Antwan Mason Lee[1][2] (born July 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Asia O'Hara, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and costume designer.
As a professional entertainer, she has won several national titles in drag pageantry systems, including Miss Gay America in 2016.
[3] O'Hara was born to Lois Helen Williams[4] and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas and has five sisters, who Asia helped to raise, and all of whom also became performers.
[7] As a dance and color guard instructor, O'Hara has taught at the high school level in Texas, leading her teams to statewide competition.
[14][15] In her finale performance, she is most notable for a failed attempt to release live butterflies from inside her costume, which received negative attention from animal welfare organizations such as PETA who condemned her actions as a 'Sad Spectacle'.
[21][22] O'Hara hosted the red carpet for the RuPaul's Drag Race season eleven live finale.
[23] Later, from March 26 to September 6, she hosted the RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder.
[29] In June 2020, O'Hara was announced as a cast member for Voss Events' Drive 'N Drag, a traveling summer drive-in tour created to accommodate the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
[30] As part of her season's final challenge, O'Hara and the other top four contestants wrote and recorded their own verses for RuPaul's song "American".