Mrs. Kasha Davis

Mrs. Kasha Davis is the stage name of Edward Popil, an American drag queen, actor and television personality from Scranton, Pennsylvania.[1] She is best known for competing on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. After appearing on the reality television show, Mrs. Kasha Davis has toured internationally, released several musical singles and performs regularly in theaters, clubs and on television and in film.[2][3][4]

Mrs. Kasha Davis
Mrs. Kasha Davis (left) at RuPaul's DragCon in May 2019
Born
Edward Popil

(1971-03-12) March 12, 1971
Rochester, New York, U.S.
OccupationDrag queen, singer
Websitehttp://kashadavis.com

Career

Based in Rochester, Mrs. Kasha Davis frequently performs with long-time collaborators and fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alums Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake.[5][6] She has performed "Bosom Buddies," a two-woman show with Darienne Lake nationally and internationally.[7][8][9] Prior to Drag Race, Mrs. Kasha Davis starred in and co-wrote the film Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity with Michael Steck (Pandora Boxx).[10] For fourteen years Mrs. Kasha Davis has co-written and performed with fellow Rochester-based drag queen Aggy Dune in "Big Wigs," a touring diva impersonation theater show[11][12]

Mrs. Kasha Davis has performed her one-woman show "There's Always Time for a Cocktail" to critical acclaim at Laurie Beechman Theater in New York, as well as venues in San Francisco, Rochester, London and Brighton in the United Kingdom.[13][14][15][16][17] She is also an advocate for and frequent performer in Drag Story Hour, a national event bringing drag queens into libraries and theaters to read books to children[18][19]

Since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Mrs. Kasha Davis is currently starring with Deven Green in World of Wonder Presents Plus television show Tails of the City: Pets 4 Pets.[20] She additionally had a supporting role as Vicki Leaks in the film Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate[21][22] and hosted the film's Los Angeles premiere.[23] The film also includes fellow Drag Race contestants Bianca Del Rio, Katya, Shangela, and Darienne Lake in addition to actresses Rachel Dratch, Wanda Sykes and Janeane Garofalo.[24]

In June 2019, Davis was one of 37 queens to be featured on the cover of New York Magazine.[25]

Personal life

Edward Popil is married to Steven Levins and is stepfather to his two children, making him one of the few Drag Race contestants with children.[26][27][28] The two frequently collaborate on music and video content.[29][30] She graduated from Marywood University with a BA in theatre before becoming a principal dancer at the Ballet Theatre of Scranton.[31]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Mrs. Kasha Davis: The Life of an International Housewife Celebrity Mrs. Kasha Davis Short film; actor
2018 Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate[32] Vicki Leaks Film; actor

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself 11th Place (Eliminated in Episode 5)
2016 Hey Qween Herself Season 4, Episode 4
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Season 10, Episode 1

Music videos
Year Title Artist
2015 "Uptown Fish"[33] Shangela

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself
2017 Transformations with James St. James Herself Season 5, Episode 3
2018 Tails of the City: Pets 4 Pets Herself
2019 This Is Shit Herself Host, World of Wonder original
2020 The Golden Pandemic Sophia Starring role [34]

Discography

EPs
Title Release Date Label Formats
It Takes a Lot of Balls to Be a Lady![35] May 8, 2016 Self-released digital download

As lead artist
Title Year Album
"Cocktail" 2015 Non-album singles
"Seasoned Queen"
(featuring Adam Barta)
"Basic" 2018
Title Year Album
"Can I Get an Amen?"[36]
(RuPaul featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7)		 2015 Non-album singles
"One Last Christmas Card"
(Adam Barta featuring Mrs. Kasha Davis, Eureka O'Hara, & Kennedy Davenport)		 2016

References
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  2. Mar, Pollo Del (2015-05-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race Star Mrs. Kasha Davis: I Predict Pearl Will Win Season 7". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. "We've Got Your Summer Plans! WOW Presents Plus Summer Sickening Series Coming Soon! Subscribe Today". The WOW Report. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. "Rachel Dratch flings Bianca Del Rio to hell in 'Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate' trailer". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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  8. "Mrs Kasha Davis & Darienne Lake In Bosom Buddies em San Francisco, 26 Janeiro 2018 (After-Work Gay) - Actu-Gay.com". Actu-Gay.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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  31. Carnegie Mellon University – STUDIO Lecture: Mrs. Kasha Davis
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  33. Hinzmann, Dennis (April 8, 2015). "WATCH: Shangela's Bringing You 'Uptown Fish'". Mic.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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