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Vivacious
Vivacious at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Osmond Scott Jr.

Jamaica
Other namesOsmond Vacious[1]
Occupations
Years active1990s–present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 6)

Vivacious is the stage name of Osmond Scott Jr.,[2] a Jamaican-American drag queen who is best known for appearing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and for being one of the original Club Kids, a group of New York City dance club personalities in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Early life

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Scott was born in Jamaica.[3][4] He moved to New York City at age 7.[5] He got the name of his drag persona Vivacious from his 2nd grade tacher, named Ms. Bright, who would call Scott "Mr. Vivacious".[6][7]

Vivacious started as one of the original Club Kids in New York City during the 1990s, performing at clubs such as The Limelight, Tunnel, and The Sound Factory.[8][9]

Career

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Vivacious was announced to be on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014.[8] She "made one of the most unforgettable first episode entrances in Drag Race herstory," according to The Advocate,[3] by wearing an outfit featuring a second head Vivacious called Ornacia.[10][11][12]

In 2015, Sadie Gennis of TV Guide ranked Vivacious number 22 in her list of the 24 "best RuPaul's Drag Race entrances of all time",[13] and Time Out's Ethan LaCroix and Jillian Anthony ranked her number eleven on their list of the best Drag Race contestants from New York City.[14] Vivacious ranked number 91 in Vulture's list of the 100 "greatest RuPaul's Drag Race looks of all time".[15] She was eliminated in the third episode of the show, after losing a lip sync to "Shake It Up" by Selena Gomez against April Carrión.[16][17][18]

In 2019, Vivacious said "gender politics heavily influenced the show, and that the show favors the more feminine queens", according to Sarah Beauchamp of Screen Rant, who wrote, "Since Vivacious' looks are a little more masculine and always unique - rarely the typical beauty queen-esque style seen on the show - she felt she didn't appeal to the Middle American audience."[19] Vivacious' Ornacia head was referenced in an episode of the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[20] Vivacious appeared on the premiere of season fifteen of RuPaul's Drag Race. Guest judge Ariana Grande also arrived wearing an outfit referencing Vivacious and Ornacia.[21][22][23]

Vivacious was featured on Brandon Morales' 2014 EP, called Pride EP.[24] She released her first solo single, "Ornacia", on October 6, 2017.[25][26] Vivacious was one of 30 drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus' performance of "Dooo It!" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[27] She was also one of several drag queens appearing in Katy Perry's live performance of "Swish Swish", on Saturday Night Live in May 2017.[28][29][30] Vivacious was featured in two videos for Elle's YouTube channel, doing a reverse drag transformation and giving advice to a child drag queen in 2017.[31][32]

Personal life

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Scott is based in New York City as of 2015, where he frequently DJs and performs.[1][27]

Discography

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Extended play

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Title Details Ref.
Pride EP
with Brandon Morales
  • Released: March 12, 2014
  • Label: Sheeva Records
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Singles

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Title Year Album
"Ornacia" 2017 —

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) Herself/Contestant (twelfth place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2015 MTV Video Music Awards Backup dancer
2017 Saturday Night Live Backup dancer
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) Herself/Special guest

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rodulfo, Kristina (2018-12-11). "Everything We Know About Beauty We Learned From Drag Queens". ELLE. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. ^ "SCOTT OSMOND JUNIOR". Broadcast Music, Inc.
  3. ^ a b "After Elimination: Vivacious of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 6". The Advocate. 2014-03-13. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  4. ^ "Meet The Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6: Adore Delano, BenDeLaCreme And Vivacious (WATCH!)". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  5. ^ "On Point with: Vivacious". 29 May 2016.
  6. ^ "On Point with: Vivacious". 29 May 2016.
  7. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 – Hotspots Interviews Vivacious | Hotspots! Magazine". 12 March 2014.
  8. ^ a b Mar, Pollo Del (2014-03-13). "Laganja Estranja: Sending Vivacious Home was Drag Race Reality Check". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  9. ^ "Hot Tea with Vivacious: the Club Kid Days". 2019-01-25. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04.
  10. ^ Oliver, Isaac (2018-03-09). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Who's Ornacia?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  11. ^ Dachille, Arielle (11 September 2017). "These Lessons From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alums Are Shockingly Applicable To Your Real Life". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  12. ^ "16 Sickening Moments From Last Night's "RuPaul's Drag Race"". Cosmopolitan. 2014-02-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  13. ^ "Werk! The 24 Best RuPaul's Drag Race Entrances of All Time". TVGuide.com. 2015-03-01. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  14. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race NYC queens—ranked!". Time Out New York. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  15. ^ "The 100 Greatest RuPaul's Drag Race Looks of All Time". Vulture. 2018-06-28. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  16. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 6 Episode 3 Recap: "Scream Queens"". Flavorwire. 2014-03-11. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  17. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Episode 3, the Horror Begins". Channel Guide magazine. 2014-03-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  18. ^ Sava, Oliver (11 March 2014). "RuPaul's Drag Race: "Scream Queens"". TV Club. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  19. ^ Beauchamp, Sarah (2019-07-26). "RuPaul's Drag Race Star Calls Out Series for Gender Politics Influence". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  20. ^ Oliver, Isaac (2018-03-09). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars': Who's Ornacia?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  21. ^ "Ariana Grande's Outfit Reveal on RuPaul's Drag Race Was a Slay". Teen Vogue. 2023-01-08. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  22. ^ Mier, Tomás (2023-01-07). "Ariana Grande's 'Pussy Is on Fire' in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Premiere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  23. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 6, 2023). "Ariana Grande makes iconic 'Drag Race' entrance and legendary queen returns in season 15 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  24. ^ Allen, Timothy (March 24, 2014). "Vivacious Releases "Pride EP" with Brandon Morales". Queerty. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  25. ^ "Ornacia - Single". iTunes. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  26. ^ Ornacia - Single by Vivacious, October 6, 2017, archived from the original on January 17, 2023, retrieved January 23, 2023
  27. ^ a b Lamour, Joseph. "Meet All 30 of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers from Her Insane VMA Performance". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  28. ^ "Drag Queens and Club Kids "Swish Swish" with Katy Perry On "SNL"". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  29. ^ "17 Ways Drag Sashayed Into Pop Culture in 2017". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  30. ^ "Migos Reportedly Refused To Perform With Drag Queens On SNL". Vibe. 2017-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  31. ^ "Watch Drag Queen Vivacious' Makeup Transformation / About Face / ELLE". YouTube. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  32. ^ "8-year-old drag queen gets excellent advice from Drag Race star Vivacious - PinkNews · PinkNews". www.pinknews.co.uk. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  33. ^ Pride EP (feat. Vi Vacious) by Brandon Morales, March 12, 2014, archived from the original on January 23, 2023, retrieved January 23, 2023
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