Milk (drag queen)
Milk is the stage name of Daniel Donigan, an American drag performer and fashion model who came to international attention on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and the third season of .
Early life
Donigan was raised in Syracuse, New York.Career
Donigan first gained attention when he appeared on season six of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. Out of 14 contestants, Milk placed ninth overall. On October 20, 2017, Donigan was announced as one of the 10 contestants for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3. He was the third queen eliminated by Kennedy Davenport. He again placed ninth after Morgan McMichaels returned to the competition.Outside of Drag Race, Donigan has modeled for Marc Jacobs's Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign and Vivienne Westwood's S/S 2018 campaign. He was featured in Perry Ellis's Fall 2018 collection. In print work, he was on the cover of Hello Mr. magazine's third issue and featured in the third issue of Gayletter and in the January 2018 issue of Gay Times. He was featured in a 2014 issue of Next Magazine. He was announced as the new face of Madonna's skincare line, MDNA Skin.
He performed at the Bryant Park Figure-Skating Rink for the Guys On Ice event as charity for the Ali Forney Center.
Music
Donigan formed the group The Dairy Queens in 2016, whose first single, "Milk It", was released on July 2, 2016. He then released his first solo single, "Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life", which he performed live on the first episode of All Stars 3 in 2017.Personal life
Donigan is a former figure skater who qualified to the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in junior Ice Dance.Donigan currently lives in New York City, with his partner of 12 years James B. Whiteside, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant |
| 2016 | Skin Wars | Herself | Episode: "Miss Skin Wars" |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Contestant |
| 2019 | Hey Qween | Herself | Guest |
| 2019 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Herself | Guest |