Natalia Pliacam


Natalia Pliacam, stage name of Assadayut Khunviseadpong, is a Thai drag performer, best known for winning the first season of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Biography

Khunviseadpong is of Chinese descent, and he owns a coffin-manufacturing company based in the Chinatown area of Bangkok. He took dance classes starting in 1997 and taught cheerleading to deaf students for ten years at the Rangsit University Student Club. He started doing drag in 2006, when he entered and won the "Miss AC/DC" beauty pageant, that involves creating a persona specific to a country. He chose the United States, and the name Natalia Pliacam comes from Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova and a painkiller brand. The "Pliacam" part of his drag name is also play on words that can be translated to "tired labia" in English.

Drag Race

Pliacam was announced as one of ten contestants for the first season of Drag Race Thailand that began airing on February 15, 2018. During the show, Pliacam won two main challenges and one runway challenge. She advanced in the top three with Annee Maywong and Dearis Doll to the live finale episode on April 5, 2018. He performed a custom lip sync to Whitney Houston's "Queen of the Night" for his last challenge. Pliacam is the first and so far only plus-size winner of the Drag Race franchise.

Politics

On February 5th 2019, Pliacam announced she was running for Congress, gunning for a seat with the Local Thai Party, campaigning on a strong platform of LGBTIQ+ issues.

Filmography

Television

Web series