Delta Work
Delta Work is the stage name of Gabriel Villarreal, a Mexican-American drag performer and stylist, best known for competing on the third season of the reality competition television series "RuPaul's Drag Race". Villarreal received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special at the 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2018) for his work as a personal hairstylist for "Drag Race". She currently co-hosts the podcast "Very That", alongside Raja. Career. Villarreal's drag mother is Miss Coco Peru; they met in Los Angeles, early in Delta Work's  drag career. He started drag on Halloween at age 22. Section::::"Drag Race". Work was selected among thirteen contestants for the third season of "RuPaul's Drag Race", which was announced on January 24, 2011. During the season, she impersonated Cher for the "Snatch Game" episode, where contestants were required to imitate a chosen celebrity. Bowen Yang wrote "Delta barely made an attempt at all... Points for the wink at Bob Mackie with her look, but otherwise Delta just waded around in her nothing-doing. Snap out of it!" She placed seventh overall, losing a lip sync performance to Manila Luzon  on Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park". "Out" called the battle "certainly one of the most famous lip syncs" of the show. Outside of season three, she was an audience member for the season five and season six reunions, and was a guest with other "Drag Race" alumni for the first challenge of season ten. Villarreal became RuPaul's personal wig stylist for her judging panel attire beginning with the second episode of the ninth season, with season two alumnus Raven styling her makeup. Work appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season eleven. Post "Drag  Race". Villarreal appeared on a 2011 episode of E!'s "The Soup" with RuPaul, Raja, and Shangela. She makes recurring appearances on WoWPresent's internet show "Fashion Photo Ruview", filling in for Raja or Raven to critique looks from "Drag Race" alumni, with his first appearance on November 19, 2014. She also makes regular appearances on the web show "The Pit Stop", which reviews the episodes of "Drag Race". She was on its debut episode on August 27, 2016. Work appeared on the cover of "Skorch Magazine" in 2013. In August 2015, she headlined Palouse Pride in Moscow, Idaho. On  August 6, 2016, she was invited on stage by Adele in a Los Angeles concert, while in full drag as an Adele impersonator. They took a selfie, which quickly went viral. Villarreal received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special at the 70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2018) for her work. She portrayed Adele in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" (June 2019). In September 2020 Work began co-hosting the ongoing conversational podcast "Very That" on the Forever Dog and Moguls of Media networks, alongside  her "RuPaul's Drag Race" season three castmate Raja, where the duo discuss recent news and answer questions from fans. The podcast's executive producers include fellow "RuPaul's Drag Race" alumni Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam Belli. Music. Delta Work released her debut single, "The Walkin' Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out)", on May 12, 2015. She also was part of the group The Heathers, with Manila Luzon, Raja, and Carmen Carrera. The group released their debut single "Lady Marmalade" on June 6, 2014. Personal life. Villarreal lives in Norwalk, California, as of 2011.