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Ongina

American drag queen and HIV activist

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Also known as Ryan Ong Palao

Born: January 6, 1982
Birthplace: Philippines
Citizenship: Philippines
, United States
Occupation: drag queen
, HIV/AIDS activist

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Ongina is the stage name of Ryan Ong Palao, a Filipino-American drag performer and HIV activist who came to international attention on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Since appearing on the show, Ongina has been featured in a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including Wait, What?, Ring My Bell, and Fashion Photo RuView. Ongina was one of the first reality TV stars to come out as HIV-positive.

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Sex or gender: male
Birth name: Ryan Ong Palao
Start of work period: 2001
Participant in: RuPaul's Drag Race, season 1 ranking: 5
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1.vulture.com/article/ongina-drag-race-all-stars-5-exit-interview.htmlRetrieved 2020-07-02
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 5 ranking: 9
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1.vulture.com/article/ongina-drag-race-all-stars-5-exit-interview.htmlRetrieved 2020-07-02
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Social media followers: 126,299(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22226534
125,444(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22226534
123,561(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22226534
104,966(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22226534

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