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Luxx Noir London
American drag performer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luxx Noir London is the stage name of Justin R. Reed[2] (born September 5, 1999), an American drag performer, singer and songwriter most known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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Early life and education
Luxx Noir London was raised in East Orange, New Jersey.[3] She attended the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts and studied toward a BFA in musical theater from New Jersey City University.[4] She credits her parents for always supporting her and instilling values of self-love and confidence.[5]
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Luxx Noir London was first exposed to drag from watching RuPaul's Drag Race, and she started doing drag in 2018.[6] Originally she considered "Kitty Noir" and "Luxury Noir", before choosing "Luxx Noir London" as her drag name.[7] She has performed in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and at New York City's annual Bushwig festival.[8] Luxx Noir London released her debut single "Round and Around" on April 9, 2021. She told Cosmopolitan that she wrote the song "probably [in] 30 minutes during quarantine".[9]
Luxx Noir London competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2023).[10] She was declared a winner in the fifth and eleventh episodes, and placed in the bottom in the thirteenth episode alongside Loosey LaDuca.[11] She portrayed Amanda Lepore during Snatch Game.[12][13]
On the series' 200th episode, Luxx Noir London received praise from RuPaul for a runway look which paid tribute to the host.[14] Luxx Noir London was a finalist with Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby. On the episode "Blame It on the Edit", all four finalists were featured in a remix of RuPaul's 2023 song of the same name, which also received a music video.[15] In the finale, she performed to an original song "It's Giving Fashion".[16] Luxx Noir London finished in third/fourth place, alongside Mistress Isabelle Brooks.[17]
Luxx Noir London and fellow contestant Jax were guest speakers for drag historian and author Joe E. Jeffreys' course at The New School about the impact of RuPaul's Drag Race.[18]
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Personal life
Luxx Noir London has been a target of misogynoir by Drag Race fans;[19] she has spoken about the discrimination she has received as a Black feminine drag queen.
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