Sminty Drop
English drag performer (born 1999)
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Sminty Drop is the stage name of Callum Joseph Alan Shaw (born 31 January 1999),[1][2] an English drag queen who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.
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31 January 1999
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Sminty Drop at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Callum Joseph Alan Shaw 31 January 1999 Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Series 4) RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (Series 3) |
Early life
Sminty Drop was born in Ribble Valley.[3]
Career
The name Sminty Drop comes from me being on a night out and wanting to kiss some boys, so I would always take some mints with me just in case. […] But I’m also a very clumsy girl so I would always drop said mints on the floor so… Sminty Drop I became.
Sminty Drop competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She had been doing drag for approximately three years at the time.[5] She was eliminated in the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two in an improv challenge and losing a lip sync against Baby to Mel and Kim's "Respectable" (1987).[6][7][8] After the show aired, she toured with her fellow cast members.[9]
Sminty Drop has performed at WorldPride.[10] She appears in the music video for "Anniversary" by Duran Duran.[5]
Sminty Drop will compete on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[11]
Personal life
Sminty Drop is from Clitheroe, Lancashire.[12][13] She is a member of the House of Kendoll, with former Drag Race UK contestant Gothy Kendoll.[14]
Discography
Singles
- Xlr8 (with Gothy Kendoll & Forbid) (2022)[15]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Herself | Contestant (9th place); Series 4, 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Special guest; Series 5 Episode 1: "Tickety-Boo" | ||
| 2024 | Bring Back My Girls | Special guest; Season 2 and Season 3 | |
| 2026 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | Contestant Series 3 |
