Jax (drag queen)
{{Short description|American drag queen}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jax
| image = DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -212.jpg
| caption = Jax at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
| birth_name = Jackson McGoldrick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1997|04|05}}{{Cite web |title=JAX on Instagram: "Took 25 years but I'm finally a VS ANGEL 👼🏾. Happy birthday to me! Outfit me myself and i." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb-aDafOcN6/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Instagram |language=en}}
| birth_place = Puerto Rico
| occupation = Drag queen
| education = School of Visual Arts (BFA)
| television = RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)
}}
Jax is the stage name of Jackson McGoldrick (born April 5, 1997),{{Cite web |title=JAX: From Competitive Cheerleading to the Drag Scene |url=https://www.damamagazine.com/all-posts/jax-profile-fagrW |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=DAMA MAGAZINE |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314031105/https://www.damamagazine.com/all-posts/jax-profile-fagrW |url-status=live }} an American drag queen, dancer, and photographer. Jax competed on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early years
McGoldrick was born in Puerto Rico{{Citation |title=Whatcha Packin' 💯 {{!}} S15 E08 {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 👠✨ | date=17 February 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsmobQi9W_4 |access-date=2023-03-14 |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218192131/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsmobQi9W_4&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }} and raised in Darien, Connecticut.{{Cite web |last=Hersh |first=Mollie |date=2023-01-15 |title=From Darien to RuPaul's Drag Race, Jax says they always had to hold themselves 'up a little bit higher' |url=https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Darien-CT-RuPaul-Drag-Race-Jax-queen-17716991.php |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Darien Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131144006/https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Darien-CT-RuPaul-Drag-Race-Jax-queen-17716991.php |url-status=live }} He participated in gymnastics and competitive cheerleading.{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2022-12-13 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Announces Largest Cast Ever for Season 15, Including First Twin Contestants |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-1235458769/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113013549/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rupauls-drag-race-season-15-cast-1235458769/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2013-04-17 |title=Xtreme Cheer Team Qualifies For World Competition |url=https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/norwalk/sports/xtreme-cheer-team-qualifies-for-world-competition/574754/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Norwalk Daily Voice |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318152849/https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/norwalk/sports/xtreme-cheer-team-qualifies-for-world-competition/574754/ |url-status=live }} He attended the School of Visual Arts, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and videography.
Career
On December 13, 2022, Jax was announced as one of the 16 contestants who would compete in the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. During her time on the show, Jax placed among the top positions in the first episode. She placed in the bottom twice, eliminating Robin Fierce and Aura Mayari in lip syncs.{{Cite web |last=Benutty |first=John |date=2023-02-10 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' fans are split over Robin Fierce's elimination [POLL RESULTS] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/drag-race-elimination-episode-6/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=GoldDerby |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314031020/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/drag-race-elimination-episode-6/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Spilde |first=Coleman |date=2023-02-11 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Just Aired One of Its Best Lip Syncs Ever |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/rupauls-drag-race-recap-jax-did-one-of-the-best-lip-syncs-ever |access-date=2023-03-14 |archive-date=2023-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218193821/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/rupauls-drag-race-recap-jax-did-one-of-the-best-lip-syncs-ever |url-status=live }} Jax was eliminated in episode 8, after losing in the LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown against Anetra. She finished in 10th place.{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-02-21 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race': Jax Breaks Down Exactly What Happened in 'The Hunger Games' of Lip Syncs |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rupauls-drag-race-jax-elimination-interview-1235256882/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228181311/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rupauls-drag-race-jax-elimination-interview-1235256882/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Michael |date=2023-03-03 |title=Jax On Rising From The Ashes, Lip Syncing On The 'Drag Race' Main Stage & Continuing To Be The "Jax Of All Trades" - WERRRK.com |url=https://werrrk.com/2023/03/03/jax-on-rising-from-the-ashes-lip-syncing-on-the-drag-race-main-stage-continuing-to-be-the-jax-of-all-trades/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=werrrk.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303173827/https://werrrk.com/2023/03/03/jax-on-rising-from-the-ashes-lip-syncing-on-the-drag-race-main-stage-continuing-to-be-the-jax-of-all-trades/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=February 20, 2023 |title='Drag Race' star Jax reveals what she said to Anetra after shocking lip-sync twist |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-lalaparuza-jax-elimination-interview/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309193523/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-lalaparuza-jax-elimination-interview/ |url-status=live }}
Jax and fellow contestant Luxx Noir London were guest speakers for drag historian and author Joe E. Jeffreys' course at The New School about the impact of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' queens Luxx Noir London and Jax 'drag-uate' to lecturing at The New School |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-luxx-noir-london-jax-rupaul-drag-race-20230311-sqfdtqzukfhujg6n2ve5aqh6um-story.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=New York Daily News|date=11 March 2023 }}
Personal life
Jax uses she/they pronouns when in drag, and has described herself as the "Simone Biles of drag".{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title="I was not anticipating that outcome": Jax talks Drag Race exit |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/i-was-not-anticipating-that-outcome-jax-talks-drag-race-exit/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Gay Times |language=en-GB}}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" style="width: 15em; class="unsortable" | Title ! scope="col" style="width: 10em; class="unsortable" | Role ! scope="col" style="width: 13em; class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2023
| rowspan="2" | Herself/Contestant | rowspan="2" | Season 15 (10th place) |
|---|
| RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked |
=Web series=
Discography
= Featured singles =
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Jax (drag queen)}}
- {{IMDb name|14340306|Jax}}
{{RuPaul's Drag Race}}
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Category:American gay entertainers
Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent
Category:Drag performers from Connecticut
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Category:Puerto Rican drag queens