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Jorgeous is the stage name of Jorge Meza, a drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race and season 9 and season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, the latter of which she was runner-up to Ginger Minj.

Early life

Meza was born and raised to a Mexican American family in West San Antonio, Texas.[2][3][4][5] He dropped out of high school when he was young.[6] He worked at McDonald's to pay for his drag costumes.[2] His main inspiration is Chi-Chi Rodriguez from the 1995 movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.[2]

Career

Jorgeous performing with Werq the World

Meza started doing drag and performing in gay bars at the age of 16.[7][8][9] He has said, "The name Jorgeous came from the word 'gorgeous' and my boy name, which is Jorge."[10]

Jorgeous performing as part of the RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars tour, 2024

Jorgeous competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[11] After surviving multiple lip syncs,[12] she was eliminated after failing to impress the judges during a challenge in which contestants roasted series judge Ross Mathews.[13] Stephen Daw of Billboard called her "the season's undisputed lip sync assassin".[14] While filming, Jorgeous had an unaired "budding romance" with fellow contestant Orion Story.[15][16] Following Drag Race, she joined the Werq the World tour.[17] She was a cast member of the variety show RuPaul's Drag Race Live!, as of 2023.[18][19]

In 2022, Jorgeous appeared alongside other drag queens in a tribute to Jennifer Lopez at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.[20] She also appeared in the music video for Leland's song "Taste So Good".[21][22]

On April 23, 2024, Jorgeous was announced as one of the eight contestants competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[23]

On April 23, 2025, Jorgeous was announced as one of eighteen former Drag Race contestants participating in the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[11] She finished as the runner-up after Ginger Minj won the season finale.[24]

Personal life

Meza is gay and has an older brother who is also gay.[2]

Jorgeous had approximately 300,000 followers on Instagram, as of May 2025.[25] Meza relocated to Tennessee for work at the age of 18.[26] He lived in Nashville as of late 2021.[27]

Discography

Filmography

Television

Music videos

See also

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Instagram" .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rotella, AJ (22 de marzo de 2022). "Una adición 'magnífica' a RuPaul's Drag Race" . Revista Adelante . Archivado del original el 2 de julio de 2022. Recuperado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  3. ↑ Santana, Steven (8 de diciembre de 2021). "Una reina de Texas promete llevar su estilo 'Tex Mex' a 'RuPaul's Drag Race'"" . Chron . Archivado del original el 15 de enero de 2022 . Consultado el 15 de enero de 2022 .
  4. ↑ "¿Está Jorgeous de Drag Race en una relación de tres?" . Revista Instinct . 16 de febrero de 2022. Archivado del original el 2 de enero de 2023 . Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  5. ↑ "Orgullo del sur de Texas: una oriunda de Brownsville se une al elenco de la temporada 16 de RuPaul's Drag Race" . 7 de diciembre de 2023.
  6. ↑ "Resumen: Temporada 14 de RuPaul's Drag Race, Episodio 6: Glamazon Prime" . KGay Desert Guide Palm Springs . 12 de febrero de 2022.
  7. ↑ Simons, Roxy (7 de enero de 2022). "Conoce a las reinas que compiten en la temporada 14 de 'RuPaul's Drag Race'" . Newsweek . Archivado del original el 14 de enero de 2022. Consultado el 15 de enero de 2022 .
  8. ↑ "Entrevista de despedida: Jorgeous habla sobre su eliminación de 'RuPaul's Drag Race'"" . Nylon . 4 de abril de 2022. Archivado del original el 27 de junio de 2022 . Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  9. ↑ "Todo lo que vimos cuando Jorgeous, exconcursante de Drag Race, regresó a San Antonio y arrasó en el Bonham" . San Antonio Current . Archivado del original el 31 de marzo de 2023. Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  10. ↑ ¡ Conoce a las reinas de la temporada 14! | RuPaul's Drag Race , 3 de diciembre de 2021, archivado del original el 15 de enero de 2022 , consultado el 15 de enero de 2022
  11. 1 2 "Conoce a las reinas de la temporada 14 de 'RuPaul's Drag Race' | Entertainment Tonight" . www.etonline.com . Archivado del original el 15 de enero de 2022. Consultado el 15 de enero de 2022 .
  12. ↑"Jorgeous Reveals Her Favorite Lipsync (Out Of 5) On 'Drag Race'". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  13. ↑Nolf, Joey (April 4, 2022). "Jorgeous deserves her blunt after slaying 6 'Drag Race' lip-syncs". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  14. ↑Daw, Stephen (April 4, 2022). "'Drag Race' Eliminee Jorgeous Gladly Accepts Her Title as Season 14's Lip Sync Assassin". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  15. ↑"Exclusive: Drag Race's Orion Story says Jorgeous lip-sync was "hard" because of their mutual "crush"". Gay Times. February 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  16. ↑"RuPaul's Drag Race season 14 is one of the franchise's best". Gay Times. April 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  17. ↑"Werq the World Tour Comes Back to Houston on July 16 - OutSmart Magazine". www.outsmartmagazine.com. July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  18. ↑"Aquaria & Jorgeous Spill the Tea Backstage at 'RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'". www.out.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  19. ↑Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Aquaria and Jorgeous to Join RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE LIVE! Las Vegas at Flamingo Las Vegas". Broadway World. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  20. ↑"'Drag Race' Queens Paid Tribute To JLo At Her iHeartRadio Performance". www.out.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Vea a Hayley Kiyoko, Gus Kenworthy y otras estrellas celebrar el Mes del Orgullo en el video 'Taste So Good'" . E! Online . 3 de junio de 2022. Archivado del original el 19 de diciembre de 2022. Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  22. ↑ "Gus Kenworthy y Kornbread se muestran cariñosos en su nuevo video musical" . www.out.com . Archivado del original el 7 de junio de 2022. Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  23. ↑ Vary, Adam (23 de abril de 2024) .Se revelan las reinas de la temporada 9 de 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars', que competirán por primera vez con fines benéficos" . Variety . Consultado el 11 de mayo de 2024 .
  24. ↑ Feil, Chris (18 de julio de 2025). "Resumen del final de temporada de RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: LaLaPaSnooze-a" . Vulture . Consultado el 28 de junio de 2026 .
  25. ↑ Winters, Michael (10 de febrero de 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Todas las reinas de la temporada 14, clasificadas por seguidores en Instagram" . ScreenRant . Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  26. ↑ Herrera, Ivan (11 de febrero de 2022). "Preguntas y respuestas sobre el orgullo del sur de Texas: Un nativo del West Side se une al elenco de la aclamada internacionalmente 'RuPaul's Drag Race'"" . KSAT . Archivado del original el 11 de enero de 2023 . Recuperado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  27. ↑ Santana, Steven (8 de diciembre de 2021). "Una reina de Texas promete llevar su estilo 'Tex Mex' a 'RuPaul's Drag Race'"" . Laredo Morning Times . Archivado del original el 8 de diciembre de 2021 . Consultado el 31 de marzo de 2023 .
  28. ↑ "Save a Queen - Single" . Apple Music . Archivado del original el 23 de noviembre de 2020. Consultado el 11 de junio de 2023 .
  29. ↑ "He's My Baby: The Ru-Nettes" . Sqpotify . Archivado del original el 23 de noviembre de 2020. Consultado el 18 de junio de 2023 .
  30. ↑ "Moulin Ru! the Rusical!" . Apple Music . Consultado el 11 de junio de 2023 .
  31. ↑ Benutty, John. "Resumen del episodio 7 de la temporada 8 de 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars': 'Reinas forenses'" . Goldderby.com . Archivado del original el 23 de noviembre de 2021 . Consultado el 18 de junio de 2023 .
  32. ↑ Christopher Rudolph (11 de diciembre de 2020). "Conoce a Jorgeous, Troye Sivan y la reina del karaoke de "Easy" de Kacey Musgraves" . NewNowNext. Archivado del original el 13 de enero de 2022. Consultado el 16 de enero de 2022 .
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