Lineysha Sparx

Lineysha Sparx is the stage name of Andy Trinidad, an Afro–Puerto Rican drag performer who competed on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1]

Lineysha Sparx
Born	Andrew Trinidad New York, New York
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)

Career

Trinidad competed as Lineysha Sparx on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which aired in 2013. She placed ninth overall and won one main challenge.^[2][3] On the third episode ("Draggle Rock), she and Alaska Thunderfuck created the drag doll named Lil' Poundcake for the Miss Junior Drag Superstar mini-challenge;^[4][5] Alaska Thunderfuck named her second studio album Poundcake after the doll. Lineysha Sparx was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the Snatch Game challenge, during which she impersonated Cuban-American singer Celia Cruz,^[6] and losing a lip-sync against Detox to "Take Me Home" (1979) by Cher.^[3][7]

Mariana Frenandez of Screen Rant has said Lineysha Sparx should have won the design challenge.^[8] Lineysha Sparx struggled with speaking English and, according to authors of two books about Drag Race, was viewed as a stereotype.^[9][10] In 2023, Bernardo Sim of Pride.com wrote, "Due to her language barrier, Lineysha Sparx was regularly dismissed by other contestants and even by some judges. Alas, Lineysha did prove how gorgeous of a queen she is, and stunted that runway with some gorgeous costumes."^[11]

Lineysha Sparx has performed at the Señor Frog's in Orlando and at the Latin Hump Day Fiesta at Pan Dulce in San Francisco.^[2] She performed at Club Hippo's Euforia Latina Party in Baltimore in 2013.^[12]

Personal life

Trinidad was born in New York City^[13] and grew up in San Juan.^[1]

Lineysha Sparx is a "drag daughter" of season 4 contestant Madame LaQueer.^[14][15]

Filmography

Television

• RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5)

References

1. La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence (2021-04-05). Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-12607-1. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
2. Bump, Emily (2020-09-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: Where Are They Now?". ScreenRant. from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
3. "10 Drag Race Queens Who Unexpectedly Went Home After Lip Syncing Once". www.out.com. from the original on 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
4. And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years). Grand Central Publishing. 2023-06-06. ISBN 978-1-5387-1767-7. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
5. Kempt, Hendrik; Volpert, Megan (2019-12-03). RuPaul's Drag Race and Philosophy: Sissy That Thought. Open Court Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8126-9482-6. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
6. "The Sixth Eliminated Queen from "RuPaul's Drag Race": "I Hate 'Snatch Game'!"". www.logotv.com. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
7. Holland, Scott (2013-02-27). "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 – Lineysha Sparx | Hotspots! Magazine". from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
8. Fernandes, Mariana (2019-11-08). "RuPaul's Drag Race: 10 Design Challenge Runner-Ups That Should Have Won". ScreenRant. from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
9. Daems, Jim (2014-10-02). The Makeup of RuPaul's Drag Race: Essays on the Queen of Reality Shows. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1886-9. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
10. Brennan, Niall; Gudelunas, David (2017-08-25). RuPaul's Drag Race and the Shifting Visibility of Drag Culture: The Boundaries of Reality TV. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-50618-0. from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
11. "Fan-Casting An All-Fashion Queens Season of 'Drag Race'". www.pride.com. from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
12. "Queer Is Invincible". The FADER. from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
13. "10 Best Cancer Contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race". 17 April 2020.
14. Allen, Timothy (2015-05-01). "10 Things You Never Knew About Madame LaQueer". Queerty. from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
15. Hurley, Sam (2022-02-23). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Drag Mothers and Daughters Who Have Competed for the Crown". Screen Rant. from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

External links

• Lineysha Sparx at IMDb
• Watch: Lineysha Sparx Answers Fan Questions for Ask Me Anything LIVE!, Queerty