Sminty Drop is the stage name of Callum Shaw,[citation needed] an English drag queen who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Sminty Drop
Sminty Drop at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Callum Shaw

OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Early life

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Sminty Drop was born in Ribble Valley.[1]

Career

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Sminty Drop competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She had been doing drag for approximately three years at the time.[2] She was eliminated on the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two on an improv challenge and losing a lip sync against Baby to Mel and Kim's "Respectable" (1987).[3][4][5] After the show aired, she toured with her fellow cast members.[6]

Sminty Drop has performed at WorldPride.[7] She appears in the music video for "Anniversary" by Duran Duran.[2]

Personal life

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Sminty Drop is from Clitheroe, Lancashire.[8][9] She is a member of the House of Kendoll, with former Drag Race UK contestant Gothy Kendoll.[10]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (9th place); 6 episodes
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Special guest; Episode: "Tickety-Boo"

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Denise (2022-10-02). "Say hello to Ru Paul's Drag Race queen Sminty Drop from Clitheroe". LancsLive. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the East Lancs queen ready to 'chop up the runway' on Drag Race UK". Yahoo News. 2022-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  3. ^ Dunn, Connor (2022-10-22). "Sminty Drop Explains Her Iconic RuPaul's Drag Race UK Exit". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ "Sminty Drop Had the Best 'Drag Race' Exit Since Miss Vanjie". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK announces fourth queen to sashay away". Digital Spy. 2022-10-13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ^ Maidment, Adam (2023-04-20). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  7. ^ Cross, Alannah Le (2023-02-14). "An international line-up of Drag Race superstars are assembling for a drag extravaganza". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. ^ "East Lancashire queen the latest to 'sashay away' from Drag Race UK". Lancashire Telegraph. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. ^ "Sminty Drop praised by Alan Carr on Drag Race UK – but was she eliminated?". Yahoo Sports. 2022-10-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. ^ Spencer, Samuel (2022-09-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 cast line-up". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-06.