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Ongina
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Ongina is the stage name of Ryan Ong Palao (born January 6, 1982), a Filipino-American drag performer and HIV activist who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Since appearing on the show, Ongina has been featured in a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including Wait, What?, Ring My Bell, and Fashion Photo RuView''. Ongina was one of the first reality TV stars to come out as HIV-positive.
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- 1982
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- Early life
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Ongina is the stage name of Ryan Ong Palao (born January 6, 1982), a Filipino-American drag performer and HIV activist who came to international attention on the first season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race and the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Since appearing on the show, Ongina has been featured in a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including Wait, What?, Ring My Bell, and Fashion Photo RuView''. Ongina was one of the first reality TV stars to come out as HIV-positive.
== Early life == Palao was born in the Philippines in 1982. He and his family relocated to Lynnwood, Washington in 1994. His original drag name, before Ongina, was Peck-Peck Galore. He started performing in drag in 2003 at an Asian restaurant called Lucky Cheng's, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan, New York where he worked alongside Laverne Cox. One of the first songs he performed was Listen by Beyonce.