Landon Cider

Landon Cider
Landon Cider in promotional artwork for season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, 2019
Born
Kristine Bellaluna

Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Drag king, actor, host
SpouseGabi
Websitelandoncider.com

Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster".

Early life and background

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Kristine Bellaluna was born and raised in Los Angeles, and performs under the name Landon Cider.[1] Bellaluna began her career as a theatre actor in Southern California. She took a hiatus from theatre following the death of her mother, and later became interested in drag after attending drag shows at the Starlette Revue.[2] In an interview with Gay Times, Cider cited male impersonator Vesta Tilley, Australian drag king Sexy Galexy and lesbian icon Stormé DeLarverie as inspirations.[3]

Career

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Landon Cider began his career performing in the Southern California drag circuit, where he became one of the more well known drag kings.[4][5] He performs Drag King Explosion at Hamburger Mary's.[6] He is the master of ceremonies for the annual Los Angeles event series Bent, which celebrates drag and queer identities.[7]

Cider was the main focus of Nicole Miyahara's 2013 documentary The Making of a King.[2]

Cider began working with World of Wonder in 2016 and appeared on James St. James' Transformations.[8] He later hosted the first King Panel at DragCon.[9] Cider wrote an op-ed for The Advocate, criticizing RuPaul's position that females performing drag does not have the irony that males performing drag does.[10]

In 2019, Cider joined the cast of season 3 of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, becoming the first drag king to appear on an American drag competition show.[11] He won the season and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster" by the Boulet Brothers.[1][12]

Cider was also a judge on Alaska Thunderfuck's "Drag Queen of the Year Pageant" that year.[13] He was listed on Pride Magazine's "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About".[14]

In February 2020, Cider hosted Pride Union's 18th Annual Drag Show Finals with Manila Luzon.[15]

Landon Cider hosts Socially Distant, a digital drag livestream. The show aired on April 2, 2020, and featured drag artists such as Hugo Grrrl and Charli Deville.[16] He was featured on the HBO reality television show We're Here.[17] Cider appeared in the 2020 book Rainbow Revolutions by Magnus Hastings.[18]

In September 2022, it was announced that Cider would be starring in the Hulu original variety special Huluween Dragstravaganza, which aired on October 1, 2022.[19][20]

Cider appears as a regular judge in the second season of the Canadian drag competition series Call Me Mother.[21] Cider was then announced as a rotating judge for the fifth season of Dragula.[22]

Personal life

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Bellaluna is a survivor of oral cancer. She identifies as a lesbian,[3] and has a wife named Gabi.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Making of a King Himself Documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Contestant Season 3, Winner (10 episodes)
2020 We're Here Himself Guest (Season 1, episode 5)
2021 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Himself Guest judge (Season 4, episode 6)
2022 Huluween Dragstravaganza Himself Variety special (1 episode)
Call Me Mother Judge Season 2 (9 episodes)
2023 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Judge Season 5

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 - 2016 Transformations: with James St. James Himself Episode 94, Episode 137 (featured) & Episode138
2020 Socially Distant Himself (host)
2024 Give It To Me Straight Himself,

Maddy Morphosis

Episodes 38 & Bonus Episode

References

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  1. ^ a b Knupper, Brittany (November 4, 2019). "It's About Time: Dragula Winner Landon Cider and the History of Drag Kings". The Mary Sue. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Making of a King: Documentarian Focuses on Long Beach Subculture-Within-a-Subculture • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula winner Landon Cider on why drag kings are "more ironic" than drag queens". GAY TIMES. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  4. ^ "Learning to Be a Man in the World of Drag Kings". MEL Magazine. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. ^ Lauren, Paige (19 July 2018). "Front Paige News: Landon Cider -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  6. ^ "Are Drag Queens Hogging the Stage in LA?". The Pride LA. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  7. ^ Heller, Meredith (2020-01-21). Queering Drag: Redefining the Discourse of Gender-Bending. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-04567-6.
  8. ^ "Drag Me: Spotlight on the Kings". KXSU 102.1 FM. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  9. ^ "INTRODUCING: LANDON CIDER". ALRIGHT DARLING. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  10. ^ "Dear 'Drag Race': It's Time to Let Kings Compete". www.advocate.com. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  11. ^ "Landon Cider, the First Drag King to Appear On a U.S. Drag Competition Show, Wins 'Dragula' Season 3". Billboard. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  12. ^ a b Owens, Paige (2019-10-29). "Landon Cider crowned Boulet Brothers' 'Dragula' season 3 winner". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  13. ^ "This Is the Queen That Won Alaska's Drag Queen of the Year Pageant". www.out.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  14. ^ "11 Drag Kings You Should Definitely Know About". www.pride.com. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  15. ^ "Pride Union hosts 18th annual Drag Show Finals". The Daily Orange. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  16. ^ "Your Quarantine Needs More Drag Kings". PAPER. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  17. ^ "We're Here: The Fantasy Comes Together With Landon Cider (Episode 5 Clip) | HBO". Popaxiom. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  18. ^ Hastings, Magnus (2020-11-24). Rainbow Revolution. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-7972-0818-3.
  19. ^ Trainor, Daniel (September 21, 2022). "Watch Kesha & Some Drag Legends In Trailer for Halloween Musical - E! Online". E Online. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  20. ^ Nolfi, Joey (September 14, 2022). "Monét X Change, Ginger Minj, Jujubee, more join Hulu's Huluween Dragstravaganza Halloween special". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  21. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "'Dragula' winner Landon Cider joins 'Call Me Mother' season 2 as judge". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  22. ^ "The Boulet Brothers Announce Fifth and 'Best-Looking' Season of 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' (Exclusive)". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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