What is Raven's net worth? Meet the Emmy award-winning 'Drag Race' All-Star who is RuPaul's makeup artist
If you've been waiting for everyone's favorite 'RuPaul's Drag Race' challenge, then the wait is over — 'Snatch Game' is finally here! The queens are all set to don various famous personas and carry out the toughest task yet — make RuPaul laugh through their impressions.
The challenges which emulate a talk show of sorts also feature two guest judges, who are a part of this segment. In this season, we see two 'Drag Race' alumni make an appearance — Victoria 'Porkchop' Parker and Raven.
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If you've ever wondered who pioneered the ultimate 'fishy' look — the snatched nose contour and the nude overlined lips — the signature drag look of sorts, a lot of credit for that would go to none other than Raven. The 'Drag Race' star has been praised for her phenomenal makeup skills ever since she's been on the show since Season 2. Her looks were even referenced by Tatianna during their iconic reunion fight, where the younger drag queen called her out. "Your outside is gorgeous Raven, but your insides are dark and nasty. And I don't like you," Tatianna said back then. Raven has come a long way and redeemed herself since Season 2 and has gone on to become one the most loved and respected queens on the scene, one that people always look towards for fashion and makeup insight.
She used to go by the name Pheonix
Raven was born David Petruschin. Prior to becoming a drag queen, Petruschin performed at local nightclubs as a go-go boy, under the name Pheonix. She was also working as a makeup artist and cosmetic salesperson during this time.
She made it to the top two twice
Raven auditioned to be on Season 1 of 'Drag Race', however, she didn't make the cut. She auditioned the following year again and made it to the show. Season 2 of Drag Race gave us some of its most influential and over-the-top queens — the season had Tatianna, Morgan McMicheals, Jujubee, Pandora Boxx, Tyra and of course Raven herself. While Raven did struggle with challenges, her looks were off the charts and so was her mug.
It came as no surprise that she found herself in the top two, only to lose to Tyra. So when she made a comeback for the first season of ' All Stars', fans were gunning for her to win. She made it to the top two — only to lose to Chad Michaels. It was heartbreaking to watch - but like most beloved 'Drag Race' queens, she didn't need to be the winner to have won, seeing that her career was blossoming and she ended becoming one of the most famous queens from her original season.
Incidentally, Season 2 saw the first-ever inception of 'Snatch Game' that was an instant hit and soon became a standard challenge across seasons. Raven impersonated Paris Hilton for her first 'Snatch Game' and it bombed — it'll be interesting to see what she has to say about Gottmik's version, seeing that Gottmik will be donning this persona while Raven acts as a judge this time around.
The drag queen's net worth is...
In every episode, RuPaul always looks immaculate. And if anyone can take credit for that, it would have to be Petruschin, seeing that Petruschin ha been RuPaul's makeup artist since 2017. The artist even won an Emmy in 2020 under the category — Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic). Apart from this, Petruschin also hosts a show on YouTube as Raven along with Season 3 winner Raja, called 'Fashion Photo RuView', where they rate runway looks from each season after every episode. This, combined with the queen's tour and other YouTube show appearances, the drag queen has a net worth of $2 million, as reported by Net Worth Post.
Catch all the new episodes of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 13 on VH1 every Friday at 8/7c. For more information, check your local listings.