Gia Metric | |
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Born | Giorgio Triberio April 16, 1992 |
Nationality | Canadian |
Television | Canada's Drag Race (season 2) |
Gia Metric (born April 16, 1992) [1] is the stage name of Giorgio Triberio, [2] a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the second season of Canada's Drag Race .
Gia Metric began her drag career in Toronto. [4] By 2018, she was performing at The Junction's weekly drag showcase in Vancouver, along with Kendall Gender and Synthia Kiss. [5] She was named Vancouver's Entertainer of the Year in 2016, and Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar in 2018. [4] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was performing in drag 2 to 3 times a week, sometimes as part of the group Brat Pack. After shows were cancelled because of the pandemic, the group hosted a three-hour show on Instagram called Bounce Back, and Gia Metric worked with Priyanka to host a Dua Lipa album release party on Instagram. [3]
She competed on the second season (2021) of Canada's Drag Race . Referring to her popularity upon entering the drag competition, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant described Gia Metric as "the queen with a big reputation that everyone is aware of". [6] She placed in the bottom two during the first episode, but was saved from elimination after winning a lip sync against Beth. [7] The third episode, she played Blue Scarymore in the slasher film Screech, a parody of Drew Barrymore's character in Scream . [8] She portrayed Jim Carrey during the Snatch Game challenge. [9] [10] She placed fourth in the competition. [11] [12]
Gia Metric walked in New York Fashion Week in 2019. [4] In 2021, she co-hosted Canada's Drag Race viewing parties in Toronto and Vancouver. [13] She is scheduled to appear at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022. [14]
Triberio is based in Vancouver, as of 2020. [2] Triberio prefers the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag. [15]
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