Le Fil (drag queen)

Le Fil is the stage name of Philip Simon Li, a British drag performer and singer who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Le Fil
Born
Philip Simon Li[1][2]

Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Career

Le Fil is a drag performer and singer.[3] They competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[4] Le Fil impersonated Marie Kondo on the Snatch Game challenge. They placed in the bottom two of the challenge, and became the seventh contestant eliminated after losing a lip sync against Black Peppa to "Stop" (1998) by the Spice Girls.[5][6][7] After the show aired, Le Fil toured with her fellow cast members.[8]

Le FIl's five-track extended play (EP) Le Filosophical was released in 2022.[5] Their single "This Is My Culture" received a music video.[9][10] In 2023, Le Fil released the single "Splash Zone".[11]

Personal life

Le Fil is from Brighouse,[5] and is of Chinese ancestry.[12] They use the pronouns he/him and they/them in and out of drag.[13][14]

Discography

EPs
  • Le Filosophical

Singles
  • "This Is My Culture"
  • "Splash Zone"[11]

Filmography

Television

References
  1. "Pop Sculpture". arts.ac.uk. University of the Arts London. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. "Splash Zone". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. Spirus, Dr (2020-08-14). "Le Fil is putting your money where your mouth is". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. "Exclusive: Drag Race UK's Le Fil talks "disheartening" feedback and being "sidelined"". Digital Spy. 2022-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. "Exclusive: Le Fil addresses the 'harsh' judging on Drag Race UK". GAY TIMES. 2022-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. Dunn, Connor (2022-11-08). "Le Fil Claims RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judges Favored Other Queens". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  7. "Drag Race UK star claims the judges "favour certain people"". Digital Spy. 2022-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. Maidment, Adam (2023-04-20). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Le Fil talks Spice Girls and her Houston flatmate". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. "Drag Race UK star Le Fil releases video for new single This Is My Culture". GAY TIMES. 2022-11-03. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  11. Major, Michael. "DRAG RACE Star Le Fil Releases Latest Single 'Splash Zone'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  12. Spencer, Samuel (2022-09-22). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 episode 1 runway recap: All the BBC icons and 'Ru Are You?' looks". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. James, Alastair (2022-10-31). "Le Fil dishes on Drag Race UK's 'unfortunate' Snatch Game trend". Attitude. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  14. "Le Fil RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Who is this year's Yorkshire contestant Le Fil on the BBC Three show, where is he from, how has Yorkshire inspired his drag?". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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