Joey Jay (drag queen)

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

1990 (age 36)[1][2]
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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 and placing as runner-up on season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[3]

Early life

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

Career

Prior to pursuing drag, Jadryev worked as an account manager at a software company.[4]

Joey Jay performs at Kobalt Bar in Phoenix, Arizona.[5] She competed on season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[6][7] She was eliminated on the fifth episode after losing a lip-sync to "Fancy" (2014) by Iggy Azalea against LaLa Ri.[8] In 2024, Joey Jay lobbied for LGBTQ+ rights alongside Jiggly Caliente and Brigitte Bandit at the United States Capitol.[9] In drag pageantry, she was crowned Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025.[10] In April 2026, Jay was announced to be competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars in the third bracket. She is the sole representative of Drag Race's thirteenth season.[11]

Personal life

Jadryev is gay,[6] Jewish,[3][12] and lived in Milwaukee before moving to Phoenix in 2017.[1]

Filmography

Television

Discography

Singles

  • 2026: You Better Dance You Homosexual[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ Jay, Joey [@joeyjayisgay] (2026-08-14). "Joey Jay (is back to being) gay ✨" (Tweet). Retrieved 2026-08-14 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  3. 1 2 Levitt, Shannon (11 January 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' features 'Jewish princess' from Phoenix". Jewish News. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Joey Jay On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Nylon. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "The Bag Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race. Season 13. Episode 5. January 29, 2021. VH1/WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ↑ Adamczeski, Ryan. "These drag queens are meeting with Congress to lobby for LGBTQ+ protections". advocate.com. The Advocate. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Joey Jay: Miss Gay Phoenix America 2025". missgayphoenix.com. Miss Gay Phoenix America. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (2026-04-22). "18 queens return as RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 11 cast announced, from Crystal Methyd to Vivacious' grand entrance". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
  12. ↑ Robinson, KiMi (5 March 2021). "Joey Jay is first Phoenix contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "You Better Dance You Homosexual". Spotify. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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