Jade Sotomayor, known simply as Jade, is an American drag performer, dancer, model, actor, makeup artist and one of the contestants of the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2]
She didn’t have a name for her first show, so the name Jennifer was offered due to her love for Jennifer Lopez. She thought it was too common and decided to shorten it to 'Jay'. The show director mispronounced it as Jade, which she liked better. Later, when creating a Facebook profile, a last name was required, so she used her real last name, thus Jade Sotomayor.[1]
Track Record(s)[]
Jade
Statistics
USA Season 1
Ranking:
6th Place
Maxi Challenges Won:
0
Mini Challenges Won:
1 (Ep. 4)
Times as Team Captain:
0
Times in Bottom:
1 (Ep. 4)
Episode Eliminated:
Episode 4
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1[]
"Jade is definitely my alter-ego, basically she has more balls than I do!"
"Not only am I going to present myself as Jade, but I'm also going to showcase my talents as a dancer and as a performer."
"I could've easily gone home to any of the other girls, except for Rebecca."
"I strive to continue going towards my goals because I know I am closer and closer every day."
"Rebecca is the fakest bitch I have ever met in my life."
"She lacks talent, she lacks professionalism, because she is fake."
Trivia[]
When covid hit, David began studying/working in healthcare as a nurse.[3][4]
David studied Dance Performance at Columbia College in Chicago.[1]
Jade was a show director at Spin Nightclub in Chicago.[2]
Jade labels herself the "#originalfish", as she was the first "fishy queen" to appear on the show.[6]
One of Jade's most memorable performances was her imitating Britney Spears in her MTV VMAs "I'm a Slave 4 U" performance. Jade came dressed out in a replicated Britney costume and carried an Albino Python. Her dancers starred in her performance dressed in animal costumes from head to toe.[7]
One of Jade's idols is Jennifer Lopez. She views J'Lo as an amazing performer, a multi-talented woman and an amazing businesswoman.[8]
...queen to have her drag name simplified on the show.
...Latino queen to be eliminated from the show.
...queen to place 6th.
...queen to perform a split on the show, during her only lipsync.
At the reunion, it was revealed that the reason Jade was eliminated over Rebecca because Jade physically touched Rebecca as a hindrance, which was against the rules.
Jade has openly admitted that she would be up for doing All Stars when and if she gets the call.[2]
At 6th place, Jade is tied with Dida Ritz as the highest placing contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race to never win a Maxi Challenge or at least place in the top on any episode.
However, Dida originally placed 5th and was later moved down to 6th overall with the return of Kenya Michaels.