Who is drag artist Geneva Karr?
Meet Geneva Karr, the first Mexican on RuPaul's Drag Race. Learn about her impact on drag fashion and her originality on stage.
2024-02-08T19:41:16+00:00
- Geneva Karr is the first Mexican contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
- Her premiere outfit was inspired by the Mexican flag.
- She owns a wig shop.
After much anticipation, on Friday, January 5, the 16th season of popular reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race began.
They are looking for the next drag superstar in the United States.
There is one contestant who has caught everyone’s attention this season. What’s her name? Geneva Karr!
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Drag artist Geneva Karr was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Currently, she is 30 years old and resides in Brownsville, Texas.
She has the honor of being the first RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant born in Mexico, as well as the first to represent the Rio Grande Valley.
According to Homosensual, Karr immediately attracted the attention of drag fans.
However, there were also haters who commented on her first outfit on the show.
Some weren’t happy she wore a Mexican flag inspired gown
Many Mexicans were not happy to see the Mexican coat of arms on clothing.
Drag artist Geneva Karr provoked all sorts of reactions by wearing an outfit inspired by the tricolor flag.
However, some applauded her originality, and for daring to do it on that reality show.
«Let’s chip in to pay her the fine.» «Not even ‘matraka traka’ dared so much,» some commented.
Geneva Karr is ‘La Diva Más Latina’
Geneva Karr has nearly 40,000 followers on her official Instagram account, where she presents herself as «La Diva Más Lartina.»
As of Thursday, February 1, she had shared only 70 posts with her fans. She posts more frequently in her stories.
She is more popular on TikTok where she has 50,000 followers.
Her posts are about to reach 4 million likes. Her appearance on the show is sure to increase her numbers.
‘Viva México Karr-Brones!’
Something else that caught people’s attention about this drag artist was the phrase she used when entering the Werkroom: «Viva México Karr-Brones!»
Geneva Karr described herself as a dramatic queen, in addition to having a lot of glitter, fantasy, scandal and, of course, «Mexican spice.»
The origin of her name comes from a play on the phrase ‘She need a car’ which was advice she received.
Something few people know is that she is the owner of a wig business, apart from winning the 2022 Diva del Sur contest. She moved to the U.S. at the age of 7.
What is drag?
Finally, it is worth highlighting what it means to be a drag artist, like RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, Geneva Karr.
According to El Universal, the term drag refers to the long skirts worn by actors who dressed as women.
This dates back to Shakespeare’s time. However, others claim that ‘drag’ is an acronym for ‘dress as a girl.’
Drag artists excel at theater, performance, costumes and makeup.
To see a video of Geneva Karr in her Mexcian flag inspired dress click HERE.


