I love Alaska and was interested in reading about their life. This book is not light and fluffy so be prepared. I feel like I understand Alaska a lot more now and that only adds to my love for them.

I absolutely adored this book. Having such an insight into one of the most iconic’s drag queens to have ever grace the stage of RPDR has been an amazing experience!

This is what a memoir for a drag Queen should look like. The photos are all supremely done, Alaska writes with a transparency and openness that just screams who she is as a person—flaws and all. She doesn’t shy away from letting her demons show, but doesn’t dwell on them, doesn’t make that who she only is. As we know so much about her now, it was wonderful to read the origins of Alaska from her PA days. She’s always been a fan favorite, and this book will certainly not lose her any fans.

I was so excited to read this book.
I was so excited while reading this book,
I have loved Alaska from the first moment I saw a glimpse of them. This was such a quick ,fun, no holds barred journey into their life beyond the makeup and witty banter. I will probably shelf this and read over and over.

Memoirs can be tricky, particularly memoirs of drag queens. Past drag queen books have been more “self help” or more “how-to” books, but in “My Names Yours, What’s Alaska?” Alaska does not shy away from the topic s she knows her readers are picking her book up for. It’s always fascinating to read how a person starts their path to fame, and Alaska’s path was a rocky one. Her toxic relationship with Sharon Needles is talked about in depth and at length. It’s clear there was a power dynamic between the two that we as viewers of the show had no clue was happening. Alaska is alone very candid about her substance abuse, and the role that played in her professional career. She also speaks openly about her public meltdowns, namely her reaction to losing season 5 of Rupaul’s Drag Race to Jinkx Monsoon and of course her legendary breakdown on All Stars 2. She peels back the layers of the character of Alaska and reveals her insecurities, her fears, and her drive for fame. It’s not often a person, let alone a drag queen, openly admits to their faults, but in “My Names Yours, What’s Alaska” Alaska takes every opportunity to let you know that yes she’s flawed, but that is what makes her the amazing drag queen and person she is. By far the best drag queen book I’ve read yet.


Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC!

A massive thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? by Alaska Thundeefuck 5000.

I love Alaska. I loved her from seeing her audition tapes that didn't result in her being on the show. I loved how 'out there' and different she was from the drag I had seen before.

This book was a fantastic, truthful, open and honest look in to the life of Alaska and the life of Justin.

I was proud to read about Alaska's successes, but also really proud to read about their mistakes and how she has owned up to them, recognised them, learnt and grown from them.

There is always more going on with a person you see on a reality TV show, and Alaska was no exception. Reading about what the drag race experience was like for her, and how chaotic the aftermath was was really humanising for me. I felt like I was sat down with one of my favourite Queens whilst she shared her experiences.

Alaska has been one of my favourite RuGirls since her run on season 5, and reading her open-hearted, blunt and honest memoir has stoked the fire of my love for her more.

There was something that happened around the 4th to 6th series of RuPaul's Drag Race in which an underground phenomenon became a juggernaut, but before it became self-referential. Even contestants who didn't make it all the way to the crown became true stars. There were world wide tours, spin off series, girl groups, and yes, there were books. Many, many books.

Coming out of this grand era, Alaska has forged her own identity. With this memoir, they show how a young man from a small town in nowhere, America, became the Queen we know now. Unsparing of detail, yet still full of light and joy, this is NOT the misery memoir that many young queer people unfortunately could write. It is also not a how-to guide that some readers would enjoy. Instead this is a story of evolution and self-creation. Are you there world? It's me, Alaska, and I am FABULOUS.

I love Alaska, she was one of my favorite queen's on Drag Race. I was so excited to be given an arc by Netgalley to review.
Alaska really goes into detail in regards to life, her journey in drag, to drag race, and her relationship with Sharon. I loved seeing the intimate details of her life. It made me love her even more! The pictures in the book were great. I loved seeing the way her drag transformed. She's had some rough points in her personal life, but definitely came out on top!
The only reason this didn't get 5 stars was because the beginning was a little hard for me to get into. After about 25% or so I couldn't put it down. Definitely recommend to any Alaska or Drag Queen fans!

Sometime during the pandemic, I got hooked on watching Drag Race. It brought levity and joy and color to some of the dark days of COVID. Alaska captured my attention on the show, and reading this and learning more back story was a lot of fun. I've always appreciated Alaska's conceptual take on drag and willingness to play with (and outside) gender, and that comes through in this book.

While certainly far from a literary masterpiece (sometimes transitions are a little few and far between), most of this reads well in Alaska's voice. Providing loads of back story, this book details how Alaska started in drag (including life before drag), auditioning repeatedly for Drag Race, dating Sharon Needles, getting on Drag Race, and how life changed after Drag Race. I appreciated that throughout the book Alaska owned past mistakes, writing about the bad decisions alongside the good. It's filled with photos, providing glimpses of how Alaska has developed as a queen over her career.

I would have loved more tea on Drag Race, but even as it stands, this was a fun light read that I fully enjoyed.

As lovely, cleverly written and full of the humor I expect from Alaska. A peek into the who, what of all is Alaska was a journey I’d happily read again.

As many people, Alaska crossed my path via Drag Race. This isn't a fluffy book. It spills the real tea on who Alsaka was and who they are now. They've made mistakes, and been through a lot. Tw for emotional abuse/IP abuse/racisim/homophobia/transphobia/drug abuse/arson. They go into detail about their controversial relationship with fellow DR alum Sharon Needles (which isn't pretty to read) but I found this entirely fascinating.

Alaska is a great storyteller and her love and talent for the art form of drag really shines. Despite being different in almost every way, I found myself connecting to her as she spoke about her journey of self love and acceptance and related to her feelings of dissatisfaction despite her successes. It hits a lot of the same notes as many celebrity memoirs do- childhood memories, humble beginnings, struggles with addiction etc.- Alaska is still able to put her own spin on her story. While it may seem like this book would have niche target audience, I truly feel everyone should give this memoir a read!

This was hilarious and a great work from one of the best drag queens to come from Drag Race. Alaska is quirky, weird... and this book showed her personality at its finest.

I love Alaska, and this wasn't bad as celebrity memoirs go, But also so, so much of it was about Sharon and I don't love Sharon...

First, I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to receive an eARC of this book.

Unlike many reviewers, I’ve never seen RuPaul’s drag race. I have heard of Alaska but not as much as many others. But after reading this book, I feel like I know Alaska.

The amount of detail given in this book with different situations truly helps you paint a picture of the situation and put yourself in it.

I appreciate that Alaska takes the opportunity to talk about her Drag story, her relationship with Sharon, and calls herself out on things that she has done “wrong”.

Please note, this book does have parts that can be triggering.

I read an eARC of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. Alaska is iconic to RuPaul's Drag Race herstory, and it was fascinating to read this Queen's life before drag and her subsequent celebrity stardom. This book is an expose that gives intimate details about growing up in Pittsburgh, her relationship with Sharon Needles, performing on television, and perfecting her Drag. It is a story about finding your true identity, owning up to times you were wrong, and believing in yourself. I felt I learned a lot about both Justin and Alaska through reading this book and recommend to any and all fans of RPDR, as well as supporters of Drag Queen culture.

(Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for an advance eARC of this book!)

I was totally enthralled by this book. I'm a fan of Alaska's but came to this book with relatively low expectations -- the bar is not super high for drag queen books, and I would have been totally satisfied if this book had been glossy pictures and short funny stories.

But I found Alaska's honesty and vulnerability in telling her own story to be captivating. She (and certainly Sharon) do not always come off well, but she does not gloss over or minimize her mistakes; demonstrates that she understands that they crossed lines that she wishes she had not. And, she has had a super interesting life so far, and it was a thrill to see the world through her eyes.

I couldn't put this short and action-packed book down, read it in a day. Behind the scenes stories of Drag Race? Check! A generous account of her tumultuous relationship with Sharon Needles? Check! A FOMO-inducing backstage romp through the Haus of Haunt days? Check! An origin story for one of the most distinctive drag queens in RPDR history? Check! And, it does have the glossy pictures, of course. I will be getting copies of this book for some folks for Christmas, for sure -- this book sets a high bar for future drag queen memoirs!

3.5/5 Stars

As I'm sure most readers of this book are, I was first introduced to Alaska via Drag Race. After her appearance on All Stars, I was left feeling annoyed and disgusted by her childish tantrums on how she felt that she needed to win the season. My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? is an honest memoir that doesn't skirt around the not so flattering parts of Alaska's past. She candidly addresses her All Stars meltdowns, her participation in a toxic relationship with Sharon Needles, and her own shallow obsession with being famous and being a diva. I completely admire her ability to be open about her flaws, even going so far as to talk about how she wore a Confederate flag bikini and has used racial/transphobic slurs. As a public figure, that couldn't have been easy to do, especially in a world where "cancel culture" is more the norm than not.

I feel like I really got a deeper insight into Alaska, which I appreciated. Her journey makes her a lot easier to understand and to not immediately write off as a shallow, fame hungry diva, but ultimately, she still does kind of come off as a shallow, fame hungry diva. She seems to have grown a lot as a person, though, and like she says at the end of the book, she's still working on herself and evolving, so I look forward to seeing more of her journey.

I truly enjoyed this book. It was a wild ride of self discovery. All the ups and downs, the seeking of approval, it really made it relatable.

My Name’s Yours, What’s Alaska? is one of the most painless memoirs I have ever read. In fact, I read it in one sitting. The memoir follows the life and career of the drag queen Alaska Thunderfuck. Alaska was lucky to grow up with a supportive family and began her career doing local theater. Eventually, she moved to Pittsburg where her drag career really took off. There she met boyfriend and fellow Haus of Haunt member Sharon Needles. The book details their relationship and highlights a lot of the unsavory parts of it.

Alaska spends a good portion of the book discussing her relationship with Sharon, including the inappropriate behavior that they both used on stage. She acknowledges this behavior and states that she deeply regrets it.

I have never seen RuPaul’s Drag Race and was hoping that there would be more on what goes into filming the show. The sections on both seasons that Alaska participated in are very short. However, Alaska does go into great detail about touring and other gigs.

Additionally, this book describes the struggles of a broke drag queen. Sometimes this includes violence, abusive relationships, and drug abuse. Alaska struggled with alcohol and drug abuse for a long time.

Overall this was a fascinating look into the world of drag queens.