NINA WEST (Andrew Levitt) He rose to international prominence on the 11th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Other notable credits include Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead (Ginsey Tonic), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Divine), “Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch” (Alice), and voiceover work for Nickelodeon’s “Blue’s Clues,” “Baby Shark’s Big Show,” “RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race,” the recent “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9,” “Drag Me To Dinner,” Bobby Moynihan’s “Loafy,” Hulu’s “The Bravest Knight”,  and documentaries Lady Like and Kings, Queens, and In Betweens. On stage, he starred as Edna Turnbald in the national tour of Broadway’s Hairspray The Musical.

 

Nina has hosted events around the world. Of note: 74th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, Disney+ Pride Special, events at San Diego Comic-Con, and galas for SAGE and Bring Change to Mind, among others.

 

His charitable foundation, The Nina West Foundation, has raised over $3 million dollars for charities in central Ohio and around the world.

 

His first children’s book, The You Kind of Kind was published in 2022 by PA Press. 2025 saw the publication of a book of essays by drag authors, including Nina, entitled No Tea No Shade: Life As Drag Queen. It is available from Harper Collins at bookstores everywhere.

 

Nina has performed with Kermit the Frog and The Muppets. It does not get better than that.