Killer Queen (drag queen)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solar and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
Killer Queen
Killer Queen at RuPaul's DragCon UK, 2023
Born
Iván Solar Gil

(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupations
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 1)
Websiteiamthekillerqueen.com

Killer Queen is the stage name of Iván Solar Gil (born 2 February 1989), a Spanish drag performer and doctor most known for competing on the first season of Drag Race España, where she finished as runner-up to Carmen Farala and alongside Sagittaria.[1]

Biography

Iván Solar Gil was born on 2 February 1989, in Madrid, Spain. From a young age, he was very involved in his neighborhood church, and even taught catechism until his expulsion.[2] He is a doctor specializing in family and community medicine, and works as an emergency room doctor in the Community of Madrid.[3][4][5]

Artistic career

In 2019, Killer Queen released the singles "No eres como yo" (You're not like me) and "Karma" with fellow Drag Race España contestant Ariel Rec.[6] The next year, she represented Spain as a participant in the drag contest Latin Drag Race International.[7]

In 2021, she was announced as a contestant in the first season of Drag Race España, premiering in May 2021. Killer obtained her first win on the show in the season's fourth episode, and was up for elimination in the next episode, for which she had to compete in a lip sync to the song "Espectacular" by Fangoria against castmate Hugáceo Crujiente, who was eliminated. Killer made it to the season finale, competing in a lip sync for the crown to the song "La gata bajo la lluvia" by Rocío Dúrcal against Sagittaria and Carmen Farala.

On 26 October of the same year, she appeared in the music video "My Pussy Is Like a Peach" by Choriza May, together with national and international drag artists like Kika Lorace and The Macarena.[8]

Activism

Killer Queen has claimed that "drag is political".[9][10] She has also denounced the fact that many other drag queens have received offers of work in exchange for not taking a political stance.[11]

In 2021, the Transgender Association of Andalucía-Sylvia Rivera (la Asociación Trans de Andalucía-Sylvia Rivera) awarded Killer the T Prize for her medical work and commitment to the LGBTI community.[12]

In July 2022, for Pride Month, the Parliamentary Socialist Group invited Killer Queen to a round table about media in Spain's lower house of congress, the Congreso de los Diputados.[13]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Drag Race España Finalist 11 episodes
2022 La Roca Guest 1 episode
Maestros de la costura Guest 1 episode
Drag Race España Guest 2 episodes

Theater

  • Gran Hotel de las Reinas[14]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Feat.
2019 "No eres como yo" Ariel Rec
2019 "Karma" Ariel Rec
2021 "DRAG POWER" Ariel Rec[15]
Year Title Album Writer(s) Producer(s)
2021 Divas (Las Metal Donnas Version)[1] Non-Album/ Single N/A Jeancy Auz

References

  1. ^ "Exclusive: Killer Queen wants to win Drag Race España and 'be the political queen Spain needs'". Gay Times. 2021-07-24. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ Frías, David López (2021-10-27). "Iván, el médico catequista expulsado de la iglesia por drag queen: "Perdiste tu luz"". elperiodicodeespana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "'Drag Race España': Killer Queen y sus anécdotas como médico: "Mi primer paciente que dice que se le pegan los cubiertos tras la vacuna"". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ "Doctor Solar, médico de día, Killer Queen de noche: "El 'drag' me ha hecho mejor sanitario"". El Español (in Spanish). 2021-06-05. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "Médico y Drag Queen: "He tenido el apoyo de mis compañeros sanitarios"". Redacción Médica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ "Quién es Killer Queen, concursante de 'Drag Race España' 2021". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 2021-05-30. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. ^ del Toro, Marcos (2020-07-31). "Killer Queen representará a España en el 'Latin Drag Race International'". Togayther (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ "Choriza May lanza su primer single con un videoclip con las reinas de 'Drag Race España'" (in Spanish). FormulaTV. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. ^ Fernández, Pipo (2021-05-05). "Killer Queen: 'El drag es política'". Togayther (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ^ "De imitar estrellas a convertirse en ellas". ElHuffPost. 2022-04-19. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. ^ "Killer Queen, de 'Drag Race España', denuncia que alguien está ofreciendo campañas a sus compañeras a cambio de no posicionarse políticamente". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 2022-06-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  12. ^ EP (2021-10-13). "El colectivo trans premia a Irene Montero por su "apoyo" y defensa "decidida"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  13. ^ Redacción (2022-07-04). "El PSOE organiza unas jornadas de visibilidad y liderazgo LGTBI en el Congreso". Shangay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  14. ^ "Killer Queen: "El 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas' es el sueño más grande que una artista drag puede tener"". Los Replicantes (in Spanish). 2021-10-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  15. ^ González, Berto (2021-06-22). "Killer Queen ('Drag Race España') presume de orgullo en su vídeo 'Drag Power'". Shangay (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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