‘Drag Race’ Season 5 Alum & Taylor Swift Impersonator Jade Jolie Comes Out As Trans

2023-10-18
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‘Drag Race’ season 5 alum and Taylor Swift impersonator Jade Jolie has come out as trans!

In a post made to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the 36-year-old performer drag performer who is most known for participating in the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the fourth season of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula announced that she is “deciding to choose” herself and moving forward with her transition.

Deciding to choose myself and move forward with my transition 🥹❤️

— Jade Jolie (@QueenJadeJolie) October 8, 2023

After her post, Jolie has been met with support and congratulatory messages from fans and fellow drag queens.

Drag Race season 2 alum Tatiana wrote “Love this for you! 🥰🥰🥰”

Mrs. Kasha Davies said a simple “Love you” while Cynthia Lee Fontaine said, “My love sending you all the love and support.”

Meanwhile, a fan wrote “OH MY GOD!!!! JADE!!! Please know you are so loved and so seen as a human and entertainer. You are so valid and so talented and have so many rooting for you. Make you happy and everyone else will be here to cheer you on. We love you!🥹♥️”

Since participating in reality shows, Jolie has been seen in Swift’s “You Need To Calm Down” music video and even performed with her at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards as the opening act. The iconic impersonator also received awards with Swift, including Video of the Year.

Jolie is also one of many notable ‘Drag Race’ alum who has publicly come out as trans in recent years, including Jasmine Kennedie, Gigi Goode, Willow Pill, Laganja Estranja, and more recently, Adore Delano.

Congratulations to Jade and we wish her a safe transition!

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