Pearl Liaison, sometimes known simply as Pearl, wasn't too sad about finishing as runner up in the seventh 'Drag Race' season; she had a lot going on with her career before she entered the show, and she has even more going on now! Born as Matthew James Lent, she's a record producer when she doesn't have her costume on, but before she was interested in music, she was an artist. As a child, she drew 'rich old ladies,' and eventually found herself playing out her creations in real life.
Pearl's first stage appearance was in 2012 when she got herself booked for her own amusement, intending her drag persona to be nothing more than a hobby. She quickly fell in love with both the scene and the role, with her self-described 'Stepford wife robot gone wrong' act proving to be popular with audiences. She's currently the only former 'Drag Race' contestant to enter the perfume business, releasing a fragrance called 'Flazeda' in 2015.