Full Name Justin Johnson Role Performer Name Alyssa Edwards | Occupation Drag performer Parents Sherrie Johnson | |
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Born January 16, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-01-16 ) Similar People Shangela Laquifa Wadley, Jinkx Monsoon, RuPaul, Sharon Needles, Cazwell | ||
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Justin Johnson (born January 16, 1980), known by his stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, dance teacher, and businessperson. Johnson was known for competing in drag pageantry and being dethroned from his title as Miss Gay America 2010, with the title being passed on to Coco Montrese, before gaining prominence and ultimately becoming a fan favorite on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. Justin is also known for his award-winning dance company "Beyond Belief Dance Company" out of Mesquite, Texas. The dance company is the centrepiece for a new web-series following Alyssa Edwards titled "Haus of Edwards" premiering in late 2017.
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Career
Johnson performs under the stage name Alyssa Edwards. He chose his name in homage to Alyssa Milano and to his drag mother Laken Edwards, a former drag queen. Johnson is part of the drag family "the Haus of Edwards" and serves as drag mother to fellow RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Shangela Laquifa Wadley, Laganja Estranja, and Gia Gunn. Johnson was one of the judges of the 2010 California Entertainer of the Year pageant, which Shangela won.
Johnson appeared in the 2008 documentary Pageant. The film focused on the 34th Miss Gay America pageant of 2006 On December 9, 2010, Johnson was stripped of his 2010 Miss Gay America title for having business dealings in conflict with obligations to the Miss Gay America organization. First alternate Coco Montrese replaced Johnson as the winner of Miss Gay America. That same year, Johnson was also stripped of his title as All American Goddess.
In November 2012, Logo announced that Johnson was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Also performing on the show was pageant friend and rival Coco Montrese. Performing as Alyssa Edwards throughout the season, Johnson won the ballet-themed main challenge in the "Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black? episode". As part of the show, Johnson sang on the "We Are the World"-inspired song "Can I Get an Amen?" The song's proceeds helped benefit the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Johnson was eliminated in episode 9, following a lip sync against Coco Montrese, and finished in 6th place. Johnson has also been a special guest on the podcast series run by RuPaul and Michelle Visage called 'What's the Tee?'
Johnson is also known for his web series titled "Alyssa's Secret". The series stars Johnson performing as Alyssa Edwards speaking on a multitude of subjects and often features guests including other members of the Haus of Edwards. The webseries is produced and premieres through World of Wonder Productions.
In 2016, Johnson returned as one of 10 contestants in Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, ending in fifth place. Johnson won the main challenge of the third episode titled "Herstory of the World". He was then eliminated in Episode 4 "Drag Movie Shequels", only to return in Episode 5 "Revenge of the Queens" by winning a chance to reenter the competition. Johnson was then eliminated a second time in Episode 7 "A Family that Drags Together".
Titles
Edwards competed in and won numerous pageant titles. They include: