[3][4][5] Duc Tran Nguyen was born in Ho Chi Minh City,[2] and was raised in Vietnam by her grandparents.

[2][11] She was eliminated from the competition in the ninth episode,[12] after placing in the bottom two of an acting challenge and losing a lip sync against Vanessa Vanjie Mateo to "Hood Boy" (2006) by Fantasia.

[13][14] After the show, she joined the Werq the World tour and the rotating cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Live!

[12] In 2021, Plastique Tiara and Drag Race contestant Kim Chi collaborated on a cosmetics collection.

[19][20] On April 23, 2024, Plastique was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.