Nina West was a celebrated drag performer long before she was crowned Miss Congeniality on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11. Today, she remains booked and busy. Around the time she competed on All Stars 9 to raise money for the Trevor Project, the Ohio native was starring in Hairspray’s national tour, working with Tina Romero on the queer zombie film Queens of the Dead, and touring a new show called The Very Queen.
“I think the largest obstacle I faced this year was the urge to say yes to everything and realizing there is only so much I can do,” West says. “I recognized this year — and this time on Drag Race — that I [could] be more intentional in the work I was doing. It’s tough to manage it all, but I overcame it by taking it one day at a time and letting some things go.”
West tells fans to “hold on to their wigs” for 2025, as she’s currently writing for a Harper Collins project, recording new music, and continuing to perform around the world. @ninawest
