Petruschin was born to DeShawna and Viktor Petruschin in Rexburg, Idaho as the first of three children. He is of Russian ancestry. His mother, who separated from his father when he was seven years old, raised him as … See more

Before becoming a drag artist, Petruschin worked as a cosmetics salesperson and a freelance make-up artist for local theater productions during the day, moonlighting in nightclubs as a go-go boy under the name "Phoenix". … See more