Eve 6000

Eve 6000
Eve 6000 at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
London, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Other namesRina Adams[1]

Eve 6000 is the stage name of Rina Adams, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.

Early life

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Eve 6000 was born in London, Ontario.[2]

Career

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Eve 6000 is a drag performer and illustrator. She was named Miss Angel City Continental Plus 2021.[3] Eve 6000 competed on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[4] She impersonated Bernie Sanders for the Snatch Game challenge.[5] Russ Martin of Xtra Magazine said she represented "the trans community as a non-binary performer" on the show.[6] The magazine's Kevin O'Keeffe called her the season's "antagonist" contestant.[7] Eve 6000 and her fellow contestants toured together after the finale.[8] In 2022, she and season 1 contestant BOA started the podcast Death Becomes She/Her.[9]

Personal life

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Eve 6000 is based in Toronto.[10] She uses the pronouns she/her in and out of drag. Eve 6000 has said, "As a trans non-binary artist, drag is all about expressing the femininity that I wasn't allowed to express growing up. Drag is a tool that we can all use to express our true selves and be seen as we want to be seen."[3] She came out as a trans woman in February 2022.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ @alsoabouteve (March 18, 2022). "Still not close to my goal… I would really appreciate any donations right now! 💖" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (2021-11-13). "Eve 6000 on why Canada's Drag Race needs more Toronto queens". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. ^ a b "Canada's Drag Race series two: Meet the Queens and Judges". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  4. ^ Spirus, Dr (2021-11-15). "Eve 6000 sashays away from Drag Race Canada and comes to YASS". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2021-11-05). "Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Synthia Kiss Goes Bananas". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2: After the Sashay with Eve 6000 | Xtra Magazine". 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ^ "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2, Episode 2 power ranking: The greatest show on earth | Xtra Magazine". 2021-10-23. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  8. ^ "Second season of Canada's Drag Race ending tour in Victoria". Victoria News. 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  9. ^ "Windsor-born drag queens come home for one-night event". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  10. ^ Duncan, Charlie (2023-02-22). "Canada's Drag Race star Eve 6000 asks people to stop bringing their kids to drag shows". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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  • Media related to Eve 6000 at Wikimedia Commons
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