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Carmen Roman (born Christopher Roman; April 13, 1985), better known by her stage name Carmen Carrera is an American reality television personality, model, burlesque performer, and actress, known for appearing on the third season of the Logo reality television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', as well as its spin-off series ''RuPaul's Drag U''. Although she presented as male during the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', on May 1, 2012, ABC News reported that Carrera is a transgender woman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Patrons Defend Transgender Waitress at N.J. Diner )〕 ==Life and career== Carrera was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RuPaul's Drag U Season 2 – Meet the Cast )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 – Meet the Cast )〕〔(New Jersey's own Carmen Carrera brings the heat to Season 3 of "RuPaul's Drag Race"! | Out in Jersey ). Retrieved November 2, 2011.〕 She appeared in the third season of the reality television competition show, ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Carrera is the second contestant in the history of the show (after season three cast-mate, Shangela) to rejoin the cast after being eliminated, and along with Raja, Manila Luzon, and Delta Work, was part of the clique known as "Heathers", which took its name from the 1988 film, ''Heathers''. In episode 10, "RuPaul-a-Palooza", Carrera was eliminated for her performance while singing a reggae-inspired cover of RuPaul's song "Superstar." Judges Michelle Visage, Santino Rice, and Billy Brasfield voted to re-invite Carrera to the competition in episode 12, "Jocks in Frocks." Subsequently, Carrera was eliminated in that episode after styling a muscular male athlete in her own signature, "nude"-style of drag. The November 2011 issue of ''W'' featured a series of fictional products in realistically styled advertisements as part of an issue-wide art project. Carrera was featured in the series as the face for the fictional fragrance La Femme. In 2011, Carrera, along with third season ''Drag Race'' contestants Manila Luzon and Shangela Laquifa Wadley, appeared in a television commercial for the travel-related website Orbitz.〔(''Orbitz Commercial – Rupaul's Drag Race Cast'' ) from ''YouTube''〕 Carrera has also been active in AIDS awareness and activism. After being featured in a Gilead Sciences ad entitled "Red Ribbon Runway" with fellow ''Drag Race'' co-stars Manila Luzon, Delta Work, Shangela Laquifa Wadley, and Alexis Mateo, the dress she wore was auctioned by Logo in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Proceeds from the auction were donated to the National Association of People with AIDS. Carrera appeared as a "drag professor" in two episodes of the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag U''. In the episode "80s Ladies," she gave singer Stacey Q a confidence-boosting makeover. In an episode of the ABC news program ''Primetime: What Would You Do?'' that aired on May 4, 2012, Carrera portrayed the role of a transgender server working in a New Jersey diner. An actor playing a customer berates Carrera's character regarding his past experience of being served by her when she had presented as male, prompting other customers to come to Carrera's defense. This program also marked the first occasion in which Carrera publicly revealed herself to be transgender.〔 On June 11, 2012, Carrera appeared in an episode of the TLC series ''Cake Boss'', "Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!", in which she unknowingly participated in a prank involving "Cousin Anthony" Bellifemine, the cousin of "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro, who was set up with a date with Carrera. The punchline of the joke had Valastro tell Bellifemine that "...that's a man, baby!" Carrera, however, originally agreed to appear on the program to promote equality for the transgender community, not aware that she would be involved in a joke. Following the airing of the program, Carrera complained about the situation on Facebook:〔Burra, Kevin (June 12, 2012). ("'Cake Boss' Features Carmen Carrera, Transgender Star Claims She Was Butt Of Transphobic Joke" ). ''The Huffington Post''.〕 Valastro subsequently apologized for the incident, saying that "I owe an apology to the entire LGBT community. It was absolutely not my intention to upset or offend her, or anyone within the community, and I was wrong to use the words I did. I am a supporter of gay rights and equality, and while I regret this situation and my choice of words, I am thankful to have received this feedback and the opportunity to learn from this mistake. I hope that Carmen accepts my sincere regrets."〔 The following day, on June 12, 2012, TLC announced that "Bar Mitzvah, Beads & Oh Baby!" has been pulled from rotation indefinitely; the network has plans to re-edit the episode for future broadcast.〔Kane, Matt (June 13, 2012). ("TLC Pulls Cake Boss Episode After Carmen Carrera and Her Supporters Speak Out" ). GLAAD.〕 A petition started requesting that Carrera serve as a model during the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but despite media coverage and approximately 45,000 signatures the petition was unsuccessful.〔(Fusion.net: Carmen Carrera Will Audition for the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show ). Retrieved December 10, 2013.〕 In March 2014, Carrera openly criticized RuPaul for use of the pejorative "she-male" on a RuPaul's Drag Race episode. She continued to be critical of RuPaul when the issue arose again in 2015, after Logo pulled the "Female of She-Mail" game from ''DragRace'', which prompted RuPaul to defend the use of the word "tranny".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Carmen Carrera Becomes Lightning Rod in T-Word Debate )〕 Carrera's continued protests led to accusations by others that she was biting the hand that fed her.〔 Carrera responded that, while she appreciates the opportunity to compete on ''DragRace'', she ultimately earned her status through her efforts and those of her agent, friends, fans, and family, and that she was not beholden to support RuPaul's use of transphobic language.〔 Carrera was featured in the work of photographer David LaChapelle. She posed for a poster for Life Ball, depicted with both male and female genitalia to represent the blurring of gender identity. In 2014, Carrera was included as part of the Advocate's annual "40 under 40" list and made a cameo appearance on Jane the Virgin's premier episode. Also in 2014, Carrera was featured on the fifth anniversary cover of ''C☆NDY'' magazine along with 13 other transgender women: Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Geena Rocero, Isis King, Gisele Alicea, Leyna Ramous, Dina Marie, Nina Poon, Juliana Huxtable, Niki M’nray, Pêche Di, Carmen Xtravaganza and Yasmine Petty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Laverne Cox, Carmen Carrera, Among 14 Trans Stars On "Candy" Magazine Cover )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carmen Carrera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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