Born a biological male but publicly revealed on RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) (season 5, episode 2) that she self-identifies as a transgender woman.
Undergoing medical interventions to transition from male to female. (July 2014)
Her mother Elsie De Jesus raised her until she was 4-years-old. Her maternal aunt Gladys then raised her until she was 15-years-old when Gladys died. At this time, she then moved back in with her mother.