Vita VonTesse Starr
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August 1, 1987
- Drag performer
- designer
Vita VonTesse Starr | |
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| Born | Byron Rudolph[1] August 1, 1987 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2026–present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 18) |
Vita VonTesse Starr is the stage name of Byron Rudolph (born August 1, 1987), a drag queen and designer known for competing on the eighteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as her designing and sewing abilities.[2]
Rudolph first discovered drag at age 8 after watching the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Inspired by the character Vida Boheme, VonTesse Starr's first name comes as a mash-up of Boheme with Dita Von Teese, a burlesque dancer which also inspired her first last name. Starr comes from her drag mother, Daphne Raquel Starr, who she met in nearby Birmingham, Alabama.[3] VonTesse Starr competed on the eighteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was eliminated from the competition on the seventh episode, placing 10th overall.
