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Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams
Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Daniel Hernandez

1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)[1]
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)
Websitekaloriekarbdashian.com

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams (sometimes simply Kalorie Karbdashian)[2] is the stage name of Daniel Hernandez, an American drag performer who competed on season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hernandez is based in Albuquerque.

Early life and education

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Daniel Hernandez was born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico.[3] He has said he was bullied in high school because of his weight, which reached as high as 340 pounds (150 kg).[4]

Career

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Hernandez is a drag performer based in Albuquerque. He has said of his early experimentation with gender expression:

I started doing drag because I was kind of going through this identity crisis where I thought I wanted to be a woman. Then I started playing with makeup and I started to see that I could create a whole different face. From then I knew I didn't want to be a woman, but I just wanted to play with makeup.[5]

Hernandez performed at the gay bar Albuquerque Social Club and was crowned Miss Duke City at the venue in 2016.[6] He competed as Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams on season 10 (2018) of RuPaul's Drag Race and has continued to perform in drag shows. In 2018, Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was part of the line-up for the annual 'Out in the Park' event at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.[7] She is a resident performer at Effex Nightclub in Albuquerque, as of 2019.[8]

RuPaul's Drag Race

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Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was the first contestant to represent New Mexico on Drag Race.[3] On the premiere episode of the season ("10s Across the Board"), she placed in the bottom two of the main challenge and defeated Vanessa Vanjie Mateo in a lip-sync to "Ain't No Other Man" (2006) by Christina Aguilera.[9][10] Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams was eliminated from the competition on the second episode ("PharmaRusical"),[3] which featured a musical theatre challenge (or Rusical) inspired by pharmaceutical marketing.[11][12] After being placed in the bottom two again, she lost a lip-sync battle against Eureka O'Hara to "Best of My Love" (1977) by The Emotions.[13][14]

The Houston Chronicle's Joey Guerra said she "brought a gorgeous face and twerking skills".[15] Dennis Hinzmann of Out magazine said Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams showed "curvy, body-positive looks".[16] Paul Hagen of the LGBT magazine Metrosource wrote, "We especially got behind Kalorie's big-is-beautiful ethos, and her inspiring story of reshaping her life after reaching a weight well above 300 pounds in high school ... And we have rarely seen any contestant on Drag Race twerk on the runway with such vigor."[17] In The Spinoff's 2019 "definitive ranking" of Drag Race lip-syncs to date, Sam Brooks ranked her battles against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Eureka O'Hara at 116 and 112 out of 162, respectively.[18]

Personal life

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Hernandez is gay.[2] On Drag Race, he recalled being bullied for his weight, not his sexual orientation.[4]

Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams's name was inspired by Kim Kardashian and the Kardashian family.[6][19]

Filmography

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Television

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Web series

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet the queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10". USA Today. Gannett. March 23, 2018. ISSN 0734-7456. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Egbuonu, Faith (2023-06-22). "The Star: Keeping up with Kalorie Karbdashian". KOAT-TV. Archived from the original on 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. ^ a b c Devine, Jacqueline. "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to appear at Club 30". Las Cruces Sun-News. Gannett. ISSN 1081-2172. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ a b Marr, Rhuaridh (2018-03-30). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 episode 2 recap: A dreadful 'PharmaRusical'". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  5. ^ Piedra, Xavier (2018-03-23). "'Drag Race' Queens Sound Off on RuPaul and Trans Performers: 'Drag Is For Everybody'". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. ^ a b "What Do The Kardashians Think Of Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams? The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Is A Mega Fan". Bustle. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  7. ^ "Drag Queens and Roller Coasters to Highlight Annual 'Out in the Park'". Out in SA. Euclid Media Group. 2018-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  8. ^ Devine, Jacqueline. "Five things to do in Las Cruces this weekend". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  9. ^ "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Says Goodbye to Albuquerque Social Club". Logo TV. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  10. ^ "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams is 'officially done' with Drag Race fans". Gay Times. 2018-03-27. ISSN 0950-6101. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  11. ^ Dommu, Rose (March 30, 2018). "RuCap: Keeping Up With Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams". Paper. ISSN 1073-9122.
  12. ^ Daw, Stephen (2018-03-30). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Talks Calling Out Fans, Being 'Low-Key Nerdy' & More". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ^ Holland, Scott (2018-04-02). "Kalorie Karbdashian Williams Talks 'Drag Race' Season 10". Hotspots! Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  14. ^ Hereford, André (2018-03-31). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams on Vixen's whistleblowing, lipsyncing against Eureka, and her 'best drag'". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  15. ^ Guerra, Joey (2018-03-30). "Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams talks 'Drag Race' and rooting for the O'Hara girls". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. ISSN 1074-7109. OCLC 30348909. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  16. ^ "Kalorie Karbdashian Williams Dishes on That Emotional Lip Sync". Out. Pride Media. ISSN 1062-7928. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  17. ^ Hagen, Paul (2018-04-03). "Counting Down Kalorie's Three-Step Guide to Drag Race". Metrosource. ISSN 1529-935X. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  18. ^ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  19. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Kalorie Karbdashian-Williams Has A Message for Kim Kardashian". Bustle. Bustle Digital Group. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  20. ^ Whatcha Packin': Kalorie Karbdashian Williams – S10 E2 – RuPaul's Drag Race on YouTube
  21. ^ "'Whatcha Packin'': Michelle Visage Sits Down with This Week's Eliminated Queen". Logo TV. March 30, 2018.
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