Shequida

Who is Shequida?

Gary Hall, also known as Shequida Hall or mononymously as Shequida, is a classically trained opera singer, songwriter, playwright, and drag artist, born in Jamaica. He attended Juilliard, where he studied with noted bass-baritone Simon Estes. As the female character Shequida, he has been the USA Network's spokesperson for Latin America. From 1997 to 1998 he played Wendi Mercury on the daytime television show One Life to Live. He starred in Daron Hagen's Vera of Las Vegas for its world premier in 2003. His Off-Broadway show, Opera for Dummies, was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. In 2008 he appeared on the TV reality competition America's Got Talent.