Juno Birch (born 25 December 1993) is an English drag queen, sculptor, and YouTuber.[2] She began performing in drag professionally in late 2018 and has since received significant media attention for her work.[3]
Juno Birch | |||||||
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 Birch in March 2020 | |||||||
| Born | 25 December 1993 Manchester, England | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Drag queen, sculptor, YouTuber | ||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 473 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 37.4 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 23 December 2023 | |||||||
Birch is known for her YouTube channel and for her unique drag aesthetic, which features pastel "alien skin" (typically blue or pink), yellow hair, dishwashing gloves, and retro sunglasses.[4] In 2020, GQ called her "one of the country's most interesting drag queens".[5]
In addition to working as a drag queen, Birch creates and sells ceramic sculptures that "blur the lines between masculine and feminine attributes".[6]
Early life
editBirch was born in Manchester on 25 December 1993,[7] and grew up in Frodsham and Runcorn.[8] She is a trans woman and first came out around the age of 13 or 14, before starting hormone replacement therapy at age 16.[3] She underwent gender confirmation surgery in 2015 to alleviate her gender dysphoria.[9]
Career
editIn a video created with Vogue, Birch said that the first time she painted her face was in school around the age of 13 when she was portraying the Joker, wearing "bright white make-up and massive red lips", in drama class at school.[10]
Birch began performing in drag professionally in December 2018.[3] She described her drag persona as a "Martian spy woman, meets The Muppets, meets 1960s housewife, meets Squidward, meets The Fifth Element, the sixth element, the seventh element... all the elements, darling."[11] Birch is known for her unique drag aesthetic, which features pastel "alien skin" (typically blue or pink), yellow hair, and retro sunglasses.[4] In 2020, GQ called her "one of the country's most interesting drag queens".[5] Her work and her social media have attracted significant media attention and she has collaborated with other artists, such as Alexis Stone and Trixie Mattel.[12][13]
In addition to working as a drag queen, Birch creates and sells ceramic sculptures. She creates pieces that depict an exaggerated version of her drag character, often featuring details like Adam's apples, overdrawn lips, big hair, exposed breasts, beard stubble, and square jawlines "to blur the lines between masculine and feminine attributes".[6] Birch said that, sometimes, she creates a concept for a look by sculpting it before attempting the look on her own face and body.[10] Dazed described her work as "retro-futuristic sculptures in an array of pastel colours."[12]
On her YouTube channel, she primarily records herself as she plays The Sims, does makeup tutorials, and collaborates with other artists and drag queens.[5] Birch is also popular on Instagram, where she has amassed more than 614,000 followers.[14][15][16]
In March 2021, Birch announced her international tour "Attack of the Stunning" featuring fellow drag queen Liquorice Black.[17] Locations include the UK, USA, Canada, and Australia. She is slated to appear at RuPaul's DragCon UK in 2023.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Trixie Motel | Herself | Episode: "Atomic Bombshell" | [18] |
| Episode: "Pride Grand Opening" |
Web Series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Transformations | Herself | Episode: "Juno Birch" | [19] |
Tours
editHeadlining tours
editAttack of the Stunning (2022)[20]
The Juno Show (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b "About Juno Birch". YouTube.
- ^ "Juno Birch Thinks Tim Burton Is an Alien". PAPER. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Damshenas, Sam (8 August 2019). "If you see a "confused alien woman" critiquing vegetables in Sainsbury's, it's Juno Birch". gaytimes. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Juno Birch Thinks Tim Burton Is an Alien". PAPER. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Thomas Barrie, Ben Allen, David Levesley (3 May 2020). "The best YouTubers and YouTube channels you should subscribe to today". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Satenstein, Liana (5 February 2019). "British Artist Juno Birch's Pottery Is Just as Viral as Her Look". V Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Juno Birch on Twitter: "I'm allowed to hate Christmas because I was born on Christmas Day"". Twitter. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Mommie Dearest meets Tim Burton: Getting into character with Juno Birch". 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Juno (2 May 2019). "MEET SELF-PROCLAIMED MARTIAN SPY AND '60S HOUSEWIFE, JUNO BIRCH". Love Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b Inside Juno Birch's Extreme Beauty Routine | Vogue, 5 September 2019, retrieved 19 April 2021
- ^ "Meet self-proclaimed martian spy and '60s housewife, Juno Birch". LOVE. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Mommie Dearest meets Tim Burton: getting into character with Juno Birch". Dazed. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Everything You Wanted to Know About Juno Birch". V Magazine. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Juno Birch's Instagram".
- ^ Andrews, Arden Fanning (5 September 2019). "Juno Birch Breaks Down Her "Alien Queen" Beauty Routine". Vogue. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Ford, Sam (10 February 2020). "EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT JUNO BIRCH". V Magazine. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Juno Birch - Attack of the Stunning UK USA/Canada & Australia tour". YouTube. 26 March 2021.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (2 May 2022). "Trixie Mattel puts a hotel in stunning drag in 'Trixie Motel' preview". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ WOWPresents (19 May 2020). Juno Birch: Transformations 601. Retrieved 7 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Whyte, Woodrow (24 June 2021). "Juno Birch talks 'Attack of the Stunning' world tour and the origins of her iconic catchphrases". PopBuzz. Retrieved 1 December 2022.