'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2: Who is Katya? Meet the drag queen whose show has over 75 million views on YouTube
Calling all 'RPDR' fans -- 'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2 is finally here! This season, there is a new twist, as queens Brooke Lynn Hytes, Jujubee, and Monét X Change take on the role of Queen Supreme Mentors and help nine celebs compete for the title of America's Next Celeb Drag Superstar and $100,000 for a charity of their choice. The catch? No one knows who the celebs are until their identity is revealed after a lip-sync battle!
'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2 will see RuPaul and Michelle Visage take on the judges' panel, along with Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews. The show will also see a few fan-fav queen makes an appearance, such as season 7 alumni, Katya.
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Who is Katya Zamolodchikova?
Brian Joseph McCook known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova, known as Katya is a drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, and comedian. McCook placed fifth on the seventh season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' and was as a runner-up on the second season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'. McCook also hosts the webseries 'UNHhhh' and was a part of the Viceland series 'The Trixie & Katya Show' with season 7 alum Trixie Mattel. The duo have also written a book together and even tour together. McCook grew up in Marlborough, Massachusetts and graduated from Marlborough High School in 2000. He attended Boston University for a year and later transferred to Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where he studied video and performance art in the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) program with a minor in psychology.
McCook's net worth
As reported by Slice.Ca, McCook has an estimated net worth of $1 .1 million. Apart from doing solo shows and tours, McCook works closely with fellow drag queen Trixie Mattel, seeing that their web show, 'UNHhh', is rather popular online. Back in 2021, the series was renewed for three more seasons, after Season 5 of the series broke viewership records with over 75 million views on YouTube, as reported by Broadway World. In a conversation with Out, McCook opened up about how he felt when the series was renewed. "Well, much like the way you run from a serial killer, you don’t have the long game in mind. You just try to take it moment to moment." he said. "But I think it’s hopeful that they would sign me on for that much, that length of time. It indicates faith that I would remain on this plane in human form with a pulse for that long. So, I’m just going to say, ‘Hey, that’s great. Let’s do that.’" he added.
'RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race' Season 2 premieres on Friday August 12 at 8/7c on VH1