Bryan Watkins, better known by his drag pseudonym Shannel, is a drag queen and illusionist best known for his appearance competing on the inaugural season of Logo TV's hit series RuPaul's Drag Race and its subsequent spin offs All Stars Drag Race, Untucked! and Drag U. After winning a Halloween contest in drag at fifteen, his character of Shannel was born. Only a year later he was working as a makeup artist and hair stylist for Glamour Shots. He was later discovered there by a representative of Chanel and made a beauty advisor for Chanel cosmetics.
