Suzie Toot

Suzie Toot
Suzie Toot in Pittsburgh, 2025
Born
Benjamin Shaevitz

(2000-04-05) April 5, 2000
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationDrag performer
Years active2019-present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 17)

Benjamin Shaevitz (born April 5, 2000), known professionally as Suzie Toot,[1] is an American drag performer who participated in the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life and education

Shaevitz was born in Long Island, New York to an Irish Catholic mother named Susan and a Russian Jewish father,[2][3] and was raised Jewish in Wellington, Florida.[4] He attended a Hebrew school and Jewish sleepaway camp in the Pocono Mountains in his youth.[2]

Alcoholism runs in his family and deeply affected his childhood.[5] His first stage performance was at the age of 8, when he was cast as a part of the ensemble in a summer camp production of Fiddler on the Roof. Shaevitz was inspired to pursue drag after studying Ruby Keeler, Eleanor Powell, Varla Jean Merman, and Charles Busch.[2] He wore dresses and cross-dressed as a teenager.[6] He went to Palm Beach Central High School and played Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family.[7] He began tap dancing in high school for a Mary Poppins musical.[3] Shaevitz studied musical theater in college but dropped out.[8][9]

Career

Under the stage name Suzie Toot, Shaevitz portrayed Mimi Bouvèé-Truve in the 2023 queer horror film Big Easy Queens,[10] and released a music single featuring Tow, "Bonecoming", that same year.[11] Suzie Toot opened for Chappell Roan's Fort Lauderdale show as a part of The Midwest Princess Tour in October 2023.[12]

Suzie Toot was the last eliminated contestant on the seventeenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[13] On the fifteenth episode, ahead of the season finale, she competed in a lip-sync tournament for eliminated contestants. After lip-syncing to "Apt." (2024) by Rosé and Bruno Mars in the final round against Kori King, Suzie Toot was deemed the winner, earning her the title of 'The Queen of She Done Already Done Had Herses' and a cash prize of $50,000.[14] Her Instagram following grew by 3,188 percent as the show aired.[15]

In September 2025, Suzie Toot performed at Northern Nevada Pride.[16]

Personal life

Shaevitz is gay.[17][18]

Shaevitz was formerly based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.[19][2][20] He describes his drag persona as the "cross section between Betty Boop and Lucille Ball".[21]

Discography

  • "Bonecoming (feat. Tow)" (2023)[11]
  • "Smokin' Suzie" (2025)[22]
  • "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (2025)[23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
2026 Queerty Awards Future All-Star Herself Won
[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mary Poppins: Va Va Voom, Here I Am (w/ Ben Shaevitz aka Suzie Toot) | Absent Friends". listennotes.com. Listen Notes. 12 April 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Karpen, Elizabeth (10 February 2025). "Jewish 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Suzie Toot Is Just Getting Started". heyalma.com. Hey Alma. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Interview: Suzie Toot Is Tappin' Her Way to the Top of RuPaul's Drag Race". BroadwayWorld.com. March 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Whatcha Packin' 💙 S17 E14 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 👠✨". YouTube. 4 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talent Monologues". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 17. Episode 12. March 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Fort Lauderdale's Suzie Toot tap dances her way to drag's biggest stage". WLRN. June 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "Whatcha Packin' 💙 S17 E14 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 👠✨". YouTube. 4 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Anything you can do, Suzie Toot can do better". INTO. June 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Meet the tap dancing queen from Fort Lauderdale who made a splash on 'Drag Race'". Miami Herald. June 26, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Patterson, Denny. "Big Easy Queens Brings the Camp, Laughs, Horror, and Gore". outclique.com. OutClique. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Bonecoming (feat. Tow)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Cramer, Jude. "Drag Race fans are obsessed with these Chappell Roan and Season 17 crossovers". intomore.com. Into. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Tinoco, Armando (2024-12-04). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 17 Cast Photos, Trailer & Premiere Date Set At MTV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  14. ^ Sim, Bernardo (11 April 2025). "From Z to APT: Here's who won the 'Drag Race' S17 Lip Sync Smackdown". Out TV. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Here's how many IG followers Drag Race S17's queens snatched". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  16. ^ Ramos, Eli (2025-09-04). "Lake Tahoe Pride will march at Northern Nevada Pride for first time". Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  17. ^ @suzietoot (June 2, 2025). "just because im gay dont make me less eqUal !" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  18. ^ "From the Sunshine State to the Main Stage, Suzie Toot Is Just Getting Started!". Outclique. as a gay person, I was all in
  19. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated 'Rate-a-Queen' Twist". Variety. 2024-12-04. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "Whatcha Packin' 💙 S17 E14 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 👠✨". YouTube. 4 April 2025.
  21. ^ Sim, Bernardo. "Sink or swim! Meet the queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 17". out.com. Out. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  22. ^ "Smokin' Suzie". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  23. ^ "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  24. ^ Malkin, Marc (March 10, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry,' Cynthia Erivo and Lady Gaga Win Big at Queerties Awards: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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