Onya Nurve is the stage name of Justin Woody,[1] an American drag performer competing on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2025).
Onya Nurve | |
|---|---|
| Born | Justin Woody |
| Education | Cleveland Institute of Art (BFA) |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Years active | 2024–present |
Career
editBefore Drag Race, Onya Nurve was named Cleveland's best drag performer in the Cleveland Scene's 2023 Best of Cleveland issue and won the title of Mx. Zephyr in the first Zephyr Drag Takeover competition in Kent a year prior. Onya Nurve is the inaugural ArtReach fellow for Haus of Transcendent, a Cleveland-based LGBTQ nonprofit.[2][3] In 2024, she served as a consultant for the Dobama Theatre's production of AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN.[4] She has described herself as the "Andy Warhol of the drag scene".[2]
Personal life
editWoody is based in Cleveland.[5] He got his BFA in painting at Cleveland Institute of Art.[6] Prior to appearing on Drag Race, he worked at Doinks Burger Joint [5]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit- RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17, 2025)[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ""Are Queer People Allowed to Like Dave Chappelle?" with Justin Woody AKA Onya Nurve". buzzsprout.com. Queer Discourse with Lou Barrett. February 23, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cleveland drag artist Onya Nurve joins Season 17 cast of "RuPaul's Drag Race"". wkyc.com. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Onya Nurve Named HOT's Inaugural ArtReach Fellow!". July 13, 2024.
- ^ Berko, Roy. "Review: AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN at Dobama". broadwayworld.com. BroadwayWorld. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated 'Rate-a-Queen' Twist". Variety. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated 'Rate-a-Queen' Twist". December 4, 2024.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 4, 2024). "RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 cast revealed as Rate-a-Queen returns with a major twist: 'The game is new'". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
