I was so excited to have a chance to read this book. I'm a fan of the Drag Race series and Alaska is one of my favorite Queens. She combined heartfelt stories with humor and honesty in a way that was easy to follow and understand. I enjoyed the flow of pictures and the lineal path the book took. We got glimpses into Alaska's childhood, introduction to Drag, career pre- and post- Drag Race, and a hint of what's yet to come.
I was surprised that so much of the book focused on her relationship with Sharon, but I also believe that her story could help many others who are in the wrong relationship. Sometimes it is hard to see things clearly and I think Alaska's story reminded us of that.

My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? is an honest and engaging memoir about Alaska Thunderfuck 5000's road from a young boy obsessed with Catwoman to a Drag superstar. I have watched Alaska on Rupaul's Drag Race and was excited to read about her life and what brought her to her stardom.

I appreciated the humor as well as the vulnerability that Alaska showcases in this memoir. She truly writes of the good, the bad, and the ugly in her life, such as the highlights of her career, her toxic relationship with Sharon Needles, and her struggles with addiction. I appreciated that she owned up to the mistakes she had made in the past rather than gloss over them. All of that tied in with her strong, humorous voice made for a great read! I also enjoyed all of the photos included. I recommend My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? to fellow fans of Alaska or Drag in general.

I love Alaska and was interested in reading about their life. This book is not light and fluffy so be prepared. I feel like I understand Alaska a lot more now and that only adds to my love for them.

I absolutely adored this book. Having such an insight into one of the most iconic’s drag queens to have ever grace the stage of RPDR has been an amazing experience!

This is what a memoir for a drag Queen should look like. The photos are all supremely done, Alaska writes with a transparency and openness that just screams who she is as a person—flaws and all. She doesn’t shy away from letting her demons show, but doesn’t dwell on them, doesn’t make that who she only is. As we know so much about her now, it was wonderful to read the origins of Alaska from her PA days. She’s always been a fan favorite, and this book will certainly not lose her any fans.

I was so excited to read this book.
I was so excited while reading this book,
I have loved Alaska from the first moment I saw a glimpse of them. This was such a quick ,fun, no holds barred journey into their life beyond the makeup and witty banter. I will probably shelf this and read over and over.

Very delightful to read, about Alaska’s early life, drag exploration experience and can feel some true feelings about her former relationship. There’re so many details and story about Sharon Needles making her sounds like an extremely charming, interesting and also dangerous persona, but i love to read about these. Maybe consider let Sharon write a foreword since she is a significant participation of this book.

This was SUCH a fascinating look into one of the most prolific Drag Queens of our time. I can't speak to how interesting it would be to someone who was NOT a fan of Drag Queens or Drag Race, but as a fan, I was utterly enraptured. A perfect recommendation for the LGBTQIA+ readers in your life.

Memoirs can be tricky, particularly memoirs of drag queens. Past drag queen books have been more “self help” or more “how-to” books, but in “My Names Yours, What’s Alaska?” Alaska does not shy away from the topic s she knows her readers are picking her book up for. It’s always fascinating to read how a person starts their path to fame, and Alaska’s path was a rocky one. Her toxic relationship with Sharon Needles is talked about in depth and at length. It’s clear there was a power dynamic between the two that we as viewers of the show had no clue was happening. Alaska is alone very candid about her substance abuse, and the role that played in her professional career. She also speaks openly about her public meltdowns, namely her reaction to losing season 5 of Rupaul’s Drag Race to Jinkx Monsoon and of course her legendary breakdown on All Stars 2. She peels back the layers of the character of Alaska and reveals her insecurities, her fears, and her drive for fame. It’s not often a person, let alone a drag queen, openly admits to their faults, but in “My Names Yours, What’s Alaska” Alaska takes every opportunity to let you know that yes she’s flawed, but that is what makes her the amazing drag queen and person she is. By far the best drag queen book I’ve read yet.


Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC!

A massive thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of My Name's Yours, What's Alaska? by Alaska Thundeefuck 5000.

I love Alaska. I loved her from seeing her audition tapes that didn't result in her being on the show. I loved how 'out there' and different she was from the drag I had seen before.

This book was a fantastic, truthful, open and honest look in to the life of Alaska and the life of Justin.

I was proud to read about Alaska's successes, but also really proud to read about their mistakes and how she has owned up to them, recognised them, learnt and grown from them.

There is always more going on with a person you see on a reality TV show, and Alaska was no exception. Reading about what the drag race experience was like for her, and how chaotic the aftermath was was really humanising for me. I felt like I was sat down with one of my favourite Queens whilst she shared her experiences.

Alaska has been one of my favourite RuGirls since her run on season 5, and reading her open-hearted, blunt and honest memoir has stoked the fire of my love for her more.

There was something that happened around the 4th to 6th series of RuPaul's Drag Race in which an underground phenomenon became a juggernaut, but before it became self-referential. Even contestants who didn't make it all the way to the crown became true stars. There were world wide tours, spin off series, girl groups, and yes, there were books. Many, many books.

Coming out of this grand era, Alaska has forged her own identity. With this memoir, they show how a young man from a small town in nowhere, America, became the Queen we know now. Unsparing of detail, yet still full of light and joy, this is NOT the misery memoir that many young queer people unfortunately could write. It is also not a how-to guide that some readers would enjoy. Instead this is a story of evolution and self-creation. Are you there world? It's me, Alaska, and I am FABULOUS.

I love Alaska, she was one of my favorite queen's on Drag Race. I was so excited to be given an arc by Netgalley to review.
Alaska really goes into detail in regards to life, her journey in drag, to drag race, and her relationship with Sharon. I loved seeing the intimate details of her life. It made me love her even more! The pictures in the book were great. I loved seeing the way her drag transformed. She's had some rough points in her personal life, but definitely came out on top!
The only reason this didn't get 5 stars was because the beginning was a little hard for me to get into. After about 25% or so I couldn't put it down. Definitely recommend to any Alaska or Drag Queen fans!

Sometime during the pandemic, I got hooked on watching Drag Race. It brought levity and joy and color to some of the dark days of COVID. Alaska captured my attention on the show, and reading this and learning more back story was a lot of fun. I've always appreciated Alaska's conceptual take on drag and willingness to play with (and outside) gender, and that comes through in this book.

While certainly far from a literary masterpiece (sometimes transitions are a little few and far between), most of this reads well in Alaska's voice. Providing loads of back story, this book details how Alaska started in drag (including life before drag), auditioning repeatedly for Drag Race, dating Sharon Needles, getting on Drag Race, and how life changed after Drag Race. I appreciated that throughout the book Alaska owned past mistakes, writing about the bad decisions alongside the good. It's filled with photos, providing glimpses of how Alaska has developed as a queen over her career.

I would have loved more tea on Drag Race, but even as it stands, this was a fun light read that I fully enjoyed.

As lovely, cleverly written and full of the humor I expect from Alaska. A peek into the who, what of all is Alaska was a journey I’d happily read again.

As many people, Alaska crossed my path via Drag Race. This isn't a fluffy book. It spills the real tea on who Alsaka was and who they are now. They've made mistakes, and been through a lot. Tw for emotional abuse/IP abuse/racisim/homophobia/transphobia/drug abuse/arson. They go into detail about their controversial relationship with fellow DR alum Sharon Needles (which isn't pretty to read) but I found this entirely fascinating.

Alaska is a great storyteller and her love and talent for the art form of drag really shines. Despite being different in almost every way, I found myself connecting to her as she spoke about her journey of self love and acceptance and related to her feelings of dissatisfaction despite her successes. It hits a lot of the same notes as many celebrity memoirs do- childhood memories, humble beginnings, struggles with addiction etc.- Alaska is still able to put her own spin on her story. While it may seem like this book would have niche target audience, I truly feel everyone should give this memoir a read!

This was hilarious and a great work from one of the best drag queens to come from Drag Race. Alaska is quirky, weird... and this book showed her personality at its finest.

I love Alaska, and this wasn't bad as celebrity memoirs go, But also so, so much of it was about Sharon and I don't love Sharon...

First, I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to receive an eARC of this book.

Unlike many reviewers, I’ve never seen RuPaul’s drag race. I have heard of Alaska but not as much as many others. But after reading this book, I feel like I know Alaska.

The amount of detail given in this book with different situations truly helps you paint a picture of the situation and put yourself in it.

I appreciate that Alaska takes the opportunity to talk about her Drag story, her relationship with Sharon, and calls herself out on things that she has done “wrong”.

Please note, this book does have parts that can be triggering.

In her book, Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 peels back the garbage bags for an fast-paced celebrity memoir. Full of fantastic photos and raw, honest truth about fame, addiction and loving yourself, the book is an essential for fans of RuPaul's Drag Race and anyone grappling with coming into their own.