Yara Sofia Quick Info
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight 75 kg
Date of Birth May 8, 1984
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Eye Color Blue

Yara Sofia is a Puerto Rican drag queen, make-up artist, reality television personality, and seamstress who rose to fame with her appearance on season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. She also competed in season 1 and season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.

Born Name

Gabriel Burgos Ortiz

Nick Name

Yara Sofia

Yara Sofia as seen in a selfie that was taken at the Piranha Nightclub in December 2021
Yara Sofia as seen in a selfie that was taken at the Piranha Nightclub in December 2021 (Yara Sofia / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Residence

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nationality

Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican

Education

Yara graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater from the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan.

Occupation

Drag Queen, Make-Up Artist, Reality Television Personality, Seamstress

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

Yara Sofia as seen in a picture that was taken with Trent Kelln in June 2022, at Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Yara Sofia as seen in a picture that was taken with Trent Kelln in June 2022, at Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (Yara Sofia / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

Hispanic

Yara is of Afro-Puerto Rican descent.

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Gay

Distinctive Features

  • Raised eyebrows
Yara Sofia as seen in a selfie that was taken in March 2022, at Piranha Nightclub
Yara Sofia as seen in a selfie that was taken in March 2022, at Piranha Nightclub (Yara Sofia / Instagram)

Yara Sofia Facts

  1. She was brought up in Manati, Puerto Rico.
  2. Yara began her career as a drag star at a San Juan gay nightclub Krash.
  3. In 2005, Yara won her first gay pageant title Miss Road to Diva.
  4. On January 29, 2011, Yara made her first appearance on the third season of Logo’s popular reality series, RuPaul‘s Drag Race. She rose to fame amongst fans with her makeup, wigs, contact lenses, and fashion. On May 2, 2011, at the reunion special, Sofia won the annual Miss Congeniality award.
  5. On October 22, 2012, she was one of 12 contestants to be chosen to be part of the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars episode and came in at 3rd place.
  6. Yara was featured in the music video for the single Queen for the New York City-based girl group Xelle.
  7. She has appeared in various web series that include Ring My Bell, Transformations, WOW Shopping Network, Couple$ for Ca$h, Envy of My Boogie, Whatcha Packin’, and Ruvealing the Look.
  8. Yara released her debut single titled Jiggle! in 2021.

Featured Image By Yara Sofia / Instagram

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