Joey Jay (drag queen)

Not to be confused with Joey Jay (professional baseball player).

Joey Jay
Joey Jay at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born	Joseph John Forrest Jadryev (1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 34)[ citation needed ] Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality	American
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Website	joeyjayisgay.com

Joey Jay is the stage name of Joey Jadryev (born Joseph John Forrest Jadryev; August 14, 1990) ^{[1] [2]} an American drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race .

Early life

Joey Jay was born in Madison, Wisconsin. ^[3]

Career

Joey Jay performs at Kobalt Bar in Phoenix, Arizona. ^[4] She competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race . ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Joey Jay is openly gay, ^[7] Jewish, ^{[1] [8]} and lived in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix in 2017. ^[9]

Filmography

Television

• RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)

References

1. Levitt, Shannon (11 January 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' features 'Jewish princess' from Phoenix". Jewish News. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
2. "Joseph J Jadryev". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
3. "Joey Jay On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Nylon. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
4. "Phoenix Drag Queen Joey Jay competes for the crown on RuPaul's Drag Race". 12news.com. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
5. Nolfi, Joey. "Long live Joey Jay, the short-haired, killer 'filler queen' of 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
6. Robinson, KiMi. "'Never had a queen like me': How Joey Jay from Phoenix is doing on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
7. Nolfi, Joey. "Long live Joey Jay, the short-haired, killer 'filler queen' of 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
8. Robinson, KiMi (5 March 2021). "Joey Jay is first Phoenix contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
9. Goldberg, Jennifer. "Drag Race's Joey Jay on TV Stardom, the Politics of Drag, and His Love for the Phoenix Scene". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.

External links

• Media related to Joey Jay at Wikimedia Commons