Jorgeous is getting back in the race…
The 24-year-old Mexican American drag performer, whose real name is Jorge Meza, will compete on the ninth season of Paramount+’s RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.
Jorgeous, who finished in 6th place on Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will join seven other queens from past seasons to compete for a cash prize of $200,000 — but this time, all eight queens will be competing on behalf of a charity of their choice.
Jorgeous will compete for the National Alliance of Mental Illness.
But Jorgeous isn’t the only Latina drag artist set to compete.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, who competed on seasons 10 and 11, will compete for the ASPCA.
The other queens include: Angeria Paris VanMichaels (season 14), competing for the National Black Justice Collective; Gottmik (season 13), competing for Trans Lifeline; Nina West (season 11), competing for The Trevor Project; Plastique Tiara (season 11), competing for The Asian American Foundation (TAAF); Roxxxy Andrews (season five, All Stars 2), competing for Miracle of Love; and Shannel (season one, All Stars 1), competing for Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
This year’s $200,000 cash prize will be provided by The Palette Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing grants and funding to the organizations supporting under-represented communities, including LGBTQ+ people.
All Stars 9 will mark the first time in the history of the Drag Race franchise in which queens will compete for charities.
The news comes on the heels of the finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16, which aired Friday, April 19.
After a series of solo numbers and one final lip sync to Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam,” Nymphia Wind took home the grand prize, becoming the first Taiwanese-American queen to win in the history of the franchise.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9 premieres with two new episodes on Friday, May 17, on Paramount+.