Sasha Velour
Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Acting
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Contestant
2009
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2009
TV
Broad City
as Sasha Velour
2014
TV
The Bold Type
as Sasha Velour
2017
TV
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Contestant
2010
TV
We're Here
as Self
2020
TV
Drag Race Germany
as Self - Guest Judge
2023
TV
The Pit Stop
as Self
2016
TV
Whatcha Packin'
as Self
2014
TV
King of Drag
as Self - Judge
2025
Movie
Drag Queen Christmas 2020
2020
Movie
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
as Self
2018
Movie
NightGowns FOREVER
as Self
2020
Movie
NightGowns: The Musical
as Miss Xandra
2021
Movie
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
as Self
2025
TV
Portrait Of A Queen
as Self
2017
TV
NightGowns
2020
TV
Out Of The Closet
as Self
2018