RuPaul's Drag Race". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  10. 1 2 "'Drag Race' Queen Plastique Tiara Says Her Emotional Chat With RuPaul Was "Freeing"". Bustle. 2019-04-26. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  11. 1 2 3 Tran, Teresa (June 26, 2024). "Plastique Tiara is an icon for the ages". Joy Sauce. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "It's Snatch Time on RuPaul's Drag Race • Instinct Magazine". Instinct Magazine. 2019-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  13. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Interview: Plastique Tiara on Her Emotional Breakdown With RuPaul". MTV. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  14. 1 2 Wetmore, Brendan (May 2, 2019). "Plastique Tiara Talks New Music Video, K-Pop, and 'Drag Race'". Paper. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  15. 1 2 "'RuPaul's Drag Race' beauty Plastique Tiara on stealing hearts and tree bark (allegedly)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  16. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2019-04-26). "Plastique Tiara Talks Learning from Alyssa Edwards, Asian Visibility & More After 'Drag Race' Exit". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  17. 1 2 "Drag Race star Plastique Tiara wants to be a "pioneer" for the queer Asian community". GAY TIMES. 2019-06-13. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  18. ↑ Hereford, André (2019-10-24). "Plastique Tiara: Werq the World 2019 Tour is 'the greatest drag show in our country right now'". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  19. ↑ Radke, Brock (2022-02-21). "New queens boost the buzz in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live' at Flamingo". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  20. ↑ Vary, Adam (2024-04-23). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  21. ↑ "Watch Drag Race star Plastique Tiara's debut music video Irresistible". GAY TIMES. 2019-04-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  22. ↑ Sim, Bernado (22 May 2024). "The 10 most-followed 'Drag Race' queens across Instagram, Twitter & TikTok". Out. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "Queens of Instagram! The most followed drag artists around the world". Out. Archived from the original on 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  24. ↑ Sim, Bernado (30 May 2025). "Plastique Tiara surpasses Trixie Mattel, becomes most-followed Drag Race star". Out. Archived from the original on 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  25. ↑ "Queens of Instagram! The most followed drag artists around the world". Out. Archived from the original on 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  26. ↑ Guerra, Joey (2019-04-26). "Plastique Tiara talks Asian representation, family pride and her accent". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  27. ↑ "The Pit Stop S17 E13 🏁 Monét X Change & Plastique Tiara Spill The Tea!". YouTube. 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  28. ↑ Hirst, Jordan (2025-08-10). "Plastique Tiara got married and the photos are stunning". QNews. Archived from the original on 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
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