Landon Cider

Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster".

Landon Cider
Born
Kristine Bellaluna
OccupationDrag king, actor, host
Spouse(s)Gabi
Websitewww.landoncider.com

Early life and background

Kristine Bellaluna was born and raised in Los Angeles, and performs under the name Landon Cider.[1] Bellaluna began her career as a theatre actor in Southern California. She took a hiatus from theatre following the death of her mother, and later became interested in drag after attending drag shows at the Starlette Revue.[2] In an interview with Gay Times, Cider cited male impersonator Vesta Tilley, Australian drag king Sexy Galexy and lesbian icon Stormé DeLarverie as inspirations.[3]

Career

Landon Cider began his career performing in the Southern California drag circuit, where he became one of the more well known drag kings.[4][5] He performs Drag King Explosion at Hamburger Mary's.[6] He is the master of ceremonies for the annual Los Angeles event series Bent, which celebrates drag and queer identities.[7]

Cider was the main focus of Nicole Miyahara's 2013 documentary The Making of a King.[2]

Cider began working with World of Wonder in 2016 and appeared on James St. James' Transformations.[8] He later hosted the first King Panel at DragCon.[9] Cider wrote an op-ed for The Advocate, criticizing RuPaul's position that females performing drag does not have the irony that males performing drag does.[10]

In 2019, Cider joined the cast of season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, becoming the first drag king to appear on an American drag competition show.[11] She won the season and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster" by the Boulet Brothers.[1][12]

Cider was also a judge on Alaska Thunderfuck's "Drag Queen of the Year Pageant" that year.[13] He was listed on Pride Magazine's "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About".[14]

In February 2020, Cider hosted Pride Union's 18th Annual Drag Show Finals with Manila Luzon.[15]

Landon Cider hosts Socially Distant, a digital drag livestream. The show aired on April 2, 2020 and featured drag artists such as Hugo Grrrl and Charli Deville.[16] He was featured on the HBO reality television show We're Here.[17] Cider appeared in the 2020 book Rainbow Revolutions by Magnus Hastings.[18]

Personal life

Bellaluna is a survivor of oral cancer. She identifies as a lesbian,[19] and has a wife named Gabi.[12]

References
  1. Knupper, Brittany (November 4, 2019). "It's About Time: Dragula Winner Landon Cider and the History of Drag Kings". The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. "The Making of a King: Documentarian Focuses on Long Beach Subculture-Within-a-Subculture • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  4. "Learning to Be a Man in the World of Drag Kings". MEL Magazine. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. Lauren, Paige. "Front Paige News: Landon Cider -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  6. "Are Drag Queens Hogging the Stage in LA?". The Pride LA. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  7. Heller, Meredith (2020-01-21). Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-04567-6.
  8. "Drag Me: Spotlight on the Kings". KXSU 102.1 FM. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  9. "INTRODUCING: LANDON CIDER". ALRIGHT DARLING. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  10. "Dear 'Drag Race': It's Time to Let Kings Compete". www.advocate.com. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  11. "Landon Cider, the First Drag King to Appear On a U.S. Drag Competition Show, Wins 'Dragula' Season 3". Billboard. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  12. Owens, Paige (2019-10-29). "Landon Cider crowned Boulet Brothers' 'Dragula' season 3 winner". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  13. "This Is the Queen That Won Alaska's Drag Queen of the Year Pageant". www.out.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  14. "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About". www.pride.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  15. "Pride Union hosts 18th annual Drag Show Finals". The Daily Orange. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  16. "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  17. "We're Here: The Fantasy Comes Together With Landon Cider (Episode 5 Clip) | HBO". Popaxiom. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  18. Hastings, Magnus (2020-11-24). Rainbow Revolution. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-7972-0818-3.
  19. "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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