Aaron Coady, better known by his stage name Sharon Needles, was born on the 28th November 1981, in Newton, Iowa USA, and is a drag queen, probably best recognized for participating in the reality TV competition series “RuPaul’s Drag Race” in 2012. He is also known as a singer, who has released three studio albums. His career has been active since 2004.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Sharon Needles is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Sharon’s net worth is over $2.2 million, accumulated through his successful involvement in the entertainment industry as a drag queen, and from also being a successful singer.
Sharon Needles Net Worth $2.2 Million
Sharon Needles is the youngest of three children born to Liam and Patricia Coady. He had a very difficult childhood, as he faced anti-gay harassment in high school, which persuaded him to drop out.
Speaking about his career, he firt came to notice when in 2004 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to pursue his career as a drag queen. He began by performing in various nightclubs with the drag troupe “the Haus of Haunt”, which wformed the basis of his net worth.
He progressed steadily in his career over the next few years, but his popularity grew enormously in 2011, when he competed in RuPaul’s reality competition series on LogoTV channel, entitled “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, in which he was named as the winner of the fourth season, adding a considerable amount to his net worth. Moreover, he was also named America’s Next Drag Superstar. When the show ended, it was announced that he would appeared in its spin-off entitled “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Star”, but he actually didn’t compete.
Apart from his involvement in the entertainment industry, Sharon tried himself as a singer, releasing his debut studio album “PG-13”, which contained such hit singles as “Dressed To Kill”, “Dead Girls Don’t Say No”, and “Call Me On The Ouija Board”, and a collaboration on the single “This Club Is A Haunted House” with RuPaul. The album peaked at No. 186 on the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 4 on the iTunes Top Ten Pop Album Chart, increasing his net worth by a large margin. His second studio album “Taxidermy” out came in 2015, with the hit singles “Dracula” and “Hollywoodn’t”. Most recently, he released his third studio album “Battle Axe” in October of 2017. His net worth is certainly still rising.
Thanks to his accomplishments, Sharon was nominated for the Best Drag Performer award by the Pittsburgh City Paper.
When it comes to talk about his personal life, Sharon Needles is openly gay, and is engaged to Chad O’Connell. He was previously in a relationship with Alaska Thunderfuck (Justin Andrew Honard) from 2009 to 2013. He is known as a vegetarian, and the public face of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaign. In his spare time, he is an active member across many of the most popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
