# Roxxxy Andrews

**Roxxxy Andrews** is the stage name of Michael Feliciano, an American drag performer who came to international attention on the fifth season of *RuPaul's Drag Race* and later returned for the second and ninth seasons of *RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars*.<sup>[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/162130/roxxxy-andrews)</sup> Born in Miami and based in [Orlando, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/orlando-florida), she has performed at the nightclub Southern Nights for more than a decade and is widely regarded as one of the franchise's most celebrated lip-sync performers.<sup>[2](https://first-avenue.com/performer/roxxxy-andrews/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/arts-stories-and-interviews/roxxxy-andrews-is-ready-to-headline-come-out-with-pride-orlando/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://thotyssey.com/2025/08/15/on-point-with-roxxxy-andrews/)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / stage name | Michael Feliciano, known professionally as Roxxxy Andrews<sup>[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/162130/roxxxy-andrews)</sup> |
| Origins | Born in Miami; based in Orlando, Florida<sup>[2](https://first-avenue.com/performer/roxxxy-andrews/)</sup> |
| *Drag Race* season 5 (2013) | Reached the top three, missing the crown to Jinkx Monsoon<sup>[5](https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/roxxxy-andrews-all-stars-rupauls-drag-race/)</sup> |
| All Stars appearances | All Stars 2 and All Stars 9 (April 2024), finishing runner-up in the latter alongside Vanessa "Vanjie" Mateo<sup>[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/162130/roxxxy-andrews)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/roxxxy-andrews/)</sup> |
| Signature moment | The double wig reveal during her season 5 lip sync against Alyssa Edwards to "Whip My Hair"<sup>[7](https://www.roccitymag.com/arts-entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-no-chickens-safe-at-the-roast-2199259/)</sup> |
| Home club | Southern Nights, Orlando, her home venue for more than a decade<sup>[3](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/arts-stories-and-interviews/roxxxy-andrews-is-ready-to-headline-come-out-with-pride-orlando/)</sup> |
| Return plans | Said in June 2025 that she will "never" come back for another All Stars season<sup>[5](https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/roxxxy-andrews-all-stars-rupauls-drag-race/)</sup> |

## Drag Race career

Viewers first met Roxxxy Andrews on the fifth season of *RuPaul's Drag Race*, which aired in 2013. She "pumped the runway all the way to the top three, and just missed out on the crown to Jinkx Monsoon."<sup>[5](https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/roxxxy-andrews-all-stars-rupauls-drag-race/)</sup> During that season she landed in the bottom two alongside [Alyssa Edwards](https://www.edgepedia.org/alyssa-edwards) and, while lip-syncing to [Willow Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/willow-smith)'s "Whip My Hair," removed her wig to reveal a second wig underneath, a reveal that became one of the show's most-remembered moments.<sup>[7](https://www.roccitymag.com/arts-entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-no-chickens-safe-at-the-roast-2199259/)</sup> The reveal was influential enough that a later season of *All Stars* adopted a "Wigs on Wigs on Wigs" runway theme inspired by it.<sup>[8](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Roxxxy_Andrews)</sup>

She returned for *All Stars* season 2, where her run included a winning burlesque performance in the Variety Show challenge that press coverage cited as an example of a queen showing the judges exactly what makes her great.<sup>[9](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/2021/06/22/drag-race-all-stars-variety-show-211563)</sup> In April 2024 she competed a third time on *All Stars* season 9, a non-elimination "Chari-Tea" season, and placed as runner-up alongside [Vanessa Vanjie Mateo](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanessa-vanjie-mateo).<sup>[6](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/roxxxy-andrews/)</sup> Midway through that season she led the pack with three badges, according to a Houston Chronicle interview.<sup>[10](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-roxxxy-andrews-doll-19511595.php)</sup>

Her signature entrance line, "She's Roxxxy Andrews, and she's here to make it clear," has followed her through all three competitions.<sup>[8](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Roxxxy_Andrews)</sup>

## Lip sync reputation

**Lip syncing** is the area where her reputation is strongest. Out magazine's ranking of the best All Stars lip syncs of all time placed her "No One Gets the Prize" battle against [Plastique Tiara](https://www.edgepedia.org/plastique-tiara) on All Stars 9 at number 6, praising her emoting over "dips, using random props, or trying to pull off reveals," and noting how remarkable it was that she could outperform her own season 5 and All Stars 2 standards.<sup>[11](https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/best-drag-race-lip-syncs-video-watch)</sup> WatchMojo's list of top Drag Race lip sync assassins ranked her thirteenth, describing her as a superfan of the show who came back to All Stars 2 with her eyes firmly on the prize.<sup>[12](https://www.watchmojo.com/amp/en-gb/articles/top-20-lip-sync-assassins-on-rupaul-s-drag-race)</sup>

## Orlando and community ties

Orlando remains central to her career. She celebrated a recent birthday at Southern Nights, the nightclub she has called home for more than a decade, and has headlined the city's Come Out With Pride festival, which takes over Lake Eola Park with performances and the downtown parade.<sup>[3](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/arts-stories-and-interviews/roxxxy-andrews-is-ready-to-headline-come-out-with-pride-orlando/)</sup>

She also appears in the story of [Pulse](https://www.edgepedia.org/pulse-nightclub) nightclub. After the June 12, 2016 massacre in which a gunman killed 49 people at the Orlando club, her drag son Axel Andrews, a bartender and entertainer there, withdrew from the world; Roxxxy came to coax him out, telling him, "you have to be strong. Because you've got to be strong for everybody."<sup>[13](https://www.metroweekly.com/?p=106324)</sup>

## Style and reception

Her drag centers on glamour, pageant-style polish, dance, comedy, and sewing; the Houston Chronicle profile noted her discussion of rhinestone stores, and Thotyssey described her repertoire as including "dance, comedy and pageant perfection."<sup>[10](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-roxxxy-andrews-doll-19511595.php)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://thotyssey.com/2025/08/15/on-point-with-roxxxy-andrews/)</sup>

After three trips to the Werk Room, she stated in June 2025 that she will not compete again on All Stars.<sup>[5](https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/roxxxy-andrews-all-stars-rupauls-drag-race/)</sup> Her touring schedule has continued, with appearances booked through venues such as First Avenue in [Minneapolis](https://www.edgepedia.org/minneapolis) and on the Werq the World Tour.<sup>[2](https://first-avenue.com/performer/roxxxy-andrews/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[14](https://www.operabase.com/roxxxy-andrews-a2974001/en)</sup>

## References

1. [Roxxxy Andrews, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/162130/roxxxy-andrews)
2. [Roxxxy Andrews, First Avenue performer page](https://first-avenue.com/performer/roxxxy-andrews/)
3. [Roxxxy Andrews is ready to headline Come Out With Pride Orlando, Orlando Weekly](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/arts-stories-and-interviews/roxxxy-andrews-is-ready-to-headline-come-out-with-pride-orlando/)
4. [On Point With: Roxxxy Andrews, Thotyssey (15 August 2025)](https://thotyssey.com/2025/08/15/on-point-with-roxxxy-andrews/)
5. [RuPaul's Drag Race fan fave will 'never' come back for All Stars, PinkNews (23 June 2025)](https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/23/roxxxy-andrews-all-stars-rupauls-drag-race/)
6. [Roxxxy Andrews, Booking Agent, MN2S](https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/roxxxy-andrews/)
7. [RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5: No chickens safe at the roast, Rochester City Newspaper](https://www.roccitymag.com/arts-entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-season-5-no-chickens-safe-at-the-roast-2199259/)
8. [Roxxxy Andrews, RuPaul's Drag Race Wiki (Fandom)](https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Roxxxy_Andrews)
9. [Drag Race All Stars: The 12 most memorable Variety Show performances, The Tab](https://archive.thetab.com/uk/2021/06/22/drag-race-all-stars-variety-show-211563)
10. [A chat with 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' 9 doll Roxxxy Andrews, Houston Chronicle](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies_tv/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-roxxxy-andrews-doll-19511595.php)
11. [RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: 30 best lip syncs of all time, ranked, Out.com](https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/best-drag-race-lip-syncs-video-watch)
12. [Top 20 Lip Sync Assassins on RuPaul's Drag Race, WatchMojo](https://www.watchmojo.com/amp/en-gb/articles/top-20-lip-sync-assassins-on-rupaul-s-drag-race)
13. [Exclusive Interview: The Drag Queens of Pulse Nightclub, Metro Weekly (28 July 2016)](https://www.metroweekly.com/?p=106324)
14. [Roxxxy Andrews, Operabase performer archive](https://www.operabase.com/roxxxy-andrews-a2974001/en)

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