Meatball (drag queen)
{{short description|American drag queen}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Meatball
| image = Boulet Brothers Dragula S1 Cast (crop 3) (cropped2).jpeg
| caption = Meatball in 2016
| birth_name = Logan Jennings
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|13}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
| occupation = Drag queen, podcaster
| known_for = The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 1)
season 1 contestant, George Santos viral drag number
}}
Logan Jennings (born July 13, 1989),{{Cite web |last=Bickerton |first=James |date=2023-03-01 |title=Video of drag queen's George Santos show viewed 800K times |url=https://www.newsweek.com/video-drag-queens-george-santos-show-viewed-800k-times-1784724 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307210714/https://www.newsweek.com/video-drag-queens-george-santos-show-viewed-800k-times-1784724 |url-status=live }}{{Cite Instagram |user=spiciestmeatball |postid=Cf926pkPDsc |title=It's my birthday. |date=July 13, 2022}}{{cn|date=January 2025|reason=Need a source for the year}} known professionally as Meatball, is an American drag queen, performer, and podcaster. She was a contestant on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula season 1, co-hosts the podcast Sloppy Seconds and went viral for her drag performance of politician George Santos.{{Cite web |title='Dragula's Meatball Delivers Hilarious George Santos Drag Performance |url=https://www.out.com/drag/george-santos-drag-queen |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.out.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307231355/https://www.out.com/drag/george-santos-drag-queen |url-status=live }}
Early life
Jennings was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and adopted right after. His family moved to Cairo, Egypt three days later. His dad was a lead engineer for an Oil Company, which had the family move a lot, including London, England. They eventually settled in Houston, Texas, where Jennings grew up. Jennings went to high school at Interlochen Center of the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan, where she was voted "Most Likely to be on the Cover of The National Inquirer". After graduating, Jennings moved to East Village, New York before moving to Los Angeles.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=janyqMvqjrU | title=MEATBALL | Give It to Me Straight | Ep 47 | website=YouTube | date=10 October 2024 }}
Career
Meatball began her career performing in the Los Angeles drag scene after being inspired by RuPaul's Drag Race.{{Cite web |last=Dupere |first=Katie |date=2021-01-05 |title=Meatball is the 'sloppy, hairy' drag queen you never knew you needed |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/meatball-behind-the-drag-queen/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=In The Know |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125194906/https://www.intheknow.com/post/meatball-behind-the-drag-queen/ |url-status=live }} Before the television version, Meatball also won the club contest version of Dragula, whose other winners include fellow Dragula season 1 contestant Pinche and RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Valentina.
She was a contestant on Dragula season 1, where she took fourth place and was the "fan favorite" winner.{{Cite web |title='Dragula' Is Loud, Weird, and Pisses on Heteronormativity |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dragula-is-loud-weird-and-pisses-on-heteronormativity/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Vice.com |date=17 January 2018 |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308205407/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbyjm3/dragula-is-loud-weird-and-pisses-on-heteronormativity |url-status=live }} She returned in a cameo skit during the last supper of season 2.
Meatball also co-hosts the podcast Sloppy Seconds with rapper and producer Big Dipper as part of the Moguls Of Media (MOM) Network, created by Drag Race contestants Alaska and Willam.{{Cite magazine |last=Eakin |first=Marah |title=How 2 'Drag Race' Queens Are Revolutionizing the Podcast Scene |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/drag-turns-to-podcasting/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2023-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308210908/https://www.wired.com/story/drag-turns-to-podcasting/ |url-status=live }} The pair also hosted the podcast UnBEARable prior to Sloppy Seconds. Meatball is very well known on Sloppy Seconds for her views on the failing merits of the second act of the musical Wicked.
Meatball was also the live correspondent for dating app Hornet for RuPaul's Drag Con and other LGBT nightlife events. Meatball also currently hosts the drag show Fat Slut at Precinct Club in Los Angeles, the show has also toured to different cities across the United States. She was a finalist in the 2022 Drag Queen of the Year pageant, produced by Alaska Thunderfuck and Lola LeCroix.{{cite web |title=Meatball DQOY 2022 Talent Performance |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDRqANH4r40 |website=YouTube | date=18 May 2022 |access-date=2 September 2024}}
On February 26, 2023, Meatball performed at Sasha Velour's monthly drag showcase NightGowns at the Le Poisson Rouge in New York City as George Santos's alleged drag persona Kitara Ravache to The Greatest Showman's "This Is Me."{{Citation |title=Watch a drag queen named Meatball transform into Rep. George Santos {{!}} CNN |date=2023-03-04 |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/03/04/meatball-george-santos-drag-performance-contd-orig-llr.cnn |access-date=2023-03-08 |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307231729/https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/03/04/meatball-george-santos-drag-performance-contd-orig-llr.cnn |url-status=live }} A clip of the performance went viral on TikTok and Instagram{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-03-01 |title=Watch 'Dragula' Star Meatball Serve George Santos Realness in Hilarious Viral Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/dragula-meatball-george-santos-drag-performance-1235277199/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307060617/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/dragula-meatball-george-santos-drag-performance-1235277199/ |url-status=live }} and was featured on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=John |title=3 queens who slayed while imitating Rep. George Santos's drag alter ego, Kitara Rivache |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/03/3-queens-who-slayed-while-imitating-rep-george-santoss-drag-alter-ego/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=LGBTQ Nation |date=3 March 2023 |archive-date=2023-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308112232/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/03/3-queens-who-slayed-while-imitating-rep-george-santoss-drag-alter-ego/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Series !Role !Notes |
| 2016-17
| rowspan="2" |Herself |Contestant, 4th place |
| 2018
|Guest, 1 episode. |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Series !Role !Notes |
| 2017
|Hey Qween! | rowspan="8" |Herself |
| 2018
|Get Ready WITHOUT Me |
| 2018-22
|Welcome to Meatland |
| 2019
|Como Se Dice? |
| 2022
|Meatball is the hairy comedy drag queen you need to know |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Guest; 1 episode |
| Give It To Me Straight
|Guest; 1 episode |
| 2025
|Dragged Ink |
= Podcasts =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Series !Role !Notes |
| 2017-18
|unBEARable |Co-host |with Big Dipper |
| 2018-22
|Race Chaser | rowspan="2" |Guest |Multiple episodes |
| 2019
|Whimsically Volatile |
| 2019–present
|Sloppy Seconds |Co-host |with Big Dipper |
| 2022
|I'm 40% Podcast with Jinkx Monsoon | rowspan="2" |Guest |{{Cite web |title=Second That Emotion {{!}} I'm 40% Podcast! With Meatball |website=YouTube |date=14 February 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zCTRP0Pno |access-date=2023-03-11 |archive-date=2023-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311185531/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14zCTRP0Pno |url-status=live }} |
| 2024 |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Artist !Ref. |
| 2017
|"In The End" |
| 2020 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Meatball (drag queen)}}
{{The Boulet Brothers' Dragula}}
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Category:African-American drag queens
Category:21st-century American comedians
Category:American LGBTQ comedians
Category:American gay entertainers
Category:American film and television podcasters
Category:Drag performers from Los Angeles
Category:The Boulet Brothers' Dragula contestants
Category:Drag performers from Louisiana
Category:Drag performers from Texas