Penny Tration is the stage name of Anthony "Tony" Cody,[1][2] an American drag queen. Penny Tration competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she was the first to be eliminated.
Penny Tration | |
|---|---|
 Penny Tration in 2007 | |
| Born | Anthony Cody |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 5) |
Early life
editAnthony "Tony" Cody was raised in Los Angeles.[3]
Career
editPenny Tration has been described as a "premier" drag performer of Cincinnati.[4] Her original drag name was The Drag Queen Helga.[5] She founded The Cabaret above Below Zero Lounge,[6] and has performed in the annual K-State Drag Show many times.[7]
Penny Tration competed on season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the season's oldest contestant, competing at the age of 39.[8] She was voted onto the show by fans[1][9] and was the first contestant eliminated, placing fourteenth overall. On the first episode ("RuPaullywood or Bust"), she placed in the bottom two of a design challenge and lost a lip sync against Serena ChaCha to "Party in the U.S.A." (2009) by Miley Cyrus, having not learnt the song's lyrics.[10] Penny Tration continues to perform, mostly in Ohio.[11][12]
Out of drag, Cody has been a waiter and he has made and sold wigs.[11][12] He was also a product manager for a design firm.[13]
Personal life
editSee also
editFilmography
editTelevision
editReferences
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- ^ Holland, Scott (2013-02-06). "Rupaul's Drag Race Season 5 – Penny Tration | Hotspots! Magazine". Archived from the original on 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Strange Fruit: Penny Tration Waxes Philosophical on Drag Performance". Louisville Public Media. 2013-02-23. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "A Conversation With Drag Performer Penny Tration". WVXU. 2018-03-02. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Who Had Different Names Before The Show". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "Cincinnati After Dark: Our Favorite Reasons To Stay Out Late". Cincinnati Magazine. 2017-05-15. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Forester, Jakki (2013-02-11). "Annual drag show challenges audience to rethink issues of gender, sexuality". The Collegian. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Kacala, Alexander (2013-01-29). "Hunty Games: Tammy Faymous Recaps Episode One of RuPaul's Drag Race | G Philly". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Perry, Sarah Anne (2012-11-08). "Dragged In: "RuPaul's Drag Race's" Penny Tration discusses the "big and sparkly" evolution of drag culture". The Red and Black. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Boulet, Ruth (2013-01-31). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 premieres!". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ a b c Bump, Emily (2020-09-13). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: Where Are They Now?". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ a b Kern, Jac. "Local Drag Queen Penny Tration Is Off to the Races". Cincinnati CityBeat. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Lyman, David. "It's here: Sassy, brassy, raucous 'Kinky Boots'". The Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "13 Updates on Every Queen Eliminated First on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". www.advocate.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-20.