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Blair St. Clair
Born
1995-05-16 (age 31)[1]
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.


Occupation
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Blair St. Clair is the stage name of Andrew Allan Bryson (born May 16, 1995), an American drag queen, singer, and hair stylist known for competing on the tenth season of the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, as well as the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Her debut album Call My Life, which was released in June 2018, reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Sales Chart. It spawned two singles - "Now or Never" and "Call My Life", which reached the top ten on the Dance chart. The follow-up album, Identity, was released in July 2020. It was preceded by singles "Empty" and "9 Lives".

Early life

St. Clair was born to Peggy Bryson[2] in Indiana on May 16, 1995.[1] She attended Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis where she participated in theater.[3]

Career

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Blair St. Clair at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2018

St. Clair first rose to prominence when she won the title of Miss Gay Indiana in 2016.[4] She was revealed as one of fourteen contestants on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race before the official cast was announced due to getting arrested for a DUI violation.[5] She is the first contestant from Indiana to compete on the show.[6] She was the sixth contestant eliminated on a lipsync to Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out", losing to The Vixen, and placing ninth.[7][8]

St. Clair's grand finale dress was designed by Project Runway alumnus Mondo Guerra.[9] After the show, she walked for Guerra's collection at FashioNXT in October 2018.[10] In late 2019, St. Clair launched Hair by Blair with the intent to sell lace front and full lace wigs online; and, shortly after moving back to Indianapolis, St. Clair opened a full-service salon under the same name to take in clients.[11]

Music

One day after her elimination episode, St. Clair released her debut single, "Now or Never", on April 27, 2018.[12] The song's music video features Jinkx Monsoon, Manila Luzon, and Max Emerson.[13][14]

St. Clair released a follow-up single, "Call My Life", with a music video on June 26, 2018. Her seven-track debut album of the same name was released three days later.[15][16] Drag Race alumna Alaska is featured on the album's sixth track, "America's Sweetheart".[17] The album peaked at number one of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Sales Chart.[18] A remix EP of the "Call My Life" single was released on August 10, 2018. It features Dave Audé, Chris Cox, DrewG., Hector Fonseca, Zambianco and Ralphi Rosario.[19] She released her third single, "Irresistible" with a music video on October 25, 2018.[20][21][22] Blair St. Clair released her single "Easy Love" on July 12, 2019.[23] On April 30, 2020 Blair released her single "Empty", followed by "9 Lives" and six promotional singles from her second studio album Identity, released on July 21, 2020.[24]

Personal life

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Blair St. Clair, 2018

The first part of St. Clair's drag name came from the character Blair in Gossip Girl while the second part was suggested by her mother after she had passed St. Clair Street in downtown Indianapolis.[25] St. Clair has mentioned using the name Blair and female pronouns in her personal life.[26]

St. Clair was raped at a college party, which she shared on RuPaul's Drag Race.[27][28][29] In 2018, Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio controversially made a joke at one of her comedy sets about St. Clair's decision to bring up the rape on Drag Race upon finding out she was up for elimination. Del Rio received backlash from fans and fellow queens including St. Clair herself.[30][31] In November 2019, fellow drag queen Trinity The Tuck brought Blair onto her podcast and encouraged her to speak with Bianca about said joke.[32]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Template:Abbr
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant - 9th Place [5]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant - 4th Place
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Template:Tooltip
2018 Cosmo Queens Herself Guest [33]
Queen to Queen Guest, with Mayhem Miller [34]
Countdown to the Crown Season 10 [35]
How to Makeup Guest [36]
2020 Supbruh Guest [37]

Music videos

Year Title Template:Abbr
2018 "Now or Never" [14]
"Call My Life" [17]
"Irresistible" [38]
2020 "9 Lives"
2022 "GAGA" [39]

Discography

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Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance/
Elec. 		US
Heat
[40] 		US Indie
[40]
Call My Life 1 11 34
Identity[24]
  • Released: July 21, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: PEG
 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remix albums

Title Details
Call My Life: Remixed
  • Released: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Producer Entertainment Group
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[41] 		US
Dance/
Elec.
[42]
"Now or Never" 2018 — —Template:Efn Call My Life
"Call My Life" 8 46
"Irresistible" — —
"Easy Love"[23] 2019 — — Template:N/a
"Empty" 2020 — — Identity
"9 Lives" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"I'm in Love"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 5) 		2020 Template:N/a
"Tonight Or Forever"[43]
(Jujubee featuring Blair St. Clair) 		Good Juju : Vol. 2

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Space Between"
(featuring Rayvon Owen) 		2020 Identity
"What Do I Gotta Do?"
"All Your Exes"
"Wanted"
"Bad Judgement"
"Take Me Home"

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Last Christmas" 2018 Template:N/a Christmas Queens 4
Notes

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Feeling 22 today! . . . . I'm so thankful for another year of life today! #birthday #birthdayboy #gayboy #dragqueen #drag #boyqueen(2017-05-16). Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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  3. ↑ Blair St. Clair's road to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' began at Footlite Musicals. Indy Star(11 April 2018). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Blair St. Clair's road to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' began at Footlite Musicals. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant Defies DUI Court Order. TMZ. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  6. ↑ Blair St. Clair at the Metro. NUVO. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  7. ↑ Blair St. Clair Led With Her Heart When She Opened Up On 'Drag Race' About Past Trauma(2018-04-27). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  8. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  9. ↑ The Must-See Shows at Portland's Most Cutting Edge Fashion Show. Willamette Week. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  10. ↑ MONDO GUERRA | EYES & EDGE. eyesandedge.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  11. ↑ Two Indy TV Stars Break Down Their Signature Looks. Indianapolis Monthly. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  12. ↑ Now or Never - Single by Blair St. Clair(2018-04-27).
  13. ↑ Now or Never - Blair St Clair Gets Us On The Dance Floor. Instinct(2018-05-03). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Template:Cite AV media
  15. ↑ Call My Life by Blair St. Clair(2018-06-29).
  16. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Template:Cite AV media
  18. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  19. ↑ Call My Life: Remixed by Blair St. Clair(2018-08-10).
  20. ↑ Blair St. Clair - Irresistible(2018-10-25).
  21. ↑ Blair St. Clair's New Video Serves Every Flavor of Diva. PAPER(2018-10-26). Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  22. ↑ Blair St. Clair Is an "Irresistible" Illusion in Fierce New Music Video | NewNowNext. www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Easy Love – Single by Blair St. Clair. Apple Music. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 IDENTITY by Blair St. Clair. Apple Music. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  25. ↑ Blair St.Clair, The TMZ Tabloid Queen | Shot with Soju Season 2 Episode 6(2018-01-04).
  26. ↑ prefer to be called Blair at all times with female pronouns unless it's a family member.. Twitter. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  27. ↑ Exclusive: 'Drag Race' star Blair St. Clair debuts empowering new music video. EW.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  28. ↑ Becoming a Drag Queen Helped Me Heal After I Was Sexually Assaulted in College. Seventeen(2018-05-03). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  29. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  30. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  31. ↑ Bianca Del Rio defends Blair St Clair rape joke after massive backlash. Gay Star News(2018-08-21). Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  32. ↑ Template:Cite podcast
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  39. ↑ Grace Gaustad - GAGA - PILLBX: Episode 1 (Official Music Video). YouTube(June 16, 2022). Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Template:Cite magazine
  41. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
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  43. ↑ Tonight or Forever by Jujubee. Spotify. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

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