Gia Metric

Gia Metric (born April 16, 1992)[1] is the stage name of Giorgio Triberio,[2] a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the second season of Canada's Drag Race.

Gia Metric
Gia Metric at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Giorgio Triberio

(1992-04-16) April 16, 1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
TelevisionCanada's Drag Race (season 2)

Early life

Triberio was born in Toronto, Ontario.[3]

Career

Gia Metric began her drag career in Toronto.[4] By 2018, she was performing at The Junction's weekly drag showcase in Vancouver, along with Kendall Gender and Synthia Kiss.[5] She was named Vancouver's Entertainer of the Year in 2016, and Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar in 2018.[4] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she was performing in drag 2 to 3 times a week, sometimes as part of the group Brat Pack. After shows were cancelled because of the pandemic, the group hosted a three-hour show on Instagram called Bounce Back, and Gia Metric worked with Priyanka to host a Dua Lipa album release party on Instagram.[3]

She competed on the second season (2021) of Canada's Drag Race. Referring to her popularity upon entering the drag competition, Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant described Gia Metric as "the queen with a big reputation that everyone is aware of".[6] She placed in the bottom two during the first episode, but was saved from elimination after winning a lip sync against Beth.[7] The third episode, she played Blue Scarymore in the slasher film Screech, a parody of Drew Barrymore's character in Scream.[8] She portrayed Jim Carrey during the Snatch Game challenge.[9][10] She placed fourth in the competition.[11][12]

Gia Metric walked in New York Fashion Week in 2019.[4] In 2021, she co-hosted Canada's Drag Race viewing parties in Toronto and Vancouver.[13] She is scheduled to appear at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022.[14]

Personal life

Triberio is based in Vancouver, as of 2020.[2] Triberio prefers the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag.[15]

Filmography

Television

References
  1. @gia_metric (April 16, 2020). "28 🦋 for 28 years! Happy Birthday ME🦋💙" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "7 Questions With: Drag Entertainer Gia Metric". IN Magazine. 2020-04-06. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  3. Kirsch, Jen (2020-04-17). "Toronto drag performers find their groove on Instagram Live". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. Spirus, Dr (2021-12-13). "Gia Metric in YASS Magazine". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. Clapson, Dan (2018-01-31). "One day in Vancouver: Drag queen Kendall Gender". Eat North. Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. "Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 1 Recap: Mother Broo Strikes Back". Screen Rant. 2021-10-15. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. "Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: It's Jester Rusical". Screen Rant. 2021-10-22. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. "StackPath". xtramagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  9. "Canada's Drag Race Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Synthia Kiss Goes Bananas". Screen Rant. 2021-11-05. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  10. Alter, Rebecca (2021-11-05). "Canada's Drag Race Recap: Snatch and Release". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  11. "Canada's Drag Race: Gia Metric keeps the Oscar speeches going". NOW Magazine. 2021-12-11. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  12. "StackPath". xtramagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  13. "Drag's gone boom not bust during COVID-19, says Toronto promoter". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  14. Major, Michael. "DragCon LA 2022 Panels to Reunite the Casts of International DRAG RACE Seasons". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  15. "Canada's Drag Race series two: Meet the Queens and Judges". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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