Alaska Thunderfuck 5000
| Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 | |
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Alaska Thunderfuck in 2014
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| Born |
Justin Andrew Honard March 6, 1985 Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Other names | Alaska, Alaska Thunderfuck, Alaska 5000 |
| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Drag Queen |
| Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2) winner |
| Predecessor | Chad Michaels |
| Family | Cory Binney |
| Website | alaskathunderfuck |
Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, (also known mononymously as Alaska, or as Alaska Thunderfuck, Alaska Thunderfvck, or Alaska 5000) is the stage name of Justin Honard, an American drag performer and recording artist. Alaska is best known for appearing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she was a finalist with Roxxxy Andrews and Jinkx Monsoon, with the latter going on to win the competition. She was crowned the winner of the second season of RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race.
Justin Andrew Honard was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003. He studied theater at the University of Pittsburgh. Honard has a half-brother named Cory Binney, with whom he stars in a World of Wonder web series, Bro'Laska. He also has an older sister Brooke, and a younger brother Ryan.
Honard originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Dissatisfied with the auditioning process, he turned to drag and got a job at the West Hollywood club, Fubar. He frequently performed in the Trannyshack shows in Los Angeles. In 2009, he performed in Palm Springs Gay Pride with Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones.
Honard met future boyfriend Sharon Needles through Myspace in December 2009 and eventually moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live with him in 2010. Along with Sharon Needles and Cherri Baum, he formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of the bar the Blue Moon. As part of the Haus of Haunt, he helped present the Pittsburgh debut of fellow drag queen and recording artist Christeene Vale in 2013. Alaska later impersonated Christeene for the music video "RuPaulogize" by Willam Belli.
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