Eureka O'Hara

Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!, is the stage name of Eureka D. Huggard (born August 26, 1990), an American drag queen and reality television personality. Eureka rose to prominence competing on the ninth and tenth seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was removed from the ninth season due to a knee injury, becoming the first contestant in the history of the show to be sent home due to injury; In 2021, Eureka competed on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she once more placed as a runner-up. In 2024, she competed on the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.

From 2020 to 2022, Eureka co-hosted We're Here on HBO alongside fellow Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela. The series received acclaim from critics.

Early life Huggard was born August 26, 1990,

Eureka's drag mother is Jacqueline St. James, a former winner of the Miss Gay USofA at Large competition. Before appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Eureka competed in the drag pageantry circuit and won the anti-bullying pageant title Miss Don't H8 DIVA. She was later inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.

While studying at East Tennessee State University, Huggard left the university to compete on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

RuPaul's Drag Race Eureka has competed on the ninth and tenth seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. She also competed on the RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular.

On February 2, 2017, it was announced that Eureka was selected alongside thirteen other contestants to compete on season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was removed from the competition in episode five due to a torn ACL from the episode two challenge, making her the first contestant in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race to leave due to an injury. She received physical therapy before returning to compete on the show's tenth season in 2018. During this season, Eureka won two main challenges (in episodes five and six) and also had to lip sync for her life twice.

After competing on season 10, Eureka continued to work prominently as a drag queen in the entertainment industry. She starred in the music video for country singer Brandon Stansell's song "For You", released in July 2018. In September 2018, she gave a drag makeover to Zachary Quinto for Them's makeover series Drag Me. In December 2018, Eureka competed in the television special RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular. In 2019, she appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season 11 of Drag Race.

In June 2021, Eureka was revealed to be one of the thirteen cast members of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. After failing to win any main challenges but remaining safe throughout the season, Eureka was voted out by her competitors at the top five, but subsequently won re-entry into the competition after winning a lip sync battle against Silky Nutmeg Ganache. Upon returning to the competition, Eureka won the next main challenge (episode 11) and a $25,000 cash prize. In the season finale, Eureka once again placed as a runner-up alongside Ginger Minj and Ra'Jah O'Hara, losing out to eventual winner, Kylie Sonique Love. In December 2021, the series was renewed for a third season. The series has received acclaim from critics. The video features cameo appearances by RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Charlie Hides and Cynthia Lee Fontaine, as well as reality television personality Farrah Abraham. "Body Positivity (part ii: Electropoint)" was released in March 2018. She released their second solo single, "The Big Girl", co-written by Bob the Drag Queen, on June 28, 2018. The accompanying music video has been viewed more than two million times on YouTube.

As part of the final challenge of season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race, O'Hara and the other top four contestants wrote and recorded their own verses for RuPaul's song "American". The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. In November 2018, VELO released the single "Where My Man At", featuring O'Hara and Drag Race season three runner-up Manila Luzon. The two also appear in the song's music video, together with Thorgy Thor, Ginger Minj, and Trinity the Tuck.

Personal life Eureka lived as a trans woman for about five years before deciding to detransition. She then identified as "genderfluid and gender-neutral" and used they/them pronouns out of drag. On the season 3 finale of We're Here, Eureka came out as a trans woman, using exclusively she/her pronouns and beginning to both socially and medically transition. Eureka supports body positivity and has nicknamed herself "The Elephant Queen". She cites Divine as an influence to her drag aesthetic.

Discography +YearTitleNotes 2017 "Body Positivity" ft. Adam Barta "Stomp" 2018 "The Big Girl" "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" 2019 "Pretty Hot and Tasty" 2021 "Come Together" 2022 "WERQ!" "Big Mawma" ft. Katie Kadan & Sarah Potenza

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9) Contestant 7 episodes (11th place; exited due to injury)2017–2018RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedHerself Season 8, 5 episodes Season 9, 12 episodes 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10) Contestant 14 episodes (Runner-up) 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular Contestant 1 episode (Joint Winner) 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) Herself Guest; Episode 1: "Whatcha Packin'?" 2020 AJ and the Queen Herself Cameo; Episode: "New York City" 2020–2022 We're Here Herself Main cast; Season 1-3, 20 episodes 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant Season 6, 12 episodes (Runner-up) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself Season 3, 12 episodes American Horror Story: Double Feature Crystal DeCanter Episode 4: "Blood Buffet" 2022 Love, Victor Herself Cameo; Season 3, episode 5 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Guest; Season 2, Episode 4: "Drag Duet" The L Word: Generation Q Cameo; Season 3, episode 6 2024 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 2) Contestant 5 Episodes (6th Place) (Miss Congeniality)

Web series

Music videos

Year Title Notes 2017 "Body Positivity" with VELO & Manila Luzon 2019 "Pretty Hot and Tasty" Featuring Lardi B & Jiggly Caliente 2021 "Come Together" 2022 "WERQ!" 2023 "True Colors"

Awards and nominations Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.2023Queerty AwardsDrag RoyaltyHerself Peabody Award Entertainment We're Here