Shawn Morales

Shawn Morales (born July 21, 1978) is an American model, actor, and nightlife personality based in Los Angeles, California.

RuPaul's Drag Race

In 2011, while working as a gogo dancer at local gay bars, Shawn auditioned for the RuPaul's Drag Race "Pit Crew" (also known as the Scruff Pit Crew). They are a group of men who appear on each season of Drag Race. The men of the Pit Crew are typically dressed only in their underwear, assisting RuPaul and contestants in various challenges on the reality show. They usually have no dialogue on the show, mainly appearing as "eye candy" for viewers and contestants. Morales became the first non-African-American man to join the Pit Crew, joining in season three. He would also go on to appear in RuPaul's music video for the song "Champion." Morales remained with the show until he was axed before Season 7 began. No reason ever was given for Morales' departure from the show, but after a well-circulated Huffington Post article about Gold's Gym revoking Morales' gym membership due to his body odor, rumors swirled that there may have been a link between the two. Morales reprised his role in Season 10, as well as guest appearances on other RuPaul's Drag Race and their production company, World of Wonder's companion shows.

Personal life

On November 5, 2020, Morales married his husband Levi Packer in Brownwood, Texas.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 3 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 1 2013 RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 (Ep. 8) 2014 Season 6 2015 Season 7 2018 Dragula Himself (Resurrected Body) Season 2 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself (Pit Crew) Season 10 2018 RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular TV special 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 4

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2014 RuPaul Drives... Himself Web series starring RuPaul 2014 Oh Pit Crew Companion web series to RuPaul's Drag Race 2015 Couple$ for Ca$h Game show produced by World of Wonder

Music video appearances Title Year Director "Champion" 2011 Mathu Andersen "I Wanna Have Some Fun" 2012 Ashley Esqueda "love you like a big schlong" 2012 Heaven Jones "Sissy That Walk" 2014 Steven Corfe "Your Makeup Is Terrible" 2014 Saša Numić "Original" 2015 Adrian Anchondo