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Jade is not to be confused with Jade Jolie

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]

Drag Name Origin[]

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."

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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 Looks[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10[]

RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Looks[]

Videos[]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 College Debts Jade [9]
2016 Lipstick City Red dancer Short by Shea Couleé [10]
2017 Bailiwick Denny Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
2019 That Wasn't Supposed to Happen Marlene Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
2021 Being BeBe Themself Archive footage

TV[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 1 Themself [7]
2013 RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 5 Episode: "Reunited!" (Audience)
2013 Deadly Affairs Charles "Eva" Martinez Episode: "Skeletons in the Closet" [2]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10 Themself Episode: "Grand Finale" [11]
2019 Proven Innocent Drag Queen #1 Episode: "The Struggle for Stonewall" [2]
2020 Empire Unknown Episode: "Home Is on the Way" [2][12]
Unknown The Chi Unknown Guest Appearance [2]
Unknown Work in Progress Unknown Guest Appearance [2]

Web Series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 RuPaul's Drag Race: Under the Hood Themself [13]
2019 Drag Queens React Guest [14]
2019 Out of the Closet <ref name="outofthecloset">


External Links[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PTWho’s That Queen? Jade Sotomayor | Draglicious — June 1, 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Chicago native David Jade Sotomayor reflects on 20-years as performer, RuPaul's Drag Race | GOPRIDE CHICAGO — December 14, 2019
  3. What Happened To Jade Sotomayor After RuPaul's Drag Race? | nickiswift.com — July 24, 2022
  4. jadesotomayor | Instagram — August 15, 2021
  5. #RIP: Jade Sotomayor’s Cousin & WOW Friend Eddie Sotomayor Dead After Orlando Shooting | World of Wonder — June 12, 2016
  6. Jade Sotomayor | Instagram
  7. 7.0 7.1 Meet Jade | YouTube, RuPaul's Drag Race — September 25, 2013
  8. Jade Sotomayor's Evolving Style | YouTube, RuPaul's Drag Race — May 21, 2019
  9. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1: Where Are They Now? | Screenrant — December 14, 2022
  10. Open TV Presents: Lipstick City by Shea Couleé | YouTube, Shea Couleé — July 7, 2017
  11. RuPaul's Drag Race season 1 queens reunite to slay in season 10 finale preview | Entertainment Weekly — June 27, 2018
  12. jadesotomayor | Instagram — April 22, 2020
  13. Under The Hood of RuPaul’s Drag Race 4 | World of Wonder — February 24, 2009
  14. DRAG QUEENS REACT: Giving Birth w/ Aquaria, Derrick, Nebraska, Jade, Sonique, Kimora, & Nicole | YouTube, WOWPresents — March 25, 2019

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