Acting

D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce

Born November 22, 1981 · Paris, Texas, USA (age 44)

Shangela Laquifa Wadley, commonly referred to as Shangela, is the stage name of D.J. Pierce, a professional drag queen, actor, television personality and comedian from Paris, Texas. Shangela is best known for competing on the 3rd and 4th seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, returning for the 3rd season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, as one of the hosts of HBO's We're Here, and for his role in the 2018…

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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born · 2018

MovieMusicDrama

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

R.I.P.D.

R.I.P.D. · 2013

MovieFantasyAction

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Lavalantula

Lavalantula · 2015

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.

Hurricane Bianca

Hurricane Bianca · 2016

Hurricane Bianca

MovieComedyDrama

A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.

Magic Hour

Magic Hour · 2026

MovieDramaMystery

Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

The Panty Man

The Panty Man · 2009

The Panty Man is a true tale of lust, fetish and passion brought to life by spoken word artist Dale Guy Madison. Set in the moody blues atmosphere of the underground poetry club, Madison ...

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate · 2018

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a scheme to do away with Bianca Del Rio once and for all, by luring her on a dangerous journey to Russia to accept a teaching award and cash prize.

Lone Star Bull

Lone Star Bull · 2026

MovieDramaAction

Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible.

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A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born · 2018

MovieMusicDrama

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

Drag Bar Emcee

R.I.P.D.

R.I.P.D. · 2013

MovieFantasyAction

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Drag Queen Avatar (uncredited)

Lavalantula

Lavalantula · 2015

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.

Neils Elman (uncredited)

Hurricane Bianca

Hurricane Bianca · 2016

Hurricane Bianca

MovieComedyDrama

A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disguised in drag to get revenge on the people who were nasty to him.

Stephen

Magic Hour

Magic Hour · 2026

MovieDramaMystery

Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

Ricky

The Panty Man

The Panty Man · 2009

The Panty Man is a true tale of lust, fetish and passion brought to life by spoken word artist Dale Guy Madison. Set in the moody blues atmosphere of the underground poetry club, Madison ...

Young Poet

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate · 2018

Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate

After winning over the staff and students of Milford High School, chemistry teacher Richard Martinez aka Bianca Del Rio sent her nemesis Vice Principal Deborah “Debbie” Ward to jail in a flawlessly executed plan. When Debbie is released from jail, she conjures up a scheme to do away with Bianca Del Rio once and for all, by luring her on a dangerous journey to Russia to accept a teaching award and cash prize.

Stephen

Lone Star Bull

Lone Star Bull · 2026

MovieDramaAction

Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible.

Jordan

Kiss Me, Kill Me

Kiss Me, Kill Me · 2015

Kiss Me, Kill Me

MovieMysteryCrime

While confronting his unfaithful boyfriend, Dusty blacks-out. When he comes to, his boyfriend has been murdered and he's the prime suspect.

Jasmine

Forbidden

Forbidden · 2018

MovieDramaMusic

A musical set in the North-American city of Nacirema Falls, in the country of Nacirema, which black LGBT people rule, promoting and conducting white racism and "straightphobia". When Nolan Renner falls in love with a waitress at a diner, he gets into trouble.

Straight Outta OZ

Straight Outta OZ · 2016

Straight Outta OZ

MovieMusicFantasy

This visual album features artists Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven Symoné and Tamar Braxton among others, telling the emotional story of Broadway star Todrick Hall's upbringing and rise to fame as a gay black man in the entertainment business, while holding the theme of 'The Wizard of Oz'.

Cinderoncé

Cinderoncé · 2013

MovieFantasyMusic

The classic story of Cinderella with a slight twist amazing work by Todrick Hall!!

The Fairy Dragmother

Farah Goes Bang

Farah Goes Bang · 2013

Farah Goes Bang

Farah hits the road with her buddies to stump for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, hoping the trip will be her opportunity to finally shed her unwanted virginity. She soon finds her efforts on both political and sexual fronts continuously thwarted.

Bettina

Shangela Is Shook

Shangela Is Shook · 2019

Shangela Is Shook

Shangela's newest self-written stand-up comedy show compiled from several performances on her 2018 global tour. A love letter to all her fans…get ready to see Shangela perform live musical numbers, hilarious impressions, and give an episode-by-episode behind the scenes exposè of All Stars 3.

Director

This Is Drag

This Is Drag · 2015

MovieDocumentary

An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at performance, glamor, fame, family, love and sacrifice as some of the world's most renowned drag queens come together for World Pride in Toronto.

Thanks

LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!

LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It! · 2013

LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It!

Miss Shangela herself starring in this hilarious, must see comedy Stand-Up special. Originally filmed at XL Nightclub in New York City on August 10, 2012.

Producer

Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride

Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride · 2023

Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride

MovieDocumentary

A documentary special that follows the journey of 5 LGBTQ+ Florida activists on their journey to Miami Beach Pride.

The Mentalist

The Mentalist · 2008

SeriesCrimeDrama

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Shangela

Bones

SeriesCrimeDrama

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Kimmy Moore

The X-Files

The X-Files · 1993

SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Annabelle

Glee

SeriesComedyDrama

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

Shangela Laquifa Wadley

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race · 2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen competitions. The top drag queens in the U.S. will vie for drag stardom as RuPaul, in full glamazon drag, will reign supreme in all judging and eliminations while helping guide the contestants as they prepare for each challenge.

Shangela Laquifa Wadley

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls · 2011

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing stands in their way – they’re broke.

Hallelujah

Community

Community · 2009

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

Miss Urbana Champaign

Station 19

Station 19 · 2018

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

Ruby Red Slippers

Broad City

Broad City · 2014

SeriesComedyDrama

Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.

Waitress

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show · 2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.

Arms Dealer

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country · 2020

Lovecraft Country

SeriesDramaMystery

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

Lena Horne

Little Demon

Little Demon · 2022

SeriesAnimationComedy

13 years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter's soul.

Queen Inichoochiama (voice)

Terriers

Terriers · 2010

SeriesCrimeDrama

Ex-cop and recovering alcoholic Hank Dolworth partners with his best friend, former criminal Britt Pollack, in an unlicensed private investigation business. The series is set in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California, although it is portrayed as a distinct town, with Dolworth having once been a member of the fictional Ocean Beach Police Department.

Mikaela

Detroit 1-8-7

Detroit 1-8-7 · 2010

SeriesDramaCrime

What does it take to be a detective in one of America's toughest cities? Follow one homicide unit as Detroit's finest unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops in Detroit, Michigan.

Drag Performer

Katy Keene

Katy Keene · 2020

SeriesComedyDrama

A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true.

Deveraux

We're Here

We're Here · 2020

Small-town residents from across America are recruited and trained to participate in a one-night-only drag show. In each episode, former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley will help prepare their “drag daughters” by teaching them how to step outside of their comfort zones.

Consulting Producer

Jenifer Lewis and Shangela

Jenifer Lewis and Shangela · 2012

Jenifer Lewis and Shangela

"Jenifer Lewis and Shangela," a scripted series, follows the comic adventures of Ms. Lewis and D.J. Pierce (aka Shangela) as the show biz mega-diva mentors the up-and-coming drag performer, who lives in the basement apartment of her Hollywood mansion.

Producer