Milk (drag queen)

Milk is the stage name of Daniel Donigan, an American drag performer and fashion model who came to international attention on the sixth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race", and the third season of "".
Early life.
Donigan was raised by a conservative but supportive family in Syracuse, New York. He began ice skating at the age of 9 and eventually became a competitive figure skater, until 2009.
Career.
Donigan first gained attention when he appeared on season six of "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2014. Out of 14 contestants, Milk placed ninth overall, losing a lip-sync to Trinity K. Bonet in the sixth episode. On October 20, 2017, Donigan was announced as one of the 10 contestants for "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3". He was eliminated by Kennedy Davenport in the third episode, placing 8th. He again placed ninth after Morgan McMichaels returned to the competition.
Outside of "Drag Race", Donigan has modeled for Marc Jacobs's Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign and Vivienne Westwood's S/S 2018 campaign. He was featured in Perry Ellis's Fall 2018 collection. In print work, he was on the cover of "Hello Mr." magazine's third issue and featured in the third issue of "Gayletter" and in the January 2018 issue of Gay Times. He was featured in a 2014 issue of "Next Magazine". He was announced as the new face of Madonna's skincare line, MDNA Skin. In 2017 Milk appeared as Madonna in a video promoting the skincare range, dressing in several of her iconic costumes.
He performed at the Bryant Park Figure-Skating Rink for the Guys On Ice event as charity for the Ali Forney Center.
Music.
Donigan formed the group The Dairy Queens in 2016, whose first single, "Milk It", was released on July 2, 2016. He then released his first solo single, "Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life", which he performed live on the first episode of "All Stars 3" in 2017.
Personal life.
Donigan is a former figure skater who qualified to the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Junior Ice Dance.
Donigan currently lives in New York City. He was in an open relationship with James B. Whiteside, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, for 12 years. In October 2020, Donigan announced on Instagram that they've amicably split.
Discography.
Singles