Thorgy Thor

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Thorgy Thor
Thorgy Thor 2018.png
Thor in 2018
Born
Shane Galligan

(1984-05-25) May 25, 1984 (age 37)
Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Hartford
State University of New York, Purchase (BM)
Occupation
  • Drag queen
  • violinist
Years active2003–present
Known for
Websitethorgy.com

Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Galligan,[1] an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the third season of All Stars.

Early life[]

Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford Hartt School in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. He also knows how to play the cello.[2]

Career[]

Drag[]

Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She has said Brooklyn's drag style has contributed to her aesthetic.[3][4][5]

Galligan's first drag performance was as Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Show. He was also Marvel Ann in the theater version of Psycho Beach Party.[3] His original drag name was Shananigans; as Thorgy Thor she won the LEGEND award at the 2014 Brooklyn Nightlife Awards.[3]

Having auditioned for Drag Race since season one,[6] Galligan, as Thorgy Thor, was announced to be competing on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 1, 2016.[7] He placed sixth out of twelve overall, losing to Chi Chi Devayne in the seventh episode.[5] Thorgy was brought back for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, revealed on October 20, 2017.[4][8] Thorgy got eliminated in ninth place by season 2 and 3 queen Shangela. Thorgy's response to being eliminated, "Oh Jesus, gross", was turned into a three-second video clip and became a viral meme.[9] During the show's finale, Thorgy Thor was the only queen to vote for Shangela, despite a previously rocky relationship.[9]

Thorgy Thor appears with BeBe Zahara Benet, Jujubee and Alexis Michelle in the TLC special Drag Me Down the Aisle, which aired on March 9, 2019.[10][11][12] The special was expanded into a full series titled Dragnificent! which premiered on April 19, 2020.[13]

Music[]

Thorgy Thor contributed to the albums Christmas Queens 2 (2016) and Christmas Queens 3 (2017).[14][15] She was out of drag in the music video for Trinity The Tuck's "I Call Shade" in February 2019.[16]

She has performed with string instruments at the Le Poisson Rouge, the Lincoln Center and the Carnegie Hall. In 2018, Thorgy Thor and conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser created the symphony show "Thorgy and the Thorchestra", which was staged for the first time by Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in conjunction with Halifax Pride.[17] The show blends orchestral performances of traditional and modern classical repertoire and contemporary pop songs.[18] The show was subsequently performed with other orchestras in Canada and the United States, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Vancouver, British Columbia[19] and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in Charlotte, North Carolina.[20]

The creation and debut of Thorgy and the Thorchestra are profiled as part of Disruptor Conductor, Sharon Lewis's 2019 documentary film about Bartholomew-Poyser.[21]

Filmography[]

Film/Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Getting Go: The Go Doc Project Herself Uncredited
2014 Mozart in the Jungle Season 3, Episode 9[22][23]
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8) Contestant (6th place)
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) Contestant (10th place)
2019 Drag Me Down the Aisle
2019 The Queens
2019–present Dragnificent! Also known as Drag Me Down the Aisle
2019 Disruptor Conductor

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Bus Buddies Herself Guest, with Bob The Drag Queen [24]
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Season 8 [25]
2018 Watcha Packin' Guest [26]
2020 Love Hotline Co-Host [27]
2020 The Pit Stop Guest [28]
2021 Out of the Closet Guest [29]

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist Ref.
2017 "Let It Snow" Christmas Queens [30]
2018 "Where My Man At" Velo ft Manila Luzon and Eureka O'Hara [31]
2019 "I Call Shade" Trinity The Tuck
2019 "Yellow Cloud" Trixie Mattel [32]

Discography[]

Singles[]

Featured singles[]

Title Year Album
"Sitting on a Secret"
(RuPaul featuring Aja, Chi Chi DeVayne, Milk, Morgan McMichaels, & Thorgy Thor) 		2018 Non-album single

See also[]

  • LGBT culture in New York City
  • List of self-identified LGBTQ New Yorkers

References[]

  1. ^ "All Stars | The Changing Face of Drag". allstarsdrag.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. ^ "The Queen of Classical Music Plays n' Slays on Violin, Viola & Cello | On WFMT". On WFMT. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. ^ a b c Nichols, JamesMichael (2014-04-13). "Queer New World: Meet Brooklyn's Thorgy Thor". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  4. ^ a b "'Drag Race' star Thorgy Thor wants you to support local queens". Newsweek. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. ^ a b Nichols, James Michael (20 April 2016). "Last Words: Thorgy Thor Reflects On Her Time On 'RuPaul's Drag Race'" – via Huff Post.
  6. ^ "Five Facts About Thorgy Thor". QWEERIST. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  7. ^ "The Cast Of "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 8 Will Be Announced At New Now Next Honors". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  8. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' eliminee 'bitter' after exit, teases 'dramatic' twist ahead".
  9. ^ a b "Thorgy Thor Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Shocking 'All Stars 3' Finale". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  10. ^ "'Drag Me Down The Aisle' Is The New Drag Queen Wedding Show We All Need". scarymommy. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  11. ^ "Your Favorite Drag Queens Are Starring in a New TLC Wedding Special". www.out.com. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  12. ^ "Thorgy Thor: Wedding special to be 'catalyst' for equal rights". UPI. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  13. ^ "Drag queens go all 'Queer Eye' in 'Dragnificent' on TLC". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  14. ^ Christopher Rudolph (October 31, 2016). ""Christmas Queens 2" Is Sliding Down Your Chimney With Alaska, Ginger Minj, Katya, Thorgy, And More". NewNowNext.
  15. ^ Christopher Rudolph (August 30, 2017). "Get Ready For "Christmas Queens 3" To Come Down Your Chimney". NewNowNext.
  16. ^ Stephen Daw, "Trinity the Tuck Taylor Plots Revenge of the Nerds in New Video for 'I Call Shade': Watch". Billboard, February 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "Drag Race All-Star Thorgy Thor makes her Thor-chestral dream come true". Gay Star News. July 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Brandon Young, "Thorgy Thor hits all the right notes". The Coast, July 26, 2018.
  19. ^ Alexander Varty, "RuPaul’s Drag Race star Thorgy Thor plays second fiddle to no one". The Georgia Straight, June 19, 2019.
  20. ^ Devores, Courtney (January 16, 2020). "From 'Drag Race' to symphony stage: Thorgy bridges classical and LGBTQ culture". The Charlotte Observer.
  21. ^ Nina Dragicevic, "Drag star Thorgy Thor brings her star power to the world of orchestral music". CBC Docs.
  22. ^ "Watch Thorgy Thor Make Sweet Music On Amazon's "Mozart In The Jungle" | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  23. ^ Channel, The Violin (2017-01-10). "New York Drag Queen-Violinist to Join Cast of 'Mozart in the Jungle'". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  24. ^ Bus Buddies: Bob The Drag Queen & Thorgy Thor | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 | Logo. YouTube. March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  25. ^ Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 - Episode 1 "Keeping It 100!". YouTube. March 8, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  26. ^ Whatcha Packin: Thorgy Thor | Season 3 Episode 2 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3. YouTube. February 5, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  27. ^ Dean is a gay man who's only attracted to married straight men - he calls into the Love Hotline. YouTube. February 21, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  28. ^ Voss, Brandon (2020-03-14). "Thorgy Thor Has Thoughts on This Week's "RuPaul's Drag Race"". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  29. ^ "Thorgy: Clowning Around in Greenpoint - S5 E2". Youtube.com. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  30. ^ Rudolph, Christopher (November 17, 2017). "The "Christmas Queens" Are On Santa's Naughty List In New "Let It Snow" Music Video". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  31. ^ Dalton, Paisley (November 16, 2018). "WOW PREMIERE: VELO's New Album "Outcast" & Vid Feat. MANILA LUZON, VANESSA VANJIE MATEO, EUREKA O'HARA, DERRICK BARRY, Nebraska Thunderfuck & more!!!". World of Wonder. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  32. ^ Thorgy is listed as one of the puppet voices in Trixie Mattel's "Yellow Cloud" music video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwaHeZwfGB0

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