La Grande Dame

La Grande Dame
La Grande Dame at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2024
Born	Yannick Martin Androf (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 25)
Occupation	Drag queen
Television	Drag Race France (season 1) RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 2)

La Grande Dame is the stage name of Yannick Martin Androf (born 19 March 1999), a French drag queen and model.

Personal life

La Grande Dame grew up in Nice. At age 14, she left home. Two years later, she found herself in the foster care system.[1]

Career

La Grande Dame started doing drag in 2018.[2]

In 2020, she was a model at Jean Paul Gaultier's farewell show at Châtelet. She was since also a model for Victor Weinsanto, Kevin Germanier, Charles de Vilmorin and Alexandre Blanc and ran for Paris Fashion Week.[2]

She competed on the first season of Drag Race France (2022),[3][4] where she was a runner-up, and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2024),[5] where she was a finalist.

In spring 2024, La Grande Dame is set to release an album, with an album cover shot by Swiss designer Kevin Germanier.[2]

Filmography

Cinema

• 2022 : Paloma directed by Hugo Bardin (short film) : Herself
• 2022 : Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine) directed by Florent Gouëlou : Juror Drag Olympus

Television

• 2021 : Emily in Paris, season 2, episode 1 Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ? directed by Andrew Fleming : Drag Queen
• 2022 : Drag Race France, season 1 : Herself
• 2024 : RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, series 2 : Herself
• 2024: Touch-Ups with Raven

Music videos

• 2024 : Dada directed by Laetitia Desnous and James MacIver : Herself

References

1. Fox, Dale (26 June 2024). "La Grande Dame on using her platform for good: 'Drag Race is just paper walls, but this is real'". Attitude. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
2. "In the Eyes of Yann Martin/la Grande Dame - Couture Attitude | FHCM". www.fhcm.paris. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
3. "Q&A: 5 questions with 'Drag Race France' divas Soa de Muse and La Grande Dame". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
4. Nolfi, Joey. "Bonjour, ladies! Meet the queens of 'Drag Race France'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
5. Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. the World season 2 reveals cast competing for first UK cash prize". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 13, 2024.