Back to People
Sasha Velour
Acting
25 Jun 1987 (38 years)
Berkeley, California, USA
Biography
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often...
Also Known As
Alexander Hedges Steinberg, Alexander "Sasha" Hedges Steinberg, Александр Хеджес Штайнберг, Саша Велюр
Photos
Sasha Velour's Movies
Sasha Velour's TV Shows
75%
RuPaul's Drag Race
02 Feb 2009
75%
RuPaul's Drag Race
02 Feb 2009
71%
Broad City
22 Jan 2014
77%
The Bold Type
20 Jun 2017
60%
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
01 Feb 2010
54%
We're Here
23 Apr 2020
48%
Drag Race Germany
05 Sept 2023
70%
The Pit Stop
08 Mar 2016
17%
Whatcha Packin'
25 Feb 2014
90%
King of Drag
22 Jun 2025
0%
Portrait Of A Queen
12 May 2017
0%
NightGowns
06 Apr 2020
0%
Out Of The Closet
24 Apr 2018