RuPaul’s Drag Race is a large mainstream launching platform for drag queens. Since the show started in 2009, it has propelled many drag queens to superstardom, turning them into cherished celebrities and family names. However, one former Drag Race contestant has carved out an enchanting profession for themselves post-Drag Race, as they’ve grow to be RuPaul’s personal makeup artist. 

Which Drag Race big name is RuPaul’s makeup artist?

David Petruschin, maximum recognized to Drag Race lovers as Raven, is RuPaul’s private makeup artist. Raven competed in the second season of Drag Race and came in second position, narrowly losing to Tyra Sanchez. 

They would return to the show for the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, where they'd again come in 2nd position, losing out to season Four runner-up Chad Michaels. Raven has additionally been featured in different different RuPaul projects, performing as an trainer on RuPaul’s Drag U and as a co-host on RuPaul’s Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView. 

Raven has additionally made guest appearances in other Drag Race presentations. They have appeared in seasons three, four, twelve, 13, and fourteen of Drag Race, seasons two and seven of Drag Race All-Stars, all 4 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, and on both seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. Meaning that Drag Race fanatics are deeply accustomed to this legendary queen.

How did Raven transform RuPaul’s makeup artist?

In an interview with Variety, David Petruschin discussed how he went from a contestant to RuPaul’s employee. He said: 

“In 2016, I was requested to return and do Ru’s makeup. Up until then, I had simplest seen RuPaul in drag when the whole monster used to be performed. I by no means thought I would see the interior workings. I bear in mind announcing no [to start with, but] I considered it and right here we're, five years later. We’ve done the U.K, “Saturday Night Live” and a lot of these various things. It’s a loopy thing to wrap your head around if you end up chargeable for getting the queen of drag into drag.”

Since getting the position, David Petruschin has received a number of praise and acclaim for his or her makeup paintings. They have been nominated for Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series on the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards in 2018 and 2022. On best of this, Petruschin has additionally been nominated for Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special and Outstanding Contemporary Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program on the Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, they won a Primetime Emmy on this category for their paintings on Season 12 of Drag Race. 

ncG1vNJzZmivlZy8tcDHoqqcp6aav6awjZympmekq3y4tMicn2acopa0br7AnJxmmZyqum6wzp6qZqqlpa62uNJmpJqjlaq9cA%3D%3D