Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Thor Galligan, an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the third season of All Stars.
Early life Shane Thor Galligan was born and raised in Ronkonkoma, New York on Long Island.
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.
His mother, Elaine Frantzen Galligan (born March 22, 1953), died from cancer on March 20, 2005.
Career
Drag
Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as of 2021. 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. She placed sixth out of twelve overall, losing to Chi Chi Devayne in the seventh episode. Thorgy was brought back for the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, 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 special Drag Me Down the Aisle, which aired on March 9, 2019. The special was expanded into a full series titled Dragnificent! which premiered on April 19, 2020.
Music Thorgy Thor contributed to the albums Christmas Queens 2 (2016) and Christmas Queens 3 (2017). She was out of drag in the music video for Trinity The Tuck's "I Call Shade" in February 2019.Stephen Daw, "Trinity the Tuck Taylor Plots Revenge of the Nerds in New Video for 'I Call Shade': Watch" . Billboard, February 15, 2019.
She has performed as an instrumentalist at Le Poisson Rouge, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. In 2018, Thorgy Thor and conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser created the symphony show "Thorgy and the Thorchestra", which was staged for the first time by Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in conjunction with Halifax Pride. The show blends orchestral performances of traditional and modern classical repertoire and contemporary pop songs.Brandon Young, "Thorgy Thor hits all the right notes" . The Coast, July 26, 2018. The show was subsequently performed with other orchestras in Canada and the United States, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Vancouver, British Columbia,Alexander Varty, "RuPaul’s Drag Race star Thorgy Thor plays second fiddle to no one" . The Georgia Straight, June 19, 2019. the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra in Kamloops, British Columbia.
The creation and debut of Thorgy and the Thorchestra are profiled as part of Disruptor Conductor, Sharon Lewis's 2019 documentary film about Bartholomew-Poyser.Nina Dragicevic, "Drag star Thorgy Thor brings her star power to the world of orchestral music" . CBC Docs.
Filmography
Film/Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Getting Go: The Go Doc Project Herself Uncredited 2014 Mozart in the Jungle Season 3, Episode 9 2016 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8) Contestant (6th place) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) Contestant (10th place) 2019 Drag Me Down the Aisle The Queens 2019–20 Dragnificent! Also known as Drag Me Down the Aisle 2019 Disruptor Conductor 2023 Drag Me to Dinner Hulu original
Web series YearTitleRoleNotes 2016Bus BuddiesHerselfGuest, with Bob the Drag QueenRuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSeason 82018Watcha Packin'Guest2020Love HotlineCo-Host2020-2025The Pit StopGuest, 3 episodes2021 Out of the Closet Guest Purse First Impressions Guest (season 2); co-host (season 3) with Bob the Drag Queen2023Glam Slam ContestantVery DeltaGuest
Music videos YearTitleArtistRef. 2017 "Let It Snow" Christmas Queens 2018 "Where My Man At" Velo ft Manila Luzon and Eureka O'Hara2019"I Call Shade"Trinity The Tuck2019"Yellow Cloud"Trixie MattelThorgy is listed as one of the puppet voices in Trixie Mattel's "Yellow Cloud" music video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwaHeZwfGB0
Discography Singles Featured singles Title Year Album"Sitting on a Secret" (RuPaul featuring Aja, Chi Chi DeVayne, Milk, Morgan McMichaels, & Thorgy Thor) 2018
See also LGBTQ culture in New York City List of LGBTQ people from New York City
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