Irma Gerd

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Irma Gerd
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Irma Gerd at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Jason Wells

(1989-09-24) September 24, 1989 (age 36)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Television
Website queenirmagerd.com

Irma Gerd is the stage name of Jason Wells (born September 24, 1989), [1] a Canadian drag performer who is best known for competing on the third season of Canada's Drag Race , where she placed sixth.

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Early life

Wells is originally from Corner Brook. [2]

Career

Irma Gerd began performing in 2012. [3] She is a founding member of the non-binary drag collective, the Phlegm Fatales. [2] Irma Gerd hosted Drag Race viewing parties at Valhalla Tavern in St. John's, as of 2018. [1] She was featured on the third season of Canada's Drag Race . [4] On Canada's Drag Race she became the first contestant from Atlantic Canada to compete on the show. [2]

Personal life

Wells uses the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag. [5]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Canada's a Drag HerselfSeason 2
2022 Canada's Drag Race Season 3; contestant (6th place)

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022After the SashayHerselfGuest by Xtra Magazine [6]
CBC NewsGuest by CBC NL - Newfoundland and Labrador [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Irma Gerd is sashaying her way into the hearts of RuPaul's Drag Race fans in St. John's" Archived 2022-06-23 at the Wayback Machine . CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, February 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Hawthorn, Andrew. "Irma Gerd bringing St. John's drag to Canadian reality competition". CBC News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Irma Gerd: The Queen, the Myth, the Legend, the Local". Tint of Ink. 2019-05-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Don't be a Drag, Just be a Queen: Canada's a Drag comes to Newfoundland". The Racket. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ↑ 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3: 'After the Sashay' with Irma Gerd | Xtra, 29 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-29
  7. ↑ 'No regerds!' Irma Gerd finishes 6th on Canada's Drag Race (in French), 27 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-27
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