Actor

Sasha Velour

June 25, 1987 · Berkeley, California, USA

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.

Often works with

Sasha Colby
2 titles together
NightGowns: The Musical, NightGowns
J
Johnny Velour
2 titles together
NightGowns: The Musical, NightGowns
V
Vander von Odd
2 titles together
NightGowns: The Musical, NightGowns

Full filmography · 5

NightGowns
cast
2020
The Bold Type
as Sasha Velour
20177.7
Broad City
as Sasha Velour
20147.1