La Grande Dame
French singer and drag performer
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Yannick "Yann" Martin (born March 19, 1999), known by the stage names La Grande Dame and Yann, is a French drag queen, singer-songwriter, and model. He rose to prominence as a contestant on the first season of Drag Race France in 2022 and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World in 2024, reaching the finale in both.
19 March 1999
La Grande Dame - Yann | |
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.jpg) La Grande Dame at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2024 | |
| Born | Yannick Martin 19 March 1999 Nice, France |
| Other name | Yann |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, performer Drag queen |
| Notable work | Parfum Orange |
| Television | |
Personal life
Career
La Grande Dame started doing drag in 2018.[2]
In 2020, she was a model at Jean Paul Gaultier's farewell show at Châtelet. She was since also a model for Victor Weinsanto, Kevin Germanier, Charles de Vilmorin and Alexandre Blanc and walked for Paris Fashion Week.[2]
She competed on the first season of Drag Race France (2022),[3][4] where she was a runner-up, and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2024),[5] where she was a finalist.
In February 2025, La Grande Dame is set to release an album, with an album cover shot by Swiss designer Kevin Germanier.[2]
Filmography
Cinema
- 2022 : Paloma directed by Hugo Bardin (short film) : Herself
- 2022 : Three Nights a Week (Trois nuits par semaine) directed by Florent Gouëlou : Juror Drag Olympus
Television
- 2021 : Emily in Paris, season 2, episode 1 Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ? directed by Andrew Fleming : Drag Queen
- 2022 : Drag Race France, season 1 : Herself
- 2024 : RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, series 2 : Herself
- 2024: Touch-Ups with Raven
- 2024: Bring Back My Girls
Music videos
- 2024 : Dada directed by Laetitia Desnous and James MacIver
- 2024 : Parfum Orange directed by Christopher Barraja
