'Drag Race' Star Shea Couleé Cast in Marvel's 'Ironheart' Series
is joining the MCU! season 5 winner Shea Couleé confirmed on Wednesday that she'll be featured in the upcoming Marvel series, on Disney+.created by writer Chinaka Hodge -- is set to star standout Dominique Thorne as the titular Marvel hero, aka Riri Williams, the genius inventor of the most high-tech super-suit since Iron Man. In the comic canon, Riri is a proud resident of Chicago, so it makes sense that one of the city's most popular drag queens will be part of the show — though information on Shea's character is being kept tightly under wraps.«BEYOND excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe,» Shea shared on social media. «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!»BEYOND excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.