BOA (an abbreviation for Bitch on Arrival) is the stage name of Ryan Boa[3] (born May 9, 1995), a drag performer most known for competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race.[4]
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| Born | Ryan Boa May 9, 1995[1][2] Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Bitch on Arrival |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | Canada's Drag Race (season 1) |
Early life
editBoa was born in Windsor, Ontario.[5][6]
Career
editBOA worked as a drag queen for six years before competing on season 1 of Canada's Drag Race,[7] where he placed seventh.[8]
In May 2015, BOA was physically attacked after a show by a man he had brought home to hang out with following a performance, after the attacker pressured BOA to have sex and BOA declined.[9] The attacker broke BOA's nose, and stole his wallet, laptop and cellphone.[9] He was arrested two weeks later in Vancouver, British Columbia, following another unrelated crime, and was identified as BOA's attacker;[10] in September 2016 he pled guilty to the robbery and a breach of probation charge from prior crimes, although the physical assault charge was dropped.[11]
BOA has since continued to speak out about the issue of violence in the LGBTQ+ community,[12] including speaking about the incident in a Canada's Drag Race episode.[13]
In 2021, she released the debut single "Gettin' It Done".[14] In July 2021, she performed alongside Juice Boxx, Anastarzia Anaquway, Farra N. Hyte and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in Guelph, Ontario.[15]
Personal life
editBoa lives in Toronto.[16] He proposed to his boyfriend in 2020.[17]
Discography
editSingles
edit- "Gettin' It Done"
Filmography
editTelevision
edit- Canada's Drag Race (season 1)
- Slaycation (TBA)[18]
References
edit- ^ @bitchonarrival (April 29, 2022). "May 9 is my birthday, please buy me lots of presents 🎁 ♥️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Vilhena, Arthur (22 February 2021). "Who's That Queen? BOA". draglicious.com.br (in Portuguese). Draglicious. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Bernardo Sim (July 18, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race: Things You Didn't Know About The Queens". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Rachel Shatto (September 2, 2021). "How 'Canada's Drag Race' Star BOA Found Self-Love". Pride.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Trevor Wilhelm (August 21, 2020). "The stars of Canada's Drag Race are coming to Windsor". Windsor Star. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Kaitie Fraser and Stacey Janzer, "Local queens vying for top spot on RuPaul's Drag Race Canadian edition" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Windsor, June 26, 2020.
- ^ Sam Damshenas (April 28, 2021). "History in the making: How the pandemic has changed the future of live drag". Gay Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Sam Damshenas (July 23, 2021). "BOA addresses the "twists and turns and gags and goops" of Drag Race All Stars 6". Gay Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Adrian Ghobrial, "Toronto drag queen attacked, robbed after bringing man home" Archived 2022-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. CityNews, May 15, 2015.
- ^ HG Watson, "Suspect in alleged attack on Toronto drag queen arrested in BC" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, June 9, 2015.
- ^ Eternity Martis, "Man sentenced after last year’s attack on Toronto drag queen" Archived 2022-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Toronto drag queen brutally attacked last year says community is a target" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Global News, June 14, 2016.
- ^ "Windsor drag queen opens up on Canada's Drag Race about 2015 assault" Archived 2022-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Windsor, August 8, 2020.
- ^ Sam Damshenas (March 3, 2021). "Drag Race star BOA reveals the "pressure" of being a drag entertainer in a pandemic". Gay Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Lauren Scott, "Queens at the castle: Guelph strip club the Manor to host first drag event in July" Archived 2022-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, July 16, 2021.
- ^ Kevin Ritchie (August 7, 2020). "Canada's Drag Race queen BOA on Canadian shade and pandemic performances". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Sam Damshenas (September 8, 2020). "This video of Drag Race's BOA proposing to her partner is the most adorable thing you'll see today". Gay Times. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Joey Nolfi, "See the 6 returning Drag Race queens set to be dropped into the wilderness on new Slaycation series". Entertainment Weekly, June 6, 2024.