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Crystal Envy
American drag performer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crystal Envy is the stage name of Christopher Cianci (born February 8, 1997),[1][2] an American drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and received the title of Miss Congeniality for the season.
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Early life and education
Cianci was born in Staten Island, New York, and moved to New Jersey at the age of 7.[3] He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey.[4] He began doing makeup at the age of 14, met his "drag mother" Jade Embers on Tumblr in 2011, and started doing drag in high school as Crystal Envy Embers[5] until stopping at the age of 18. He resumed doing drag in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][6]
Career
Crystal Envy is a drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[7] Placing eleventh overall, she was sent home after losing a lip-sync contest against Lana Ja'Rae on the Snatch Game episode (of the same name).[8] During the finale, she was crowned Miss Congeniality. She additionally works full-time as a bridal and celebrity make-up artist, owning her own business.[3] Through her business, she had worked with clients such as Dolores Catania.[6] She has competed in pageants, having been crowned Miss Paradise 2022. She is the fourth Miss Paradise to compete on Drag Race, after Honey Davenport, Olivia Lux, and Sapphira Cristál. Prior to winning the pageant, she had competed for Miss Glamorous Newcomer in Orlando, Florida.[3][6] Her Instagram following grew by 160 percent while the show aired.[9]
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Personal life
Cianci is based in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[10]
Crystal Envy's "drag sister" is season 14 alumni Jasmine Kennedie.[11] They are related through the House of Mandell, of which they are both members. Crystal Envy claims "house mother" Mancie Mandell as one of her drag mentors.[12]
Discography
Singles
- "Crystal Envy (feat. Jasmine Kennedie, Andrew Barret Cox & Peter Yang)" (2025)[13]
Filmography
Television
- RuPaul's Drag Race (season 17, 2025)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2025)
Web series
- Hello Hello Hello (2025), hosted by Kyran Thrax, World of Wonder
See also
References
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