Joey Jay (drag queen)

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Joey Jay
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Joey Jay at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Joey Jadryev

1990or1991(age 34–35) [1]
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Website joeyjayisgay.com

Joey Jay is the stage name of Joey Jadryev, [1] an American drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [2]

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Early life

Joey Jadryev was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He began performing in drag while living in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix, Arizona with plans to open a ballroom dancing studio, a plan that fell through due to injury. [1]

Career

Prior to pursuing drag, Jadryev worked as an account manager at a software company. [3]

Joey Jay performs at Kobalt Bar in Phoenix, Arizona. [4] She competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race . [5] [6] She was eliminated on the fifth episode after losing a lip-sync to "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea against LaLa Ri. [7]

In 2024, Joey Jay lobbied for LGBTQ+ rights alongside Jiggly Caliente and Brigitte Bandit at the United States Capitol. [8] In drag pageantry, she was crowned Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025. [9]

Personal life

Jadryev is openly gay, [10] Jewish, [2] [11] and lived in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix in 2017. [12]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 Goldberg, Jennifer. "Drag Race's Joey Jay on TV Stardom, the Politics of Drag, and His Love for the Phoenix Scene". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times . Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Levitt, Shannon (11 January 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' features 'Jewish princess' from Phoenix". Jewish News. Retrieved October 13, 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. ↑ "The Bag Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 13. Episode 5. January 29, 2021. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ↑ Adamczeski, Ryan. "These drag queens are meeting with Congress to lobby for LGBTQ+ protections". advocate.com. The Advocate . Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Joey Jay: Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025". missgayphoenix.com. Miss Gay Phoenix America. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Robinson, KiMi (5 March 2021). "Joey Jay is first Phoenix contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
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