Olivia Lux (born March 14, 1994) is the stage name of Fred Carlton Bunton, an American drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Olivia joined the House of Miyake-Mugler in November 2021 and in February 2022 announced that she would be changing her name to Liv Lux Miyake-Mugler when referred to in the ballroom scene.
Career Olivia grew up in Buena Vista Township and nearby Vineland, New Jersey.Biese, Alex. "RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13: Olivia Lux goes from NJ to VH1" , Asbury Park Press, December 13, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Olivia Lux is going from Asbury Park to the Werk Room. The current reigning Miss Paradise at the Asbury Park hotspot Paradise, Liv was among the queens announced as part of the cast for Season 13 of VH1 sensation RuPaul’s Drag Race on Wednesday afternoon. Liv, 26, hails from the Vineland and Buena Vista Township area of Atlantic County and is currently based in Brooklyn." She graduated from Montclair State University. She moved to Bushwick, New York in 2018.
Olivia competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She placed in the top five, losing her spot in the finale after losing a lip-sync to Kandy Muse. On the second episode of the season, Olivia placed in the top, but lost the lip-sync for the win to Symone. In the sixth and seventh episodes of the season, Olivia won the main challenges, winning two cash prizes of $5,000. She became a member of the House of Miyake-Mugler who won season 2 of Legendary, and made her debut in the competitive ballroom scene in 2021. She was also cast in X-Mas X-Travaganza - Shantay You Sleigh in 2021.
In April 2023, Olivia announced on her Instagram and Twitter that she was cast as the role of Angel in Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Rent, running from June 7 to July 2, 2023.
On April 23, 2025, Olivia Lux was announced as one of eighteen former Drag Race contestants participating in the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Personal life Originally from New Jersey, Olivia Lux lives in Brooklyn, as of 2023. She dances, sings, and writes music. Her original drag name came from Olivia Pope from Scandal, and the Latin word for light.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2021RuPaul's Drag RaceContestantSeason 13 - (5th Place) 2021RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedContestantSeason 132021RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can't Keep a Good Queen DownHerselfStand-alone special2021The Drew Barrymore ShowHerselfGuest (Episode: "Lee Daniels/Design by Drew: Tiny House Edition") 202357th Annual CMT Music AwardsHerself Performer with Kelsea Ballerini, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon & Kennedy Davenport2023The Weakest Link Herself Contestant 2023Glam Slam Herself Contestant2025RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 10)Herself (contestant)Contestant - (11th Place
Music videos +YearTitleArtistRef2022"It's the Music"Olivia Lux2022 "GAGA" Grace Gaustad
See also LGBT culture in New York City List of LGBT people from New York City
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External links
Olivia Lux at IMDb