Raven (drag queen)
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Raven performing in July 2015
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David Petruschin April 8, 1979 Victorville, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Riverside, California |
| Occupation | Drag queen, reality television personality |
| Years active | 2009–present |
David Petruschin (born April 8, 1979), better known by his stage name Raven, is an American drag queen from Riverside, California. He was the runner-up of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and also the runner-up of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. He also made regular appearances on all three seasons of RuPaul's Drag U alongside fellow season 2 competitors Morgan McMichaels, Pandora Boxx, and Jujubee. He is also well known for his weekly webseries with Raja where they critique the clothing of other drag race alumnae.
In the Snatch Game episode of the show, he impersonated millionaire heiress Paris Hilton. Raven won the season's first mini-challenge, a photo shoot, in the first episode, "Gone with the Window." His next win came in the mini-challenge of "Snatch Game", where Raven guessed the price of brass knuckles, pepper spray, and a human hair wig the closest. Raven won a phone call home. His next win was in "Here Comes the Bride" episode in which the contestants had to decorate a box with something old, something new, and something borrowed, showing their personal style. Raven borrowed Jujubee's raven hat, securing a win. Raven also won the main challenges in the seventh and eighth episodes "Once Upon a Queen" and "Golden Gals", respectively. In the seventh episode, the queens had to create and promote their autobiographies. Raven's book, Young, Broke, and Fabulous, was the winner. In episode 8, the contestants were tasked with making over older gentlemen as their "drag mothers." Raven and his drag mother, Golda LaMae, won the challenge. Although he ended up as the runner-up of the second season's competition, Petruschin has criticized the way he was portrayed on Drag Race and felt the show's editors purposely edited the show's segments in order to portray him as a villain.
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