Jaymes Mansfield is the stage name of James Wirth,[1] a drag performer from Madison, Wisconsin. She was one of the 14 queens to compete on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was the first queen to be eliminated and ended up finishing in 14th place.
Entrance
Season 9
"Hi shapeshifters!"
RuPaul's Drag Race
Season Competed | Season 9 |
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Ranking: | 14th Place |
Maxi Challenges Won: | 0 |
Mini Challenges Won: | 0 |
Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
Times in Bottom: | 1 (Ep. 2) |
Episode Eliminated: | Episode 2 |
Memorable Quotes
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9
- "I auditioned for RuPaul's Drag Race because of many simple reasons, but the main one is I wanna kidnap the Pit Crew."
- "I came in first!" (Upon Elimination)
- "Some dreams just aren't really meant for you."
- "These are my summer diamonds. Some are diamonds and some are not." (This is a line made famous by Wayland Flowers and Madame)
- "She left her phone number too. She didn't have to do that, I could just go to any bathroom in New York and find it." (After seeing Aja's phone number on the note she left)
- "I had a really good read for Valentina, but I can't remember the words!"
- "*squeak*!"
Trivia
- Jaymes is originally from Texas and moved to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue her dreams.[citation needed]
- Jaymes is one of only seven queens in RuPaul's Drag Race herstory to have never competed in a sewing challenge - the other five being Gothy Kendoll and Scaredy Kat from UK Season 1, Dahlia Sin from Season 12, Joe Black and Cherry Valentine from UK Season 2, and Kahmora Hall from Season 13.
- The name "Jaymes Mansfield" is both a pun on and a tribute to the late movie star Jayne Mansfield, who serves as a heavy influence to Jaymes' drag style.
- Jaymes has a YouTube channel where she uploads sewing and craft tutorials, comedy videos and educational videos about LGBT history.
- According to Alexis Michelle, RuPaul, and the producers of the show, Jaymes had one of the funniest auditions that they have ever seen.[citation needed]
- According to the other Season 9 queens, Jaymes did have more to say during the Reunion, including other hilarious reads, but nearly all of it was cut out.[citation needed]
- Jaymes is experienced with puppeteering.
- Jaymes is willing to participate in All Stars.[citation needed]
- Jaymes is the third ever queen from Wisconsin to be on the show.
- Jaymes and Nina Bo'nina Brown noticibly comment on nearly every video each queen makes supporting each other which the viewers of their channels seem to love.
- She reached 100,000 YouTube subscribers on May 15th, 2020.
- She shares a birthday with Monet X Change.
- Jaymes is the first queen from Drag Race’s franchise who appeared on a season of Camp Wannakiki, she is followed by Ginger Minj, Tammie Brown and Dusty Ray Bottoms
- Jaymes is a good friend of Camp Wannakiki (Season 1)'s Sylvia Nyxx. They have a web series called Queens of the Stream.
- Trixie Mattel cut her hair while in beauty school.[2]
Gallery
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 Looks
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Looks
Camp Wannakiki Season 3
Camp Wannakiki Season 3 Looks
Social Media
- Jaymes' Official Website
- Jaymes' Facebook
- Jaymes' Instagram
- Jaymes' Twitter
- Jaymes' YouTube
- Jaymes' Twitch
Winner | Sasha Velour |
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Runners-Up | 2nd: Peppermint • 3rd & 4th: Shea Couleé & Trinity Taylor |
Other Queens | 5th: Alexis Michelle • 6th: Nina Bo'nina Brown • 7th: Valentina (Miss Congeniality) • 8th: Farrah Moan • 9th: Aja • 10th: Cynthia Lee Fontaine • 11th: Eureka (Departed) • 12th: Charlie Hides • 13th: Kimora Blac • 14th: Jaymes Mansfield |
Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Miles Davis Moody • Bryce Eilenberg |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 13 Updates on Every Queen Eliminated First on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' | The Advocate — April 9, 2019
- ↑ See this YouTube video