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Joey Jay
Joey Jay at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Joey Jadryev

1990 or 1991 (age 34–35)[1]
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)
Websitejoeyjayisgay.com

Joey Jay is the stage name of Joey Jadryev,[1] an American drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2]

Early life

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Joey Jadryev was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He began performing in drag while living in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix, Arizona with plans to open a ballroom dancing studio, a plan that fell through due to injury.[1]

Career

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Prior to pursuing drag, Jadryev worked as an account manager at a software company.[3]

Joey Jay performs at Kobalt Bar in Phoenix, Arizona.[4] She competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[5][6] She was eliminated on the fifth episode after losing a lip-sync to "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea against LaLa Ri.[7]

In 2024, Joey Jay lobbied for LGBTQ+ rights alongside Jiggly Caliente and Brigitte Bandit at the United States Capitol.[8] In drag pageantry, she was crowned Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025.[9]

Personal life

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Jadryev is openly gay,[10] Jewish,[2][11] and lived in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix in 2017.[12]

Filmography

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Goldberg, Jennifer. "Drag Race's Joey Jay on TV Stardom, the Politics of Drag, and His Love for the Phoenix Scene". phoenixnewtimes.com. Phoenix New Times. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Levitt, Shannon (11 January 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' features 'Jewish princess' from Phoenix". Jewish News. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Joey Jay On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Nylon. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  4. ^ "Phoenix Drag Queen Joey Jay competes for the crown on RuPaul's Drag Race". 12news.com. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Long live Joey Jay, the short-haired, killer 'filler queen' of 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  6. ^ Robinson, KiMi. "'Never had a queen like me': How Joey Jay from Phoenix is doing on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  7. ^ "The Bag Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 13. Episode 5. January 29, 2021. VH1 / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ Adamczeski, Ryan. "These drag queens are meeting with Congress to lobby for LGBTQ+ protections". advocate.com. The Advocate. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Joey Jay: Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025". missgayphoenix.com. Miss Gay Phoenix America. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Long live Joey Jay, the short-haired, killer 'filler queen' of 'Drag Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  11. ^ Robinson, KiMi (5 March 2021). "Joey Jay is first Phoenix contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. ^ Goldberg, Jennifer. "Drag Race's Joey Jay on TV Stardom, the Politics of Drag, and His Love for the Phoenix Scene". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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