Jackie Cox (drag queen)

Jackie Cox is the stage name of Darius Rose, (born April 10, 1985) a Canadian drag queen based in New York City, known for being a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and ultimately placing within the top 4.

Jackie Cox
Born
Darius Rose

(1985-04-10) 10 April 1985
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
OccupationDrag queen, entertainer
Years active2009–present
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) (5th place)

Early life

Rose was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to a Canadian father and an Iranian mother.[1] He attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to study theatre and upon graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree, he moved to New York with the goal of doing theatre professionally.[2]

Career

In 2002, Rose transferred to University High School in Irvine where he starred in productions of Dark of the Moon, Les Miserables and Bat Boy the musical. In 2003 he was crowned Prom King as an openly gay student. In 2009, Rose discovered drag. He played the title role in a production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Theatre Out at the Empire Theater, in Santa Ana, CA[3] which was his first foray into drag.[2] His first performance as Jackie Cox was at a competition called So You Think You Can Drag at New World Stages in New York.[2]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Rose was announced as a cast member on season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race on January 23, 2020.[4][5] He is the second Canadian contestant on the US version of the show, and the oldest performer on Season 12.

Rose became the first contestant in Drag Race history to dress in a Muslim-inspired outfit on episode 9 of the show, which had a 'stars and stripes' patriotic theme. He wore a red-striped kaftan with a blue hijab outlined with 50 silver stars.[6] Guest Judge Jeff Goldblum subsequently came under fire for his comments over Rose’s hijab outfit, when asking, "Is there something in this religion that is anti-homosexuality and anti-woman? Does that complicate the issue?" for which he has been widely criticized.[7][6][8] On the same episode, even though Rose was praised for his choices, he found himself in the bottom two for the first time in the season and had to lip sync against competitor Widow Von’Du to Katy Perry’s "Firework". Rose was successful and Von’Du was eliminated.[9][8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Himself Guest [10]
2018 What Would You Do? (ABC) Himself Actor [11]
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) Herself Contestant (5th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Contestant

Web Series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Review with a Jew Himself Guest [12]
2020 Da Fuq Himself Guest [13]
2020 The X-Change Rate Himself Guest
2020 Bring Back My Ghouls Herself Guest [14]

Discography

Singles
Year Song Ref.
2020 "You Wish!" [15]
Title Year Album
"I'm That Bitch"[16]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)		 2020 non-album single
"Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical"[17]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)
"I Made It / Mirror Song/ Losing Is New Winning" (Las Vegas Live Medley)[18]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)
"The Shady Bunch"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)

References
  1. Jackie Cox: Twitter"
  2. Rosky, Nicole. "BWW Interview: Jackie Cox Reveals How Her Theatre Past Led to Her Drag Present". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". www.backstage.com. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. Amanda Mitchell (2020-01-23). "See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  5. Kacala, Alexander (23 January 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' reveals season 12's new queens". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  6. "Jeff Goldblum receives backlash for Islam comments on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Independent. 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  7. https://decider.com/2020/04/26/jeff-goldblum-under-fire-for-islam-comments-made-on-rupauls-drag-race/
  8. Curto, Justin (2020-04-27). "I'm Sorry, Jeff Goldblum Said What About Islam on Drag Race?". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  9. McCallion, Paul (2020-04-24). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Patriot Games". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  10. "Here's What Happens At TV's Most Exclusive Clubhouse". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  11. "Parents disapprove of their drag queen son's look while out to eat | What Would You Do?". YouTube. July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  12. "Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E01". YouTube. March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. "DA FUQ S2 E7 - Jackie Cox". YouTube. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  14. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. "You Wish! - Single". iTunes.
  16. "I'm That Bitch - Single". iTunes.
  17. "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical - EP". iTunes.
  18. "I Made It / Mirror Song/ Losing Is New Winning (Las Vegas Live Medley)-Single". iTunes.
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