Kelly Mantle

Kelly Mantle is an American actor, singer/songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen and reality television personality. Mantle appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race.

Kelly Mantle
Mantle at premiere of "Confessions of a Womanizer" at the Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, California, March 2014
BornJuly 9, 1976
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
OccupationActor, drag queen, singer-songwriter, musician, comedian
Years active1996–present
Musical career
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums
Websitekellymantle.com

Early life

Mantle was born in Oklahoma City but grew up in Cordell, Oklahoma.[1]

Mantle's uncle was professional baseball player Mickey Mantle, who played for the New York Yankees.[2][3] Mantle graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the University of Oklahoma.[4]

Career

After college, Mantle went to Chicago to begin a career as an actor. She acted in plays such as The Convention and Royal Flush.[5][6] Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon was the first production by OKRA Theatre, a theater company started by Mantle and her friend Tracy Parks, who directed the play.[7][8]

In 1998, Mantle starred in the Chicago production of Charles Busch's play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.[9] After two years of living in Chicago, she moved to Los Angeles.[7] She later auditioned for the Los Angeles production of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, where she was scouted and signed by a talent agent.[10]

In Los Angeles, Mantle became a member of the band Sex with Lurch, which was formed by singer Robbie Quinne and guitarist Bernard Yin. As part of the group, Mantle used the stage name "Brandy Warhol". The group disbanded in December 2002. Mantle later joined Quinne's follow-up band, the Barbarellatones.[7][11]

Mantle was also a member of the band Tranzkuntinental. The band was started by Charlie Paulson and Xander Smith and features drag queens Detox, Rhea Litré, Vicky Vox, and Willam Belli.[12][13]

Currently, Mantle is a member of the band the Rollz Royces with Tammie Brown and Michael Catti. Mantle and Catti have appeared in Tammie Brown's Christmas show Holiday Sparkle at Fubar in West Hollywood.[14]

In 2014 Mantle starred in Confessions of a Womanizer with Gary Busey. The film was released in 2016. Mantle, who is genderfluid, made history when the film's producers sought both supporting actor and supporting actress consideration for her performance and The Academy granted the request.[15]

RuPaul's Drag Race

In December 2013, Logo announced that Mantle was among fourteen drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[16] She was eliminated in the first episode, lip-synching to Express Yourself against Vivacious.[17]

Discography

Albums
  • Ever Changing (2002)
  • Rock-N-Glow (2004)
  • Satellite Baby (2006)

Singles
Song Year Album
"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" 2013 Non-album single
"Main Event" 2014 RuPaul Presents: The Covergurlz
"Eliminated" (featuring Bownce and Wendy Ho) Non-album single
"Keyboard Courage" 2015 Non-album single

Music videos
Song Year Director
"Satellite Baby" 2007 N/A
"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" 2013 Andrew Putschoegl
"Main Event" 2014 N/A
"Eliminated" 2014 Kija Manharé
"Keyboard Courage" 2015 Gordon Cowie

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Convent Dickie-Boy
2000 True Rights Cleo
2000 Super Duper Maddie Short film
2002 Superfag Apacalipstick Short film
2004 Straight Eye: The Movie Herself Short film
2004 Buds for Life Sierra Bonita
2006 The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down Drag Queen
2013 American Dream Katrina Post-production
2013 Confessions of a Womanizer Ginger

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Undressed Howie Episode: "Love It or Leave It Again"
2003 NYPD Blue Dan "Monika" Hoffnagle 2 episodes
2003 Nip/Tuck Transgender Woman No. 2 Episode: "Sofia Lorez Part II"
2003 10-8: Officers on Duty Raven Episode: "Badlands"
2003 Cold Case Drag Performer No. 2 Episode: "A Time to Hate"
2003 Just Shoot Me! Robert 'Nina Man Horn' Episode: "The Goodbye Girl"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bartender Episode: "Ch-Ch-Changes"
2004 Judging Amy Velvet Episode: "Order and Chaos"
2005 George Lopez Deep Voice Singer Episode: "George Buys a Vow"
2005 Eve Rudy Episode: "Moral Minority"
2005 Cuts Peter Episode: "Strictly Bizz-Nass"
2008 The New Adventures of Old Christine Sparkle Episode: "Happy Endings"
2009 Southland Lacey Episode: "See the Woman"
2011 One Night Stand Up Herself Episode: "Dragtastic NYC"
2011 Mike & Molly Steven Episode: "Joyce & Vince And Peaches & Herb"
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Kelly Episode: "Palestinian Chicken"
2012 Eagleheart 'Maph Episode: "Little Dude"
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Kitty Episode: "Melt My Heart to Stone"
2012 The New Normal Aubrey Episode: "Pilot"
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Episode: "RuPaul's Big Opening (Part 1)"
14th place
2016 Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaul Herself 1 episode
2018 Lucifer Donovan McCann / Cher Episode: "Let Pinhead Sing!"
2019 Modern Family Drag Queen Episode: "The Last Halloween"

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Love On-The-Line Himself Season 1, Episode 9: "The Meet-Cute Part II"

Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre
1994 Eastern Standard[18] Peter Kidde Rupel Jones Theatre
1994 Red Scare on Sunset[19] Malcolm Sooner Theatre
1994 The Foreigner[20] Ellard Simms Rupel Jones Theatre
1994 Holdenville[21] Rupel Jones Theatre
1995 The Nerd[22] Willum Cubbert Weitzenhoffer Theatre
1995 Lysistrata[23] Weitzenhoffer Theatre
1996 The Convention[5] Sammy Wilcox The Comedy Asylum
1997 Royal Flush[6] Camille Athenaeum Theatre
1997 Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon[8] Ray/Hattie OKRA Theatre
1998 Four Dogs and a Bone[24] Victor Cafe Voltaire
1998 Vampire Lesbians of Sodom[9] Madeleine Aaah! Capella Theatre Cafe
2004 Dear Bernard[25] Jon Meshelle Court Theatre
2006 Last Easter[26] Gash Laguna Playhouse
2007 All This, And Heaven Too[27] Jo Macha Theatre
2008 The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode[28] Blair Warner Macha Theatre
2010 The Confusion of My Illusion[29] One-person show Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
2010 Love, Connie[30] Bambi Cavern Club
2011 Hollywood Dream Role[31] ACME Comedy Theatre
2011 Charlie! The Death of Nancy Fullforce[28] Kitty Glitter Art/Works Theatre
2012 Valley of the Dolls[32] Sacred Fools Theater Company

References
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