Blair St. Clair’s Indianapolis roots and path to national drag TV

Blair St. Clair’s connection to Indianapolis begins with her education and early performance interests. Born in Indiana, St. Clair attended Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, where she participated in theater. That experience preceded a career spanning drag, music, and hairstyling, eventually bringing her to one of television’s best-known drag competitions.

In 2016, St. Clair won the title of Miss Gay Indiana, an achievement that helped establish her in the state’s drag scene. She later became the first contestant from Indiana to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Her casting on the show’s 10th season was disclosed before the official announcement after a DUI arrest. On the program, she was eliminated as the season’s sixth contestant following a lip-sync performance.

St. Clair returned to the franchise for the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. Together, her appearances on the two series placed an Indiana performer with Indianapolis roots in a national television spotlight and connected her work to a wider LGBTQ+ entertainment audience.

Her career also includes recorded music. St. Clair released her debut album, Call My Life, in June 2018. The album reached the top position on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Sales Chart. Its singles Now or Never and Call My Life each reached the top 10 on the Dance chart. A second album, Identity, followed in July 2020. Singles released ahead of that album included Empty and 9 Lives.

St. Clair’s work is therefore rooted in several performance disciplines: drag competition, live entertainment, popular music, and hairstyling. For Indianapolis readers, her story offers a local point of entry into the national visibility created by RuPaul’s Drag Race, while also reflecting the range of professional paths available within drag culture. Her theater participation at Perry Meridian High School, Indiana pageant title, television appearances, and charting releases form a through line from Indianapolis-area performance experience to a broader public career.

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