Astrid Basson (born 21 December 1999), professionally known as Dakota Schiffer, is an English drag performer and model who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life and education
Dakota Schiffer lives in West Sussex, England. She was bullied at school for "being too feminine". Dakota Schiffer is a trans woman and queer; she came out as queer at the age of 15, along with her non-binary identical twin.
Dakota Schiffer enjoyed fashion and make-up and discovered drag as a teenager. She attended University College London, where she studied geography.
Career
Dakota Schiffer competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She is the first trans contestant to appear on the UK series. She placed in the bottom two on the first episode, but won the lip sync battle against fellow contestant Just May. Her runway look for the second episode, where she won the challenge, was inspired by Pokémon. Dakota Schiffer went on to win another challenge in episode three and was eliminated in week 7 following a lip sync against Pixie Polite.
Filmography
Television
RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)