Farrah Moan
Farrah Moan at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2018
Born
Cameron Clayton

(1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 30)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other namesCameron Ugh
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race
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Cameron Clayton, better known by the stage name Farrah Moan (born September 11, 1993), is an American drag queen, model, actor, make-up artist and internet personality best known for participating in the 9th season of the reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race, placing eighth, as well as participating in the 4th season of All Stars, where she placed ninth. Her stage name is a pun on the term "pheromone", whilst also being a reference to American actress Farrah Fawcett. In some interviews, she jokingly states that her drag surname is a reference to "being a whore".[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Clayton attended Klein High School in Houston, Texas,[5] and was bullied during childhood. Her single-mother household was poor, and she ran away as a teenager, to Austin. Clayton left with a stripper friend, who helped start her career as a drag queen.[6] Prior to starting drag, she was an internet personality on the social-networking website Myspace, under the alias "Cameron Ugh".[7]

Career

See also: RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)
Farrah Moan at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2018

Farrah Moan's first major performance was as part of a contest entitled "Austin's Next Drag Superstar", where she was placed as a runner-up. Whilst working in Austin, fellow Drag Race contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine was supportive of Clayton, and helped her get booked at local venues. Farrah Moan has said that her biggest inspirations in drag are Christina Aguilera and RuPaul. On February 2, 2017, Logo TV announced that Farrah Moan would participate as a contestant in the ninth season of American reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race. The season premiered on March 24, 2017.[1][8][9] Following her poor performance in a roast of the show's judge Michelle Visage, Farrah Moan lost a lip-sync showdown against Alexis Michelle and was eliminated from the competition, placing eighth overall.[10] In a 2023 interview, Farrah Moan noted that immediately prior to arriving on set she had been homeless. She recounted that "my motivation for staying each episode was to have food and a bed for myself to sleep in".[11]

Farrah Moan was referenced in the first episode of season ten of Drag Race, with RuPaul misleading the queens into thinking she returned, to reveal Christina Aguilera, one of her idols, instead. Farrah Moan was brought in by the shows producers to meet Aguilera for a Drag Race bonus clip.[12] In September 2018, Farrah Moan performed as a background dancer behind Aguilera for Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019 collection, with other Drag Race alumni.[13]

Farrah Moan photographed with Shea Couleé for Manny MUA's Lunar Beauty palette.[14]

On November 9, 2018, it was announced that Farrah Moan would be one of the contestants competing in the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.[15] After narrowly surviving the first episode's variety show, where she was up for elimination together with Jasmine Masters, Farrah Moan was eliminated by Valentina in the second episode.[16] Farrah Moan returned in episode 6 for a chance to compete again, but lost a lip sync to Valentina, being once again eliminated by her.[17] Farrah Moan placed 9th overall.[citation needed] She appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season 11 of Drag Race.[18]

Farrah Moan had a cameo appearance in Men.com's scene Girls Night Part 3.[19]

Personal life

Currently, Clayton resides and works in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

In 2018, Clayton and fellow season 9 contestant Shea Couleé were involved in a verbal altercation with a woman at a kebab shop in Newcastle upon Tyne after she began directing homophobic slurs at the pair.[20]

Clayton is a trans woman. In December 2023, during an interview with Maddy Morphosis, she came out as transgender and revealed that she had begun her transition nearly five years prior, in 2019.[21]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (8th Place) [22]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Spin-off series on WOWPresents [23]
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Lisa Vanderpump Guest [24]
2018 The Trixie & Katya Show Herself (Guest) Army of Queens [25]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself Contestant (9th Place)

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2017 "Expensive" Todrick Hall
2019 "Flexin" Issues
2022 "GAGA" Grace Gaustad[26]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Drag Queen Carpool Herself Guest [27]
Drag Makeup Tutorial Guest [28]
Whatcha Packin' Guest [29]
Queen To Queen Guest, with Kimora Blac [30]
2018 Cosmo Queens Guest [31]
2019 The Pit Stop Season 11 – Episode 1 [32]
Huda Boss Season 2 – Episode 4 [33]

References

  1. ^ a b Carey-Mahoney, Ryan (February 2, 2017). "Your guide to the new queens vying for the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' crown". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Roberts, Amy (May 13, 2017). "What Is Farrah Moan Doing After 'RuPaul's Drag Race'? This Bombshell Is About To Go Off". Bustle. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Get To Know Farrah Moan & Aja". Access Hollywood. March 10, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Rindfuss, Bryan (April 11, 2017). "Las Vegas Drag Starlet Farrah Moan Brings Her Act to Heat on Wednesday Night". San Antonio Current. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Guerra, Joey (April 17, 2017). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Farrah Moan comes home to Houston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Guerra, Joey (May 12, 2017). "Houston native Farrah Moan calls 'Drag Race' elimination 'fair and square'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Dansby, Andrew (April 12, 2017). "Chronicle critics offer entertainment suggestions". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Michael Nichols, James (May 13, 2017). "Last Words: Farrah Moan Reflects On Her Time On 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  9. ^ Moylan, Brian (May 13, 2017). "Tonight's 'Drag Race' Eliminee Is First to Admit She Has No Talent". Vice. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Black, Shelby (March 24, 2017). "Come Through Queens! Meet the Contestants Slaying Season 9 of "Rupaul's Drag Race"". Paper. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Give it To Me Straight with Maddy Morphosis, Episode 27". YouTube. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Christina Aguilera Surprising Farrah Moan Is The Cutest Thing You'll See Today (Watch)". 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  13. ^ "We're Still Screaming: Xtina Performs With Drag Queens at NYFW". PAPER. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  14. ^ Newby, Blake. "Manny MUA Just Revealed the First Product for His Makeup Line Lunar Beauty". Glamour. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  15. ^ Nolfi, Joey (2018-11-09). "Exclusive: Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4' cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  16. ^ Swift, Andy (2018-12-22). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Which Queen Funked Up Big Time?". TVLine. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  17. ^ Swift, Andy (2019-01-19). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Did Any of the Queens Make a Comeback?". TVLine. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
  18. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' 11 episode 1 recap: Which queen was sent packing on 'Whatcha Unpackin'? [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]". Goldderby. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  19. ^ Rodriguez, Mathew (March 7, 2019). "Farrah Moan Is Making Her Porn Debut". Out. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  20. ^ "'Drag Race' queens Farrah Moan and Shea Coulee caught in homophobic attack". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  21. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "RuPaul's Drag Race star Farrah Moan comes out as trans: 'I just needed to feel free'". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  22. ^ Nolfi, Joey (February 2, 2017). "TV Logo reveals RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  23. ^ Voss, Brandon (March 25, 2017). ""RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked" Season 9, Episode 1: "Oh. My. Gaga."". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  24. ^ "Bethenny Frankel & Eric Stonestreet". Bravo. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  25. ^ "👑 Farrah Moan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  26. ^ "Grace Gaustad - GAGA - PILLBX: Episode 1 (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  27. ^ Drag Queen Carpool: Farrah Moan | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 | Now on VH1!. YouTube. March 27, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  28. ^ Drag Makeup Tutorial: Farrah Moan's Hurried Hotness | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 | Now on VH1. YouTube. May 18, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  29. ^ Whatcha Packin' w/ Michelle Visage & Farrah Moan | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 9 Episode 8). YouTube. May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  30. ^ Queen To Queen: Farrah Moan & Kimora Blac | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 | Now on VH1. YouTube. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  31. ^ Farrah Moan | COSMO Queens | Cosmopolitan. YouTube. March 1, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  32. ^ The Pit Stop S11 Episode 1: Manila Luzon & Farrah Moan Recap the Premiere | RuPaul's Drag Race. YouTube. March 1, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  33. ^ Huda Boss S2:E4 - Episode 4: How Does Huda Find Her Inner Ho?. Facebook. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

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