James Wirth[2] (born February 19, 1990), better known as Jaymes Mansfield, is an American drag queen and TV personality, best known for competing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Jaymes Mansfield | |||||||
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Born | James Wirth February 19, 1990 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||
Occupation | Drag queen | ||||||
Years active | 2013–present | ||||||
Known for | RuPaul's Drag Race | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Channel | |||||||
Genre | Beauty | ||||||
Subscribers | 155,000[1] | ||||||
Total views | 15 Million[1] | ||||||
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Website | jaymesmansfieldbeauty.com |
Early life
Wirth performed as a puppeteer, visual artist and later drag queen in Milwaukee, in 2016 she was cast to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race.[3][4]
Career
Jaymes Mansfield was announced as one of the 14 contestants for the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 2, 2017.[5] After being safe in episode one, she was placed in the bottom two in the second episode with Kimora Blac and lost the lip sync for the song "Love Shack" by The B-52's, becoming the first queen eliminated.[6] She appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season ten of Drag Race.[7] She made another appearance at the season 11 live finale with other alumni.[8]
Mansfield created a YouTube channel in 2013, where she frequently uploads videos.[9] In her ongoing series Drag Herstory, she explains the history of drag queens and drag culture. The first episode was available on May 29, 2016.[10]
On September 2, 2019, Mansfield launched her own wig company.[11]
Discography
As Featured Artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"God Rest the Nagging Children"
(Frosted Tip and the Holiday Land Drag Queens) |
2018 | The Holiday Dragtacular |
"Up on the House Top"
(Frosted Tip and the Holiday Land Drag Queens) |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Diamonds to Dust | Miscellaneous Crew / Gregg Tyler | Documentary | [12] |
2019 | Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts | Herself | Documentary | [13] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2017, 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant: Season 9 - 14th Place, Guest: Season 10 (Episode "10s Across the Board") | [5] |
2017 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race | ||
2017 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Guest | [14] | |
2020 | AJ and the Queen | Drag Queen | Guest appearance | [15] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016-2019 | Drag Herstory | Herself | Host | |
2017 | TRANSFORMATIONS with James St. James | [16] | ||
Drag Queen Carpool | One episode, hosted by RuPaul | [17] | ||
Whatcha Packin | Eliminated Queen, Season 9, Episode 1 | [18] | ||
Cooking with Drag Queens | [19] | |||
Queen to Queen | Guest, with Valentina | |||
Wrestling with Wregret | Guest | |||
2018 | Cosmo Queens | Featured Queen | [20] | |
Camp Wannakiki | Cameo, Season 1, Episode 2 | [21][22] | ||
Hey Qween | Season 6 | [23] | ||
Bootleg Opinions | All Stars 4 Press Party (with Yuhua Hamasaki) | [24] | ||
List It! | Ring The Belle series | |||
Sis Jenner | Two episodes | [25] | ||
How To Makeup | World of Wonder Productions | [26] | ||
2019 | The Lost Snatch Game Audition Tapes | World of Wonder Productions, Episode 101 | [27] | |
2020–21 | Quizzlemania | Guest | [28][29][30] |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
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2017 | "Too Funky" | Peppermint featuring Ari Gold | [31] |
2018 | "So Juicy" | Soju | [32] |
2019 | "Rocking Around the Hanukkah Bush" | Alexis Michelle | [33] |
References
- ^ a b "About Jaymes Mansfield". YouTube.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 9 episode 1: Lady Gaga, the Queens and spoilers". International Business Times AU. March 9, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Maas, Tyler (February 3, 2017). "New 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season will feature Milwaukee contestant". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Michael (April 7, 2017). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" begins the new season". Out In Jersey. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race Cast | logotv.com". Logo TV. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Nichols, James Michael (April 2, 2017). "Last Words: Jaymes Mansfield Reflects on Her Time on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' 11 episode 1 recap: Which queen was sent packing on 'Whatcha Unpackin'? [UPDATING LIVE BLOG]". Goldderby. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "Scream! Christine and the Queens covers RuPaul's 'Sissy That Walk'". Dazed. March 31, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Ling, Thomas. "The best drag queen channels on YouTube". Radio Times. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ Jaymes Mansfield (May 29, 2016), Drag HerStory Episode 1: Who Do You Do? A Brief History of Celebrity Impersonation, retrieved June 18, 2019
- ^ Jaymes Mansfield (September 4, 2019), JAYMES MANSFIELD'S WIG TRANSFORMATION (MY FIRST PRODUCT LAUNCH), retrieved September 5, 2019
- ^ Robbins, Caryn (May 1, 2019). "New Jayne Mansfield Bio-Film DIAMONDS TO DUST Released on iTunes and Vudu". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Katz, Evan Ross; Guiducci, Mark (May 1, 2019). "Trixie Mattel's 'Moving Parts' Documentary Proves She's Not Just A Skinny Legend". Garage. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ After Show: Asa Soltan Rahmati On The 'Bastard' Talk | Shahs of Sunset | WWHL. YouTube. September 11, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (December 3, 2019). "RuPaul brings 22 Drag Race queens to costar on AJ and the Queen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ WOWPresents (December 26, 2017). Jaymes Mansfield: TRANSFORMATIONS with James St. James. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Logo (March 27, 2017), Drag Queen Carpool: Jaymes Mansfield - RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 - Now on VH1! |, YouTube, retrieved July 8, 2019
- ^ Logo (April 3, 2017). Whatcha Packin' w/ Michelle Visage & Jaymes Mansfield | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 9 Episode 2). YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Allen, Timothy (April 8, 2017). "WATCH: Jaymes Mansfield gets messy in the kitchen on 'Cooking With Drag Queens'". www.queerty.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Cosmopolitan (October 2, 2017). Jaymes Mansfield Transforms Into an IRL Mermaid. YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Camp Wannakiki (August 14, 2018). Camp Wannakiki S1 Ep2: "Straight Shooter". YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "INTERNET Hamburger Mary's camps it up with 'Wannakiki' - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive". Windy City Times. 22 August 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Hey Qween (April 30, 2018). JAYMES MANSFIELD on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern. YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ YuhuaHamasaki (December 8, 2018). All Stars 4 Press Party Bootleg Fashion Photo Ruview with Jaymes Mansfield!!!. YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ WOWPresents (July 5, 2019). Sis Jenner: Guide to Basic Bitchery. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ WOWPresents (July 7, 2019). Jaymes Mansfield and Wig Teasing: HOW TO MAKEUP. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ WOWPresents (July 27, 2019). The Lost Snatch Game Audition Tapes Ep. 101: Jaymes Mansfield. YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ partsFUNknown (July 6, 2020). QuizzleMania XIII feat. Jaymes Mansfield & Denise Salcedo. YouTube. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ partsFUNknown (June 23, 2021). QuizzleMania 37 - Pride Charity Show for Stonewall. YouTube. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ^ partsFUNknown (July 8, 2021). QuizzleMania 38 feat. Big Damo (formerly Killian Dain). YouTube. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Peppermint (April 14, 2017). Peppermint | Too Funky (ft Ari Gold & the cast of Rupaul's Drag Race season 9). YouTube. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Soju (January 11, 2018). Soju (소주) "So Juicy" Official M/V. YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ XS Studios (December 5, 2018). Rocking Around the Hanukkah Bush (Alexis Michelle) [Music Video]. YouTube. Retrieved August 19, 2019.