Onya Nurve Biography
Onya Nurve (uses she/her pronouns) is an American drag performer and a competitor on RuPaul’s Drag Race SN 17. RuPaul’s Drag Race SN 17 premiered on January 3, 2024, on MTV at 8 p.m. EST, with an episode lasting 90 minutes.
Onya Nurve Age
Nurve was born Justin Woody on May 27, 1993, in the United States Of America. She is 31 years old as of 2024. Nurve celebrates her birthday on May 27th. She got her drag name from her brother as a reference to their mother’s name and a pun on “on your nerve.”
Onya Nurve Height
Nurve stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Onya Nurve Family
Nurve grew up alongside his brother. Even so, she has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any details about her parents.
Onya Nurve Husband
Nurve is openly gay but is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship.
Onya Nurve Net Worth
Nurve has an estimated net worth of between $100K – $500K which she has earned through her successful career as a drag performer.
Onya Nurve Career
Nurve received her Bachelor Of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Before her time on Drag Race, she was recognized as Cleveland’s best drag performer in the Cleveland Scene’s 2023 Best of Cleveland issue. A year before, she had won the title of Mx. Zephyr in the first Zephyr Drag Takeover competition in Kent
Nurve previously worked as a Smashburger cook during the day. She serves as the inaugural ArtReach fellow for Haus of Transcendent, a LGBTQ nonprofit based in Cleveland. In 2024, she was a consultant for AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN for the Dobama Theatre. She calls herself the “Andy Warhol of the drag scene.”
Onya Nurve RuPaul’s Drag Race SN 17
Nurve is a competitor on RuPaul’s Drag Race SN 17. RuPaul’s Drag Race SN 17 premiered on January 3, 2024, on MTV at 8 p.m. EST, with an episode lasting 90 minutes. Featuring 14 drag queens, they compete to be receive the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar and a cash prize of $200,000.
The show’s 17th installment introduces a new twist, making it unique from its predecessors. In this season, eliminated competitors can save themselves through The Badonka Dunk Tank. In this magnitude, they pull levers that could potentially dunk Judge Michelle Visage into the water and therefore granting them immunity from elimination.
Nurve caught the performance “bug” while he was still in high school. Thus, he chose an artistic career in college. Besides drag, she is a comedic actress who can belt out a tune. On the show, she competes against drag queens like
- Lana Ja’Rae
- Lexi Love
- Lydia B Kollins
- Sam Star
- Lucky Starzzz
- Suzie Toot
Onya Nurve Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). She has over 1.3K followers on Facebook, 21.5K on Instagram, and over 1.3K on X.