Scarlet Envy is the stage name of Jacob James, a drag queen, performer, Brooklyn's drag show "Scarlet Fever" hostess, and one of the Season 11 contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race (placed 10th).
Name Origin
According to Scarlet, her name comes from strong female empowerment representation like "Scarlett O'Hara", character from the 1940 movie Gone with The Wind.[1]
RuPaul's Drag Race
| Season Competed | Season 11 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 10th |
| Mini-Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 4) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Main Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 2) |
| Times in Bottom: | 2 (Eps. 3, 6) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 6 |
During the show, Scarlet Envy was highly praised for her work in acting challenges. She even won one of these, along with Yvie Oddly, in Episode 2, "Good God Girl, Get Out!". However, her struggles with choreography saw she get eliminated in Episode 6, "The Draglympics", after a lip sync against Ra'Jah O'Hara, ironicaly to "Last Dance" by Donna Summer.
On Reddit, was broadly praised as having brought an experimental, joyful attitude common in earlier seasons despite her "ice queen" aesthetic. A huge number of fans were outraged at her elimination. Some even compared her ouster to BenDeLaCreme's in Season 6, and Trixie Mattel's in Season 7, making it clear that there's a demand for her to return in a future season of All Stars.
Memorable Quotes
- "The world wants me, and the feeling is mutual." (Season 11 entrance)
- "I am southern beauty and New York City grit."
- "My drag is about embracing the beauty that you were blessed with... and I happened to be very blessed."
- "She's Venus with a penis." (referring to herself, explaining her entrance look)
- "I feel like I should start looking around for anyone else here." (joking about Vanessa Vanjie Mateo return)
- "I didn't really have much of a reaction. It's drag I've seen before, she's sparkling, she's wearing platinum hair and woohoo." *shakes hand like it's holding a tiny flag* (referring to Brooke Lynn Hytes upon her Season 11 entrance)
- "I should not be the last pick, especially on an acting challenge. I am Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Big mistake. Huge."
- "When you feel your own oats so hard, you forget that there are other oats there."
- "I feel beautiful."
- "A winning look."
- "Opinions are like assholes, you know? Most of them are on my face."
Farewell Message
"You know she loves a mirror and she loves you too. Meet you on the late night dance floor. XOXO Scarlet"
Trivia
- Scarlet Envy was raised by 2 lesbian mothers, both of them named Cherry;
- Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Envy moved to New York City to study at the Fashion Institute, where she graduated;
- She's a fan of singer Lana Del Rey, and the deceased Princess Diana;
- Prior to RuPaul's Drag Race, she performed primarily in Brooklyn, New York and has collaborated with Season 9 winner Sasha Velour[2];
- Her favorite past-contestants are Season 7 runner-up Pearl, and Season 5 Miss Congeniality Ivy Winters;
- She sewed most of her Season 11 runway looks;
- By virtue of finishing in 10th place, she is tied with Madame LaQueer, and Mayhem Miller as the lowest placing contestant to win a challenge.
Gallery
Season 11 Looks
Discography
Non-Album Singles
- Feeling Is Mutual (2019)
Filmography
TV
- (2017) SNL, durring Katy Perry's "Swish Swish" performance
- (2019) RuPaul's Drag Race, on Season 11
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Web Series
- (2019) Untucked, on Season 11
- (2019) Fashion Photo RuView
Social Media
References
| Winner | Yvie Oddly |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: Brooke Lynn Hytes • 3rd & 4th: A'keria C. Davenport & Silky Nutmeg Ganache |
| Other Contestants | 5th: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo • 6th: Nina West (Miss Congeniality) • 7th: Shuga Cain • 8th: Plastique Tiara • 9th: Ra'Jah O'Hara • 10th: Scarlet Envy • 11th: Ariel Versace • 12th: Mercedes Iman Diamond • 13th: Honey Davenport • 14th: Kahanna Montrese • 15th: Soju |
| Judges | RuPaul • Michelle Visage • Carson Kressley • Ross Mathews |
| Pit Crew | Jason Carter • Bruno Carvalho • Bryce Eilenberg |