[2] They resided in Olivenhain, Encinitas, California at the time of his birth before they moved to Los Angeles, and then again to San Diego, where he was raised.

[6] Performers in the Dreamgirls Revue have included RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Delta Work, Raven, Detox, Morgan McMichaels, Raja, Shannel, and Venus D-Lite.

[9] In 2010, Michaels competed in the first California Entertainer of the Year pageant, becoming first alternate to winner Shangela.

[10] In 2011, Michaels was announced as one of the 13 queens competing on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2012.

This ended in episode 11, where Chad performed poorly in a ball challenge and was put into the bottom two against Latrice Royale.

Chad picked season 1 contestant, Shannel and the pair were given the name "Team Shad".

Shad performed weakly, landing in the bottom two in episode 1 beside Team Mandora (Mimi Imfurst and Pandora Boxx).