Mayhem Miller (drag queen)

Mayhem Miller is the stage name of Dequan Johnson[1] (born c. 1981/1982),[2] an American drag performer and actor, best known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[3]

Not to be confused with Jason Miller (fighter).
Mayhem Miller
Miller performing live in 2018
Born
Dequan Johnson

c. 1981/1982 (age 38–39)
Occupation
Years active2002–present
Websitetheonlymayhem.com

Early life

Johnson is from Riverside, California.[2] She got the drag name "Mayhem Miller" from Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's sex tape.[2] She started doing drag in 2002,[4] the same year as fellow Drag Race alumna Raven and the year after Morgan McMichaels, whom Johnson worked with before Drag Race. Johnson's other drag colleagues are alum Detox and Delta Work. She auditioned for Drag Race every year beginning with season two.[5]

Career

Mayhem Miller was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018.[6] She was declared the winner of the episode one sewing challenge.[7] In episode three, she was in the bottom two and lip synced "Celebrity Skin" against Yuhua Hamasaki, and won.[8] She was eliminated in episode five after losing a lip sync of "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" against Monét X Change, and placed tenth overall.[9]

Outside of Drag Race, Miller appeared in an episode of Buzzfeed's "Try Guys" in 2014, giving a drag makeover to Eugene Lee Yang as Cheyenne Pepper.[10] She was one of the backup dancers for NeNe Leakes's lip sync of RuPaul's "Supermodel (You Better Work)" in the show, "Lip Sync Battle" in 2016.[11] She played the character Blanquisha in the 2017 movie "Cherry Pop" with Detox, Bob the Drag Queen, Latrice Royale and Tempest DuJour.[12][13] She was with queens McMichaels, Laganja Estranja, Jaidynn Diore Fierce and Farrah Moan and singer Rita Ora for the thirteen season of Germany's Next Topmodel in May 2018.[14]

She was in the music video for Blair St. Clair's "Call My Life" in June 2018.[15]

An internet meme of one of Miller's 2011 video performances with over-exaggerated eyes was started in November 2018.[16]

Miller competed in the Drag Race television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.[17]

She appeared in the music video for Iggy Azalea's "Sally Walker" on March 14, 2019.[18] She also appeared in a music video for Lizzo's song "Juice" on April 17, 2019.[19]

In 2019, Miller released her very own lipsticks in collaboration with Hank & Henry.[20]

In August 2019, she was featured in Women's Wear Daily magazine, alongside Kimora Blac, Mariah Balenciaga, and Kameron Michaels.[21]

Miller was credited as a makeup artist for RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, making over Jermaine Fowler during the premiere episode.[22]

In 2020, Miller returned for the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing 7th overall.

Music

Miller released her first single "Queen of the Party" featuring producer Brynn Taylor on December 7, 2018.[23]

Personal life

Johnson is openly gay.[24] His drag daughters are Rhea Litré[25] and Eugene Lee Yang (Cheyenne Pepper).[26]

In July 2018, Johnson was refused services from an Uber driver in Minneapolis for being in drag. He expressed it on Twitter with support from his fans.[27]

Filmography

Movies
Year Title Role
2017 Cherry Pop Blanquisha

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016 Lip Sync Battle Backup dancer Guest [11]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (10th Place) [28]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Germany's Next Topmodel Guest [14]
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular Contestant (Joint Winner) [17]
2019 Hey Qween Guest [29]
2020 AJ and the Queen Guest [30]
RuPaul's Drag Race Kanye West
Andre Leon Talley		 Cameo appearance (2 episodes) [31]
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Creative Consultant Credited as Dequan Johnson
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself Contestant (7th Place) [3]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked [32]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2015 ”Not a Pearl” Willam Belli Herself
2018 "Call My Life" Blair St. Clair
2019 "Sally Walker" Iggy Azalea Funeral attendee
"Juice" Lizzo
2020 "Ass Like Mine"[33] Morgan McMichaels Herself
"Nerves of Steel"[34] Erasure Herself

Web series
Year Title Role Ref
2014 Try Guys Herself [35]
2018 Cosmo Queens [36]
Whatcha Packin' [37]
Hey Qween [38]
Queen to Queen [39]
Countdown to the Crown [40]
2019 The Pit Stop [41]
His Vintage Touch [42]
Follow Me [43]
2020 ASMR Queens [44]
The X Change Rate [45]
2020 Whatcha Packin Herself [46]

Discography

Singles
Year Title
2018 "Queen of the Party"

As Featured Artist

Title Year Album
"I'm in Love"[47]
(with the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 5)		 2020 Non-album single

References
  1. "Drag Divas Get Down to Business". Los Angeles LGBT Center. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27. Hard-working Miller (real name Dequan Johnson)...
  2. Koch, Drew (March 22, 2018). "Who's In Mayhem Miller's Drag Family? The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Has Serious Support". Bustle. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27. Mayhem is a 36-year-old queen from Riverside, California.
  3. Vary, Adam B. (May 8, 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Moves Back to VH1 From Showtime, Reveals Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  4. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 10, episode 5: Mayhem Miller exit interview". Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. "RuPaul's Mayhem Miller: "I have more to offer than ALL of them."". Metro Weekly. Washington, D.C. April 21, 2018. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  6. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 is Premiering a Week After 'All Stars'". 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  7. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 premiere recap: Mayhem Miller, Miz Cracker and Christina Aguilera". Houston Chronicle. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  8. "Eliminated 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Yuhua Hamasaki Talks Reviving the Spirit of Drag, Gender Neutrality & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  9. "'Drag Race' star Mayhem Miller: 'I'm here to prove that I'm a great drag queen – not a clown'". Houston Chronicle. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  10. "Guys Are Transformed Into Drag Queens For The First Time". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  11. Lip Sync Battle (2016-04-14), NeNe Leakes as RuPaul vs. Todd Chrisley as Shania Twain | Lip Sync Battle, retrieved 2018-07-27
  12. "Detox And Mayhem Miller Fight Over Makeup And Janet Jackson In New Clip From "Cherry Pop"". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  13. "CHERRY POP: FilmOut San Diego Presents the San Diego Premiere of this Uproarious Comedy : Rage Monthly Magazine". www.ragemonthly.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  14. "Condragulations to Laganja Estranja, Morgan McMichaels, Jaidynn Dior Fierce, Mayhem Miller, and Farrah Moan for their Triumphant Performance on Germany's Next Top Model!". The WOW Report. World of Wonder. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  15. "Drag Race star Blair St. Clair is a glamour queen in Call My Life music video". Gay Times. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  16. "'Drag Race' Star Mayhem Miller Is the Face of a Hilarious New Meme: See the Best". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  17. "Kim Chi, Shangela, Trixie Mattel & More to Compete in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  18. "Iggy Azalea - Sally Walker (Official Music Video)". 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  19. "Lizzo - JUICE Music Video feat. RuPaul's Drag Race Queens". 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  20. Stiefvater, Sarah (29 May 2013). "Drag Queens Are Taking Over the Makeup Industry (and Honestly, It's About Damn Time)". PureWow. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  21. "How Drag Queens Broke Through the Beauty Barrier". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  22. Street, Mikelle (April 25, 2020). "These Queens Actually Did 'Celebrity Drag Race's Makeovers". Out. Pride Publishing. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  23. "Queen of the Party (feat. Brynn Taylor) - Single". 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  24. @theOnlyMayhem (July 28, 2018). "I AM BLACK. I AM GAY. I AM A MAN. I AM A DRAG QUEEN. If those are not enough for you...kindly, FUCK OFF!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. "Behind the Scenes with Rhea Litré". This is West Hollywood. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  26. "Mayhem Miller". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  27. Jones, Hannah. "'RuPaul' star Mayhem Miller says Minneapolis Uber driver refused him a ride in drag | City Pages". City Pages. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  28. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Defies DUI Court Order". TMZ. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  29. Fitzgerald, Christine (2019-06-29). "The Week In Drag – Raja, Mariah, Kameron Michaels And More!". Socialitelife.com. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  30. Nolfi, Joey (2019-12-03). "RuPaul brings 22 Drag Race queens to costar on AJ and the Queen". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  31. Fitzgerald, Christine (February 29, 2020). "Let's Kiki About The Top 10 Moments Of The RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Premiere". Socialite Life. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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  33. Fitzgerald, Christina (March 1, 2020). "The Week In Drag – RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Is Here! Plus Queerty Winners, Trixie Mattel And Scarlet Envy In The Hot Seat And Sasha Velour Shows Off Their Artistic Side". Socialitelife.com. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  34. Erasure (August 11, 2020). "Erasure - Nerves of Steel (Official Video)" (YouTube video). Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  35. The Try Guys Try Drag For The First Time. YouTube. December 7, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  36. Mayhem Miller | COSMO Queens | Cosmopolitan. YouTube. April 29, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  37. Whatcha Packin': Mayhem Miller | Season 10 Episode 5 | RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10. YouTube. April 23, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  38. MAYHEM MILLER on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern | Hey Qween. YouTube. July 16, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  39. Blair & Mayhem: Favorite BTS Moments & Life After RPDR | Queen to Queen | RuPaul's Drag Race. YouTube. June 29, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  40. "Do You Believe in Aliens?" COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10. YouTube. June 27, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  41. Rudolph, Christopher (2019-01-12). ""RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Recap: Season 4, Episode 5, "Roast in Peace"". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  42. Mayhem Miller: His Vintage Touch with Tony Medina. WOWPresents. April 5, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  43. FOLLOW ME: Mayhem Miller. YouTube. June 10, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  44. Mayhem Miller: ASMR QUEENS 205. YouTube. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  45. The X Change Rate: "All Stars" Season 5 Queens (Part 2). YouTube. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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