Mayhem Miller
Miller performing live in 2018
Born
Dequan Armand Johnson

(1982-02-09) February 9, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Riverside, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active2002–present
Known for

Mayhem Miller is the stage name of Dequan Armand Johnson[2][1] (born February 9, 1982),[3] an American drag performer and actor, best known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018), the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2020),[4] and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2024).[5]

Early life

Johnson is from Riverside, California.[3] She got the drag name "Mayhem Miller" from Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's sex tape.[3] She started doing drag on May 10, 2002,[6][7] the same year as fellow Drag Race alumna Raven and the year after Morgan McMichaels, whom Johnson worked with before Drag Race. Johnson's other drag colleagues are alum Detox and Delta Work. She auditioned for Drag Race every year beginning with season two.[8]

Career

Mayhem Miller was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018.[9] She was declared the winner of the episode one sewing challenge.[10] In episode three, she was in the bottom two and lip synced "Celebrity Skin" against Yuhua Hamasaki, and won.[11] She was eliminated in episode five after losing a lip sync of "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" against Monét X Change, and placed tenth overall.[12]

Outside of Drag Race, Miller appeared in an episode of Buzzfeed's "Try Guys" in 2014, giving a drag makeover to Eugene Lee Yang as Cheyenne Pepper.[13] She was one of the backup dancers for NeNe Leakes's lip sync of RuPaul's "Supermodel (You Better Work)" in the show, "Lip Sync Battle" in 2016.[14] She played the character Blanquisha in the 2017 movie "Cherry Pop" with Detox, Bob the Drag Queen, Latrice Royale and Tempest DuJour.[15][16] She was with queens McMichaels, Laganja Estranja, Jaidynn Diore Fierce and Farrah Moan and singer Rita Ora for the thirteen season of Germany's Next Topmodel in May 2018.[17]

She was in the music video for Blair St. Clair's "Call My Life" in June 2018.[18] An internet meme of one of Miller's 2011 video performances with overexaggerated eyes started spreading in November 2018.[19] Miller competed in the Drag Race television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.[20]

She appeared in the music video for Iggy Azalea's "Sally Walker" on March 14, 2019.[21] She also appeared in a music video for Lizzo's song "Juice" on April 17, 2019.[22] In 2019, Miller released her very own lipsticks in collaboration with Hank & Henry.[23] In August 2019, she was featured in Women's Wear Daily magazine, alongside Kimora Blac, Mariah Balenciaga, and Kameron Michaels.[24]

Miller was credited as a makeup artist for RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, making over Jermaine Fowler during the premiere episode.[25]

In 2020, Miller returned for the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing 7th overall.[citation needed] In 2021, Mayhem returned as a Lip-Sync Assassin on the fifth episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she lost the lip-sync to Lizzo's song "Phone" against Ginger Minj.[citation needed]

Music

Miller released her first single "Queen of the Party" featuring producer Brynn Taylor on December 7, 2018.[26]

Personal life

Johnson is gay.[27] His drag daughters are Rhea Litré[28] and Eugene Lee Yang (Cheyenne Pepper).[29]

In July 2018, Johnson was refused services from an Uber driver in Minneapolis for being in drag. He expressed it on Twitter with support from his fans.[30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2017 Cherry Pop Blanquisha
2021 The Bitch Who Stole Christmas[31] Bus Driver

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016 Lip Sync Battle Backup dancer Guest [14]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (10th place) [32]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Germany's Next Topmodel Guest [17]
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular Contestant (Joint Winner) [20]
2019 Hey Qween! Guest [33]
2020 AJ and the Queen Guest [34]
RuPaul's Drag Race Kanye West
Andre Leon Talley 		Cameo appearance (2 episodes) [35]
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Creative Consultant Credited as Dequan Johnson
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 5) Herself Contestant (7th place) [4]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked [36]
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) "Lip-Sync Assassin" (Episode 5)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Guest
2023 Drag Me to Dinner Hulu original [37]
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 2) Contestant (11th place) [38]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role
2015 ”Not a Pearl” Willam Belli Herself
2018 "Call My Life" Blair St. Clair
2019 "Sally Walker" Iggy Azalea Funeral attendee
"Juice" Lizzo
2020 "Ass Like Mine"[39] Morgan McMichaels Herself
"Nerves of Steel"[40] Erasure Herself

Web series

Year Title Role Ref
2014 Try Guys Herself [41]
2018 Cosmo Queens [42]
Whatcha Packin' [43]
Hey Qween [44]
Queen to Queen [45]
Countdown to the Crown [46]
2019 The Pit Stop [47]
His Vintage Touch [48]
Follow Me [49]
2020 ASMR Queens [50]
The X Change Rate [51]
Whatcha Packin [52]
2021 YIAY TIME [53]
2022 Binge Queens [54]
2023 Kerri Kares [55]

Discography

Singles

Year Title
2018 "Queen of the Party"

As Featured Artist

Title Year Album
"I'm in Love"[56]
(with the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 5) 		2020 Non-album single

References

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  2. ^ "Drag Divas Get Down to Business". Los Angeles LGBT Center. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018. Hard-working Miller (real name Dequan Johnson)...
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  7. ^ @TheOnlyMayhem (May 10, 2019). "TODAY IS MY DRAG BIRTHDAY 🎂 17 years ago I started off winning...and don't plan on stopping! Keep pushing cuz you never know what can happen ❤️ #dreambig #RuPaulDragRace #HappyBirthday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  17. ^ a b "Condragulations to Laganja Estranja, Morgan McMichaels, Jaidynn Dior Fierce, Mayhem Miller, and Farrah Moan for their Triumphant Performance on Germany's Next Top Model!". The WOW Report. World of Wonder. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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  20. ^ a b "Kim Chi, Shangela, Trixie Mattel & More to Compete in 'RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular'". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  21. ^ "Iggy Azalea - Sally Walker (Official Music Video)". YouTube. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "Lizzo - JUICE Music Video feat. RuPaul's Drag Race Queens". YouTube. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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  27. ^ @theOnlyMayhem (July 28, 2018). "I AM BLACK. I AM GAY. I AM A MAN. I AM A DRAG QUEEN. If those are not enough for you...kindly, FUCK OFF!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  42. ^ Mayhem Miller | COSMO Queens | Cosmopolitan. YouTube. April 29, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  43. ^ Whatcha Packin': Mayhem Miller | Season 10 Episode 5 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10. YouTube. April 23, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  44. ^ MAYHEM MILLER on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern | Hey Qween. YouTube. July 16, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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  49. ^ FOLLOW ME: Mayhem Miller. YouTube. June 10, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  50. ^ Mayhem Miller: ASMR QUEENS 205. YouTube. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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