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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 22, 1981
Place of Birth
Paris, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Shangela Laquifa Wadley
- Shangela
- D.J. Pierce
- Darius Jeremy Pierce
- D.J. Shangela Pierce
- DJ 'Shangela' Pierce
D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce
0.3 Popularity
Biography
Shangela Laquifa Wadley, commonly referred to as Shangela, is the stage name of D.J. Pierce, a professional drag queen, actor, television personality and comedian from Paris, Texas. Shangela is best known for competing on the 3rd and 4th seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, returning for the 3rd season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, as one of the hosts of HBO's We're Here, and for his role in the 2018 film A Star is Born.
Known For
0.0
Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
2023
5.6
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
7.5
Queen Inichoochiama (voice)
Little Demon
2022
7.5
Self (archive footage)
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
7.1
Lena Horne
Lovecraft Country
2020
10.0
Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
5.4
Self
We're Here
2020
8.1
Deveraux
Katy Keene
2020
4.9
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
2019
0.0
Self
Shangela Is Shook
2019
Credits
Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
2023
0.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Little Demon
as Queen Inichoochiama (voice)
2022
7.5
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.5
Lovecraft Country
as Lena Horne
2020
7.1
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
as Self
2020
10.0
We're Here
as Self
2020
5.4
Katy Keene
as Deveraux
2020
8.1
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Shangela Is Shook
as Self
2019
0.0
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Arms Dealer
2019
7.0
Werq the World
as Self
2019
3.5
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts
as Self (uncredited)
2019
6.8
Exposed with Joseph Shepherd
as Self - Guest
2019
7.5
The Masked Singer
as Self - Clue Giver
2019
7.7
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
as Self - Contestant
2018
5.2
Dancing Queen
as Self
2018
5.6
A Star Is Born
as Drag Bar Emcee
2018
7.5
Follow Me
as Self
2018
0.0
Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate
as Stephen
2018
5.1
Tommy in La La Land
as Himself
2018
8.0
Station 19
as Ruby Red Slippers
2018
8.2
Forbidden
2018
8.2
Straight Outta OZ
2016
7.3
Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast
as Self
2016
4.0
Hurricane Bianca
as Stephen
2016
6.1
Dragged
as Himself
2016
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas
as Self
2015
0.0
TupiniQueens
as Herself
2015
1.0
Kiss Me, Kill Me
as Jasmine
2015
5.2
Lavalantula
as Neils Elman (uncredited)
2015
4.9
This Is Drag
as Self
2015
3.4
Whatcha Packin'
as Self - Guest
2014
1.7
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.9
Broad City
as Waitress
2014
7.1
Cinderoncé
as The Fairy Dragmother
2013
8.0
R.I.P.D.
as Drag Queen Avatar (uncredited)
2013
5.9
Alyssa's Secret
as Self - Guest
2013
6.0
Alyssa's Secret
as Self - Guest (voice)
2013
6.0
LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!
as Self / LaQuifa
2013
0.0
Farah Goes Bang
as Bettina
2013
8.0
🎬
Gone With the Wind Fabulous
as Hater
2013
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Contestant
2012
7.3
Jenifer Lewis and Shangela
as Shangela
2012
0.0
2 Broke Girls
as Hallelujah
2011
7.2
Detroit 1-8-7
as Drag Performer
2010
6.5
Terriers
as Mikaela
2010
7.9
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Contestant
2010
6.1
Community
as Miss Urbana Champaign
2009
8.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Glee
as Shangela Laquifa Wadley
2009
6.8
The Panty Man
as Young Poet
2009
1.0
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Shangela Laquifa Wadley
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Audience Member
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Contestant
2009
7.5
The Mentalist
as Shangela
2008
8.4
Bones
as Kimmy Moore
2005
8.2
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Audience Member
2005
6.1
GayVN Awards
as Self - Host
1998
0.0
GayVN Awards
as Self
1998
0.0
The X-Files
as Annabelle
1993
8.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Lone Star Bull
as Jordan
N/A
0.0