Venus D-Lite

Adam Guerra,[1] known by his stage name Venus D-Lite, is an American drag performer, television personality and Madonna impersonator. He is best known for competing on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Venus D-Lite
Born
Adam Guerra
Alma materOrange Coast College
Occupation
Years active2002–present

Early life and education

Guerra was raised in Los Angeles, California.[2] attended Orange Coast College, where he majored in business.[3]

Career

Guerra started performing as D-Lite in 2002 and made his first television appearance on The Ricki Lake Show in 2003.[4] A fan of Madonna, he spent over $175,000 on 19 surgeries to look like her for his performances.[5] He was announced as a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race season 3 on January 24, 2011.[6] He was eliminated in the first episode, after losing a lip sync to "The Right Stuff" by Vanessa Williams against Shangela, and placed thirteenth.[7] He did however make a guest appearance on the first episode of the fourth season.

In 2014, he made an appearance on Botched to get rhinoplasty surgery.[8] He was in an episode of My Strange Addiction in 2015 to discuss his Madonna obsession.[9][10] He was also with fellow Drag Race alumni in an episode of Skin Wars.[11]

On February 5, 2015, Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio featured Venus in an episode of her WOWPresents web series "Really Queen?" where she made jokes about her.[12] Venus appeared in a reaction video on February 25 by WOW making jokes back at Del Rio.[13]

Music

Guerra released his first single "I'm Not Madonna" featuring singer Jenn Cuneta on July 7, 2014 on a remix EP.[14] He collaborated with fellow Botched guests Toby Sheldon and Kitty Jay for the single "The Plastics", credited as a band of the same name.[15]

Personal life

Guerra is gay.[16]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Ricki Lake Show Himself
2011, 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself Season 3 – 13th, Season 4 – Guest
2011 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Himself
2014 Botched Himself Season 1 – Episode 5: "Like a Surgeon"
2015 My Strange Addiction Himself Season 6 – Episode 6: "Grandma Lover / Addicted to Being Madonna"
2015 Skin Wars[17] Himself Season 2 – Episode 4: "Queens or Divas?"

Web series
Year Title Role
2018 Hey Qween[18] Herself

Discography

Singles
Year Title
2014 "I'm Not Madonna"
2014 "The Plastics"

References
  1. Beale, Margherita. "'Drag Race' ex-contestant hung up on playing Madonna now has a business plan". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. Ohanesian, Liz (2011-02-01). "Venus D-Lite on RuPaul's Drag Race, Madonna Impersonations and L.A. Nightclubs". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. Beale, Margherita (April 27, 2017). "'Drag Race' ex-contestant hung up on playing Madonna now has a business plan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. "Venus D'Lite - WEHOville". WEHOville. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  5. MacRae, Dan (2015-03-25). "Adam Guerra (a.k.a. Venus D'Lite) Has Spent $175,000 On Surgeries To Look Like Madonna". ET Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  6. "Alexis Mateo: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 Contestant - RuPaul's Drag Race | LOGOtv". Logo TV. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season premiere: Can you believe RuPaul brought [spoiler] back?!?". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  8. "Botched Before and After: Reality Star Gets a Boob Job, Madonna Impersonator Wants a Nose Job and Much More—See the Pics! on Botched". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. "Madonna a profession for Venus D'Lite". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  10. ""Drag Race" Alum Venus D'Lite Hangs Up Madonna Obsession On "My Strange Addiction"". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  11. "Skin Wars season 2 episode 4 recap: Drag Queens are here!". Channel Guide Magazine. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  12. WOWPresents (2015-02-05), Bianca Del Rio's Really Queen? - Venus D'Lite, retrieved 2018-10-13
  13. WOWPresents (2015-02-25), Venus D'Lite Reacts to Bianca Del Rio's Really Queen? feat. JujuBee, retrieved 2018-10-13
  14. I'm Not Madonna by Venus D Lite featIng Jenn Cuneta on Apple Music, 2014-07-07, retrieved 2018-02-20
  15. "Plastic surgery enhanced celebrity look-alike group release music video". starcasm.net. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  16. "This gay man was so obsessed he spent $175k to look like Madonna". Gay Star News. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  17. Boulet, Ruth (2015-07-08). "Skin Wars season 2 episode 4 recap: The Drag Queens are here!". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  18. Hey Qween (2018-05-14), VENUS D'LITE on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern | Hey Qween, retrieved 2019-05-08
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