Something about Sasha Velour makes us so emotional. No doubt it has something to do with her triumphant performance of the Whitney Houston standard on the Season 9 finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which helped make her a drag icon…and win the season of the show.
Born in California but raised in rural Illinois, Velour (real name Alexander Steinberg) earned notoriety for her elevating drag beyond bar numbers into high art.