Jorgeous
American drag queen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jorgeous is the stage name of Jorge Meza, a drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[2]
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| Born | Jorge Meza November 28, 1999 (age 25)[1] San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) |
| Website | thejorgeous |
Early life
Meza was born and raised to a Mexican American family in West San Antonio, Texas.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Meza started doing drag and performing in gay bars at the age of 16.[7][8][9] He has said, "The name Jorgeous came from the word 'gorgeous' and my boy name, which is Jorge."[10]
Jorgeous competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2] After surviving multiple lip syncs,[11] she was eliminated after failing to impress judges during a challenge in which contestants roasted series judge Ross Mathews.[12] Stephen Daw of Billboard called her "the season's undisputed lip sync assassin".[13] While filming, Jorgeous had an unaired "budding romance" with fellow contestant Orion Story.[14][15] Following Drag Race, she joined the Werq the World tour.[16] She was a cast member of the variety show RuPaul's Drag Race Live!, as of 2023.[17][18]
In 2022, Jorgeous appeared alongside other drag queens in a tribute to Jennifer Lopez at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.[19] She also appeared in the music video for Leland's song "Taste So Good".[20][21]
On April 23, 2024, Jorgeous was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[22]
Personal life
Meza relocated to Tennessee for work at the age of 18.[23] He lived in Nashville as of late 2021.[24] Meza is gay and has an older brother who is also gay.[3]
Jorgeous had approximately 100,000 followers on Instagram, as of February 2022.[25]
Discography
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Save a Queen" (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) |
2022 | Non-album singles | [26] |
| "He's My Baby (The Ru-Nettes)" (with Jasmine Kennedie & DeJa Skye) |
[27] | ||
| "Moulin Ru! the Rusical!" (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 14) |
Moulin Ru! the Rusical! Album | [28] |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) | Herself | Contestant (6th Place) |
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) | Lip Sync Assassin | Episode: "Forensic Queens"[29] |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! | Herself | Episode: "All Stars Untucked - Forensic Queens" | |
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 9) | Contestant (4th Place) | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Easy" | Troye Sivan, Kacey Musgraves ft. Mark Ronson | [30] |
See also
References
External links
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