Jujubee (drag queen)
Encyclopedia
Jujubee is an American drag queen
and reality television
personality from Boston
, Massachusetts
. He is best known as a contestant on Season 2
of RuPaul's Drag Race
.
, Pandora Boxx
, and Morgan McMichaels
served as drag professors on RuPaul's Drag U
, a spin-off of Drag Race that premiered on the Logo
network in June 2010. He was also nominated for a 2010 NewNowNext Award
for "Most Addictive Reality Star."
and Laotian
ancestry, something he has shown great pride in during his time on Drag Race. He is fluent in Thai
and utilized words in that language when he told fellow contestants about how his uncle called him kathoey
, meaning "Lady boy," and then again during the "reading" challenge. A longtime resident of Boston
, Massachusetts
, where he lives with his partner
Christopher, since Drag Race, Jujubee has been performing throughout the United States as part of the RuPaul's Drag Race Tour.
He also appeared in the music video for RuPaul's song "Jealous of My Boogie."
Drag queen
A drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...
and reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
personality from Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He is best known as a contestant on Season 2
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2
The second season of RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on February 1, 2010 and aired its final episode on April 26, 2010. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for RuPaul's Drag Race opened for prospective contestants of season two to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by...
of RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality television series produced by World of Wonder for Logo. RuPaul plays host, mentor and inspiration for this series, which details RuPaul's search for "America's next drag superstar."...
.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Jujubee appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race when he was 25 and was second runner-up. Jujubee, along with fellow contestants RavenRaven (drag queen)
Raven is an American drag queen and reality television personality from Riverside, California. He is best known as a contestant on second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...
, Pandora Boxx
Pandora Boxx
Pandora Boxx is an American drag queen, comedian and reality television personality from Rochester, New York. He is best known as a contestant from the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race...
, and Morgan McMichaels
Morgan McMichaels
Morgan McMichaels is the female persona of drag performer Thomas White. A local fixture in Southern California's drag circuit, White became a reality television personality, when he joined the cast of the second season of the popular cable television reality competition, RuPaul's Drag Race.-Early...
served as drag professors on RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U
RuPaul's Drag U is an American reality television series. Hosted by RuPaul and a team of drag queen "professors," Drag U is a spin-off of the series RuPaul's Drag Race...
, a spin-off of Drag Race that premiered on the Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
network in June 2010. He was also nominated for a 2010 NewNowNext Award
NewNowNext Awards
The first NewNowNext-Awards were held in 2008 by the gay and lesbian-themed network Logo.- 2008 :The nominees were announced by Cazwell and Amanda Lepore. Hosts were Candis Cayne and Colman Domingo...
for "Most Addictive Reality Star."
Personal life
Jujubee is of ThaiThai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
and Laotian
Lao people
The Lao are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia.-Names:The etymology of the word Lao is uncertain, although it may be related to tribes known as the Ai Lao who appear in Han Dynasty records in China and Vietnam as a people of what is now Yunan Province...
ancestry, something he has shown great pride in during his time on Drag Race. He is fluent in Thai
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
and utilized words in that language when he told fellow contestants about how his uncle called him kathoey
Kathoey
Kathoey or katoey is a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand. Related phrases include sao praphet song , or phet thi sam . The word kathoey is thought to be of Khmer origin...
, meaning "Lady boy," and then again during the "reading" challenge. A longtime resident of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, where he lives with his partner
Significant other
Significant other is colloquially used as a gender-blind term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, or sexual orientation, as it is vague enough to avoid offense by using a term that an individual...
Christopher, since Drag Race, Jujubee has been performing throughout the United States as part of the RuPaul's Drag Race Tour.
He also appeared in the music video for RuPaul's song "Jealous of My Boogie."