Hershii LiqCour-Jeté is an American drag performer and one of the contestants on the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Drag Name Origin[]
"Hershii" is a pun of the pronouns she uses while in drag, 'her' and 'she'. "Jeté" comes from her drag house, the Haus of Jeté.[6]
Track Records[]
| Statistics | USA Season 16 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 14th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 3) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 3 |
Memorable Quotes[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
- "I... did not prepare for this." (entrance quote)
- "Oh my God!" (in reaction to Nymphia fake tripping during her entrance)
- “I’mma call it whiplash!”
- ”The song keeps going, and the booby is still swinging. The boob is lip syncing at this point.” (during the Lip Sync for the Win between Geneva Karr and Plane Jane)
- "Bob The Drag Queen is my mom in my head, so I'll take that."
- "You wanna go home first?"
- "Thank you very much Ru, and this will be sold everywhere in January.” (upon being eliminated)
- "It's chocolate." (exit quote)
- "I... did not prepare this part." (after being eliminated)
- "Nobody really remembers like, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th queen, so letting you know, I'm 1st!"
- "It's still chocolate!" (after losing her lip sync against Mirage)
Farewell Message[]
"WHIPLASH!!! ❤️ HLJ"
Trivia[]
- Hershii is a drag sister of Season 14 contestant Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté.[7]
- Hershii's drag mother is Calypso Jeté Balmain[8], who won of the first season of the ballroom competition Legendary as part of the House of Balmain.
- She competed in her first drag show in St. Louis with a $1 eyeshadow palette and her sister's prom dress.[8]
- The first drag character Hershii ever saw as a kid was Tyler Perry's "Madea".[8]
- Hershii has two toddlers. A son named Pharaoh, and a daughter named Egypt. [1]
- This was further discussed in Episode 2, where it was revealed that she and her partner are the adoptive parents of her sister-in-law's children.
- Hershii's big three astrology signs are Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Aries, and Leo Ascendant/Rising.[1]
- Hershii forfeited her car for repossession to prepare for Drag Race.[9]
- Hershii is the second first-out to also be the first to enter the werkroom, after Irene Dubois on Season 15. Hershii, however, was in the second group of girls to enter the werkroom in contrast to Irene being part of the first.
- Hershii was the only queen from group 2 to not win a challenge.
- Hershii was gifted a trip to Spain from her fellow Season 16 cast mate Xunami Muse due to her DACA status, meaning Xunami couldn't leave the United States to travel.[10]
- Hershii's husband/partner is named Laselle. [11]
- Hershii has auditioned for American Idol three times, and X Factor twice. [11]
- Hershii is HIV positive. [11]
- Hershii stated on TikTok live that she wanted to do the Acting & Rusical.
- Hershii, like Dawn, Plasma & Xunami lost all the lip syncs she participated in.
Gallery[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
Mini Promo
Alternative Promo
Mug Promo
Behind the Scenes Promo
Countdown Promo
Mini Trailer
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Looks[]
Promo Look
Empire State Building Look
MET Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Queen Choice Awards Look
Made Ya Look Look
Made Ya Look Look (Reveal)
Mother Goose Look – Burnie Bee
Significant Mother Look – Mother Nature
Call Me Mother/Father Eleganza Look
Lip Sync LaLaPaRuZa Smackdown Look
Grand Finale Eleganza Look
Videos[]
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16[]
Hershii LiqCour-Jeté Season 16 Interview - Entertainment Weekly
S16 E3 “Maybe You're the Problem” Lipsync
Whatcha Packin’ Hershii LiqCour-Jeté
Filmography[]
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16) | Self | Contestant (Placed 14th) |
External Links[]
References[]
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| Winner | Nymphia Wind |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Sapphira Cristál (Miss Congeniality) • 3rd: Plane Jane |
| Other Contestants | 4th: Q • 5th: Morphine Love Dion (Queen of SDADHH) • 6th: Dawn • 7th: Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige • 8th: Plasma • 9th: Xunami Muse (Miss Congeniality) • 10th: Megami • 11th: Geneva Karr • 12th: Amanda Tori Meating (Golden Boot Award) • 13th: Mirage • 14th: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté |
| Host | RuPaul |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews • Ts Madison |
| Pit Crew | Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg • Asaf Goren • Jesse Pattison • Calixto Quan |