Just May
Just May | |
|---|---|
| Born | May[1] |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4) |
Just May (real surname May) is a British drag performer who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Career
[edit]Just May has been a drag performer for a decade.[2] Her name is a play on "just me".[3] She competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition,[4] after losing a lip-sync against Dakota Schiffer.[5] Just May has impersonated Geri Halliwell,[6][7] and What Made Geri Ginger is among her drag shows which have paid tribute to the Spice Girls member.[8] Alastair James of Attitude magazine has described Just May as "Britain's premier" Halliwell impersonator.[9] She released her debut single "Just Like Geri", which received a music video, in 2022.[10]
Just May is a member of the London drag troupe Sink the Pink.[11] GQ has called her a "drag fixture" of London.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Just May is based in Essex,[10][13] and uses the pronouns she/they in drag and he/they out of drag.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McMillan, Morgan (3 July 2020). ""I don't think I set out to be a full time Drag Queen" – An Interview with Just May". theedgesusu.co.uk. The Edge. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Cook, Michael (2022-09-30). "An Interview with RuPaul's Drag Race UK's Just May - WERRRK.com". werrrk.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Burgos, Joey (2022-09-21). "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4's Queens". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Duncan, Charlie (2022-11-25). "Drag Race UK's Just May hits back at vile trolls after finale". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Just May reveals why it was her goal "to leave first" on Drag Race UK". Gay Times. 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Just May 'had no intention' of doing Geri Halliwell for Snatch Game". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Drag Race UK's Just May won't apologise for being a "triple no-threat"". Digital Spy. 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "The UK's Leading Ginger Spice Impersonator On Why Geri Means So Much". Bustle. 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ James, Alastair (2022-10-05). "Drag Race UK's Just May ru-veals who should have been in the bottom two". Attitude. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ a b "Drag Race UK star Just May releases sickening new single Just Like Geri". Gay Times. 2022-09-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "DRAG QUEENS YOU DON'T KNOW BUT SHOULD". V Magazine. 2019-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "How Drag Race changed the world (for better and for worse)". British GQ. 2019-10-03. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' season 4 cast of queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-10-13.