Trinity K. Bonet

Trinity Kardashian Bonet, stage name of Joshua Jamal Jones,[1] is an American drag queen, performer, celebrity impersonator, actor and singer who came to international attention on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014.

Trinity K. Bonet
Born
Joshua Jamal Jones

(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991
OccupationDrag queen, performer, impersonator, actor, singer
Years active2006–present

Early life

Jones was born on January 31, 1991.[2] He started doing drag when he was fifteen years old.[3] He was diagnosed as HIV positive in 2012.[4][5] He was living in Atlanta, Georgia before competing on Drag Race.[6]

Career

Bonet was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. She was in the bottom two and lip synced three times during the show. She first beat April Carrion with a lip sync to Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman".[7] She then beat Milk in a lip sync to "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa.[8][9][10] She was sent home by Adore Delano in the third time, lip syncing to Paula Abdul's "Vibeology".[11][12] During the show, Bonet revealed her HIV positive status, becoming the second contestant in the show's history to do so, after Ongina.[13][14]

After Drag Race, Bonet walked for Marco Marco's 2014 runway show at L.A. fashion week, with other alumni.[15][16] She was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.[17]

She received online support from Cardi B in 2018, praising Bonet's lip sync to "I Like It".[18][19][20][21] She performed a lip sync tribute in front of Monica at the Scandalo Nite Club.[22] She was the second alternate to the Miss Gay UsofA pageant in 2018.[23]

Bonet appeared as a Whitney Houston impersonator for an opening sketch of the June 3, 2019 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[24][25][26] That same month, New York magazine named Bonet one of the top 100 Most Powerful Drag Queens in America.[27] She portrayed Cardi B in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down" on June 17.[28]

Music

Bonet released her first single, "I'm a Drag Queen" featuring Norman Ebony in September 6, 2017.[29] A music video was released on October 18.[30]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (seventh place)
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2015 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Backup dancer
2019 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Whitney Houston impersonator (June 3, 2019 episode)
2020 Personal Injury Court Guest

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2014 "Cover Girl" Herself (RuPaul cover) [31]
2017 "I'm a Drag Queen" Herself (featuring Norman Ebony)
2019 "You Need To Calm Down" Taylor Swift

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Watcha Packin'? Herself [32]
2014 Ring My Bell [33]
2016 Hey Qween! [34]
2019 Bootleg Opinions [35]

Discography

Singles

Year Title
2017 "I'm a Drag Queen"

References

  1. "RPDR Contestant Trinity K. Bonet Came Out as HIV-Positive on Untucked". www.out.com. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. "Trinity K Bone't on Instagram: "Happy birthday to me...28...an here to see 28 more....PERIOD!!! 🔥🔥🔥⭐️💥💫"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "Season 6 Spotlight: Trinity K Bonet". Drag Official. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. Avery, Dan (March 24, 2014). "Trinity K. Bonet On Being HIV-Positive: "Don't Feel Sorry for Me"". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  5. Kingston, Hannah. "What Is HIV? An Interview with Trinity K Bonet". LetsGetChecked. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  6. Avery, Dan (December 18, 2013). "Meet The Queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6: Darienne Lake and Trinity K. Bonet". NewNowNext. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  7. "Last Words With RuPaul's Drag Race's April Carrion". www.advocate.com. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  8. "The 13 Best RuPaul's Drag Race Lip Syncs of All Time". TV Guide. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  9. "Last Words with RuPaul's Drag Race's Milk". www.advocate.com. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  10. Levesley, David. "Never watched RuPaul's Drag Race before? After these ten lip syncs, you will". British GQ. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  11. "The 15 Best Lip Syncs in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  12. "7 of the Closest Lip Syncs in Drag Race Herstory". www.pride.com. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  13. "Last Words With RuPaul's Drag Race's Trinity K. Bonet". www.advocate.com. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  14. "Trinity K. Bonet's HIV+ Confession – Vada Magazine". Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  15. "'Drag Race' Royalty Walks The Runway For Marco Marco At LAFW". www.out.com. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  16. Avery 10/16/2014, Dan. "Sharon Needles, Milk, April Carrion, Mathu Andersen And More In Marco Marco Runway Show | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  17. Lamour, Joseph. "Meet All 30 Of Miley's Day-Glo Dancers From Her Insane VMA Performance". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  18. "Cardi B Praises 'Drag Race' Star Trinity K. Bonet's 'I Like It' Performance on Instagram". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  19. "Trinity K. Bonet Gets Cardi B's Praise for Her Lip Sync of "I Like It"! You Better Work Trinity". The WOW Report. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  20. "Cardi B Shows Love To Trinity K. Bonet's 'I Like It' Lip Sync". www.intomore.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  21. Grant 7/16/2018, Jasmine. "This RuPaul's Drag Race Alum Just Got the Cardi B Seal of Approval With Her Epic Rendition of "I Like It"". VH1 News. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  22. "Watch: RuPaul's Drag Race Alum Trinity K Bonet Slays Monica, Cardi B and Beyonce Tributes". aazios.net. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  23. "Trinity Kardashian Bone't". Our Community Roots. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  24. DeGeneres, Ellen (2019-06-03). "I know most of the things that will happen on my show. I had no idea I was about to do a duet with a Whitney Houston impersonator.pic.twitter.com/26lixrZnmT". @TheEllenShow. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  25. "Trinity K Bone't on Instagram: "So this happened! I was on the @theellenshow for her season finale week!! Make sure you tune in today @3pm EST for a special performance!!…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  26. TheEllenShow (2019-06-03), Ellen Belts Out Whitney Houston with a Drag Queen, retrieved 2019-06-12
  27. "The Most Powerful Drag Queens in America, Ranked". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  28. "Every celebrity cameo in Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' music video". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  29. I'm a Drag Queen (feat. Norman Ebony) by Trinity K. Bonet, retrieved 2019-06-12
  30. gardTV (2017-10-18), Trinity K Bone't :: I'm A Drag Queen (feat. Norman Ebony) - VIDEO, retrieved 2019-06-12
  31. WOWPresents (2014-01-28), RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz - Trinity K Bonet "Cover Girl" Music Video, retrieved 2019-06-12
  32. "Whatcha Packin' Trinity K Bonet? - RuPaul's Drag Race (Video Clip) | LOGOtv". Logo TV. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  33. WOWPresents (2014-11-30), Trinity K Bonet on Ring My Bell, retrieved 2019-08-20
  34. Hey Qween (2016-04-18), Trinity K Bonet on Hey Qween with Jonny McGovern! | Hey Qween, retrieved 2019-06-12
  35. YuhuaHamasaki (2019-10-17), Drag Con NYC 2019 Looks x Bootleg Opinions with Trinity K. Bonet!, retrieved 2019-10-17
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