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 film A Star is Born.

Filmography

• 2026Lone Star Bull — Jordan
• 2026Magic Hour — Ricky
• 2023Turn Up the Love: Connecting to Pride
• Little Demon — Queen Inichoochiama (voice)
• Katy Keene — Deveraux
• Lovecraft Country — Lena Horne
• We're Here — Self, Consulting Producer
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Arms Dealer
• 2019Shangela Is Shook — Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2018A Star Is Born — Drag Bar Emcee
• 2018Forbidden
• 2018Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate — Stephen
• Station 19 — Ruby Red Slippers
• 2016Hurricane Bianca — Stephen
• 2016Straight Outta OZ
• 2015Kiss Me, Kill Me — Jasmine
• 2015Lavalantula — Neils Elman (uncredited)
• 2015This Is Drag — Self, Thanks
• Broad City — Waitress
• 2013Cinderoncé — The Fairy Dragmother
• 2013Farah Goes Bang — Bettina
• 2013Gone With the Wind Fabulous — Hater
• 2013LaQuifa is Halleloosin' It! — Self / LaQuifa, Writer, Producer, Makeup & Hair
• 2013R.I.P.D. — Drag Queen Avatar (uncredited)
• Jenifer Lewis and Shangela — Shangela, Producer
• 2 Broke Girls — Hallelujah
• Detroit 1-8-7 — Drag Performer
• Terriers — Mikaela
• Community — Miss Urbana Champaign
• Glee — Shangela Laquifa Wadley
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Shangela Laquifa Wadley, Self - Special Guest, Self - Audience Member, Self - Contestant
• 2009The Panty Man — Young Poet
• The Mentalist — Shangela
• Bones — Kimmy Moore
• The X-Files — Annabelle

Appearances as themselves (26)

• 2022PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation — Self (archive footage)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2020Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone — Self
• Exposed with Joseph Shepherd — Self - Guest
• The Masked Singer — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2019Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts — Self (uncredited)
• Werq the World — Self
• 2018BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends — Self
• Dancing Queen — Self
• Follow Me — Self
• 2018RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular — Self - Contestant
• Tommy in La La Land — Himself
• 2016Bianca Del Rio Birthday Roast — Self
• 2016Dragged — Himself
• 2015RuPaul's Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas — Self
• 2015TupiniQueens — Herself
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Whatcha Packin' — Self
• Alyssa's Secret — Self - Guest, Self - Guest (voice)
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Contestant
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked — Self - Contestant
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• GayVN Awards — Self - Host
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest