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Anetra

Anetra is the stage name of Isaiah Padua, an American drag queen who was runner-up on the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Anetra
Born
Isaiah Padua
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Career edit

Anetra was cast for and competed in the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She won three challenges and placed in the final two, finishing as runner-up to Sasha Colby.[1][2]

One of the challenges Anetra won was the talent show (episode "One Night Only, Part 2").[3][4] Her performance included "duck-walking, taekwondo moves, and a fierce original song", according to Pride.com's Bernardo Sim. The song was the first Anetra ever recorded, which she created after taking an edible.[5] Anetra's performance became "the most-viewed cross-platform scene ever published to RuPaul's Drag Race social media accounts with over 13.1 million views across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and Twitter".[6] This performance also made her the queen with the biggest amount of growth on social media from Season 15, gaining more than 500,000 followers on Instagram while the season was airing. Stephen Daw of Billboard called her performance "iconic",[7] and Charlie Duncan of PinkNews said the song's phrase "walk that fucking duck" is "set to be the catchphrase that will define season 15".[8] Sam Damshenas of Gay Times wrote, "Anetra's martial arts lip-sync extravaganza has been hailed as one of the best talent show performances in Drag Race herstory."[9][10] Screen Rant's Michelle Konopka Alonzo included Anetra in a list of 15 "queens who made amazing first impressions" on Drag Race and said she "quickly became a fan favorite and internet sensation after the premiere".[11] Lizzo shared a video of herself lip-syncing to the song.[7]

Anetra also won the Rusical challenge on episode 12, in which she portrayed Mama Bacon in "Wigloose: The Rusical!",[12] as well as episode 13's makeover challenge.[13] In the lip-sync marathon episode, Anetra competed against Sasha Colby to Fifth Harmony's "I'm in Love with a Monster", against Jax and Luxx Noir London to Vanessa Williams' "The Right Stuff", and against Jax to "Finally" by CeCe Peniston.[14][15] In episode 11, Anetra placed in the bottom two and had to lip sync against Marcia Marcia Marcia to "Boss Bitch" by Doja Cat.[16][17][18] The battle became season 15's first to reach one million views on YouTube.[19] Coleman Spilde of The Daily Beast said "we'll always remember where we were" in describing Anetra's "running jump-and-dive into a somersault" over Marcia Marcia Marcia.[20]

In June 2023, Anetra was awarded the key to the city of Las Vegas, and June 22 was subsequently pronounced "Anetra Day" in the city.[21]

Personal life edit

Anetra is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a Filipino, German, Japanese, and Puerto Rican background.[22][23][24] She attended Desert Oasis High School.[21] She is a former competitive Judo fighter, training from the age of 7.[25][26] She has stated that taekwondo helped her embrace and find strength in her Asian heritage.[27] A week after Anetra's mother discovered her drag, she was kicked out of her home, abruptly estranging her from her siblings. Anetra's father accepted her and took her in.[28][29] She and her father bonded while watching Drag Race during COVID-19 lockdowns, and were especially fond of Filipina queen Rock M. Sakura.[27]

Discography edit

As a featured artist edit

Title Year Album Ref.
"One Night Only"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15) 		2023 — [30]
"Golden Hips (Ol' Dirty Bitches)"
(with Robin Fierce, Jax, and Loosey LaDuca) 		[31]
"Wigloose: The Rusical!"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15) 		Wigloose: The Rusical! Album [32]
"Blame It on the Edit"
(RuPaul ft. Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby) 		— [33]
"Lotus" — [34]

Filmography edit

Television edit

List of television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) Herself/Contestant Runner-up [35]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series edit

List of web series credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) 		[36]
EW News Flash Herself Guest [37][38]
Pride Today Herself Guest [39]
BuzzFeed Celeb Herself Guest [40]
MTV News Herself Guest [41]
Today with Hoda and Jenna Herself Guest [42]
Drip or Drop Herself Guest [43]
Whatcha Packin’ Herself Guest [44]

Music videos edit

Year Title Artist Ref.
2023 "Blame It on the Edit" RuPaul ft. Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby & Mistress Isabelle Brooks [45]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Here's Who Won 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15". Out. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ariana Grande & Kesha Were Left Gagged By This Drag Queen's Talent Show Skill". Bustle. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Antonio, Josiah (February 23, 2023). "'Drag Race' S15: Anetra gets first mini challenge win". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joey (10 January 2023). "Anetra wrote her 'Drag Race' song 'Walk That F---ing Duck' after an edible". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. ^ Sim, Bernardo. "Drag Race's Anetra Reflects On Fan Reaction To Her Viral Variety Show". Pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Daw, Stephen (April 10, 2023). "Lizzo Is Ready to 'Walk That F—ing Duck' With Her New 'Drag Race'-Inspired Nails". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  8. ^ Duncan, Charlie (January 9, 2023). "Drag Race fans can't get over Anetra's stunts in the season 15 premiere: 'She f**king devoured!'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Drag Race star Anetra goes viral with talent show performance: 'This was iconic'". Gay Times. January 9, 2023. ISSN 0950-6101. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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  11. ^ Alonzo, Michelle Konopka (January 11, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Queens Who Made Amazing First Impressions". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Antonio, Josiah (March 18, 2023). "Anetra wins 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 15 'Rusical' challenge". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "Drag Race: The queens give drag makeovers to school teachers in episode 13". Gay Times. March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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  19. ^ "Anetra vs. Marcia Becomes 1st 'Drag Race' S15 Lip Sync With 1M Views". Pride.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  20. ^ Spilde, Coleman (March 11, 2023). "This Epic 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Dance Move Will Go Down in History". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  21. ^ a b @iamanetra (June 23, 2023). "I hope everyone had a great yesterday!❤️ I'm beyond honored to accept the key to the Vegas strip & announce June 22nd as Anetra day! 🤯🔓✨#happypride #sincity" – via Instagram.
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