Captivating Katkat

Captivating Katkat is the stage name of Katkat Dasalla, a Filipina drag performer and winner of season 2 of Drag Race Philippines.

Captivating Katkat
Katkat at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Katkat Dasalla[1]
Occupation	Drag queen
Years active	2000 - present
Television	Drag Race Philippines (season 2)

Career

Captivating Katkat is a drag performer who has worked at O Bar in Pasig,^[2] as well as The One 690 Entertainment Bar in Manila.^[3] The Manila Bulletin has called her a "seasoned" drag performer,^[4] and Nylon Manila has described her as "one of the most prominent" drag queens in the Philippines.^[5]

Captivating Katkat was the winner of season 2 of Drag Race Philippines.^[6] She was one of the first three trans women to compete on the show, along with Bernie and M1ss Jade So.^[7] Captivating Katkat won two challenges, including the Snatch Game challenge (in which she impersonated politician Joy Belmonte)^[8] and the acting challenge.^[9] She placed in the bottom two of the branding challenge, which saw contestants create shampoo commercials. She lip-synced against Bernie to "The Power" by Ann Raniel, but both were saved from elimination.^[2] Captivating Katkat was a top four finalist, before winning.^[10]

Personal life

Dasalla is a trans woman.^[11]

Filmography

• Drag Race Philippines
• Bring Back My Girls (2025)