Lushious Massacr

Makeup artistry

Massacr began her professional career working as a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics.^[11] In 2019, she was selected as a member of the Sephora Squad, the beauty retailer's influencer program.^[12]

Her work on the HBO reality series We're Here, where she served as makeup artist for Shangela, earned her the Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program in 2022. She shared this award with Jeremy Damion Austin and Tyler Devlin for the "Kona, Hawaii" episode.^[5][13] Shangela was sufficiently impressed by Massacr's work that she subsequently brought her on tour, where Massacr was present for engagements with figures including Vice President Kamala Harris and recording artist Bad Bunny.^[4] Shangela also advocated for Massacr to serve as her personal makeup artist when she competed on Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars (2022), successfully negotiating a star request with ABC and Disney on her behalf.^[4]

In 2023, Massacr served as the personal makeup artist for drag queen and television host Valentina during the first season of Drag Race México, the Mexican franchise of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[4]

Television and media

In 2016, Massacr was featured on the web series Transformations with James St. James, produced by World of Wonder Productions.^[11] She has also appeared as a judge on the reality competition series Drag Latina.^[4]

In September 2025, Massacr was featured in InStyle magazine's second annual Breakthrough List, a "selection of 30 ones-to-watch who are bound to make a meaningful, lasting impact in pop culture".^[8] In the interview, Massacr revealed that she will star, direct, produce, and write an upcoming Lifetime movie based on her life.

Also in 2025, Massacr was selected to inaugurate Interview magazine's advice column "Seek Help," in which she fielded reader-submitted questions on topics including love, relationships, and how to navigate personal hardship.^[14]

In 2026, Massacr was featured on the cover of PAPER magazine.^[15] She received a standalone cover and was also included on a group cover with John Waters, Margaret Cho, Chrishell Stause, Symone, Grant Knoche, Eli (musician), Mad Tsai, Madison Bailey, and Alicia Creti.

Social media

Massacr operates a YouTube channel and TikTok account featuring a series called "Dragvestigations", which she launched in 2024 with an inaugural video filmed at DD's Discounts in Brownsville.^[9] In the series, she visits retail establishments while in drag and provides comedic commentary, rating businesses on their accessibility to plus-size customers and drag performers and comedically searching for "trade". In these videos, she performs under the persona "Mimi", which she has described as a love letter to the women in her family, modeled after the Mexican women in her life: her mother, aunts, and grandmother.^[9] She has developed popular catchphrases ("brick!", "creature!", "don't do it little girl!", "crossdresser!", "bitter!") that have resonated with audiences.^[9] Her content has generated engagement from public figures including Frank Ocean, Marc Jacobs, Trixie Mattel, and Bob the Drag Queen.^[8] In 2026, Massacr collaborated with DJ VNSSA and Trixie Mattel on a reworked cover of the song Let's Have a Kiki by the Scissor Sisters.^[16]

Activism

The topics of immigration and immigrant rights are frequent mentions of activism in Massacr's content. In 2019, Massacr created a political commentary video at the Mexico–United States border wall in Brownsville, using makeup application as a form of protest against the Trump administration's immigration policies and the declaration of a national emergency at the border.^[17]

LGBTQ rights, specifically trans rights, are a major focus of Massacr's advocacy. In 2019, she commented on the case of Camila Díaz Córdova, a Salvadoran trans woman who was murdered in her home country after being deported from the U.S. following a rejected asylum petition.^[17] In March 2025, Massacr spoke at the Queer and Trans Liberation March in Dallas, where she addressed a crowd of hundreds gathered in response to anti-LGBTQ legislation and policies.^[18] In October 2025, Massacr was honored by the Los Angeles LGBT Center at its annual Queerceañera celebration.^[19] She has been recognized as part of the broader LGBTQ+ advocacy community in the Rio Grande Valley.^[20]

In May 2026, Massacr served as the keynote speaker at the 21st Annual Pride Grad Celebration at California State University, Los Angeles, hosted by the university's Gender & Sexuality Resource Center and the Cross Cultural Center.^[21] In June 2026, Masscar was a featured performer at the OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride.^[22]