Alaska Thunderfuck

Justin Andrew Honard (born March 6, 1985), best known by the stage name Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 or mononymously as Alaska, is an American drag queen and singer from Erie, Pennsylvania.

She is best known as the runner-up on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Honard co-hosts the web series Bro'Laska alongside her brother, Corey Binney.

He graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003.

Honard has a brother, Cory.

He studied theater at the University of Pittsburgh.

After dabbling around in Pittsburgh, Honard eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

After discovering that he disliked the process of trying to land acting jobs, he conceived the concept and personality of her drag persona while smoking marijuana.

Honard had previously done drag as a hobby, but the conception of "Alaska" fueled an intent to turn it into a career, and he eventually landed a job at the West Hollywood club Fubar.

Honard frequently performed as Alaska in the Trannyshack shows in Los Angeles.

In 2009, she performed in Palm Springs Gay Pride with Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones.

Alaska met future boyfriend Sharon Needles (stage name of Aaron Coady) through Myspace via an introduction from Pittsburgh drag queen Veruca la'Piranha in December 2009, and eventually moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to live with him in 2010.

She has said that she found Sharon Needles "fascinating", and, even after their breakup, "still does".

Along with Sharon Needles and Cherri Baum, she formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of Pittsburgh bar The Blue Moon.

Sharon Needles later went on to win the season in April 2012, beating fellow finalists Chad Michaels and Phi Phi O'Hara.

Alaska Thunderfuck competed on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, under the mononym Alaska.

She had previously auditioned for every season of the show, and filmed her audition tape for the fifth season while on a cruise paid for by Sharon Needles' Drag Race winnings.

She prepared for the season with the help of Baum, la'Piranha, and New York City-based drag queen Miles De Niro.

Sharon Needles was not present for the preparation, as she was touring at the time.

Alaska won the fragrance commercial-themed main challenge in the episode "Scent of a Drag Queen" and the main challenge for "Sugar Ball".

As part of the show, Alaska sang on the "We Are the World"-inspired song "Can I Get an Amen?".

The song's proceeds helped benefit the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.

As part of the Haus of Haunt, she helped present the Pittsburgh debut of fellow drag queen and recording artist Christeene Vale in 2013.

Alaska later impersonated Vale for the music video "RuPaulogize" by Willam Belli.

The couple had friction between them after Sharon Needles' casting on season four of Drag Race, as Alaska had auditioned for every season of the show previous, and Sharon Needles had been cast on her first attempt at auditioning.

At the season finale in May 2013, Alaska was declared the runner-up along with fellow competitor Roxxxy Andrews.

Jinkx Monsoon was the winner of the season.

Due to her substantial gain in wealth after Drag Race and subsequent ability to purchase the item, she later fell into a cocaine addiction, which Alaska has described as "kinda ugly, gross, and kinda sad".

In October 2013, Alaska performed as Dr. Frank N. Furter in Woodlawn Theatre's production of The Rocky Horror Show in San Antonio, Texas.

RuPaul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage and season four contestant Willam Belli also starred in the musical.

Since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Alaska has toured and performed, appearing in RuPaul's Drag Race Battle of the Seasons shows, the Drag Stars at Sea cruises, custom one-woman shows such as a Stevie Nicks tribute called "Stevie Forever", a cabaret show called "Red for Filth", and a holiday show called "Blue Christmas".

An animated version of Alaska appeared in the "RuPaul's Drag Race: Dragopolis 2.0" mobile app.

During the summer of 2014, she starred in a stage production of Sex and the City.

With her brother, Cory Binney, Honard has a web series sponsored by World of Wonder, called Bro'Laska.

In 2014, Alaska became a spokesmodel for American Apparel alongside Willam Belli and Courtney Act.

Alaska has since released a string of singles, namely "Ru Girl", "Your Makeup Is Terrible", and "Nails".

Her first studio album, Anus, was released in 2015, followed by her second album, Poundcake, in 2016, and her third album, Vagina, in 2019.

Her fourth album, Red 4 Filth, was released in 2022.

Honard is also a part of The AAA Girls, a drag group with Willam and Courtney Act and hosts the podcast Race Chaser with Willam.

Honard was born to Andrew and Pam Honard, and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania.