Milk (drag queen)

Milk is the stage name of Daniel Donigan,[1] an American drag performer and fashion model who came to international attention on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Milk
Born
Daniel Donigan
OccupationDrag queen, model, Figure Skater
Television
Websitehttp://www.bigandmilky.com/bio/

Early life

Donigan was raised in Syracuse, New York.[2]

Career

Donigan first gained attention when he appeared on season six of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. Out of 14 contestants, Milk placed ninth overall, losing a lip-sync to Trinity K. Bonet in the sixth episode.[3] On October 20, 2017, Donigan was announced as one of the 10 contestants for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3. He was eliminated by Kennedy Davenport in the third episode, placing 8th.[4] He again placed ninth after Morgan McMichaels returned to the competition.[5]

Outside of Drag Race, Donigan has modeled for Marc Jacobs's Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign[6] and Vivienne Westwood's S/S 2018 campaign.[7] He was featured in Perry Ellis's Fall 2018 collection.[8] In print work, he was on the cover of Hello Mr. magazine's third issue[9] and featured in the third issue of Gayletter[10] and in the January 2018 issue of Gay Times.[11] He was featured in a 2014 issue of Next Magazine.[12] He was announced as the new face of Madonna's skincare line, MDNA Skin.[13]

He performed at the Bryant Park Figure-Skating Rink for the Guys On Ice event as charity for the Ali Forney Center.[14]

Music

Donigan formed the group The Dairy Queens in 2016, whose first single, "Milk It", was released on July 2, 2016.[15] He then released his first solo single, "Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life",[16] which he performed live on the first episode of All Stars 3 in 2017.[17]

Personal life

Donigan is a former figure skater who qualified to the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Junior Ice Dance.[18]

Donigan currently lives in New York City. He was in an open relationship with James B. Whiteside[19] principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre for 12 years.[20]In October 2020, Donigan announced on Instagram that they've amicably split.[21]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) Herself Contestant (9th place)
2016 Skin Wars Herself Episode: "Miss Skin Wars"[22]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) Herself Contestant (9th place)
2019 Hey Qween Herself Guest
2019 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Herself Guest

Music Videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2020 Fashion Blogger Rhyme So [23]

Web
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 James St. James: Transformations Himself Guest [24]
2014–2018 Milk's LegenDAIRY Looks Host [25]
2014–2017 #MarcoMarcoShow Backstage Model [26]
2014 Ring My Bell Guest [27]
2015 Drag Queens React Part 2 [28]
2017 $TRANGER$ FOR CA$H With Kim Chi [29]
2017 How to Makeup Episode: "Milk's Finishing Touches" [30]
2017 Craiglist Missed Connections Guest [31]
2018 M.U.G. With Kim Chi [32]

Discography

Singles

Year Song Ref(s)
2016 "Milk It" [15]
2018 "Touch the Fashion" [16]
Title Year Album
"Sitting on a Secret"
(RuPaul featuring Aja, Chi Chi DeVayne, Milk, Morgan McMichaels, & Thorgy Thor)		 2018 Non-album single

See also

References
  1. "Milk Out Of Drag—And Out Of His Clothes". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  2. https://metrosource.com/rupauls-newest-villain-this-milk-has-gone-bad/
  3. Nolfi, Joey (9 February 2018). "Drag Race eliminee Milk teases 'diva' twist, would've played Virgin Mary for Snatch Game". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3's Milk Isn't Mad About Getting the Villain Edit". Vulture. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  5. "'RuPaul's Drag Race': BenDeLaCreme Opens Up About Her Shocking Exit". Billboard. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  6. https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/marc-jacobs-milk-spring-summer-campaign
  7. "Vivienne Westwood's SS18 campaign features Drag Race queen Milk and fans are thrilled". PinkNews. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  8. "Drag Race All Star Milk Walks For Perry Ellis at NYFW". PAPERMAG. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. Mr., Hello. "Dan Donigan: Meet The Milk Man". Hello Mr. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  10. "GAYLETTER". GAYLETTER. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  11. "Drag Race star Milk strips to a thong for steamy Gay Times photoshoot". Gay Times. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  12. "15 Times Milk WAS Fashion". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  13. "Milk Is The New Face Of Madonna's MDNA Skincare Line". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  14. "Milk On Ice: "Drag Race" Star Returns To Figure Skating For A Good Cause". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  15. MILK QUEEN (2016-07-02), Milk - MILK IT [OFFICIAL], retrieved 2018-02-12
  16. Dave Lennon (2018-01-29), Milk 'Queen' - Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life (Audio), retrieved 2018-02-12
  17. Sava, Oliver. "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars returns when we need it most". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  18. "2009 US Figure Skating Championships / Cleveland OH / 19 January 2009 / Junior Dance Compulsory Dance / Group 3". www.cs.kent.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  19. "Out Love: Ballet dancer James Whiteside (aka JbDubs) & performer Dan Donigan (aka Milk)". 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  20. "Ballet Dancer, Drag Queen, Singer & Podcaster: Inside James Whiteside's Fearless, Authentic Life". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  21. Street, Mikelle (5 October 2020). "'Drag Race's Milk and Dancer James Whiteside Have Broken Up". Out Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  22. Boulet, Ruth (2016-05-11). "Skin Wars meets RuPaul's Drag Race: a Season 3 episode 4 preview". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  23. "EXCLUSIVE | RHYME SO CHALLENGE DRAG RACE'S MILK TO A FIGURE SKATING FACE-OFF IN FIERCE 'FASHION BLOGGER' VIDEO". Attutude.co.uk. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  24. James St. James and Milk: Transformations. YouTube. April 8, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  25. Milk's LegenDAIRY Looks - DeCUNTstructed Drag. YouTube. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  26. MarcoMarcoShow - Fittings with Sharon Needles, Milk, Mathu Andersen, Gigi Gorgeous, and Willam. YouTube. October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  27. Milk on Ring My Bell. YouTube. November 9, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  28. Part 2 | Drag Queens Reading Mean Comments w/ Alaska, Raja, Raven, Milk, Morgan, and More!. YouTube. June 24, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  29. $TRANGER$ FOR CA$H: Milk & Kim Chi. YouTube. July 11, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  30. HOW TO MAKEUP: Milk's Finishing Touch. YouTube. December 18, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  31. Milk: CRAIGSLIST Missed Connections - WOW Presents Plus Sneak Peek. YouTube. December 30, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  32. M.U.G. with MILK and Kim Chi - LegenDAIRY Looks. YouTube. March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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