Kevin Aviance (born Eric Snead on June 22, 1968) is an American drag queen, club/dance musician, fashion designer, and nightclub personality.

[1][2] He is a personality in New York City's gay scene and has performed throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

[9] From an early age, Aviance dedicated himself to the study of music and theatre, his first experience in drag was in the seventh grade.

[5] His career as a performance artist and club personality began in Washington, DC, continued in Miami, and eventually landed him in New York City.

[10] In 1993, Aviance, who was living in Florida at the time, was asked to move to New York City by Mother Juan.

He accepted his House Mother's request and shortly after landed a cameo role in Madonna's 1994 Secret video.

[10] In July 1999, Aviance performed as part of Billboard's sixth annual Dance Music Summit.

On June 10, 2006, while exiting the Phoenix, a popular gay bar located in the East Village section of Manhattan, Aviance was robbed and beaten by a group of men who yelled anti-gay slurs at him.

He most recently recorded a cover of Britney Spears's Gimme More, produced by Jonny McGovern and Adam Joseph on The East Village Mixtape 2: The Legends Ball.

In 2022, Aviance's hit song "Cunty" was sampled for 15 seconds on Beyoncé's seventh studio album Renaissance for the track "Pure/Honey".