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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]
Early life
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Meza was born and raised to a Mexican American family in West San Antonio, Texas .[3] [4] [5] [6]
Career
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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]
Jorgeous (left ) with Priyanka (right ) at RuPaul's DragCon LA , 2022
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
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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]
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See also
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References
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^ a b Rotella, A. J. (March 22, 2022). "A 'Jorgeous' Addition to RuPaul's Drag Race" . Adelante Magazine . Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Santana, Steven (December 8, 2021). "Texas queen promises to bring her 'Tex Mex' look to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Chron . Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022 .
^ "Is Drag Race's Jorgeous in a Throuple?" . Instinct Magazine . February 16, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "South Texas Pride: Brownsville native cast on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race" . December 7, 2023.
^ Simons, Roxy (January 7, 2022). "Meet the queens competing on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14" . Newsweek . Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022 .
^ "Exit Interview: Jorgeous On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Nylon . April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "Everything we saw as Drag Race alum Jorgeous came back to San Antonio and slayed at the Bonham" . San Antonio Current . Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Meet the Queens of Season 14! | RuPaul's Drag Race , archived from the original on January 15, 2022, retrieved January 15, 2022
^ "Jorgeous Reveals Her Favorite Lipsync (Out Of 5) On 'Drag Race' " . www.pride.com . Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Nolf, Joey (April 4, 2022). "Jorgeous deserves her blunt after slaying 6 'Drag Race' lip-syncs" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Daw, Stephen (April 4, 2022). " 'Drag Race' Eliminee Jorgeous Gladly Accepts Her Title as Season 14's Lip Sync Assassin" . Billboard . Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "Exclusive: Drag Race's Orion Story says Jorgeous lip-sync was "hard" because of their mutual "crush" " . Gay Times . February 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023 .
^ "RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 is one of the franchise's best" . Gay Times . April 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023 .
^ "Werq the World Tour Comes Back to Houston on July 16 - OutSmart Magazine" . www.outsmartmagazine.com . July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "Aquaria & Jorgeous Spill the Tea Backstage at 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live!' " . www.out.com . Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Aquaria and Jorgeous to Join RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE LIVE! Las Vegas at Flamingo Las Vegas" . Broadway World . Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ " 'Drag Race' Queens Paid Tribute To JLo At Her iHeartRadio Performance" . www.out.com . Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "See Hayley Kiyoko, Gus Kenworthy and More Stars Celebrate Pride Month in "Taste So Good" Video" . E! Online . June 3, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "Gus Kenworthy & Kornbread Get Cozy in New Music Video" . www.out.com . Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Vary, Adam (April 23, 2024). " 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 9 Queens Revealed, Will Compete for Charity for the First Time" . Variety . Retrieved May 11, 2024 .
^ Herrera, Ivan (February 11, 2022). "South Texas Pride Q&A: West Side native cast on internationally acclaimed 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . KSAT . Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Santana, Steven (December 8, 2021). "Texas queen promises to bring her 'Tex Mex' look to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Laredo Morning Times . Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ Winters, Michael (February 10, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Every Season 14 Queen, Ranked By Instagram Followers" . ScreenRant . Retrieved March 31, 2023 .
^ "Save a Queen - Single" . Apple Music . Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2023 .
^ "He's My Baby: The Ru-Nettes" . Sqpotify . Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2023 .
^ "Moulin Ru! the Rusical!" . Apple Music . Retrieved June 11, 2023 .
^ Benutty, John. " 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' season 8 episode 7 recap: 'Forensic Queens' " . Goldderby.com . Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2023 .
^ Christopher Rudolph (December 11, 2020). "Meet Jorgeous, Troye Sivan and Kacey Musgraves' "Easy" Karaoke Queen" . NewNowNext. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022 .
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Media related to Jorgeous at Wikimedia Commons
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jorgeous&oldid=1235911614 "
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