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

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