
The band was started by Charlie Paulson and Xander Smith and features drag queens Detox, Rhea Litré, Vicky Vox, and Willam Belli. Mantle was also a member of the band Tranzkuntinental. Mantle later joined Quinne's follow-up band, the Barbarellatones. As part of the group, Mantle used the stage name "Brandy Warhol". In Los Angeles, Mantle became a member of the band Sex with Lurch, which was formed by singer Robbie Quinne and guitarist Bernard Yin. She later auditioned for the Los Angeles production of Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, where she was scouted and signed by a talent agent. After two years of living in Chicago, she moved to Los Angeles.

In 1998, Mantle starred in the Chicago production of Charles Busch's play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Lone Star/Laundry & Bourbon was the first production by OKRA Theatre, a theater company started by Mantle and her friend Tracy Parks, who directed the play. She acted in plays such as The Convention and Royal Flush. Career Īfter college, Mantle went to Chicago to begin a career as an actor. Mantle graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the University of Oklahoma. Mantle's uncle was professional baseball player Mickey Mantle, who played for the New York Yankees. Mantle was born to Larry James and Linda Lea Mantle in Oklahoma City but grew up in Cordell, Oklahoma. Mantle appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the reality TV show RuPaul's Drag Race.

Kelly Leroy Mantle (born July 9, 1976), is an American actor, singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, drag queen, and reality television personality.
