Plastique Tiara
Vietnamese-American drag performer and entertainer
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Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức (born 11 April 1997),[2][3][4] known professionally as Plastique Tiara, is a Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer, and model who competed on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. As an influencer with over 16 million followers across their platforms, Đức is the most-followed Drag Race alum on social media.[5][6][7]
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April 11, 1997
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9)
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| Born | Trần Nguyễn Thanh Đức[1] April 11, 1997 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) |
| Spouse |
Steven (m. 2025) |
| Website | plastiquetiara |
Early life
Career
RuPaul's Drag Race
Competing on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019, Plastique impersonated Lovely Mimi for the Snatch Game challenge[12] and won the "Farm to Runway" design challenge.[13] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,[14] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia,[15][16] placing eighth overall.[3][17] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live![18][19]
On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20]
Music
In 2019, Plastique Tiara released the dance-pop single "Irresistible", accompanied by a music video.[17][21] Plastique Tiara has cited Vietnamese ballads, K-pop, and V-pop among their musical influences.[14]
Other ventures
In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.[7]
Plastique Tiara joined TikTok in 2019,[5] and as of August 2025 is the most-followed Drag Race alum on the app with 11.8 million followers,[22][23] as well as on Instagram,[24] with 4.5 million followers.[25]
Plastique Tiara has been featured on the cover of L'Officiel Vietnam.[11]
Personal life
Đức is based in Los Angeles,[5] previously Dallas until 2019.[2] They are queer.[10]
Plastique Tiara has been described as a "drag daughter" of fellow Drag Race contestant Alyssa Edwards,[15] in the Haus of Edwards also including past contestants Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, and Shangela.[26]
Đức created their alter ego Plastique Tiara after the My Little Pony character Diamond Tiara, but later replaced the “Diamond” with “Plastique”.[11]
On March 29, 2025, Đức announced that they were engaged to their boyfriend of three years.[27] The couple got married in August 2025.[28]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Themself | Contestant | [12] |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9 | |||
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked |
