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Sminty Drop

Sminty Drop
Sminty Drop at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Callum Joseph Alan Shaw

(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 26)
Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (Series 4)
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (Series 3)

Sminty Drop is the stage name of Callum Joseph Alan Shaw (born 31 January 1999),[1][2] an English drag queen who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.

Early life

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Sminty Drop was born in Ribble Valley.[3]

Career

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The name Sminty Drop comes from me being on a night out and wanting to kiss some boys, so I would always take some mints with me just in case. […] But I’m also a very clumsy girl so I would always drop said mints on the floor so… Sminty Drop I became.

Sminty Drop, describing the origin of her stage name.[4]

Sminty Drop competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She had been doing drag for approximately three years at the time.[5] She was eliminated in the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two in an improv challenge and losing a lip sync against Baby to Mel and Kim's "Respectable" (1987).[6][7][8] After the show aired, she toured with her fellow cast members.[9]

Sminty Drop has performed at WorldPride.[10] She appears in the music video for "Anniversary" by Duran Duran.[5]

Sminty Drop will compete on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World.[11]

Personal life

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Sminty Drop is from Clitheroe, Lancashire.[12][13] She is a member of the House of Kendoll, with former Drag Race UK contestant Gothy Kendoll.[14]

Discography

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Singles

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Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (9th place);
Series 4, 6 episodes
2023 Special guest;
Series 5 Episode 1: "Tickety-Boo"
2024 Bring Back My Girls Special guest;
Season 2 and Season 3
2026 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Contestant
Series 3

References

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  1. ^ Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Sminty Drop on sad twerking and old maidens". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Xlr8". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Evans, Denise (2022-10-02). "Say hello to Ru Paul's Drag Race queen Sminty Drop from Clitheroe". LancsLive. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ Odudu, AJ. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Clitheroe queen Sminty Drop to star in new series". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Meet the East Lancs queen ready to 'chop up the runway' on Drag Race UK". Yahoo News. 2022-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ^ Dunn, Connor (2022-10-22). "Sminty Drop Explains Her Iconic RuPaul's Drag Race UK Exit". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  7. ^ "Sminty Drop Had the Best 'Drag Race' Exit Since Miss Vanjie". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  8. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK announces fourth queen to sashay away". Digital Spy. 2022-10-13. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. ^ Maidment, Adam (2023-04-20). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. ^ Cross, Alannah Le (2023-02-14). "An international line-up of Drag Race superstars are assembling for a drag extravaganza". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  11. ^ "Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World series 3 Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  12. ^ "East Lancashire queen the latest to 'sashay away' from Drag Race UK". Lancashire Telegraph. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. ^ "Sminty Drop praised by Alan Carr on Drag Race UK – but was she eliminated?". Yahoo Sports. 2022-10-07. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  14. ^ Spencer, Samuel (2022-09-07). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 cast line-up". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  15. ^ "Xlr8". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
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