Jan Sport

Jan Sport (born June 11, 1993) is the stage name of Charlie Mantione, an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, ultimately placing 8th.

For the backpack and apparel brand, see JanSport.
Jan Sport
Born
Charlie Mantione

(1993-06-11) June 11, 1993
New Jersey, U.S.
EducationBoston Conservatory (BFA)
OccupationDrag queen, singer
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) 8th Place
Websitehttps://linktr.ee/janjanjan

Early life

Mantione was born in New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school.[1] While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. He was an avid soccer player until 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. He attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.[2][3][4]

Career

Mantione formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and Lagoona Bloo in 2018. His drag mother is Alexis Michelle.[5] In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.[6]

Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.[6]

RuPaul's Drag Race

Jan's casting on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[7] On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the backpack brand. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, finishing in eighth place.

While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a YouTube web series called Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had lip-synced to on the show that week,[8] such as "S&M" by Rihanna[9] and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan.[10] The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.[11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Voice Herself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J) Special Guest
2019 America's Got Talent Herself (with Stephanie's Child) Contestant
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) Herself Contestant (8th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Jan's Jukebox Herself Creator [12]
2020 Review with a Jew Herself Guest [13]
2020 Whatcha Packin Herself Guest [14]
2020 The X-Change Rate Herself Guest [15]
2020 Out of the Closet Herself Guest [16]
2020 Cosmo Queens Herself Guest [17]
2020 Bring Back My Ghouls Herself Guest [18]

Discography
  • "You Don't Know Me" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
  • "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
  • "The Shady Bunch" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)[19]

As a part of Stephanie's Child
  • Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 (2020)[20]

Titles
Competition Title Year
Lady Liberty (NYC) Winner[6] 2016
NY Nightlife Awards Breakthrough Artist

(winner)[6]

 2018
Best Vocalist

(nominee)[6]

See also

References
  1. Biese, Alex (February 26, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Jan talks representing Central Jersey in Season 12 on VH1". Ashbury Park Press. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. Dior, Chiffon. "The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. Rosky, Nicole. "BWW Interview: Jan Sport Opens Up About Her Path from Musical Theatre to Musical Queen". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. "Alumni" (Magazine) (Summer 2018). Boston Conservancy. 2018. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. Dior, Chiffon. "The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. "Jan Sport". COUP. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. Amanda Mitchell (2020-01-23). "See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. "Jan's Jukebox: "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. "Jan's Jukebox "S&M" by Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. "Jan's Jukebox "This Is My Night"". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. "Instagram post by @janjanjan, uploaded on 20/04/20". Instagram. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. "Jan Sport". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E02 Feat. Just Jan. Miz Cracker. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  14. Whatcha Packin’: SPOILER ALERT | S12 E8 | RuPaul’s Drag Race. RuPaul's Drag Race. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  15. The X Change Rate: Sasha Velour & Jan Sport. BUILD Series. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  16. Inside Jan’s NYC Apartment | S3 E1 | RuPaul’s Drag Race Out of the Closet. RuPaul's Drag Race. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  17. Drag Queen Jan Sport's Makeup Transformation Is STUNNING | Cosmo Queens | Cosmopolitan, retrieved 2020-05-31
  18. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  19. "The Shady Bunch / Bring Back My Girls - Single". iTunes.
  20. "Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 by Stephanie's Child". Apple Music. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  • Media related to Jan Sport at Wikimedia Commons
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