Meatball (drag queen)

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Meatball in 2016
Born
Logan Jennings

(1989-07-13) July 13, 1989 (age 35)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Occupation(s) Drag queen, podcaster
Known for The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 1) season 1 contestant, George Santos viral drag number

Logan Jennings (born July 13, 1989), [1] [2] [ citation needed ] known professionally as Meatball, is an American drag queen, performer, and podcaster. She was a contestant on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 1, co-hosts the podcast Sloppy Seconds and went viral for her drag performance of politician George Santos. [3]

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Early life

Jennings was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and adopted right after. His family moved to Cairo, Egypt three days later. His dad was a lead engineer for an Oil Company, which had the family move a lot, including London, England. They eventually settled in Houston, Texas, where Jennings grew up. Jennings went to high school at Interlochen Center of the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan, where she was voted "Most Likely to be on the Cover of The National Inquirer". After graduating, Jennings moved to East Village, New York before moving to Los Angeles. [4]

Career

Meatball began her career performing in the Los Angeles drag scene after being inspired by RuPaul's Drag Race . [5] Before the television version, Meatball also won the club contest version of Dragula, whose other winners include fellow Dragula season 1 contestant Pinche and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Valentina.

She was a contestant on Dragula season 1, where she took fourth place and was the "fan favorite" winner. [6] She returned in a cameo skit during the last supper of season 2.

Meatball also co-hosts the podcast Sloppy Seconds with rapper and producer Big Dipper as part of the Moguls Of Media (MOM) Network, created by Drag Race contestants Alaska and Willam. [7] The pair also hosted the podcast UnBEARable prior to Sloppy Seconds. Meatball is very well known on Sloppy Seconds for her views on the failing merits of the second act of the musical Wicked.

Meatball was also the live correspondent for dating app Hornet for RuPaul's Drag Con and other LGBT nightlife events. Meatball also currently hosts the drag show Fat Slut at Precinct Club in Los Angeles, the show has also toured to different cities across the United States. She was a finalist in the 2022 Drag Queen of the Year pageant, produced by Alaska Thunderfuck and Lola LeCroix. [8]

On February 26, 2023, Meatball performed at Sasha Velour's monthly drag showcase NightGowns at the Le Poisson Rouge in New York City as George Santos's alleged drag persona Kitara Ravache to The Greatest Showman's "This Is Me." [9] A clip of the performance went viral on TikTok and Instagram [10] and was featured on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! [11]

Filmography

Television

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2016-17 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula HerselfContestant, 4th place
2018 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Guest, 1 episode.

Web series

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2017Hey Qween!HerselfDragula Season 1 Reunion [12]
2018Get Ready WITHOUT MeGuest; 1 episode [13]
2018-22Welcome to Meatland [14]
2019Como Se Dice?Guest; 1 episode. [15]
2022Meatball is the hairy comedy drag queen you need to knowDocumentary [16]
2024 I Like to Watch Guest; 1 episode
Give It To Me StraightGuest; 1 episode
2025Dragged InkGuest; 1 episode [17]

Podcasts

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2017-18unBEARableCo-hostwith Big Dipper
2018-22Race ChaserGuestMultiple episodes
2019Whimsically Volatile [18]
2019–presentSloppy SecondsCo-hostwith Big Dipper
2022I'm 40% Podcast with Jinkx Monsoon Guest [19]
2024 Very Delta [20]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2017"In The End" STRFKR [21]
2020"Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan [22]

References

  1. ↑ Bickerton, James (2023-03-01). "Video of drag queen's George Santos show viewed 800K times". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. ↑ @spiciestmeatball (July 13, 2022). "It's my birthday" – via Instagram.
  3. ↑ "'Dragula's Meatball Delivers Hilarious George Santos Drag Performance". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ↑ "MEATBALL | Give It to Me Straight | Ep 47". YouTube . 10 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Dupere, Katie (2021-01-05). "Meatball is the 'sloppy, hairy' drag queen you never knew you needed". In The Know. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ↑ "'Dragula' Is Loud, Weird, and Pisses on Heteronormativity". www.vice.com. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. ↑ Eakin, Marah. "How 2 'Drag Race' Queens Are Revolutionizing the Podcast Scene". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  8. ↑ "Meatball DQOY 2022 Talent Performance". YouTube. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Watch a drag queen named Meatball transform into Rep. George Santos | CNN, 2023-03-04, archived from the original on 2023-03-07, retrieved 2023-03-08
  10. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2023-03-01). "Watch 'Dragula' Star Meatball Serve George Santos Realness in Hilarious Viral Performance". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  11. ↑ Russell, John (3 March 2023). "3 queens who slayed while imitating Rep. George Santos's drag alter ego, Kitara Rivache". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  12. ↑ Valdez, Matt (21 March 2017). "'Hey Qween' gets downright spooky with 'Dragula' reunion". Queerty. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  13. ↑ Get Ready WITHOUT Me (feat. Meatball), July 2018, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, retrieved 2023-03-11
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Meatland - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  15. ↑ Cómo Se Dice? w/ MEATBALL | EP 33, 16 July 2019, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, retrieved 2023-03-11
  16. ↑ Meatball is the hairy comedy drag queen you need to know, 8 December 2020, archived from the original on 2023-03-11, retrieved 2023-03-11
  17. ↑ Tattooing Meatball, 13 January 2025, archived from the original on 2025-01-13, retrieved 2025-01-14
  18. ↑ "HOTT new episode IS LIVE! @katya_zamo & @videodromedisco welcome the most Meatball to talk pomegranate seeds, stool issues, Postmates poop solutions,... | By Whimsically Volatile | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  19. ↑ "Second That Emotion | I'm 40% Podcast! With Meatball". YouTube . 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  20. ↑ Moguls of Media (2024-02-19). Very Delta #80 "Are You A Fat Slur Like Me?" (w/ Meatball) . Retrieved 2024-08-11– via YouTube.
  21. ↑ STRFKR (February 13, 2017), STRFKR – In The End [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] , retrieved October 16, 2024
  22. ↑ Chappell Roan (April 3, 2020), Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club [Official Music Video] , retrieved April 6, 2020
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