Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 25, 1987
Place of Birth:
Berkeley, California, USA
Social Media
Sasha Velour
Biography
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint | Self |
| 2021 | NightGowns: The Musical | Miss Xandra |
| 2020 | NightGowns FOREVER | Self |
| 2020 | Drag Queen Christmas 2020 | |
| 2018 | BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | King of Drag | Self - Judge |
| 2023 | Drag Race Germany | Self - Special Guest Judge |
| 2020 | We're Here | Self |
| 2020 | NightGowns | |
| 2018 | Out Of The Closet | Self |
| 2017 | Portrait Of A Queen | Self |
| 2017 | The Bold Type | Sasha Velour |
| 2016 | The Pit Stop | Self |
| 2014 | Broad City | Sasha Velour |
| 2014 | Whatcha Packin' | Self - Guest |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Self - Contestant |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Contestant |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Queen Contributor |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Special Guest |