Jasmine Kennedie

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Jasmine Kennedie
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Jasmine Kennedie at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born (1999-05-22) May 22, 1999 (age 24) [1]
Education Fashion Institute of Technology [2]
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
Website jasminekennedie.com

Jasmine Kennedie (born May 22, 1999) [3] is an American drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race .

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Early life

Kennedie was raised in Binghamton, New York and Morgantown, West Virginia. [4] [5] [2] She attended high school at Maine-Endwell High School in Endwell, New York. [6] Her mother’s name is Joy. [2] Her drag name comes from the character Jasmine in Aladdin and John F. Kennedy, changing the "y" in her surname to "ie"; her first drag name was Jasmine Rikers. [7]

Career

She first appeared in public drag at age 15-16 during a Halloween party that took place at the Endwell Fire Department, where she dressed up as a Hooters girl. [6]

She competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race . She placed eighth overall after being eliminated in the eleventh episode's LaLaPaRuza lip sync smackdown and attracted attention from viewers for her fights with fellow contestants Maddy Morphosis and Daya Betty. [8]

Personal life

Jasmine Kennedie is based in Brooklyn, New York City. [9] She came out as a trans woman during the filming of Drag Race. [10] [11] [12] She received praise from civil rights groups for deciding to come out on a popular television show, according to CNN. [13] Before doing drag, Jasmine played soccer for eight years, as well as swam and dove for three additional years. [14]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRolePlaceRef
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)HerselfContestant (8th place) [15]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Lip Sync Assassin; Episode: "Snatch Game of Love" [16]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Guest; Episode: "All Stars Untucked: Snatch Game of Love"

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022Whatcha Packin'HerselfGuest [17]
Drag Us Weekly [18]
The Awardist [19]
Binge QueensRuPaul's Drag Race: Down Under - Series 2 [20]
Folx PresentsGuest [21]

Awards and nominations

YearAward-giving bodyCategoryWorkResultsRef.
2022 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
(Shared with the Season 14 cast)
RuPaul's Drag Race Won [22]
2023 Queerty Awards Closet Door Bustdown
(Shared with Bosco, Kornbread Jeté and Willow Pill)
Runner-up [23]
Future All-StarHerselfNominated [24]

See also

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