Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. On May 26, 2021, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed 7th overall.[1]
Jan Sport | |
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.jpg) Jan at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Charles Joseph Mantione June 11, 1993 Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Jan Charlie Mantione |
| Education | Boston Conservatory (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Drag queen, singer |
| Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) |
| Website | jandragqueen |
Early life
Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. She attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school.[2] While attending school, she participated in both sports and theater. She was an avid soccer player until 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. She attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.[3][4][5]
Career
He considers his drag "birthday" to be July 8, 2016.[6] Mantione formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and Lagoona Bloo in 2018. His drag mother is Alexis Michelle.[7] In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.[8] When he first started drag, he frequently appeared as a Kris Jenner impersonator.[9]
Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.[8]
RuPaul's Drag Race
Jan's casting on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[10] On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the backpack brand. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, finishing in eighth place.
While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a YouTube web series called Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had lip-synced to on the show that week,[11] such as "S&M" by Rihanna[12] and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan.[13] The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.[14]
On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that Jan would return to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 alongside 12 other contestants.[15] On the 4th episode of the show, she won the main challenge (Halftime Headliners) for her impression of Lady Gaga at the 2017 Halftime show and later lost the Lip-Sync For Your Legacy to Britney Spears' "Womanizer" against Lip-Sync Assassin Jessica Wild. She ultimately placed seventh, being eliminated by Trinity K. Bonet in episode 7.[1] Her elimination marks the first time in All Stars history where the Lip-Sync Assassin (Alexis Mateo) revealed both of the bottom queens’ names (Jan and Pandora Boxx) as a result of a tie from the group vote. RuPaul revealed that, under such circumstances, the tie would have to be broken by the Top All-Star of the week (Trinity K. Bonet).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Jane McBeige | Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder[16] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Voice | Herself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J) | Special Guest |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent | Herself (with Stephanie's Child) | Contestant |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) | Herself | Contestant (8th place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)[17] | Herself | Contestant (7th place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked[17] | |||
| 2023 | 57th Annual CMT Music Awards[18] | Performer with Kelsea Ballerini, Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport & Olivia Lux | |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jan's Jukebox | Herself | Creator | [19] |
| Review with a Jew | Guest | [20] | ||
| Whatcha Packin | [21] | |||
| The X-Change Rate | [22] | |||
| Out of the Closet | [23] | |||
| Cosmo Queens | [24] | |||
| Bring Back My Ghouls | [25] | |||
| 2021 | Whatcha Packin’ | [26] | ||
| Ruvealing the Look | [27] | |||
| 2023 | Unpacked with Jan Sport | Host; Podcast | [28] | |
| Glam Slam | Contestant | [29] |
- Bring Back My Girls (2022, 2023)
Discography
Singles
- "Slag Wars" (with The Cock Destroyers and Andrew Barret Cox, featuring Mark Mauriello and Hayley Moir) (2020)
- "Gay Hands Up" (with Peppermint and Alaska) (2021)[30]
- "Jantasy" (with Andrew Barret Cox, Lagoona Bloo, Kelly McIntyre, Tony Clements, and Emily Trumble) (2021)
Featured singles
- "You Don't Know Me" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
- "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
- "The Shady Bunch" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)[31]
- "Show Up Queen" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6) (2021)
As a part of Stephanie's Child
- Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 (2020)[32]
Titles
See also
References
External links
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