Honey Mahogany
Reality Star
Alpha Mulugeta, better known by the stage name Honey Mahogany, is a drag performer and singer who first rose to fame competing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She would then go on to release her debut EP Honey Love in 2014.
She began performing in drag while earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California. She briefly stopped performing while earning her graduate degree at UC Berkeley. Then, in 2008, she founded Berkeley's Next Top Drag Performer.
Before reaching reality fame, she earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California and completed a master's degree in social work. She would then begin working as a social worker in Contra Costa County.
She was born and raised in San Francisco, California. Her father was a cab driver and her mom worked in finance. She has one sibling.
On the fifth season of Drag Race, she competed against winner Jinkx Monsoon.