[10] After dabbling in various jobs and projects in Pittsburgh, Honard eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

After discovering that he disliked the process of trying to land acting jobs, he conceived the concept and personality of her drag persona while smoking marijuana.

Honard had previously done drag as a hobby, but the conception of "Alaska" fueled an intent to turn it into a career, and she eventually landed a job at the West Hollywood club Fubar.

[12] Along with Sharon Needles and Cherri Baum, she formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of Pittsburgh bar The Blue Moon.

As part of the Haus of Haunt, she helped present the Pittsburgh debut of fellow drag queen and recording artist Christeene Vale in 2013.

She prepared for the season with the help of Baum, la'Piranha, and New York City-based drag queen Miles De Niro.

[12] In October 2013, Alaska performed as Dr. Frank N. Furter in Woodlawn Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show in San Antonio, Texas.

RuPaul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage and season four contestant Willam Belli also starred in the musical.

[25] With her brother, Cory Binney, Alaska has a web series sponsored by World of Wonder, called Bro'Laska.

[27] Alaska has since released a string of singles, namely "Ru Girl", "Your Makeup Is Terrible", and "Nails".

In response, Alaska donated $5,000 to the charity Trans Kids Purple Rainbow and posted an apology video online.

", depicting a fictional All Stars season where Lil' Poundcake, slated to make her Drag Race comeback, suddenly disappears.

The eventual winner, decided by Alaska and a panel of judges including Peppermint, Sharon Needles, and Willam, was Abhora, a former contestant on season two of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.

[50] She has stated, "I am a huge fan of drag for many reasons; first and foremost being that it is an extremely important form of performance art.

called her Lil Poundcake outfit a "pink nightmare" and "clownish crazy", and explained that "the drag and music world would certainly be very quiet without Ms Thunderfuck".

Alaska has since jokingly compared the situation to Angela Bassett as Tina Turner requesting a hotel room in What's Love Got to Do with It.

Alaska was originally angry over the circumstances of their breakup, but, after rekindling their relationship while on tour together, she has said that they are now "really good friends".