Jackie Cox (drag queen)

Jackie Cox is the stage name of Darius Rose, (born April 10, 1985) a Canadian drag queen based in New York City, known for being a competitor on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and ultimately placing fourth in the competition.

Jackie Cox
Jackie Cox at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Darius Rose

(1985-04-10) 10 April 1985
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation(s)Drag queen, entertainer
Years active2009–present
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) (4th place)

Early life

Rose was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to a Canadian father and an Iranian mother.[1] He attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to study theatre and upon graduating with his Bachelor of Arts degree, he moved to New York with the goal of doing theatre professionally.[2]

Career

In 2002, Rose transferred to University High School in Irvine where he starred in productions of Dark of the Moon, Les Misérables and Bat Boy the musical. In 2003 he was crowned Prom King as an openly gay student. In 2009, Rose discovered drag. He played the title role in a production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Theatre Out at the Empire Theater, in Santa Ana, CA[3] which was his first foray into drag.[2] His first performance as Jackie Cox was at a competition called So You Think You Can Drag at New World Stages in New York.[2] His drag name originated from a nickname that he and a friend, in high school, assigned to a girl that they disliked but wanted to be able to talk about her in public. As her initials were “J.C.”, they came up with “Jackie Cox” as a codename.[4]

Jackie was announced as a cast member on season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 23, 2020.[5][6] She is the second Canadian contestant on the US version of the show, and the oldest performer on Season 12.[7] Jackie became the first contestant in Drag Race history to dress in a Muslim-inspired outfit on episode 9 of the show, which had a "stars and stripes" patriotic theme. She wore a red-striped kaftan with a blue hijab outlined with 50 silver stars.[8] Guest judge Jeff Goldblum subsequently came under fire for his comments over Jackies's hijab outfit, when asking, "Is there something in this religion that is anti-homosexuality and anti-woman? Does that complicate the issue?" for which he has been widely criticized.[9][8][10] On the same episode, even though Jackie was praised for her choices, she found herself in the bottom two for the first time in the season and had to lip sync against competitor Widow Von’Du to Katy Perry’s "Firework". Jackie was successful and Von’Du was eliminated.[11][10]

Jackie Cox appeared on the soap opera Days of Our Lives on April 20, 2022. Chad helped Jackie to crash the wedding of Leo Stark to Dr. Craig Wesley, and announced that Leo was already married to her. He also appeared out of drag, as himself, Darius Rose. Leo claimed that he and Darius were only married to help Darius get a green card. Darius then stunned the wedding party by telling them that Leo and Craig's relationship has been "one big flim-flam," based on the money and prestige Leo believed the marriage would bring by marrying a doctor.

Personal life

Jackie is gay and gender-expansive.[12][13]

Out of drag her pronouns are he/she/they.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Himself Guest [14]
2018 What Would You Do? (ABC) Himself Actor [15]
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) Herself Contestant (4th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Contestant
2021 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Herself Limited series
2022 Days of Our Lives Herself Guest role

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Review with a Jew Himself Guest [16]
2020 Whatcha Packin’ Herself Guest [17]
2020 RuPaul’s Drag Race: Makeup Tutorial Herself Guest [18]
2020 Da Fuq Himself Guest [19]
2020 The X-Change Rate Himself Guest [20]
2020 Bring Back My Ghouls Herself Guest [21]
2021 Out of the Closet Himself Guest [22]
2023 Unpacked with Jan Sport Herself Guest; Podcast [23]
2023 That Sounds Right Herself Guest; Podcast [24]
2023 Star Trek Day 2023 Herself Staring; Interviewer [25]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref
2022 "GAGA" Grace Gaustad [26]
2023 "Say Your Name" Mila Jam [27]

Discography

Singles
Year Song Ref.
2020 "You Wish!" [28]
Title Year Album
"I'm That Bitch"[29]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)		 2020 non-album single
"Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical"[30]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)
"I Made It / Mirror Song/ Losing Is New Winning" (Las Vegas Live Medley)[31]
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)
"The Shady Bunch"
(with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)

See also

References
  1. "Jackie Cox: Twitter"
  2. Rosky, Nicole. "BWW Interview: Jackie Cox Reveals How Her Theatre Past Led to Her Drag Present". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". www.backstage.com. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  4. "On Point With: Jackie Cox". Thotyssey. Tumblr. November 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. Amanda Mitchell (2020-01-23). "See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  6. Kacala, Alexander (23 January 2020). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' reveals season 12's new queens". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  7. "Here's how old all the RuPaul's Drag Race season 12 queens are". UK. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  8. "Jeff Goldblum receives backlash for Islam comments on RuPaul's Drag Race". The Independent. 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  9. "Jeff Goldblum Under Fire for Islam Comments Made on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". 26 April 2020.
  10. Curto, Justin (2020-04-27). "I'm Sorry, Jeff Goldblum Said What About Islam on Drag Race?". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  11. McCallion, Paul (2020-04-24). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Patriot Games". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  12. "Jackie Cox on Instagram: "October 11th is #NationalComingOutDay I'm coming out as Gay and -for the first time publicly- as Gender Expansive. I use He/Him/His, She/Her/Hers, and They/Them/Theirs pronouns out of drag, and as Jackie prefer She/Her/Hers pronouns. Coming out is one of the most difficult things you will ever do- and is something that some of us continue to do. But, you don't have to do it alone! Finding a safe space that is full of love and support and free of judgement is vital! 💖🤍💙❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 @itgetsbettercanada @nyxcosmetics_canada #ItGetsBetterProject #ad"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  13. Fitzgerald, Christine (2022-07-13). "Jackie Cox is the one that we want – in a new revival of Grease – Socialite Life". Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  14. "Here's What Happens At TV's Most Exclusive Clubhouse". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  15. "Parents disapprove of their drag queen son's look while out to eat | What Would You Do?". YouTube. July 6, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. "Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E01". YouTube. March 5, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  17. "Jackie Cox | S12 E12 | RuPaul's Drag Race". YouTube. May 16, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  18. "Jackie Cox's Golden Goddess Cape Look | Makeup Tutorial | RuPaul's Drag Race". YouTube. May 18, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  19. "DA FUQ S2 E7 - Jackie Cox". YouTube. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  20. "The X Change Rate: Jackie Cox & Dustin Milligan". YouTube. May 21, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  21. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  22. "Jackie: Here at the Drag Workshop | S5 E3 | Out of the Closet". YouTube. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  23. Episode 1: Unpacked with Jackie Cox!. Podcasts.apple.com. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  24. "That Sounds Right". Thatsoundsrightpod.com. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  25. "Star Trek Day 2023". StarTrek.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  26. "Grace Gaustad - GAGA - PILLBX: Episode 1 (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  27. "Mila Jam - Say Your Name (Official Music Video)". YouTube. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  28. "You Wish! - Single". iTunes. 18 May 2020.
  29. "I'm That Bitch - Single". iTunes. 29 February 2020.
  30. "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical - EP". iTunes. 11 April 2020.
  31. "I Made It / Mirror Song/ Losing Is New Winning (Las Vegas Live Medley)-Single". iTunes. 16 May 2020.
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