Loosey LaDuca

Loosey LaDuca is the stage name of Timothy P. Rinaldi,[3] an American drag performer best known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Rinaldi is from Ansonia, Connecticut, and was a construction worker before appearing on Drag Race.

Loosey LaDuca
Photograph of someone on a pink runway, wearing an outfit which is black on the bottom half and has an animal print on the top half; she has multiple tattoos and is holding a small stuffed dog in one of her hands
Loosey LaDuca at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Timothy P. Rinaldi

April 20, 1989 or 1990 (age 32–33)[1][2]
Ansonia, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupations
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Loosey LaDuca's original song "Let Loose", which debuted on the show, went viral and received a remix featuring Jan Sport and Lemon. The show was edited to characterize LaDuca as argumentative with the judges and difficult with her costars. Although critics described her as one of the most memorable contestants, she was not selected as a finalist for the season, a decision that LaDuca disagreed with.

Early life, education, and early career

Timothy Rinaldi is from Ansonia, Connecticut, and was born in 1989 or 1990.[1] He attended Ansonia Middle School and high school, where he participated in musical theatre.[1] Rinaldi has been a construction worker in Ansonia.[4][5]

A portrayal of one of Cinderella's sisters for a production of Cinderella at the Downtown Cabaret Theater in Bridgeport made him realize he "had what it took to be a drag queen". He has since performed in many drag brunch shows.[1]

RuPaul's Drag Race and "Let Loose"

Rinaldi competed as Loosey LaDuca on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She debuted the original song "Let Loose" during the variety show.[4] According to Stephan Daw of Billboard, "Let Loose" went "ultra-viral" following Loosey LaDuca's talent show performance.[6] Sim said the song became "a huge viral hit".[7] Loosey LaDuca released a remix of the song featuring Jan Sport and Lemon.[4]

LaDuca also impersonated Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers on Drag Race. Loosey LaDuca was declared a winner in the fourth and eleventh episodes, and placed in the bottom in the twelfth and thirteenth episodes.[5] She received praise from Kevin Bacon for her performance in Wigloose: The Rusical!, a parody of the 1984 film Footloose.[8] In her first lip-sync, she defeated Salina EsTitties to Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" (1985).[9] She was eliminated from the competition after losing a lip-sync to "For the Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko against Luxx Noir London.[5]

Paper's Sanda Song said Loosey LaDuca was "one of season 15's most memorable contestants — and for good reason",[10] and Cameron Scheetz of Queerty said she "gave us nothing but real: Real emotion, real drama, real star-power, and real good reality television".[11] Bernardo Sim of Out included her in a 2023 list of ten contestants who received a "delusional" edit on Drag Race and wrote, "Throughout the edit of the show, LaDuca was shown passionately disagreeing with the judges, arguing with other queens over who got second and third top placements, and seemingly not understanding when her costars were just kidding around."[12] Writing for Pride.com, Sim said, "There's absolutely no way that someone can walk away from watching season 15 without remembering how LaDuca was portrayed on the show."[7] Loosey LaDuca has said she felt "robbed" and had earned a spot as a finalist.[13]

Personal life

Loosey LaDuca uses the pronouns she/her in drag; her persona is based on Lucille Ball and the LaDuca dance shoes worn by members of the precision dance company The Rockettes. In addition to her characterizations on Drag Race, Loosey LaDuca has impersonated Cyndi Lauper and Madonna.[1]

Discography

Singles
List of singles, showing the year released, and album name
Title Year Album
"Let Loose" 2023 —
"Let Loose (remix)" (featuring Jan & Lemon) —
Title Year Album Ref.
"One Night Only"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15)		 2023 — [14]
"Golden Hips (Ol' Dirty Bitches)"
(with Robin Fierce, Jax, and Anetra)		 [15]
"Wigloose: The Rusical!"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, season 15)		 Wigloose: The Rusical! Album [16]

Filmography

Television
List of television credits
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) Herself/Contestant [17]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15		 [18]
2023 EW News Flash Herself Guest [19][20]
2023 BuzzFeed Celeb Herself Guest [21]
2023 MTV News Herself Guest [22]
2023 Today with Hoda and Jenna Herself Guest [23]
2023 Drip or Drop Herself Guest [24]
2023 Whatcha Packin’ Herself Guest [25]
2023 Squirrel Friends Herself Guest; Podcast [26]

See also

References
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  2. @looseyladuca (April 20, 2016). "I turned 100 years old today. Acid peels do WONDERS. 🎂🎉🎈💀" – via Instagram.
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