#6 – Alyssa Edwards
While she never placed well on the Drag Race or any spin-offs, Alyssa’s quirky verbiage and eccentric stage presence launched her into a successful career. Much of the current drag lexicon can be traced back to this unconventional queen. She is an exceptional Drag Mother, hailing from the Haus of Edwards, mentoring other drag professionals that have gone on to make names for themselves on the show.
After winning numerous pageants and due to her fun dance routines, Alyssa opened a dance studio in Texas which stars in the Netflix show Dancing Queen. She also collaborated with World of Wonder on several web series, including Alyssa’s Secret, Werq the World, and most recently Drag Queens React. All that hard werq has paid off.