He has frequently appeared as a guest on later seasons of Drag Race as Parker, with RuPaul often explicitly paying him homage due to his position as the first eliminated queen in the show's history.

[a][3] She was known by the aforementioned name until around 1995–96, where her nickname was given to her by her drag mother, Carmella Marcella Garcia, after Parker's ability to cook the entrée of the same name.

[7] Garcia "adopted" Parker as her drag daughter after watching her compete for the title of Miss Gay North Carolina America.

[3] Parker was in the documentary Trantasia, which documented the undergoing of The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest, and was filmed in Las Vegas.

In 2008, he appeared in the documentary film Pageant with Alyssa Edwards and other queens detailing their experience on Miss Gay America.

show Botched (Season 3, episode 4) to fix the silicone problems with his nose, including a point where the skin was starting to decay.

[18] He appeared during the recap episode of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 2 and was featured in winning queen Alaska's rap.

[25] Daniel Welsh of Huffington Post wrote "we're surprised contestants like Jessica Wild, Ongina and even Victoria "Porkchop" Parker are still sitting on the shelf, waiting to be plucked up for All Stars.

"[26] Since then, both Ongina and Jessica Wild have been featured on the fifth and eighth seasons of All Stars, respectively, although Parker is yet to appear back on the show.

Bowling was attacked at a gay bar which resulted in a gunshot wound and acid damage on his face, requiring surgery.