Just May

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Just May
Born
May [1]
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Just May (real surname May) is a British drag performer who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Career

Just May has been a drag performer for a decade. [2] Her name is a play on "just me". [3] She competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . She was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition, [4] after losing a lip-sync against Dakota Schiffer. [5] Just May has impersonated Geri Halliwell, [6] [7] and What Made Geri Ginger is among her drag shows which have paid tribute to the Spice Girls member. [8] Alastair James of Attitude magazine has described Just May as "Britain's premier" Halliwell impersonator. [9] She released her debut single "Just Like Geri", which received a music video, in 2022. [10]

Just May is a member of the London drag troupe Sink the Pink. [11] GQ has called her a "drag fixture" of London. [12]

Personal life

Just May is based in Essex, [10] [13] and uses the pronouns she/they in drag and he/they out of drag. [14]

Filmography

Television

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References

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  5. ↑ "Just May reveals why it was her goal "to leave first" on Drag Race UK". Gay Times . 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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  9. ↑ James, Alastair (2022-10-05). "Drag Race UK's Just May ru-veals who should have been in the bottom two". Attitude. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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