Benni Miller (born Bennie Roy Miller; December 31, 1984), better known by the stage name Ra'Jah O'Hara, is an American drag queen best known for winning the first season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. She previously competed on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2019 and the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in 2021.
Career Ra'Jah O'Hara was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019. In the third episode, she was involved in the show's first ever six-way lip sync with Honey Davenport, A'keria C. Davenport, Plastique Tiara, Scarlet Envy, and Shuga Cain, which she survived. She later lip-synced again against Mercedes Iman Diamond and Scarlet Envy, sending them both home respectively to James Brown's "Living in America" and Donna Summer's "Last Dance". The following episode, she lip synced again with A'keria C. Davenport to Sheena Easton's "Strut", where she was sent home. Ra'Jah O'Hara competed in pageants prior to Drag Race. She originally was billed as Ra'jah O'Hara Narcisse. Her drag mothers are pageant titleholders Sha'Niah Ellis Narcisse, Silkie O'Hara Munro, and Kelexis Davenport.https://goqnotes.com/539/pageants-%E2%80%93-they%E2%80%99re-here-there-and-everywhere/ Pageant History 2008
In June 2021, Ra'Jah O'Hara was announced as one of the thirteen contestants competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. In the second episode of the series, she was declared the winner of the main challenge. She lip-synced to Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much" against Season 11 runner-up and co-host of Canada's Drag Race, Brooke Lynn Hytes. They were both declared winners. Ra'Jah O'Hara sent home fellow contestant Jiggly Caliente in addition to winning $20,000. She also won the main challenge in the ninth episode, but lost the lip sync to Charli XCX's "Boom Clap" against Kameron Michaels. She finished the season as a runner-up with two wins and two bottoms in the sixth and the eleventh episode.
In October 2022, Ra'Jah O'Hara was announced to compete in the premiere season of the international All Stars series based in Canada, Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World. In the second episode, the Snatch Game, she placed in the Top 2 with the winner of the second season of Canada's Drag Race, Icesis Couture, in which she lost the Lip sync to "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne against her. On December 23, 2022, Ra'Jah O'Hara was declared the winner of the season, beating fellow Season 11 contestant Silky Nutmeg Ganache in a Lip Sync for the Crown to "River Deep – Mountain High" by Celine Dion. She won $100,000 and was crowned the first ever "Queen of the Mother-Pucking World.”
Education Miller attended the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Personal life Miller was born to Telesia Ann Miller and lives in Dallas, Texas. Miller is a member of the Drag Haus of Davenport, with Drag Race alum Kennedy Davenport, Sahara Davenport, Monet X Change, Honey Davenport and A'keria C. Davenport.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Season 11, 9 episodes (9th place) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Season 11, 7 episodes2021 Cruel Summer Minna Plenty Season 1, 1 episode RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant Season 6, 12 episodes (Runner-up) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself Season 3, 12 episodes 2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Contestant Season 1, 6 episodes (Winner) 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Lip Sync Assassin Season 8; Episode: "The Supermarket Ball" RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself Episode: "Untucked - The Supermarket Ball" Canada's Drag Race Guest judge (Season 4; Episode 2: "QV-She") 2024 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Guest judge (Season 2; Episode 6: "Grand Finale")
Theatre Year Title Role Theatre 2021 Death Drop TBA Various
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019Queen to QueenHerselfWith Honey Davenport and Mercedes Iman DiamondWhatcha Packin’HerselfGuestCountdown to the CrownHerselfSeason 11Castmates for CashHerselfWith Silky Nutmeg Ganache2021BINGEHerselfPodcast; guestWhatcha Packin’HerselfGuestRuvealing the LookHerselfGuest2022Meet The QueensHerselfStand-alone specialCanada's Drag Race Vs The WorldEW News FlashHerselfWith Silky Nutmeg Ganache2023-24Bring Back My GirlsHerselfGuest; season 2 (2 episodes)
Music videos Year Title Artist 2021"Wig Remix" Serena ChaCha2021"Do It Like Dolly"Kylie Sonique Love 2023 "True Colors" Kylie Sonique Love
Discography As featured artist Title Year Album"Show Up Queen"(with the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 6) 2021rowspan="3" "This Is Our Country"(RuPaul and Tanya Tucker featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Season 6) "Bonjour, Hi" (SRV Version)(The cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada Vs the World)2022
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