Pearl (drag queen)
Pearl | |
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Born |
Matthew James Lent September 11, 1990 St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
Residence | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website |
pearlliaison |
Pearl, occasionally known as Pearl Liaison, is the stage name of American drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent. Lent garnered fame through competing on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing joint runner-up. He released his debut album Pleasure on June 2, 2015.[1] His debut fragrance, Flazéda was released on June 30, 2015.[2]
Early life
Lent grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida with his mother and two sisters.[3] He spent time drawing "rich old ladies with big diamond rings and furs", which eventually morphed into his drag persona.[4]
Drag career
After moving to Chicago, Lent began performing in drag in 2012, alongside Kim Chi, using the stage name Pearl.[4] He has described Pearl's persona as a "stepford wife robot bitch".[5] Lent initially only planned to use drag as a hobby, but quickly began booking gigs at increasing frequency. He later moved to Brooklyn, New York.[4]
In December 2014, Pearl was announced to be a participant on the seventh season of the Logo TV reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race.[6] Despite a slow start to the competition, Pearl rebounded to win two main challenges, and eventually became a finalist alongside fellow competitors Ginger Minj and Violet Chachki.[7] In the season finale, Chachki was crowned the winner, leaving Pearl as a runner-up.[8]
Other ventures
Music
On June 2, 2015, Lent released his debut album, titled Pleasure, along with a music video for its first single, "Love Slave".[9] Unlike other albums released by Drag Race alumni, Pleasure does not feature any vocals from Lent; he instead produced the entire album. The album charted at number eleven on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number sixteen on the Heatseekers chart.[10]
Perfume
On June 2, 2015, Lent announced the release of his debut signature fragrance, Flazéda with perfume company Xyrena,[11] via his official Facebook account.[12] In doing so, he became the first Drag Race alumni member to release a scent. Flazéda is a unisex fragrance composed of top notes of anise, pepper, bergamot, and jasmine; middle notes of amber, lavender, and mandarin; and base notes of sandalwood, vanilla, and vetiver. The fragrance started shipping on June 30, 2015.[2]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Dance [13] |
US Heat [14] | ||
Pleasure |
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11 | 16 |
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Love Slave"[15] (featuring Jaylee Maruk) |
2015 | Pleasure |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Hey Booty"[16] | 2015 | RuPaul, Miles Davis Moody | RuPaul Presents: CoverGurlz2 |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Himself (Contestant) | Season 7 - Runner-up | [17] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Untucked | Himself | Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race | [18] |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Hey Booty" | 2015 | Matthew James Lent | [19] |
"Love Slave" | 2015 | Michael Serrato | [20] |
Music video appearances
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Bettie" (Violet Chachki) |
2015 | Michael Serrato | [21] |
References
- 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Pleasure - Album by Pearl". iTunes. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- 1 2 "Flazéda By Pearl – Extrait De Parfum". Xyrena. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Van Horn, Shea (June 11, 2015). "Shea Van Horn Interviews PEARL". Brightest Young Things. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lindsay, Benjamin (February 27, 2015). "Flawless Pearl". Next Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Fernandez, Cory (May 27, 2015). "A Real Pearl". Out. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Nichols, JamesMichael (December 7, 2015). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season Seven Cast Revealed (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/rupaul-reveals-drag-race-final-5772352
- ↑ Lee, Stephan (June 2, 2015). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 7 winner talks about being the 'shadiest queen'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ↑ Nichols, JamesMichael (June 3, 2015). "Violet Chachki, Pearl And Ginger Minj, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Finalists, Release New Music". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Pearl - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ O'Donnell, Carey. "Pearl Releases New Signature Fragrance, Flazéda". Logo NewNowNext. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pearl on Facebook". Facebook. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Pearl – Chart History – Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Pearl – Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Love Slave - Single by Pearl". iTunes. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - RuPaul Presents CoverGurlz2 by RuPaul". iTunes. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Malice, Michael (March 3, 2015). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' 7×1 Recap: No Shame in Being Shallow". Observer. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race Episode 1 - Born Naked. YouTube. March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Pearl - Hey Booty: RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz2. YouTube. February 3, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Pearl - Pleasure - Love Slave (Official). YouTube. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Violet Chachki - Bettie [Official]. YouTube. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
External links
Preceded by Adore Delano & Courtney Act |
RuPaul's Drag Race runner-up Season 7 (2015) (with Ginger Minj) |