Jade Sotomayor

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Jade Sotomayor
Born
David Sotomayor Jr.

(1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 (age 40) [1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrag performer
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1)

David Sotomayor Jr., known by his stage name Jade (born November 18, 1984), [1] is an American drag queen and television personality best known for competing on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [2]

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Early life

Sotomayor was raised in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. [2]

Career

When Sotomayor first started drag, his persona's name was Jennifer. A friend gave him that name due to his love for Jennifer Lopez. Sotomayor thought it was common, so he went with the name Jay. After a host mispronounced it as Jade, Sotomayor kept the name and decided to include his last name. [1]

In 2009, Jade competed on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race at the age of 25. [3] [4] She was eliminated on the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two of the main challenge and losing a lip-sync contest against Rebecca Glasscock to "Would I Lie to You?" (1985) by Eurythmics. Jade placed sixth overall. [5] [6] [7] She and fellow contestant Tammie Brown would sneak out of the hotel room at times. [1] Jade was a presenter at Logo TV's Trailblazer Honors in 2016. [8] [9] She appeared on the finale of Drag Race's tenth season. [5] [10] In 2017, she performed in Queens United / Reinas Unidas, a show organized by Phi Phi O'Hara to help victims in Puerto Rico. [11] Jade has co-hosted shows at Hamburger Mary's in Andersonville, alongside Drag Race alumni DiDa Ritz and Monica Beverly Hillz. [2]

In 2020, Jade appeared in an episode of Empire and a year later, became a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

Sotomayor also appeared in the indie film Bailiwick. [5]

Personal life

Sotomayor is Latino and of Puerto Rican descent. [13] [14] His cousin was killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. [15] [16] [17] Sotomayor was included in Windy City Times 's "30 Under 30" list in 2009. [18] He lived in Jefferson Park, as of 2016. [19] "Trade Sotomayor" is a nickname. [20] He had approximately 53,000 followers on Instagram in 2022. [21]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race HerselfContestant (6th place)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Vilhena, Arthur (June 1, 2021). "Who's That Queen? Jade Sotomayor | Draglicious".
  2. 1 2 3 Forman, Ross. "Chicago native David Jade Sotomayor reflects on 20-years as performer, RuPaul's Drag Race". GoPride Chicago (ChicagoPride.com). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  3. ↑ "15 Sexy Pics of 'Drag Race's Jade Sotomayor In Case You Need Reminding". Out . ISSN   1062-7928 . Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  4. ↑ Daems, Jim (2014-10-02). The Makeup of RuPaul's Drag Race: Essays on the Queen of Reality Shows. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1886-9.
  5. 1 2 3 "See where the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 1 queens are now". Entertainment Weekly . Dotdash Meredith. ISSN   1049-0434. OCLC   21114137. Archived from the original on 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  6. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2022-03-03). "10 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Lip Syncs That Were Highway Robbery". Billboard . Eldridge Industries. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   732913734. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ↑ Damshenas, Sam (2024-02-06). "Drag Race: 6 lip-sync verdicts that enraged fans". Gay Times . ISSN   0950-6101. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  8. ↑ "Logo Trailblazer Honors - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards . Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  9. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer (2016-06-26). "Logo's 'Trailblazer Honors' Highlights the Urgency of LGBT Pride After Orlando". The Atlantic . Emerson Collective. OCLC   936540106 . Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  10. ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Queens Join Season 10 Cast for Epic Finale Lip Sync". People . Dotdash Meredith. ISSN   0093-7673. OCLC   794712888. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  11. ↑ Aguilar, Azahar (2017-10-06). "Katya, Bob The Drag Queen & More Join Lineup For Puerto Rico Benefit Drag Show". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  12. ↑ Bowdoin, Treva (July 25, 2022). "What Happened To Jade Sotomayor After RuPaul's Drag Race?". Nicki Swift . Static Media. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ Delgadillo, Theresa; Rivera-Servera, Ramon H.; Cadava, Geraldo L.; Fox, Claire F. (2022-07-12). Building Sustainable Worlds: Latinx Placemaking in the Midwest. University of Illinois Press. ISBN   978-0-252-05354-2.
  14. ↑ Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence La (2021-04-05). Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance. University of Michigan Press. ISBN   978-0-472-12607-1.
  15. ↑ "Raymond Braun Speaks With Jade Sotomayor | #WeAreOrlando | Logo". June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Orlando victim's last moments: 'Eddie saved his partner's life'". ABC7 San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  17. ↑ "'Solidarity trumps bigotry' at Boystown's Orlando shooting vigil". The Columbia Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  18. ↑ "30 Under 30: JADE (DAVID) SOTOMAYOR". Windy City Times . 2009-06-24. ISSN   1049-698X. OCLC   20341561 . Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  19. ↑ "Vigil in Boystown: 'They are not going to ruin our pride'". Chicago Sun-Times . Chicago Public Media. 2016-06-13. ISSN   1553-8478. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  20. ↑ Sim, Bernardo (2019-12-22). "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Queens: Where Are They Now?". Screen Rant . Valnet . Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  21. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 1 Queens: Where Are They Now?". Out. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
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