Vanessa Van Cartier

Vanessa Crokaert (born 3 December 1979) better known by the stage name Vanessa Van Cartier is a Belgian-Dutch drag queen based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.^[1] She is best known for winning the second season of Drag Race Holland. She became the franchise's third trans woman to win.^[2] Previously, she was named Miss Continental 2019 and reigned until 2021.^[3] She is the first Miss Continental winner to win a Drag Race season.

Vanessa Van Cartier
Vanessa Van Cartier at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born	(1979-12-03) 3 December 1979 (age 45) Zele, Flanders, Belgium
Other names	Vanessa Crokaert
Citizenship	Belgium The Netherlands
Television	Drag Race Holland (season 2)

Vanessa Van Cartier is the "drag mother" of season 1 winner Envy Peru.^[4] In 2021, Entertainment Weekly's Joey Nolfi described her as "a trans trailblazer who broke barriers" for her representation at Miss Continental.^[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Drag Race Holland (season 2)	Herself	Contestant (Winner)
2022-present	Make Up Your Mind	Herself	Original Dutch version: Judge, season 2-present
2022	Bring Back My Girls	Herself	One episode
2023	Drag Race Belgique	Herself	Guest judge; Episode: "Grande Finale" season 1 [6]
2023	Make Up Your Mind	Herself	Flemish version: Judge, season 1-present
2023	What a Drag	Herself	Documentary
2023	Non Sono Una Signora	Herself	Coach[7]

Discography

As featured artist

Title	Year
"Vieren (Cast Version)" (Famke Louise featuring The Cast of Drag Race Holland, Season 2[a])	2021

1. The queens on this track from the cast include Vanessa Van Cartier, My Little Puny and Vivaldi.