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Mystique Summers Madison
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Mystique Summers Madison at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Donté Sims

1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMystique Summers
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 2)

Mystique Summers Madison (or simply Mystique Summers)[2] is the stage name of Donté Sims, an African-American drag performer who competed on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Based in Texas, Mystique Summers Madison continues to perform in drag shows and participate in Drag Race-related events such as RuPaul's DragCon LA.

Career

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Sims is a drag performer who competed as Mystique Summers Madison on the second season (2010) of RuPaul's Drag Race, at the age of 25.[3] She has continued to perform in drag shows and host events, mostly in Texas.[4][5] In 2015, she was part of the line-up of "Big Phat Loser", an event in Philadelphia spearheaded by Mimi Imfurst featuring "plus-size" contestants from Drag Race.[6] Mystique Summers Madison participated in a show to raise funds for Puerto Rico residents impacted by the destruction of Hurricane Maria in 2017,[7] and emceed a show sponsored by AARP in 2019.[8]

In 2020, Mystique Summers Madison was slated to be a featured guest at RuPaul's DragCon LA.[9] She remained part of the line-up when the scheduled event became RuPaul's Digital DragCon because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Mystique Summers Madison was also part of the line-up of "Introvert: An Online Drag Show Built Just for You", an online drag show held in conjunction with Pride Portland (Oregon),[11] as well as the Twitch-hosted show "Black Girl Magic", which featured Black contestants from Drag Race and other entertainers.[12] Mystique Summers Madison was a guest at DragCon LA in 2022.[13] She and fellow Drag Race contestant Kennedy Davenport performed in "A Decade of Drag", as part of an annual drag show at the University of Texas at Arlington, with tips benefitting the Maverick Rainbow Scholarship.[14]

RuPaul's Drag Race and Untucked

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The fight between Mystique Summers Madison and fellow contestant Morgan McMichaels (pictured in 2023), has been called one of the "most dramatic" and "messiest" in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race and its companion show RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, respectively.

On Drag Race, Mystique Summers Madison placed tenth overall. She was eliminated on the third episode, the main challenge of which required contestants to act as feuding families in a television advertisement.[15][16] She placed in the bottom two and lost a lip-sync against Raven to "I Hear You Knocking" by Wynonna Judd. In 2017, Thrillist's Brian Moylan ranked Mystique Summers Madison number 86 out of the show's 113 contestants.[17] Ryan Shea ranked her number 97 out of 126 in Instinct's similar list in 2018.[18] The Spinoff ranked "I Hear You Knocking" number 138 in a 2019 "definitive ranking" of the show's 162 lip-syncs to date.[19]

On the first episode of the companion show RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, Mystique Summers Madison said "Bitch, I'm from Chicago!" to fellow contestant Morgan McMichaels during an argument described by Gay Times as a "legendary throwdown".[20] The catchphrase was described by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez as a "direct and simple" insult (or "read") in Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life (2020),[21] and became a part of the franchise's history.[4][22]

The argument was included in Them's 2018 list of the ten "messiest fights" on Untucked,[23] as well as Screen Rant's 2021 list of the show's ten "most unforgettable" moments.[24] In 2021, Dylan Kickham called Mystique Summers Madison's threat an "iconic quote" in Elite Daily's overview of the "most dramatic" feuds on Drag Race to date,[25] and Hunter Ingram of Variety said the fight "should have inspired Chicago's new tourism slogan" in 2023.[26] Valentina referenced Mystique Summers Madison when "reading" Latrice Royale on season 4 (2018) of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[27][28]

Personal life

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Sims is from Texas,[29] and has lived in Bedford.[30] He creates some of his own outfits for shows, and cooking is among his hobbies.[5]

Filmography

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Television

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Web series

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet the Fierce Contestants of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' !". People. Dotdash Meredith. January 29, 2010. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "On Point With: Mystique Summers". Thotyssey. 2021-04-17. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. ^ Brennan, Niall; Gudelunas, David (2017-08-25). RuPaul's Drag Race and the Shifting Visibility of Drag Culture: The Boundaries of Reality TV. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-50618-0. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ^ a b "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 2 Queens: Where Are They Now?". Out. ISSN 1062-7928. Archived from the original on 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ^ a b Szelinski, Cailyn (2022-12-14). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2: Where Are They Now?". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ^ "The Plus-Size Girls of RuPaul's Drag Race Go On Tour". Out. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ^ Aguilar, Azahar (2017-10-06). "Katya, Bob the Drag Queen & More Join Lineup for Puerto Rico Benefit Drag Show". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  8. ^ "AARP sponsors its first drag pageant". Dallas Voice. 2019-05-10. ISSN 0888-2517. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  9. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2020-02-15). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 Queens: Where Are They Now?". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  10. ^ Gardner, Chris (2020-04-27). "RuPaul's DragCon Pivots to Digital YouTube Event Following Coronavirus Cancellation". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  11. ^ Smith, Suzette. "Where to Stream Portland's Drag Performers for Pride 2020". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  12. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2020-06-11). "The Vixen announces "extra special" Black Girl Magic show with sickening line-up". Gay Times. ISSN 0950-6101. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  13. ^ Sim, Bernardo (2022-03-12). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Queen Confirmed For DragCon 2022 In L.A." Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  14. ^ Goss, Mary Abby (2023-10-25). "Photos: Drama, catwalks, color takes over UTA during annual drag show". The Shorthorn. University of Texas at Arlington. ISSN 0892-6603. OCLC 232118097. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  15. ^ "Spoiler alert! RuPaul waves the checkered flag on Dallasite". Dallas Voice. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  16. ^ "Week three is a charm on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Pride Source. 2010-02-18. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  17. ^ Moylan, Brian (2017-03-24). "Every Single 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Contestant, Ranked". Thrillist. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  18. ^ "The Definitive List: Ranking All The 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens From 1 to 126". Instinct. 2018-07-11. ISSN 1096-0058. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  19. ^ Brooks, Sam (2019-10-03). "A definitive ranking of all 162 Lip Syncs on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  20. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2023-07-24). "RuPaul's Drag Race: All 30 seasons ranked". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  21. ^ Fitzgerald, Tom; Marquez, Lorenzo (2020-03-03). Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-313462-6. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  22. ^ And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years). Grand Central Publishing. 2023-06-06. ISBN 978-1-5387-1767-7. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  23. ^ "The 10 Messiest Fights in 'Drag Race: Untucked' History". Them. Condé Nast. 2018-06-28. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  24. ^ Smith, Justin (2021-07-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Most Unforgettable Untucked Moments". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  25. ^ "Here Are The Most Dramatic 'Drag Race' Feuds In Herstory... So Far". Elite Daily. 2021-05-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  26. ^ Ingram, Hunter (2023-02-03). "Every Season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Ranked From Sashay to Shantay". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  27. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2018-12-17). "Drag Race fans can't believe this scene from All Stars 4 was cut". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  28. ^ "Season 2 Viral Queen Speak Post RuPaul Drag Race, Tyra Sanchez, A Future "All Stars" and More". Instinct. 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  29. ^ Hawkins, Stan (2015-12-07). Queerness in Pop Music: Aesthetics, Gender Norms, and Temporality. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-58972-3. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  30. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Exclusive: Meet the season 2 cast and watch them werq!". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 1049-0434. OCLC 21114137. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  31. ^ RuPaul's Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView with Raja and Mystique Summers: Season 4 Episode 7 on YouTube
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