Qween Jean

{{Short description|Activist and costume designer}}{{Infobox person

| name = Qween Jean

| image = 48.GatherRally.VotingRights.WDC.28August2021 (51410587428).jpg

| caption = Jean in 2021

| birth_place = Haiti

| alma_mater =University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tisch School of the Arts

| occupation = Costume designer

| known_for = LGBT activism

| movement = Black liberation, trans liberation, police abolition

}}

Qween Jean is a costume designer and LGBT+ rights activist based in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-08 |title=QWEEN JEAN |url=https://gayletter.com/qween-jean/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224123/https://gayletter.com/qween-jean/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=GAYLETTER}}

Early life

Jean was born in Haiti before moving with her family to Miami, Florida. Growing up, she struggled with gender dysphoria and read queer stories, including books by James Baldwin, for support. She learned how to sew from her grandmother, who was a dressmaker.{{Cite web |last=Folliard |first=Patrick |date=2020-10-01 |title='This is the time when artists go to work' |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/01/this-is-the-time-when-artists-go-to-work/,%20https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/01/this-is-the-time-when-artists-go-to-work/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224208/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/01/this-is-the-time-when-artists-go-to-work/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Washington Blade |language=en-US}}

= Education =

She attended Florida School of the Arts at St. Johns River State College before transferring to University of North Carolina where she obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Communications. In 2016, she graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a master's degree in Design and went on to have a career as a costume designer.{{Cite web |last=Bellamy-Walker |first=Tat |date=2021-02-17 |title=Qween Jean Brings "Artivism" to Stonewall Protests |url=https://gaycitynews.com/qween-jean-brings-artivism-to-stonewall-protests/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224503/https://gaycitynews.com/qween-jean-brings-artivism-to-stonewall-protests/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Gay City News |language=en-US}}

Activism

= Black trans liberation protests =

In June 2020, following the murders of Black transgender woman Nina Pop,{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2020-05-07 |title=Black Transgender Woman Murdered in Missouri |url=https://gaycitynews.com/black-transgender-woman-murdered-in-missouri/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224559/https://gaycitynews.com/black-transgender-woman-murdered-in-missouri/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Gay City News |language=en-US}} and Black transgender man Tony McDade,{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2020-05-29 |title=Police Kill Black Transgender Man in Florida |url=https://gaycitynews.com/police-kill-black-transgender-man-in-florida/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224642/https://gaycitynews.com/police-kill-black-transgender-man-in-florida/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Gay City News |language=en-US}} and the lack of coverage of the murders in the media, Jean co-founded the Black trans liberation protests in New York City with Joela-Abiona Rivera.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-05-25 |title=Home of the Brave |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a40103776/stonewall-protests-joela-abiona-rivera-qween-jean-ryan-mcginley/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224718/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a40103776/stonewall-protests-joela-abiona-rivera-qween-jean-ryan-mcginley/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Barna |first=Ben |date=2021-06-18 |title=Ryan McGinley and Qween Jean Take You Inside the Brooklyn Liberation Protest |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/ryan-mcginley-and-qween-jean-take-you-inside-the-brooklyn-liberation-protest |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224752/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/ryan-mcginley-and-qween-jean-take-you-inside-the-brooklyn-liberation-protest |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2020-07-26 |title=Vibrant Trans Liberation March Follows Powerful Speeches |url=https://gaycitynews.com/vibrant-trans-liberation-march-follows-powerful-speeches/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224820/https://gaycitynews.com/vibrant-trans-liberation-march-follows-powerful-speeches/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Gay City News |language=en-US}}

Gay City News states the protests' purpose was to "underscore the importance of trans rights and condemn the ongoing killings of transgender people." The protests took place every Thursday outside the Stonewall Inn, in Washington State Park, and through the streets of the city. Them wrote, "As the fight for safety and inclusion continues, Jean utilizes marches as a means of building coalitions, dismantling bigotry, and creating spaces for joy and celebration."{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=Qween Jean Is the Electrifying Activist Fighting for Black Trans Liberation |url=https://www.them.us/story/qween-jean-is-the-electrifying-activist-fighting-for-black-trans-liberation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613231608/https://www.them.us/story/qween-jean-is-the-electrifying-activist-fighting-for-black-trans-liberation |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}}

The protests and Jean are the subjects of the photo book,{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Denny |date=2022-11-27 |title=What Ziwe and LaQuan Smith Wore to Club Moda |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/style/what-ziwe-and-laquan-smith-wore-to-club-moda.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613231752/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/style/what-ziwe-and-laquan-smith-wore-to-club-moda.html |archive-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0362-4331}} Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation.{{Cite book |title=Revolution is love: a year of black trans liberation |date=2022 |publisher=Aperture |isbn=978-1-59711-530-8 |editor-last=Jean |editor-first=Qween |edition=1st |location=New York, NY |editor-last2=Rivera |editor-first2=Joela |editor-last3=Street |editor-first3=Mikelle |editor-last4=Willis |editor-first4=Raquel |editor-last5=Ahmed |editor-first5=Ramie |editor-last6=Baptiste |editor-first6=Lucy |editor-last7=Budi}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-09 |title=A New Photo Book Captures the Power of Black Trans Liberation |url=https://www.them.us/story/revolution-is-love-photos-interview-2020-protests-qween-jean |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613231905/https://www.them.us/story/revolution-is-love-photos-interview-2020-protests-qween-jean |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2022-10-24 |title=The story behind 2020's revolutionary Stonewall Protests |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/57269/1/excerpt-revolution-is-love-a-year-of-black-trans-liberation-2020-stonewall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613232018/https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/57269/1/excerpt-revolution-is-love-a-year-of-black-trans-liberation-2020-stonewall |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Dazed |language=en}}

Black Trans Liberation's mission is to end homelessness within the trans population by equipping transgender people with resources to succeed.{{Cite web |last=Floyd-Carroll |first=Iman |date=2021-05-12 |title=Black Trans Liberation: An Evening at the Stonewall Protests in New York City |url=https://peninsulapress.com/2021/05/12/black-trans-liberation-an-evening-at-the-stonewall-protests-in-new-york-city/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613232135/https://peninsulapress.com/2021/05/12/black-trans-liberation-an-evening-at-the-stonewall-protests-in-new-york-city/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Peninsula Press |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-12-23 |title=11 Organizations and Fundraisers to Support Right Now |url=https://www.them.us/story/11-organizations-fundraisers-support-donate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613234430/https://www.them.us/story/11-organizations-fundraisers-support-donate |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}}

Qween Jean is the co-founder of Black Trans Liberation Kitchen, a collective that helps to provide healthy, home-cooked meals to preserve and nourish the vitality of the TGNC community. Ceyenne Doroshow has participated with Qween Jean and the BTLK as a guest chef. Doroshow states that, “Giving young people access to making their own food in the simplest ways is not only sustainable, it’s nutrition. To see a sisterhood and a brotherhood form around food, there’s nothing quite like it.”{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Michael Love |date=2023-06-23 |title=The Life-Saving, Spirit-Raising Work of New York’s Black Trans Liberation Kitchen |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/black-trans-liberation-group-ryan-mcginley |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}

= Events =

On July 9, 2020, Jean spoke at a protest demanding abolition of the police and decriminalization of sex work.{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2020-07-13 |title=Sex Workers Rally Against Police Brutality at Stonewall – Gay City News |url=https://gaycitynews.com/sex-workers-rally-against-police-brutality-at-stonewall/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000652/https://gaycitynews.com/sex-workers-rally-against-police-brutality-at-stonewall/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}

On January 18, 2021, Jean led a trans liberation protest where the crowd was attacked and beaten by the NYPD.{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2021-01-19 |title=NYPD Goes After Protesters on MLK Day |url=https://gaycitynews.com/nypd-goes-after-protesters-on-mlk-day/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003712/https://gaycitynews.com/nypd-goes-after-protesters-on-mlk-day/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}} Jean said of the event, "The entire march was attacked and beaten by the NYPD. Literally, where trans women were being attacked by the police, their wigs getting ripped off, being dragged on the concrete. There is a parallel to the 1969 liberation fight."

On June 13, 2021, Jean led the second Brooklyn Liberation March, which focused on the empowerment of transgender youth. The event supported organizations such as, "the Gworls, an organization that raises money to assist Black transgender people with housing; the Black Excellence Collective; Trans Lifeline; and Magic City Acceptance Center, a space for LGBTQ children in Birmingham, Alabama."{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2021-06-14 |title=Brooklyn Liberation March Brings Attention to Trans Youth |url=https://gaycitynews.com/brooklyn-liberation-trans-youth-march-2021/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002511/https://gaycitynews.com/brooklyn-liberation-trans-youth-march-2021/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}

On June 24, 2021, Jean's conversation with Avram Finkelstein, a founding member of the AIDS art collective Gran Fury, was published in Interview.{{Cite web |last=Gillen |first=Nancy |date=2021-06-24 |title=Avram Finkelstein and Qween Jean Look Back on a Lifetime of Organizing |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/avram-finkelstein-and-qween-jean-look-back-on-a-lifetime-of-organizing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002406/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/avram-finkelstein-and-qween-jean-look-back-on-a-lifetime-of-organizing |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Interview Magazine |language=en-US}}

On August 28, 2021, Jean participated in the March On For Voting Rights in Washington D.C.{{Cite news |date=2022-03-19 |title=Perspective {{!}} Black trans women face a unique threat rooted in centuries of history |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/18/black-trans-women-face-unique-threat-rooted-centuries-history/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002017/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/18/black-trans-women-face-unique-threat-rooted-centuries-history/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |issn=0190-8286}}

On September 8, 2021, Jean led a rally in support of Abimbola Adelaja, a former Marine, who was attacked for being gay in a Bushwick bodega.{{Cite web |last=Brendlen |first=Kirstyn |date=2021-09-10 |title=Bushwick rallies against hate after anti-gay attack |url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/bushwick-rallies-hate-after-anti-gay-attack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002645/https://www.brooklynpaper.com/bushwick-rallies-hate-after-anti-gay-attack/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Brooklyn Paper |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Protestors March Against Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes in Brooklyn |url=https://www.papermag.com/anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-brooklyn-2655010860.html#rebelltitem7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002803/https://www.papermag.com/anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-brooklyn-2655010860.html |archive-date=2023-06-14 |website=Paper}}

On June 26, 2022, Jean and other activists interrupted the New York City Pride Parade in honor of Donnell Rochester, an 18-year-old murdered by police in Baltimore. Jean stated at the event, "Pride was a protest. Stonewall is the history and legacy of injustice. We are reclaiming our time today. We are reclaiming queer space today. We are reclaiming trans bodies today."{{Cite web |last=Moses |first=Dean |date=2022-06-26 |title=Protesters rain on the NYC Pride Parade in memory of Donnell Rochester {{!}} amNewYork |url=https://www.amny.com/news/protesters-rain-on-the-nyc-pride-parade-in-memory-of-donnell-rochester/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002228/https://www.amny.com/news/protesters-rain-on-the-nyc-pride-parade-in-memory-of-donnell-rochester/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US}}

On August 24, 2022, Jean hosted a rally for Marsha P. Johnson’s 77th birthday in Washington Square Park.{{Cite web |last=Messino |first=Gaby |title=A Black Trans Liberation Rally Honors the Life of Marsha P. Johnson |url=https://www.otdowntown.com/news/a-black-trans-liberation-rally-honors-the-life-of-marsha-p-johnson-BG2190289 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614002926/https://www.otdowntown.com/news/a-black-trans-liberation-rally-honors-the-life-of-marsha-p-johnson-BG2190289 |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.otdowntown.com |language=en-US}} The same week, Jean co-hosted the third annual Celebration of Black Trans Women Cookout.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-09-01 |title=Black Trans Women Deserve to Be at the Cookout, Too |url=https://www.them.us/story/inside-black-trans-women-cookout |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003118/https://www.them.us/story/inside-black-trans-women-cookout |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}}

On May 31, 2023, Jean was arrested by the NYPD at a protest of anti-trans laws and violence.{{Cite web |last=Holtermann |first=Gabriele |date=2023-06-01 |title=Prominent transgender activist Qween Jean arrested in Greenwich Village during 'Trans Revolution' march {{!}} amNewYork |url=https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/transgender-activist-qween-jean-arrested-greenwich-village-march/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003255/https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/transgender-activist-qween-jean-arrested-greenwich-village-march/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-06-01 |title=The NYPD Kicked Off Pride Month By Arresting a Black Trans Activist |url=https://www.them.us/story/qween-jean-nypd-arrest-pride-month |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003407/https://www.them.us/story/qween-jean-nypd-arrest-pride-month |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Them |language=en-US}} Activist Adam Eli shared footage of Jean's arrest and stated, "There is no question that the police targeted Qween and that this was their plan for the night. As soon as Qween was arrested the police presence at least halved."{{Cite web |last=Villarreal |first=Daniel |date=2023-06-10 |title=The NYPD's Pride-themed vehicle may feature an anti-cop slogan |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/the-nypds-pride-themed-vehicle-may-feature-an-anti-cop-slogan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614001000/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/the-nypds-pride-themed-vehicle-may-feature-an-anti-cop-slogan/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=LGBTQ Nation}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=March for Trans Rights in NYC |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-trans-rights-march-pride-month-new-york-city-20230601-aij34egc6rcgrh2at67zzelwfm-photogallery.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000842/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-trans-rights-march-pride-month-new-york-city-20230601-aij34egc6rcgrh2at67zzelwfm-photogallery.html |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=New York Daily News}}

Gay City News reported that Jean was among the leaders of the 2023 Queer Liberation March in New York, an anti-corporate alternative to the NYC Pride March. That day, she stated:

I believe in Black trans liberation. I believe in Black trans power…When trans people unite, whenever we gather, it has no chance but to be magical, because as we can look around and see, our community has come out today. They not only look glorious, they look so divine. This is how we show up in our full armor.{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Matt |date=2023-06-26 |title=Trans and queer rights take center stage at intersectional Queer Liberation March |url=https://gaycitynews.com/queer-liberation-march-trans-queer-rights-intersectional/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=gaycitynews.com |language=en-US}}

Artistry

In 2020, Jean was honored in Black Women on Broadway's Inaugural Awards Ceremony for her costume designs.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2022-06-01 |title=Black Women on Broadway Announces Inaugural Awards Ceremony (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/black-women-on-broadway-danielle-brooks-amber-iman-jocelyn-bioh-1235281935/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613234616/https://variety.com/2022/scene/news/black-women-on-broadway-danielle-brooks-amber-iman-jocelyn-bioh-1235281935/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=MaGee |first=Ny |date=2022-06-03 |title=Black Women on Broadway Announce Inaugural Awards Ceremony on June 6 in NYC |url=https://eurweb.com/2022/black-women-on-broadway-announce-awards/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613234821/https://eurweb.com/2022/black-women-on-broadway-announce-awards/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=EURweb |language=en-US}}

The same year, she designed costumes for Shakespeare Theatre Company’s The Amen Corner.

In 2021, Jean was named an Artist-in-Residence at Museum of Modern Art PS1 and curated the exhibit Black Trans Liberation: Memoriam and Deliverance.{{Cite web |title=June 12–August 16, 2021 Black Trans Liberation: Memoriam and Deliverance |url=https://www.moma.org/slideshows/614/6316 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235748/https://www.moma.org/slideshows/614/6316 |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Museum of Modern Art |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Live Pridefully Qween Jean |url=https://www.caribbeanequalityproject.org/live-pridefully-qween-jean |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613224328/https://www.caribbeanequalityproject.org/live-pridefully-qween-jean |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Caribbean Equality Project |language=en-US}}

In 2021, a portrait of Jean taken by photographer, Christian Thane, was featured in the Queens Museum exhibit, Live Pridefully: Love and Resilience within Pandemics. In 2022, another portrait, taken by Camila Falquez, was featured in the exhibit, Gods That Walk Among Us, at the Hannah Traore Gallery in NYC.{{Cite web |title=Photographer Camila Falquez creates new paradigms of beauty, power & liberation |url=https://i-d.co/article/camila-falquez-photography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000049/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/k7w4q9/camila-falquez-photography |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=i-d.vice.com |url-status=live |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Waddoups |first=Ryan |date=2022-06-12 |title=The Queer Community Comes Together to Celebrate Camila Falquez |url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/camila-falquez-hannah-traore-gallery-opening/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000204/https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/camila-falquez-hannah-traore-gallery-opening/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=SURFACE |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Photographer Camila Falquez Captures the Gods That Walk Among Us |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/art-design/a40289164/photographer-camila-falquez-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000327/https://www.elle.com/culture/art-design/a40289164/photographer-camila-falquez-interview/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}} Jean was on the cover of Cero Magazine and featured in Logo for their "30 Changemakers" series.{{Cite web |title=CERO01 — Joela Rivera and Qween Jean |url=https://ceromagazine.com/products/spring-2021-issue-joela-rivera-qween-jean-nan-goldin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614161350/https://ceromagazine.com/products/spring-2021-issue-joela-rivera-qween-jean-nan-goldin |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Cero Magazine}}{{Cite web |title=Meet the LOGO30: Qween Jean "It Is My Right to Hold Space," Says the Stonewall Protests Organizer. |url=https://www.logotv.com/news/wh6pl5/logo30-qween-jean |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614161254/https://www.logotv.com/news/wh6pl5/logo30-qween-jean |archive-date=2023-06-14}}

In 2022, Jean designed the costumes for Theatre for a New Audience's production, Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Play.{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Leah |date=2022 |title=Reviews: What Did Critics Think of TFANA's Wedding Band? |url=https://playbill.com/article/reviews-what-did-critics-think-of-tfanas-wedding-band |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235029/https://playbill.com/article/reviews-what-did-critics-think-of-tfanas-wedding-band |archive-date=2023-06-13 |website=Playbill}}{{Cite web |title=Drama Desk And Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced |url=https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/drama-desk-and-outer-critics-circle-awards-nominations-announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235143/https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/drama-desk-and-outer-critics-circle-awards-nominations-announced |archive-date=2023-06-13 |website=Live Design}}

On June 25, 2022, Jean co-hosted The Big Mix – LGBTQIA+ Pride with Idina Menzel.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=Little Island Announces Complete Cast For The Big Mix |url=https://thecitylife.org/2022/06/09/little-island-announces-complete-cast-for-the-big-mix/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235845/https://thecitylife.org/2022/06/09/little-island-announces-complete-cast-for-the-big-mix/ |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=City Life Org |language=en-US}} Jean had a cameo on And Just Like That...{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Sara Ramírez on 'And Just Like That' and TV's buzziest queer character |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/sara-ramirez-just-tvs-buzziest-queer-character-rcna31514 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235944/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/sara-ramirez-just-tvs-buzziest-queer-character-rcna31514 |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

In 2023, she designed the costumes for The New Group's production, The Seagull/Woodstock, NY.{{Cite web |title=Enter the Rehearsal Room for The Seagull/Woodstock, NY With New Photos |url=https://playbill.com/article/enter-the-rehearsal-room-for-the-seagull-woodstock-ny-with-new-photos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235346/https://playbill.com/article/enter-the-rehearsal-room-for-the-seagull-woodstock-ny-with-new-photos |archive-date=2023-06-13 |website=Playbill}} Jean was honored at the 2023 Obie Awards for her costume design.{{Cite web |title=2023 OBIE Awards on the Red Carpet — Photo Journal |url=https://www.theatrely.com/post/2023-obie-awards-on-the-red-carpet-photo-journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235527/https://www.theatrely.com/post/2023-obie-awards-on-the-red-carpet-photo-journal |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.theatrely.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Congratulations to Design Alumni OBIE Winners! |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/design/news/obie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613235640/https://tisch.nyu.edu/design/news/obie |archive-date=2023-06-13 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=tisch.nyu.edu |language=en}}

In 2023, Jean joined Theatre Communications Group's board of directors.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=TCG Announces New Board Trustees and Structure |url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/02/21/tcg-announces-new-board-trustees-and-structure/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614000515/https://www.americantheatre.org/2023/02/21/tcg-announces-new-board-trustees-and-structure/ |archive-date=2023-06-14 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=AMERICAN THEATRE |language=en-US}}

External links

[https://qweenjean.com/ Qween Jean Costume Design]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20230614160054/https://www.missionmag.org/qween-jean-black-trans-liberation/ ‘Exposure Doesn’t Pay the Rent’ an Interview With Activist Qween Jean]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20230614161902/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a43925956/0114-0122-life-after-gun-violence-june-2023/ Life After Gun Violence]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20230614160531/https://aperture.org/product/revolution-is-love-a-year-of-black-trans-liberation/ Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation]