Janey Jacké
{{short description|Dutch drag queen}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Janey Jacké
| honorific_suffix =
| image = JaneyJacke2020.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Jacké in 2020
| birth_name = Justin Omar Mooijer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|04|09}}
| birth_place = Purmerend, Netherlands
| nationality = Dutch
| occupation = {{hlist|Drag queen|actor|presenter}}
| television = Drag Race Holland (season 1)
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (series 1)
| years_active = 2017–present
| website = {{URL|janeyjacke.com}}
}}
Justin Omar Mooijer{{Cite web|url=https://www.parool.nl/ps/maximabewonderaar-en-dragqueen-janey-jacke-als-onze-prinsessen-ooit-in-drag-willen-bel-me~b3377a0e/|title=Máximabewonderaar en dragqueen Janey Jacké: 'Als onze prinsessen ooit in drag willen, bel me!'|last=Kuitenbrouwer|first=Jessica|website=Parool|date=27 April 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|language=nl|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715111809/https://www.parool.nl/ps/maximabewonderaar-en-dragqueen-janey-jacke-als-onze-prinsessen-ooit-in-drag-willen-bel-me~b3377a0e/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/915227981 |title=TURNED HEADS |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=July 15, 2023}} (born 9 April 1992), known by the stage name Janey Jacké, is a Dutch drag queen, actor and presenter, most known for competing in the first season of Drag Race Holland (2020){{Cite web|url=https://www.thedragagency.com/janey-jacke|title=Janey Jacké - The Drag Agency NL|website=The Drag Agency|access-date=15 July 2021|language=nl|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715111811/https://www.thedragagency.com/janey-jacke|url-status=live}} and later the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World (2022).
Career
At age 16, Mooijer dressed up as a woman for the first time during a classmate's birthday party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuw-volendam.nl/nieuwvolendam/edam-volendam/volendam/ondernemend/justin-en-zijn-alter-ego-janey-jacke|title=Justin en zijn alter ego: Janey Jacké|website=Nieuw Volendam|date=18 February 2019|access-date=15 July 2021|language=nl|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903061025/https://www.nieuw-volendam.nl/nieuwvolendam/edam-volendam/volendam/ondernemend/justin-en-zijn-alter-ego-janey-jacke|url-status=live}}
In 2012, Mooijer completed his education at the Da Costa hotel school, for which he did internships at various hotels. After five years of working at Michelin restaurants and five-star hotels, he started a professional career as Janey Jacké.{{Cite web|url=https://winq.nl/articles/231821/drag-race-holland-interview-janey-jacke/|title="Had ik gehoopt op 25.000 euro? Absoluut"|website=Winq|last=Tulp|first=Martijn|date=29 September 2020|access-date=15 July 2021|language=nl|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715111811/https://winq.nl/articles/231821/drag-race-holland-interview-janey-jacke/|url-status=live}}
On 9 September 2020, Janey Jacké was announced as one of ten cast members of the debut season of Drag Race Holland.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-holland-cast-photos/|title=Meet the flying Dutchwomen of RuPaul's Drag Race Holland season 1|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=7 September 2020|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716021415/https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-holland-cast-photos/|url-status=live}} Jacké made it to the finals and became runner-up.
On 17 January 2022, Janey Jacké was announced as one of the nine contestants on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World, ultimately coming in fifth place.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-cast/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus the World cast adds international all-stars to new competition|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117163842/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-cast/|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Mooijer was born in Purmerend and grew up in Volendam.{{Cite web|newspaper=Nieuw Volendam|url=https://www.nieuw-volendam.nl/nieuwvolendam/edam-volendam/volendam/ondernemend/justin-en-zijn-alter-ego-janey-jacke|title=Justin en zijn alter ego: Janey Jacké|trans-title=Justin and his alter ego: Janey Jacké|language=nl|date=2019-02-18|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903061025/https://www.nieuw-volendam.nl/nieuwvolendam/edam-volendam/volendam/ondernemend/justin-en-zijn-alter-ego-janey-jacke|url-status=live}} He is now based in Amsterdam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-holland-runner-up-janey-jacke-is-hungry-for-all-stars/|title=Drag Race Holland runner-up Janey Jacké is "hungry" for All Stars|last=Damshenas|first=Sam|date=9 November 2020|work=Gay Times|access-date=26 September 2021|language=en|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926152925/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-holland-runner-up-janey-jacke-is-hungry-for-all-stars/|url-status=live}}
Discography
= Singles =
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;" |
| style="width:20em;"| Title
! Year ! Album |
|---|
| "Turned Heads" (featuring Lady Bee){{cite news|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-heres-who-janey-jacke-wants-to-win-drag-race-uk-vs-the-world/|title=Exclusive: Here's who Janey Jacké wants to win Drag Race UK vs the World|date=March 9, 2022|first=Sam|last=Damshenas|website=Gay Times|access-date=March 10, 2022}}
|rowspan="1"| 2022 |rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;" |
| style="width:20em;"| Title
! Year ! Album |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Living My Life in London (Cast Version)"{{cite news|url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/rupauls-drag-race-uk-vs-the-world-episode-5-recap/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World' episode 5 recap: Final 5 add hometown verses to 'Living My Life in London'|date=March 1, 2022|first=John|last=Benutty|website=Gold Derby|access-date=March 4, 2022}} (RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World) | rowspan="1"| 2022 |rowspan="1" {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2019
| All Together Now | Himself | Judge | |
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| Cultuur in Actie! | Himself | Guest | {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0pGN6wW-0|title=Janey Jacké - Cultuur in Actie!|website=YouTube|date=8 June 2020|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715111809/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0pGN6wW-0|url-status=live}} |
| Drag Race Holland
| Himself | Runner-up | |
| {{ill|Jinek|nl}}
| Himself | Guest | |
| 2022
|RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World |Himself |5th Place | |
| 2024
|Himself |8th Place |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2013
| {{ill|Chez Nous (2013)|nl}} | Drag queen | | |
| 2018
| Friend Yad | | {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7901640/fullcredits|title=Gewoon Vrienden Full Cast & Crew|website=IMDb|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715111809/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7901640/fullcredits|url-status=live}} |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Artist ! Title |
|---|
| 2020
| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! class="unsortable"| Ref. |
|---|
| 2020
| Dook duikt in | Himself (in drag) | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2022
|Herself | Guest |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|11640643}}
- {{Official website|janeyjacke.com}}
{{Drag Race Holland}}
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