Mayhem Miller, is the stage name of Dequan Armand Johnson (born February 9, 1982), an American drag queen, best known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018), the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2020), and the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2024).
Early life Johnson was born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles. He grew up in Riverside, California and South Central Los Angeles. He got the drag name "Mayhem Miller" from Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson's sex tape. He started doing drag on May 10, 2002, the same year as fellow Drag Race alumna Raven and the year after Morgan McMichaels, whom Johnson worked with before Drag Race. Johnson's other drag colleagues are alum Detox and Delta Work. He auditioned for Drag Race every year beginning with season two.
Career Mayhem Miller was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 22, 2018. He was declared the winner of the episode one sewing challenge. In episode three, He was in the bottom two and lip synced "Celebrity Skin" against Yuhua Hamasaki, and won. He was eliminated in episode five after losing a lip sync of "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" against Monét X Change, and placed tenth overall.
Outside of Drag Race, Miller appeared in an episode of BuzzFeed's "Try Guys" in 2014, giving a drag makeover to Eugene Lee Yang as Cheyenne Pepper. He was one of the backup dancers for NeNe Leakes's lip sync of RuPaul's "Supermodel (You Better Work)" in the show, "Lip Sync Battle" in 2016. He played the character Blanquisha in the 2017 movie Cherry Pop with Detox, Bob the Drag Queen, Latrice Royale, and Tempest DuJour. He was with queens McMichaels, Laganja Estranja, Jaidynn Diore Fierce, and Farrah Moan and singer Rita Ora for the thirteen season of Germany's Next Topmodel in May 2018.
He was in the music video for Blair St. Clair's "Call My Life" in June 2018. An internet meme of one of Miller's 2011 video performances with overexaggerated eyes started spreading in November 2018. Miller competed in the Drag Race television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.
He appeared in the music video for Iggy Azalea's "Sally Walker" on March 14, 2019. He also appeared in a music video for Lizzo's song "Juice" on April 17, 2019. In 2019, Miller released his very own lipsticks in collaboration with Hank & Henry. In August 2019, he was featured in Women's Wear Daily magazine, alongside Kimora Blac, Mariah Balenciaga, and Kameron Michaels.
Miller was credited as a makeup artist for RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race, making over Jermaine Fowler during the premiere episode.
In 2020, Miller returned for the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing 7th overall. In 2021, Mayhem returned as a Lip-Sync Assassin on the fifth episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where he lost the lip-sync to Lizzo's song "Phone" against Ginger Minj.
Miller returned to compete in the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World which aired in February 2024. He was eliminated in the first episode by Marina Summers after failing the premiere talent show, bottoming a second time in the same challenge (following All Stars 5), meaning he finished last place in eleventh.Drag Race: Why Mayhem Miller felt “tricked” on UK vs the World
Music Miller released his first single "Queen of the Party" featuring producer Brynn Taylor on December 7, 2018.
Personal life Johnson is gay. His drag daughters are Rhea Litré and Eugene Lee Yang (Cheyenne Pepper).
In July 2018, Johnson was refused services from an Uber driver in Minneapolis for being in drag. He expressed it on Twitter with support from his fans.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2017 Cherry Pop Blanquisha2021The Bitch Who Stole ChristmasBus Driver
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Tabatha Takes Over Herself Cameo appearance 2016 Lip Sync Battle Backup dancer Guest2018 RuPaul's Drag RaceHerselfContestant (10th place) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Germany's Next Topmodel Guest RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular Contestant (Joint Winner)2019Hey Qween!Guest2020AJ and the QueenGuestRuPaul's Drag RaceKanye West Andre Leon TalleyCameo appearance (2 episodes)RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag RaceCreative ConsultantCredited as Dequan Johnson RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 5)HerselfContestant (7th place) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked 2021RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)"Lip-Sync Assassin" (Episode 5)RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UntuckedGuest 2023 Drag Me to Dinner Hulu original 2024 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 2) Contestant (11th place)
Music videos Year Title Artist Role2015”Not a Pearl”Willam BelliHerself 2018 "Call My Life" Blair St. Clair 2019 "Sally Walker" Iggy Azalea Funeral attendee "Juice" Lizzo 2020"Ass Like Mine" Morgan McMichaels Herself "Nerves of Steel" Erasure Herself
Web series Year Title Role 2014 Try GuysHerself2018 Cosmo QueensWhatcha Packin' Hey Qween!Queen to QueenCountdown to the Crown2019The Pit StopHis Vintage Touch Follow Me2020ASMR QueensThe X Change RateWhatcha Packin2021YIAY TIME2022Binge Queens 2023 Kerri Kares The Try Guys Are Dead - The Funeral Roast Bring Back My Girls (2024)
Discography Singles Year Title 2018 "Queen of the Party" As Featured Artist Title Year Album"I'm in Love"(with the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 5)2020
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