Nina Flowers

Jorge Luis Flores Sánchez (born February 22, 1974), better known by stage names Nina Flowers and George Flores, is a Puerto Rican drag queen and DJ best known as a contestant of the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009, placing as a runner-up and the first Miss Congeniality of the franchise. In 2010, Flowers returned to Drag Race to appear as a mentor on RuPaul's Drag U. In 2012, he competed on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars alongside Tammie Brown.

Early life Flores was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Flores started his career as a DJ in 1989 when he gained residency at Krash Klub, a gay dance club in San Juan that has since shut down. Flores started his drag career as Nina Flowers in March 1993 while studying to become a professional makeup artist. His drag name originates from a combination of the names Nina Hagen, who was Flores' favorite rockstar, and his last name, which translates to flowers in English.

Career Prior to her television appearances, Flowers competed in numerous drag pageants. In 1999, Flowers won both the Miss Puerto Rico Continental and Miss City Lights Continental pageants.

RuPaul's Drag Race

In February 2009, Flowers became a cast member on the first season of Logo reality series RuPaul's Drag Race. Flowers finished in second place and won the Miss Congeniality award during the season's reunion special, making her the first runner-up to win the title and highest ever Miss Congeniality in the history of the show. She is also the first ever contestant to win a maxi challenge in the history of the show as well as the first contestant to never place in the bottom two.

In early 2010, Flowers joined the cast of Logo's new reality series RuPaul's Drag U as a drag mentor. This summer replacement series premiered on July 19, 2010. Flowers was one of 12 past Drag Race contestants in the season-one cast of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which premiered on the Logo network on October 22, 2012. Forming Team Brown Flowers along with contestant Tammie Brown, both contestants were eliminated in the second episode of the series, which aired on October 28, 2012.

Music In December 2009, Flowers (in collaboration with DJ Ranny) released his first dance single "Loca". The single has been remixed by William Umana, Joe Gauthreaux, and Manny Lehman. The single reached its highest spot (#15) on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play the week of January 30, 2010. In January 2011, Flowers released his dance single "I'm Feelin Flowers", which he produced in collaboration with Miami-based deejay/producer DJ MDW. and describes his sound as edgy, spicy, colorful, energetic, groovy and original.

Personal life Flowers and his husband, Antonio Purcell de Ogenio, resided in Denver, Colorado from 2009, and moved to Dallas, Texas in December 2020.

On May 29, 2009, Denver's mayor, John Hickenlooper, proclaimed May 29 "Nina Flowers Day" in recognition of Flowers's contributions to the city's LGBT community.

Filmography Film Year TitleRole 2020The Queens Herself

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (2nd place) 2010 RuPaul's Drag U 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant (9th/10th place) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Music videos Year Title Artist Ref.2009 "Cover Girl"RuPaul2012"Responsitrannity" 2014 "I Look Fuckin Cool"Adore Delano ft. Alaska Thunderfuck 2016 "Backstabber" Fior

Web series YearTitleRoleNotes 2013RuPaul's T-DanceHerselfGuest

Discography Albums +YearTitleNotes 2019 International Love With Esteban Lopez and Binomio

EPs

Singles