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Brita Filter , the stage name of Jesse Carl Havea , is an American drag queen who has appeared on Shade: Queens of NYC and the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , ultimately placing 8th.[2]
Early life and career [ edit ]
Havea was born in Anthem, Arizona before moving to Dover-Foxcroft, Maine as a kid. She is of Tongan descent.[3]
Havea was born and raised Mormon .[4]
Havea grew up as a child performer, and later went on to book national tours with theater companies and eventually studied acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy .[5] He later became a stage actor and performed in various regional and national productions. He landed the role of a stepsister in the musical production of Cinderella . On the last night of his tenure with this production, Havea met a girl named "Brita" and decided to make "Brita Filter" his stage name that night.[6] He then returned to Manhattan and started his business performing as Brita Filter, a drag queen,[2] stating, "So after that finished, I came back to New York that day, and I decided I was going to take over New York!"[6]
In 2016, Havea won the 2016 Glam Awards for Best Duo alongside fellow drag artist Terra Hyman.[7] In 2018, she won the Best Host and the NYC Entertainer of the Year Award at the Annual Glam Awards.[8] In 2020, Havea co-hosted the 21st annual GLAM Awards, alongside Bob the Drag Queen .[9]
Havea performed alongside Katy Perry on Saturday Night Live , performing her song "Swish Swish ".[10] [11] [12]
Havea starred in a segment called "How Drag Queens Are Getting Out the Vote" on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , along with RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 co-stars Jaida Essence Hall , Heidi N. Closet and Jackie Cox .[13]
Havea is a co-chair of Drag Out The Vote , a nonpartisan nonprofit that works with drag performers to promote participation in democracy.
Havea joined the cast of Shade: Queens of NYC at its inception in October 2017, as Brita Filter. The series documents the daily reality of lives as Manhattan drag queens.[14]
On January 23, 2020, Havea was announced as one of the thirteen contestants on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race , becoming the first Pasifika queen to appear on the show.[15] To protect copyright, his stage name on the show is shortened from "Brita Filter" to simply "Brita".[16] In the fourth episode, "The Ball Ball", Havea lipsynced for her life against Rock M Sakura, sending them home to "S&M " by Rihanna .[17] She later found herself again in the bottom two in episode six, where she lipsynced for her life against Aiden Zhane, to "Let It Go " by Caissie Levy , where Brita also sent Aiden home.[18] She was in the bottom two again on episode seven, where she lipsynced for her life against Heidi N. Closet, to "Burning Up " by Madonna , Havea lost the lipsync and went home.[19]
Brita placed 8th overall in the competition.
Personal life [ edit ]
Havea is pansexual , and their preferred pronouns are "anything respectful".[20]
Filmography [ edit ]
Television [ edit ]
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Theatre [ edit ]
Year
Production
Role
Venue
Notes
Ref(s )
2014
Forever Plaid
Smudge
Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Credited as Jesse Havea
[32]
Cinderella: A New Telling of an Old Tale
Stepsister
Penobscot Theatre Company
[33]
2017
The Shards of an Honor Code Junkie
Starr Lyte
Metro Baptist Church
Credited as Jesse Havea & Brita Filter
[34]
2021
Hard On Love
Steve
The Blank Theater (digital)
Credited as Jesse Havea
[35]
Discography [ edit ]
Featured singles [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2022
The WOWIE Awards
Resistor of the Year (The Right Side of Herstory Award)
Herself
Won
[39] [40]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race gets its first Pasifika contestant in Brita Filter — but she's 'anything but pure' " . www.abc.net.au . 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ The X Change Rate: Brita Filter & Nikita Dragun . BUILD Series. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ Thomas, Jae (October 23, 2019). "Here's How Much It Costs to Dress Like a Drag Queen" . Bedfordandbowery.com . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ a b Eileen Shapiro (March 21, 2017). "Brita Filter" . Get Out!. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
^ Coco Talanoa. "Meet 'Ru Paul's Drag Race' first Pacific Island contestant - BRITA" . Thecoconet.tv/. Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ Kozma, Leila (January 23, 2020). "Brita Filter Appeared in 'Broad City' and 'Shade' Before Joining 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Distractify.com . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Shapiro, Eileen (January 21, 2020). "Glam Awards 2020" . GetOutMag.com . Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
^ "How Katy Perry and her drag queens found themselves on the fake-news frontline" . The Guardian . May 25, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020 .
^ "We identified the performers in Katy Perry's 'Swish Swish' on SNL" . Queerty . Retrieved 2018-12-10 .
^ "Drag Queens and Club Kids "Swish Swish" with Katy Perry On "SNL" " . NewNowNext . Retrieved 2019-01-28 .
^ a b How Drag Queens Are Getting Out the Vote | The Daily Social Distancing Show , retrieved 2021-03-12
^ "New Series Looks at the 'Hustle And Sacrifice' of NYC Drag Queens - "Shade: Queens of NYC" examines the less glitzy side of Manhattan's drag stars", HuffPost
^ Aualiitia, Tahlea (March 6, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race star Brita Filter says she will 'spread the Polynesian love' as first Pasifika queen" . abc.net.au . Retrieved March 31, 2020 .
^ Nolfi, Joey (January 23, 2020). "Exclusive: RuPaul, Drag Race season 12 cast give first interviews on 'twisted' new season" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 23, 2020 .
^ McCallion, Paul (March 20, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: It DO Take Balls!" . Vulture.com . Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ McCallion, Paul (April 3, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Gigi's Drag Race" . Vulture.com . Retrieved April 4, 2020 .
^ McCallion, Paul (April 10, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Get Into the GRuve" . Vulture.com . Retrieved April 11, 2020 .
^ Rodriguez, Joe (January 17, 2020). "20 Queer Q's with Brita Filter" . Pride.com . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ "Jesse Havea Backstage" .
^ Street, Mikelle (March 5, 2019). "Sasha Velour, Shangela, and Jiggly Caliente Were All on 'Broad City' " . Out.com . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Daniel's Desk- Episode 1: NYC Drag Queens . YouTube . April 6, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ Brita Filter's Stunning Sunset Beauty Look Will Make You Want to Take a Beach Vacay . Cosmopolitan . April 29, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ Queens Investigate Grocery Store Ghost Sighting | Drag News | LX . NBCLX. March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
^ The X Change Rate: Yandy Smith . BUILD. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
^ Whatcha Packin': SPOILER ALERT | S12 E7 | RuPaul's Drag Race . WOWPresents. April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020 .
^ Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E07 Feat. Special Guest! . Miz Cracker . April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
^ Honey Davenport - DA FUQ S2 E2 feat. Brita . Honey Davenport Official. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ Welcome to Brita's Room | S3 E2 | RuPaul's Drag Race Out Of The Closet . RuPaul's Drag Race . May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
^ Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens . YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020 .
^ Wheeler, Bill (May 10, 2014). "Forever Plaid" . Theatercolorado.blogspot.com . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ Burnham, Emily (March 5, 2019). "Maine native and former Penobscot Theatre actor part of season 12 of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Bangordailynews.com . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ Voss, Brandon (April 16, 2020). "New Musical "Shards Of An Honor Code Junkie" Tackles Gay Mormons, Suicide" . NewNowNext.com . Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
^ BWW News Desk. "HARD ON LOVE Set For The Blank Theatre's Living Room Series" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 2021-03-12 .
^ "I'm That Bitch - Single" . iTunes .
^ "The Shady Bunch / Bring Back My Girls - Single" . iTunes .
^ You Brita Vote, Kay? (Brita Filter, KayKay Lavelle, Bryce Quartz) , retrieved 2021-03-12
^ Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!" . World of Wonder . Retrieved May 7, 2022 .
^ "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners" . World of Wonder . 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022 .
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brita_Filter&oldid=1234111211 "
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