Killer Queen (drag queen)

Killer Queen is the stage name of Iván Solar Gil (born February 2, 1989), a Spanish drag performer and doctor most known for competing on the first season of Drag Race España, where she finished as runner-up to Carmen Farala and alongside Sagittaria.[1]

Killer Queen
Born
Iván Solar Gil

(1989-02-02) 2 February 1989
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupations
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 1)

Biography

Iván Solar Gil was born on February 2, 1989, in Madrid, Spain. From a young age, he was very involved in his neighborhood church, and even taught catechism until his expulsion.[2] He is a doctor specializing in family and community medicine, and works as an emergency room doctor in the Community of Madrid.[3][4][5]

Artistic Career

In 2019, Killer queen released the singles "No eres como yo" (You're not like me) and "Karma" with fellow Drag Race España contestant Ariel Rec.[6] The next year, she represented Spain as a participant in the drag contest Latin Drag Race International.[7]

In 2021, she was announced as a contestant in the first season of Drag Race España, premiering in May 2021. Killer obtained her first win on the show in the season's fourth episode, and was up for elimination in the next episode, for which she had to compete in a lip sync to the song "Espectacular" by Fangoria against cast-mate Hugáceo Crujiente, who was eliminated. Killer made it to the season finale, competing in a lip sync for the crown to the song "La gata bajo la lluvia" by Rocío Dúrcal against Sagittaria and Carmen Farala.

Afterwards, on October 26 of the same year, she appeared in the music video "My Pussy Is Like a Peach" by Choriza May, together with national and international drag artists like Kika Lorace and The Macarena.[8]

Activism

Killer Queen has claimed that "drag is political".[9][10] She has also denounced the fact that many other drag queens have received offers of work in exchange for not taking a political stance.[11]

In 2021, the Transgender Association of Andalucía-Sylvia Rivera (la Asociación Trans de Andalucía-Sylvia Rivera) awarded Killer the T Prize for her medical work and commitment to the LGBTI community.[12]

In July 2022, for Pride Month, the Parliamentary Socialist Group invited Killer Queen to a round table about media in Spain's lower house of congress, the Congreso de los Diputados.[13]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Drag Race EspañaFinalist11 episodes
2022La RocaGuest1 episode
Maestros de la costura Guest 1 episode
Drag Race España Guest 2 episodes

Theater
  • Gran Hotel de las Reinas[14]

Discography

Singles
Year Title Feat.
2019 «No eres como yo» Ariel Rec
2019 «Karma» Ariel Rec
2021 «DRAG POWER» Ariel Rec[15]

References
  1. "Exclusive: Killer Queen wants to win Drag Race España and 'be the political queen Spain needs'". Gay Times. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. Frías, David López (2021-10-27). "Iván, el médico catequista expulsado de la iglesia por drag queen: "Perdiste tu luz"". elperiodicodeespana (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. 20minutos (2021-06-17). "'Drag Race España': Killer Queen y sus anécdotas como médico: "Mi primer paciente que dice que se le pegan los cubiertos tras la vacuna"". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. "Doctor Solar, médico de día, Killer Queen de noche: "El 'drag' me ha hecho mejor sanitario"". El Español (in Spanish). 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. "Médico y Drag Queen: "He tenido el apoyo de mis compañeros sanitarios"". Redacción Médica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. 20minutos (2021-05-30). "Quién es Killer Queen, concursante de 'Drag Race España' 2021". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. Toro, Marcos del (2020-07-31). "Killer Queen representará a España en el 'Latin Drag Race International'". Togayther (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. FormulaTV. "Choriza May lanza su primer single con un videoclip con las reinas de 'Drag Race España'". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. Fernández, Pipo (2021-05-05). "Killer Queen: 'El drag es política'". Togayther (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. "De imitar estrellas a convertirse en ellas". ElHuffPost. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. 20minutos (2022-06-07). "Killer Queen, de 'Drag Race España', denuncia que alguien está ofreciendo campañas a sus compañeras a cambio de no posicionarse políticamente". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  12. EP (2021-10-13). "El colectivo trans premia a Irene Montero por su "apoyo" y defensa "decidida"". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  13. Redacción (2022-07-04). "El PSOE organiza unas jornadas de visibilidad y liderazgo LGTBI en el Congreso". Shangay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  14. "Killer Queen: "El 'Gran Hotel de las Reinas' es el sueño más grande que una artista drag puede tener"". Los Replicantes (in Spanish). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  15. González, Berto (2021-06-22). "Killer Queen ('Drag Race España') presume de orgullo en su vídeo 'Drag Power'". Shangay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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