Sharon Needles, the worldâs reviled sweetheart fled the cornfields of Iowa for the dark, exciting city of Pittsburgh, where she paraded on stage like a vampire in high fashion. People thought she was either stupid or possessed by a drag demon until Sharon won season four of RuPaulâs Drag Race, posed for PETA and the cover of Out magazineâs most influential people list and was honored by the Pittsburgh City Council who declared June 12 âSharon Needles Dayâ for her outstanding work as an advocate for LGBTQIA+ youth.