Delta Work

Delta Work
Born Gabriel Villarreal
January 23, 1976 (age 42)
Norwalk, California
Occupation Drag queen, stylist
Awards 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special

Delta Work is the stage name of Gabriel Villarreal[1], a Mexican American drag performer and fashion stylist, best known for competing on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race. In 2018, Villarreal received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special.[2]

Early life

Villarreal was born in January 23, 1976 in Norwalk, California. He used the name Delta Work after a performance portraying Delta Burke in "Designing Women".

Drag Race

Delta Work was selected among thirteen contestants for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which was announced on January 24, 2011.[3] He placed seventh overall, losing a lip sync performance to Manila Luzon on Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park".[4]

Outside of season three, he was an audience member for the season five and season six reunion[5][6], and he was a guest with other Drag Race alumni for the first challenge of season ten.[7]

Post-Drag Race

After the show, Villarreal appeared on a 2011 episode of E!'s The Soup with RuPaul, Shangela and Raja.[8]

He makes recurring appearances on WoWPresent's internet show "Fashion Photo Ruview" filling in for Raja or Raven to critique looks from Drag Race alumni, with his first appearance on November 19, 2014.[9] He also makes regular appearances on the web show "The Pit Stop" which reviews the episodes of Drag Race after they air. He was on its debut episode on August 27, 2016.[10]

On August 6, 2016, he was invited on stage by Adele in a Los Angeles concert, while he was in full drag as an Adele impersonator. There they took a selfie, which quickly went viral.[11] Villarreal became Rupaul's personal wig stylist for his judging panel attire since the second episode of the ninth season, with Raven styling his makeup.[12]

Music

Delta released his first and so far only single, "The Walkin' Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out)" on May 12, 2015.[13] He also was part of the group, The Heathers, with Raja, Manila Luzon and Carmen Carrera to make their first and only single, "Lady Marmalade" on June 6, 2014.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Adele Brought Her Drag Queen Impersonator on Stage With Her". Harper's BAZAAR. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners: Anthony Bourdain, Craig Zadan's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Fittingly Lead Way On Night 2; 'SNL' Tops With 7 Wins – Full List". Deadline. 10 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alexis Mateo: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 Contestant - RuPaul's Drag Race (Video Clip)". Logo TV. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Today in TV History: Manila Luzon, Future 'Drag Race' Lip-Sync Icon, Was Born". Decider. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  5. ↑ "RPDR Season 5 Reunion Red Carpet". Tom + Lorenzo. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. ↑ Winfred, Tim (2014-05-07). "Red Carpet Looks: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Reunion". Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  7. ↑ "Watch Katya, Bob the Drag Queen, more return for crazy 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 10 challenge". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  8. ↑ androgynouself (2011-04-02), RuPaul, Raja, Delta Work & Shangela on The Soup, retrieved 2018-04-15
  9. ↑ WOWPresents (2014-11-19), RuPaul's Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView w/ Raja & Delta Work - The Instagram Art of Mathu Andersen, retrieved 2018-04-15
  10. ↑ Logo (2016-08-27), The Pit Stop w/ Raja and Delta Work | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap (Season 2 Ep1) | Logo, retrieved 2018-04-15
  11. ↑ "Watch Adele Invite Her Drag Impersonator Delta Work On Stage". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  12. ↑ "Look, we've stayed silent long enough: We need to talk about RuPaul's makeup on 'Drag Race'". Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  13. ↑ The Walkin' Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out) - Single by Delta Work, 2015-05-12, retrieved 2018-04-15
  14. ↑ Lady Marmalade by The Heathers, 2014-06-06, retrieved 2018-04-15
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