Thorgy Thor


Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Galligan, an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the of .

Early life

Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford Hartt School in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. He also knows how to play the cello.

Career

Drag

Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She has said Brooklyn's drag style has contributed to her aesthetic.
Galligan's first drag performance was as Frank N. Furter from The Rocky Horror Show. He was also Marvel Ann in the theater version of Psycho Beach Party. His original drag name was Shananigans; as Thorgy Thor she won the LEGEND award at the 2014 Brooklyn Nightlife Awards.
Having auditioned for Drag Race since season one. Galligan, as Thorgy Thor, was announced to be competing on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 1, 2016. He placed sixth out of twelve overall, losing to Chi Chi Devayne. Thorgy was brought back for the third season of , revealed on October 20, 2017. Thorgy got eliminated in ninth place by season 2 and 3 queen Shangela. Thorgy's response to being eliminated, "Oh Jesus, gross", was turned into a three-second video clip and became a viral meme. During the show's finale, Thorgy Thor was the only queen to vote for Shangela, despite a previously rocky relationship.
Thorgy Thor appears with BeBe Zahara Benet, Jujubee and Alexis Michelle in the TLC show Drag Me Down the Aisle, which aired on March 9, 2019.

Music

Thorgy Thor contributed to the albums Christmas Queens 2 and Christmas Queens 3. She was out of drag in the music video for Trinity The Tuck's "I Call Shade" in February 2019.
She has performed with string instruments at the Le Poisson Rouge, the Lincoln Center and the Carnegie Hall. In 2018, Thorgy Thor started her own symphony orchestra, "Thorchestra", and conducted for the first time in Halifax.

Filmography

Film/Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

Singles

Featured singles