# Latrice Royale
**Latrice Royale** is the stage name of **Timothy Keith Wilcots** (born 1973), an American drag performer, singer, and television personality best known for placing fourth on season 4 of *RuPaul's Drag Race* and being voted Miss Congeniality by fans.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) • [2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) She later competed on the first and fourth seasons of *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars*, appeared on HBO's *We're Here*, and built a career as a touring performer and talent manager based in [South Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-florida).[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) • [3](https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/26/latrice-royale-were-here-drag-activism)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Timothy Keith Wilcots, born 1973 in Compton, California (TVInsider lists 1972 in Torrance, California)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/latrice-royale/) |
| Drag Race season 4 | 4th place, eliminated in episode 11 by Chad Michaels, 2 challenge wins, voted Miss Congeniality[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) |
| All Stars | Season 1: 7th/8th with Team Latrila (Manila Luzon), eliminated episode 3; Season 4: 5th (originally 7th)[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) |
| Signature lip sync | Season 4 performance of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" against Dida Ritz, widely discussed as one of the show's standout performances[5](https://app.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/rupaul-s-drag-race-is-latrice-royale-s-lipsync-the-show-s-greatest-ever-performance-10357722.html) |
| Business ventures | Founded the talent management firm Latrice Royale, Incorporated (LRI) and purchased the Miss Pride South Florida pageant[6](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latrice-royale-isnt-a-business-queen-shes-a-business-queen-6537765/) |
| Personal life | Married Christopher Hamblin on September 29, 2018; ordained minister and marriage-equality advocate[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) |
| Catchphrase | "Large and in charge, chunky yet funky, bold and beautiful"[7](https://www.outclique.com/the-royale-t/) |
## Name and early career
Wilcots chose "Latrice" because he once knew a girl at school with that name, and added "Royale" because he liked the way the word sounded, like rich chocolate.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) He came to Miami from California in the early 1990s for a dance line audition, and got his start doing drag shows in Fort Lauderdale, where he has lived for roughly three decades.[8](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latrice-royale-drag-royalty-6389911/) • [3](https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/26/latrice-royale-were-here-drag-activism) In interviews he has said he did not expect to do drag at all, and that it took seven or eight years to finesse his onstage look and performance.[9](https://www.leoweekly.com/arts/culture-latrice-royale-the-wind-beneath-her-wings-15774106/)
## RuPaul's Drag Race
Latrice competed on the fourth season of *RuPaul's Drag Race*, winning two challenges and finishing fourth; she was eliminated in episode 11 after a lip sync against [Chad Michaels](https://www.edgepedia.org/chad-michaels), and fans voted her Miss Congeniality.[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) She was the third contestant in the show's history to lip sync for her life three times in a row, after Akashia in season 1 and Milan earlier in season 4.[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) Her farewell speech after elimination was described by one local magazine as the most memorable of the show's first four seasons.[10](https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/05/15/rupauls-drag-race-latrice-royale/)
**The "Natural Woman" lip sync.** In the season 4 episode 10 lip sync, Latrice performed [Aretha Franklin](https://www.edgepedia.org/aretha-franklin)'s "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" against Dida Ritz, standing in one spot in her "baby bump realness" couture from that episode's main challenge while belting the chorus and moving her arms gracefully. The *London Evening Standard* asked whether it was the show's greatest ever performance.[5](https://app.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/rupaul-s-drag-race-is-latrice-royale-s-lipsync-the-show-s-greatest-ever-performance-10357722.html) An academic study of the show cites her commentary during later lip syncs, telling younger contestants "Young children. Take a note, bitch. This is how you do it," as an example of contestants passing performance skill to a younger generation of drag queens.[11](https://academic.oup.com/screen/article/65/1/132/7632065)
## All Stars and later television
Latrice returned for the first season of *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars*, forming Team Latrila with [Manila Luzon](https://www.edgepedia.org/manila-luzon); the pair placed 7th/8th and were eliminated in episode 3 by Jujubee and [Raven](https://www.edgepedia.org/raven-drag-queen).[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) She was asked to join All Stars 3 but declined the invitation, and instead competed on All Stars 4, where she placed 5th (originally 7th) after eliminations in episodes 4 and 9 by Monique Heart and Trinity The Tuck respectively.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) • [2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale) She also served as a mentor on season 3 of *RuPaul's Drag U*.[2](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale)
Her screen credits include *Cherry Pop* (2017), *The Bitch Who Stole Christmas* (2021), *AJ and the Queen* (2020), *We're Here* (2020), and the voice of Derek in *[Super Duper Bunny League](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-duper-bunny-league)* (2025), with an upcoming role as Barbra in *Stop! That! Train!* (2026).[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/latrice-royale/) • [12](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/) In January 2021 she became the first queen to appear in drag on the QVC network, promoting Ruby Royale nuts by Squirrel Brand.[13](https://press.wbd.com/us/bio/latrice-royale?language_content_entity=en) From 2020 to 2022 she co-hosted *The Chop* podcast with Manila Luzon, recapping international *Drag Race* seasons across 241 episodes.[14](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chop-with-latrice-royale-manila-luzon/id1520289350)
## Business and touring
After Drag Race, Latrice's first success came through the talent management firm she founded to manage her own career; the firm represented contestants from the show's upcoming seventh season as well as musicians, a drag king, and photographers, and she also bought Miss Pride South Florida, a local pageant with a 30-year history.[6](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latrice-royale-isnt-a-business-queen-shes-a-business-queen-6537765/) On a 2016 Drag Con panel she put her view plainly: "Drag is not a hobby, it's a career."[15](https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/document/61176) Her company, Latrice Royale, Incorporated, is run with a core team and aims to help clients become self-sufficient rather than dependent on management.[16](https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/BWW-Interviews-LATRICE-ROYALE-on-MISTER-ACT-Future-Shows-and-The-Latrice-Factor-Theres-No-School-For-This-20180125)
She has toured internationally with *RuPaul's Drag Race* tours and had a Las Vegas stint, and in 2023 launched her first solo North American tour, *Latrice: Life Goes On*.[3](https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/26/latrice-royale-were-here-drag-activism) • [17](https://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/Interview-Latrice-Royale-of-LATRICE-LIFE-GOES-ON-TOUR-at-The-Lyric-At-The-Skyway-20230306) In November 2025 she performed in [Cape Town](https://www.edgepedia.org/cape-town) and [Johannesburg](https://www.edgepedia.org/johannesburg), South Africa.[18](https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2025-11-20-pride-power-and-drag-race-south-africa-with-latrice-royale/)
## Personal life and activism
Latrice married Christopher Hamblin on September 29, 2018, became an ordained minister after entering the public eye, and advocates marriage equality; her one-woman show *Here's To Life* featured Hamblin on piano.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/) • [7](https://www.outclique.com/the-royale-t/) She has spoken publicly about her incarceration in the early 2000s following what she describes as bad choices, and about remaking herself into a stronger, more dedicated individual afterward.[7](https://www.outclique.com/the-royale-t/)
As a Florida resident of more than 30 years, she protested the state's anti-drag law in Tallahassee and has framed drag as inherently political: "Drag will always be a form of activism. Being a drag queen is political. Supporting drag is political. Supporting trans lives is political."[3](https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/26/latrice-royale-were-here-drag-activism) She has also emphasized representation for young Black gay fans, describing hearing from peers about what she means to them as overwhelming.[19](https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/07/latrice-royale-will-always-be-here-her-young-black-fans)
## References
1. [Latrice Royale Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/bio/)
2. [Latrice Royale, RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Latrice_Royale)
3. ["We're Here" with drag star Latrice Royale premieres on HBO, Axios Tampa Bay](https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/26/latrice-royale-were-here-drag-activism)
4. [Latrice Royale, TVInsider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/latrice-royale/)
5. [RuPaul's Drag Race: Is Latrice Royale's lip-sync the show's greatest ever performance?, London Evening Standard](https://app.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/rupaul-s-drag-race-is-latrice-royale-s-lipsync-the-show-s-greatest-ever-performance-10357722.html)
6. [Latrice Royale Isn't a Business Queen, She's a Business, Queen, Miami New Times](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latrice-royale-isnt-a-business-queen-shes-a-business-queen-6537765/)
7. [The Royale T (January): An Interview with Latrice Royale, OutClique](https://www.outclique.com/the-royale-t/)
8. [LaTrice Royale: Drag Royalty, Miami New Times](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/latrice-royale-drag-royalty-6389911/)
9. [Culture: Latrice Royale — The wind beneath her wings, LEO Weekly](https://www.leoweekly.com/arts/culture-latrice-royale-the-wind-beneath-her-wings-15774106/)
10. [RuPaul's Drag Race – Latrice Royale, Hotspots Magazine](https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2012/05/15/rupauls-drag-race-latrice-royale/)
11. ['Precision is key': appreciating the labour of performance in RuPaul's Drag Race, Screen (Oxford Academic)](https://academic.oup.com/screen/article/65/1/132/7632065)
12. [Latrice Royale (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868464/)
13. [We're Here S4 – Latrice Royale Biography, Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom](https://press.wbd.com/us/bio/latrice-royale?language_content_entity=en)
14. [The Chop with Latrice Royale & Manila Luzon, Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chop-with-latrice-royale-manila-luzon/id1520289350)
15. [Drag performance and celebrity entrepreneurship research, UEA eprints](https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/document/61176)
16. [BWW Interviews: LATRICE ROYALE on MISTER ACT, Future Shows, and The Latrice Factor, BroadwayWorld Miami](https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/BWW-Interviews-LATRICE-ROYALE-on-MISTER-ACT-Future-Shows-and-The-Latrice-Factor-Theres-No-School-For-This-20180125)
17. [Interview: Latrice Royale of LATRICE – LIFE GOES ON TOUR, BroadwayWorld Minneapolis](https://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/Interview-Latrice-Royale-of-LATRICE-LIFE-GOES-ON-TOUR-at-The-Lyric-At-The-Skyway-20230306)
18. [Pride, power and 'Drag Race South Africa' with Latrice Royale, TimesLIVE](https://www.timeslive.co.za/lifestyle/2025-11-20-pride-power-and-drag-race-south-africa-with-latrice-royale/)
19. [Latrice Royale Will Always Be Here for Her Young Black Fans, Out.com](https://www.out.com/entertainment/2019/1/07/latrice-royale-will-always-be-here-her-young-black-fans)
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