Silky Nutmeg Ganache

Silky Nutmeg Ganache, also simply known as Silky Ganache, is the stage name of Reginald Steele, an American drag queen and performer from Chicago, Illinois, who came to international attention in 2019 when she competed on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Silky Nutmeg Ganache at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2019
Born
Reginald Steele

(1990-12-30) December 30, 1990
Moss Point, Mississippi, US
EducationWabash College (BA)
Indiana Wesleyan University (MBA)
OccupationDrag queen
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)
Political partyRepublican

Early life and education

Steele was born on December 30, 1990, in the south but eventually moved to Chicago as a young adult. Steele graduated from Moss Point High School in 2008. Steele has a master's degree in organizational leadership.[1]

She went to Wabash College, an all-male college,[2] where she thought of her original drag name, "Lasagna Frozeen". Her mentor later dubbed her "Silky" because she could be rough around the edges but also classy. Ganache went home where she watched the Food Network. While watching a program, Ganache overheard the phrase "silky ganache." From there, she would hence be known as "Silky Nutmeg Ganache".[3] She earned her MBA in organizational leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University in December 2017.[4]

Career
Silky Nutmeg Ganache in 2019

Steele has participated in many pageants, and has over 100 competition credits. Her pageant history includes:

  • Miss Gay Indiana University 2014 (winner)
  • Indiana All American Goddess at Large 2014 (first alternate)
  • Miss Unlimited Newcomer 2015 (winner)
  • Miss Latina Continental Plus 2017 (winner)
  • Miss Continental Plus 2017 (second alternate)
  • Miss Illinois Continental Plus 2018 (first alternate) [5]

Prior to her time on RuPaul's Drag Race, she performed drag for six years, working at Hydrate, Roscoe’s Tavern, Splash and Berlin in Boystown.[6]

Steele was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on season eleven of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019.[7] She won two main challenges, in episode four and eight.[8][9] Ganache portrayed Oprah Winfrey for her winning performance in Trump: The Rusical.[10] Ts Madison, whom Ganache portrayed in the season's Snatch Game challenge, praised Ganache for her performance.[11] In episode 11, Ganache landed in the bottom two, where she sent home Nina West home to TLC's No Scrubs.[12][13] In the season finale, held in Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre, Ganache was a part of the final four, and lip-synced against Brooke Lynn Hytes to Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious", which she lost, finishing the competition in 3rd/4th place alongside A'keria Chanel Davenport.[14][15]

On July 24, Ganache performed alongside Iggy Azalea at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.[16]

Ganache guest starred in Germany's Next Topmodel, alongside fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alum Derrick Barry and Vanessa Vanjie Mateo.[17]

She appeared in a music video for Lizzo's song "Juice" on April 17, 2019.[18]

From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by Asia O'Hara.[19] The show kicked off in Los Angeles on May 26 during the RuPaul's DragCon LA wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of RuPaul’s DragCon NYC.[19] In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ganache was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest, an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast.[20]

Ganache is set to star in her own series on WOWPresents Plus series entitled Shantay You Pray, a series exploring Ganache's relationship with religion.[21] She is also set to star in Nightmare Neighbors with Silky & Vanjie, another WOWPresents series with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, a docuseries chronicling their life together as they move into the same apartment.[22]

Personal life

She is a registered Republican. In the Drag Race episode "Trump: The Rusical", she explained that this is because of party gerrymandering and "gentrification and movement of the districts". She says "It's very important that people realize that if you want to stop that within the political process, get smarter than them. Register as a Republican, and they'll have to redo everything."[23]

After her run on RuPaul's Drag Race, Ganache later revealed that due to the online hate and abuse she received, she fell into a depression.[24]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (3rd/4th) [7]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2019 Germany's Next Topmodel Guest [17]
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue Guest [25]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Queen to Queen Herself With Vanessa Mateo and A'keria Chanel Davenport [26]
2019 Whatcha Packin' Herself Guest [27]
2019 Countdown to the Crown Herself Season 11 [28]
2019 Cosmo Queens Herself Cosmopolitan Series [29]
2019 Be$ties for Ca$h Herself With Vanessa Vanjie Mateo [30]
2020 Elevate Your Slay Herself Guest [31]
2020 Silky's Snack Shack Herself Host [32]
2020 Shantay You Pray Herself Host [21]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2019 "Juice" Lizzo [33]
2020 "Hype" Yvie Oddly [34]

Discography
Title Year Album
"Queens Everywhere"[35]
(RuPaul featuring A'keria Chanel Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Mateo, & Yvie Oddly)		 2019 non-album single

Awards and nominations
Year Award ceremony Category Work Results Ref.
2020 The Queerties Future All-Star Herself Nominated [36]

References
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  32. Silky's Snack Shack: Episode 1 "Roasted Corn Guacamole". YouTube. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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