Sahara Davenport

 
When RuPaul’s Drag Race returns to Logo on February 1, Sahara Davenport will be the only New York queen in the competition. But the glamour girl, who’s a professionally trainer dancer, wasn’t sweatin’ the pressure. “I was thrilled. I didn’t understand why there wasn’t a New York queen in first season, actually,” she says. “Of course I had to represent—I couldn’t let my city down!” Describing her look as “if Grace Jones and Iman had a striking, thin and gorgeous daughter,” Davenport’s been kicking it up in shows at Barracuda, The Monster, Splash and Lavish Lounge. (Her newest gig, Diagnosis: Diva! at therapy, also starts on February 1 right after the premiere of Drag Race). As anyone who’s watched the show knows, contestants have to be ready for anything, and novice sewer Sahara says she had to hot-glue and staple like her life depended on it. But the Harlem princess’ inborn confidence helped her keep her cool. “Part of the reason I did the show [was] to be seen. I want to be [known] on an international level. Not to steal from Madonna, but I would love to rule the world—in drag.”