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Kelly Mantle is not to be confused with Kelly

Kelly Mantle is an American actor, singer, stage performer, and drag performer. She is well known for being a contestant on Season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race, in which she was the first queen to be eliminated, finishing in joint 13th/14th place with Magnolia Crawford.

Name Origin[]

Unlike most drag queens, Kelly Mantle goes by her given name. Since Kelly is an actor, like fellow Drag Race alumni Willam Belli, Kelly chose to go by her given name to make it easier for producers and casting directors to look her up.[citation needed]

Track Record(s)[]

Statistics USA Season 6
Ranking: 13th/14th Place
Maxi Challenges Won: 0
Mini Challenges Won: 0
Times as Team Captain: 0
Times in Bottom: 1 (Ep. 1)
Episode Eliminated: Episode 1

Memorable Quotes[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6[]

  • "Hey, bitches! Are y’all ready to rock and roll? Wooh!" (Entrance Quote)
  • "Oh shit, I need to put these back on."
  • "I'm an actor, but I'm not going to go around reciting my IMDB page like some people from past seasons."
  • "Don't they know who I think I am?"
  • "Don't wear bacon."
  • "You have an hour to put your makeup on. And I'm sitting there like this. (aggressive brushing gesture) And they're like, "Kelly!" The producer's like, "Ask Vivacious what her childhood was like growing up in Jamaica." And I'm all like, "I don't have time. I have to put my makeup on!" And they're like, "No, you have to!". And I'm like, "Vivacious, what was your childhood like in Jamaica?" And she's like, "(imitates Vivacious' voice) Oh mama, it was terrible. They tried to drown me in the ocean." I'm like, "(applying eye makeup gesture) Oh my god, that's so awful." You know, I'm like. (bewildered face)" (from her episode at Hey Qween)

Trivia[]

  • After her short time on the show, Kelly released a single with Bownce and Wendy Ho called "Eliminated", which was about her elimination in the first episode. Tammie Brown appeared in the music video, and lip-synced to Wendy Ho's vocals.[citation needed]
  • In 2014, Kelly played a transgender role in an indie film titled Confessions of a Womanizer. With her performance in the movie, Kelly Mantle made Oscar history by being eligible for both Male and Female Best Supporting Actor.[4]
  • She is the second tallest queen of her season at 6′3″, after Milk, who is 6′4″.[citation needed]
  • Kelly is originally from Oklahoma.[citation needed]
  • She has appeared in many cameo roles in television.[4]
  • She is openly bisexual, and describes herself as a "lesbian transgendered gay woman".[citation needed]
  • Kelly appeared in Trixie Mattel and Katya's international tour, Trixie and Katya LIVE, in 2022 and early 2023.[4]
  • Kelly was the only contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 to wear different promo looks, one for the photoshoot and the video promo.[5]

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