Sasha Velour is the stage name of Alexander Hedges Steinberg, a drag queen, performer, visual artist, and hostess of Brooklyn "Nightgowns" show, as well as the Season 9 winner of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sasha's parents named her after Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian feminist leader, but for most of her life, she’s went by "Sasha", a common Russian nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra. Because she was told her whole life that she had a girl's name, she kept it. "Velour" comes from a fabric often used as a cheaper substitute for velvet, which Sasha thinks is the perfect metaphor for drag.
Known For
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
Self
2025
King of Drag
Self - Judge · (6 episodes)
2025
Drag Race Germany
Self - Special Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2023
NightGowns: The Musical
Miss Xandra
2021
Drag Queen Christmas 2020
2020
NightGowns FOREVER
Self
2020
We're Here
Self · (6 episodes)
2020
NightGowns
(8 episodes)
2020
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018
Out Of The Closet
Self · (2 episodes)
2018
The Bold Type
Sasha Velour · (1 episode)
2017
Portrait Of A Queen
Self · (1 episode)
2017
The Pit Stop
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Whatcha Packin'
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2014
Broad City
Sasha Velour · (1 episode)
2014
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Contestant · (12 episodes)
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Contestant · (14 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Queen Contributor · (1 episode)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2009