A post shared by Shea Couleé (@sheacoulee) Big congratulations to Shea Couleé. The RuPaul’s Drag Race queen has landed herself a role on a Marvel Universe TV show.Deadline exclusively revealed that she has been cast in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart.The show will star Dominique Thorne as the Chicago-based Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor known for wearing an Iron Man-style suit of armor.Related: Trixie Mattel on why she’ll never do another season of ‘Drag Race’Couleé’s role in the show is unknown.
Shortly after Deadline broke the story, Couleé took to Twitter and Instagram to confirm the news.BEYOND excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Words cannot express how excited I am to be a part of this amazing project! Acting was my first love, and I’m thrilled to be doing it again in such a big way!.