Rhea Litré

Rhea Litré (born Joshua Miller on October 28, 1984) is an American drag queen, singer, songwriter, and DJ. She is a fixture in West Hollywood nightlife.

Rhea Litré
Rhea portrait at Precinct DTLA before performance on stage
Rhea portrait at Precinct DTLA before performance on stage Jan 2023
Born
Joshua Miller

(1984-10-28) October 28, 1984
San Diego, California,
Occupations
  • Drag queen
  • DJ
  • singer
  • songwriter

Career

After graduating from high school, Miller moved to Los Angeles to audition for the second season of American Idol. She first performed in drag at Oasis Nightclub's Drag Idol in 2004 in Upland, California.[1] Raja and Mayhem Miller are Litré's drag mothers.[2]

Litré was a member of the band Tranzkuntinental, which made its debut at The Roxy in 2009. The band was started by Charlie Paulson and Xander Smith and featured drag queens Willam Belli, Detox Icunt, Kelly Mantle, and Vicky Vox.[1][3]

In 2012, Willam Belli and Rhea Litré released "Let's Have a Kai Kai." The song parodied "Let's Have a Kiki" by the Scissor Sisters.[4] The music video was directed by Shawn Adeli and featured an appearance by Chi Chi LaRue.

In 2013, Litré walked the Marco Marco runway for Los Angeles Fashion Week. Other models included former RuPaul's Drag Race contestants.[5]

Litré has released a series of singles including "America's Next Hot Bottom" in 2013, "UCC" in 2015, and "Lovergirl" in 2016.

Discography

Singles
Song Year Album
"Let's Have a KaiKai" (Willam Belli & Rhea Litré) 2012 The Wreckoning
"America's Next Hot Bottom" 2013 Non-album single
"Ucc" (Willam Belli & Rhea Litré) 2015 Shartistry in Motion

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Steven Daigle XXXposed[6] Himself Produced by C1R/Rascal Video
2013 America's Next Hot Bottom Himself Produced by Jet Set Men

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 America's Next Top Model Himself Season 8, Episode 6: "The Girl Who Takes Credit"
2010 American Music Awards Himself Performing with P!nk
2011 Hair Battle Spectacular Himself Season 2, Episode 4: "My Male Model Is Prettier Than Yours"
RuPaul's Drag Race Himself Season 3, Episode 1: "Casting Extravaganza"

Music videos
Year Song Director
2010 "If I Had You" (Adam Lambert)[7] Bryan Barber
"I Want It All" (Kat Graham) Lance Drake
"Sassy" (Kat Graham) Paul Hogan & Adam Forstadt
2011 "Go" (Kari Kimmel) Eddie Tran
2012 "How We Do (Party)" (Rita Ora) Marc Klasfeld
2013 "Ru Girl" (Alaska Thunderfuck) Carly Usdin
2014 "Really Don't Care" (Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd) Ryan Pallotta
"Ransom" (MOXXI)[8] Kavan the Kid & Nova Rockafeller
2015 "Head To Mistletoe" (Courtney Act) Kain O'Keefe
"Beauty And The Beat Boots" (Todrick Hall featuring Colleen Ballinger) Todrick Hall

References
  1. Horbelt, Stephan (13 October 2011). "Scream Queens: Meet the Ghouls of Tranzkuntinental". Frontiers. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. Litré, Rhea (29 November 2012). "w/ my drag mother @sutanamrull @ the..." Facebook. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. Lecaro, Lina (2 May 2011). "L.A.'s A Drag: The Reign of Raja, Tranzkuntinental (and Adam Lambert) On Stage and the Dance Floor". LA Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. McCay, Nemo (5 September 2012). "Sweet, Sweet Drag Love". Frontiers. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. Avery, Dan (18 October 2013). ""Drag Race" Queens Walk L.A. Fashion Week Runway For Marco Marco". New Now Next. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. Litré, Rhea (19 May 2010). "Rhea Litre' in Chi Chi Larue's "Steven Daigle: XXXPosed"". RheaLitré.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. Litré, Rhea (14 June 2010). "Me with Adam Lambert in "If I Had You"". RheaLitré.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. Bendix, Trish (2017-03-11). "20 Music Videos With Drag Queen Cameos". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
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