Milk

Milk (born June 23, 1987) is the stage name of Daniel P. Donigan, an American drag performer and former figure skater who came to attention on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, and the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.

Early life Donigan was raised in Syracuse, New York. He served as an altar boy at his Catholic church and attended Catholic school. He first came out as gay to his mom. He stated, "I always knew I was different. I liked figure skating when all the other boys didn't. I hated basketball when all the other boys liked it."

Career

Drag

After moving to New York City in 2012, Donigan began a full-time career as a drag performer. On October 20, 2017, Donigan was announced as one of the 10 contestants for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3. He was eliminated by Kennedy Davenport in the third episode, placing 8th. He again placed ninth after Morgan McMichaels returned to the competition.

Outside of Drag Race, Donigan has modeled for Marc Jacobs's Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign and Vivienne Westwood's S/S 2018 campaign. He was featured in Perry Ellis's Fall 2018 collection. In print work, he was featured on the cover of Hello Mr. magazine's third issue and featured in the third issue of Gayletter and in the January 2018 issue of Gay Times. He was featured in a 2014 issue of Next Magazine. He was announced as the new face of Madonna's skincare line, MDNA Skin. In 2017, Milk appeared as Madonna in a video promoting the skincare range, dressing in several of her iconic costumes.

Figure skating Donigan is a former figure skater who qualified to the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Junior Ice Dance. He retired from competitive skating in 2009.

He performed at the Bryant Park Figure-Skating Rink for the Guys On Ice event as charity for the Ali Forney Center.

Music Donigan formed the group The Dairy Queens in 2016, whose first single, "Milk It", was released on July 2, 2016. He then released his first solo single, "Touch the Fashion, Change Your Life", which he performed live on the first episode of All Stars 3 in 2017.

Personal life Donigan is Catholic and gay. principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, for 12 years. In October 2020, Donigan announced on Instagram that they have amicably split. In April 2026, Donigan married Veer Nanavatty. Donigan currently lives in New York City.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2014 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 6) Herself Contestant (9th place)2016Skin WarsEpisode: "Miss Skin Wars" 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 3) Contestant (9th place) 2019 Hey Qween! GuestWatch What Happens Live with Andy CohenGuest

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