Anetra Drag Race real name is Isaiah Padua. Isaiah has been working as a non-union actor in Las Vegas, USA since 2007.
Season 15 of the American reality television show premiered on MTV on January 6, 2023, and the drag performer, Anetra, burned bright with her epically gagworthy performance on Friday’s premiere as the season’s first challenge winner.
Appearing in the debut episode of EW’s Quick Drag podcast, she shared how she devised her talent show number that’s had the web talking all weekend. She exclusively talked about how she wrote RuPaul’s Drag race song, Walk That F—ing Duck.
Besides her, 15 other contestants, including Malaysia Babydonn Foxx, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Aura Mayari, and Princess Poppy, are vying in the reality show for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar.
Drag Queen Anetra Is Also An Actor
Anetra drag queen real name Isiah Padua appears with 16 other contestants on RuPaul’s Drag race. Anetra won the talent round in the last week’s episode.
Hailing from Las Vegas, Nevada, Padua has shared the story behind her drag name. She took the name from a stripper that she used to work with. She was her co-worker and she chose the name because she was “the hottest thing she ever saw in her life.”
When asked about special features that make her different than any other queen, she replied, “I have a heart and a good conscience sometimes.” She comes from a very competitive drag scene in Las Vegas.
She does drag to inspire other people’s queerness and “scratch that artistic itch” to create unique clothes and perform because she is not a vocalist. She loves everything about drag and the freedom that it has.
During the Meet the Queens section, the Las Vegas queen further shared how drag came at an essential time and she is grateful that it came into a career and she had the opportunity to inspire other people like her. She describes herself as a little bit more reserved and quiet type.
Anetra Family History
Drag queen Anetra has Filipino, Japanese, German, and Puerto Rican roots. She hails from Sin City, Las Vegas, Nevada.
She used to belong to the same drag family as India Ferrah, an American drag queen and costume designer. She was also known by the name Anetra Ferrah previously. Interestingly, both amassed their first Maxi Challenge wins in Talent Shows.
Her exposure to the world of drag has helped her gain an impressive fan base of over 153k followers on Instagram. She regularly shares stunning pictures of herself and updates her followers about her work and achievements.
Most recently, she posted a short clip of her killer premiere performance on Instagram. “I’m a mother-ducking winner, baby!” she wrote while captioning the post. Celebrities, fans, and followers were quick to adore her ground-breaking performance.
Anetra’s Talent Show Performance
The premier’s talent show winner, Anetra, stunned the viewers and judges with her jaw-dropping performance.
Celebrity guest judge Ariana Grande couldn’t take her eyes off watching her on the stage. In the two-part premiere, the 16 contestants opened up the newest season with a talent show to showcase their uniqueness, charisma, nerve, and talent.
While many of the queens showed their extreme talents, Anetra, in particular, stole the show with her amazing combination of voguing and taekwondo. She skillfully broke boards, delivering her judo experience on the talent show.
After she shared the clip of her performance on Instagram, fans and celebrities alike couldn’t stop themselves from praising her. Kesha wrote on the post, “Good GOD QUEEN SHE WAS HUNGRY N ATE IT ALLLLL UP BREAKFAST. AND. LUNCH.”
Other famous personalities and Drag Race alumni, including Pangina Heals, video creator William, photographer Aaron Jay Young, Envy Peru, Brooklyn Lynn Hytes, Sasha Colby, Princess Poppy, and Luxx Noir London, also praised her on social media.