Sasha Velour

Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.

Filmography

All 17Movies 5TV 12

A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

Self

King of Drag

Self - Judge

Drag Race Germany

Self - Guest Judge

NightGowns: The Musical

Miss Xandra

Drag Queen Christmas 2020

2020

NightGowns FOREVER

Self

We're Here

Self

NightGowns

2020

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

Self

Out Of The Closet

Self

The Bold Type

Sasha Velour

Portrait Of A Queen

Self

The Pit Stop

Self

Whatcha Packin'

Self

Broad City

Sasha Velour

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Self - Contestant

RuPaul's Drag Race

Self - Contestant