Jan Sport

Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. On May 26, 2021, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed 7th overall.[1]

For the backpack and apparel brand, see JanSport.
Jan Sport
Jan at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Charles Joseph Mantione

(1993-06-11) June 11, 1993
Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesJan
Charlie Mantione
EducationBoston Conservatory (BFA)
Occupation(s)Drag queen, singer
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)
Websitejandragqueen.squarespace.com

Early life

Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school.[2] While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. He was an avid soccer player until 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. He attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.[3][4][5]

Career

He considers his drag "birthday" to be July 8, 2016.[6] Mantione formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and Lagoona Bloo in 2018. His drag mother is Alexis Michelle.[7] In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.[8] When he first started drag, he frequently appeared as a Kris Jenner impersonator.[9]

Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.[8]

RuPaul's Drag Race
Jan at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022

Jan's casting on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[10] On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the backpack brand. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, finishing in seventh place.

While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a YouTube web series called Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had lip-synced to on the show that week,[11] such as "S&M" by Rihanna[12] and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan.[13] The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.[14]

On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that Jan would return to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 alongside 12 other contestants.[15] On the 4th episode of the show, she won the main challenge (Halftime Headliners) for her impression of Lady Gaga at the 2017 Halftime show and later lost the Lip-Sync For Your Legacy to Britney Spears' "Womanizer" against Lip-Sync Assassin Jessica Wild. She ultimately placed seventh, being eliminated by Trinity K. Bonet in episode 7.[1] Her elimination marks the first time in All Stars history where the Lip-Sync Assassin (Alexis Mateo) revealed both of the bottom queens’ names (Jan and Pandora Boxx) as a result of a tie from the group vote. RuPaul revealed that, under such circumstances, the tie would have to be broken by the Top All-Star of the week (Trinity K. Bonet).

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2021 The Bitch Who Stole Christmas Jane McBeige Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder[16]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Voice Herself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J) Special Guest
2019 America's Got Talent Herself (with Stephanie's Child) Contestant
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) Herself Contestant (7th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)[17] Herself Contestant (7th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked[17]
2023 57th Annual CMT Music Awards[18] Performer with Kelsea Ballerini, Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport & Olivia Lux

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Jan's Jukebox Herself Creator [19]
Review with a Jew Guest [20]
Whatcha Packin [21]
The X-Change Rate [22]
Out of the Closet [23]
Cosmo Queens [24]
Bring Back My Ghouls [25]
2021 Whatcha Packin’ [26]
Ruvealing the Look [27]
2023 Unpacked with Jan Sport Host; Podcast [28]

Discography

Singles
  • "Slag Wars" (with The Cock Destroyers and Andrew Barret Cox, featuring Mark Mauriello and Hayley Moir) (2020)
  • "Gay Hands Up" (with Peppermint and Alaska) (2021)[29]
  • "Jantasy" (with Andrew Barret Cox, Lagoona Bloo, Kelly McIntyre, Tony Clements, and Emily Trumble) (2021)
  • "You Don't Know Me" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
  • "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
  • "The Shady Bunch" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)[30]
  • "Show Up Queen" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6) (2021)

As a part of Stephanie's Child
  • Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 (2020)[31]

Titles
Competition Title Year
Lady Liberty (NYC) Winner[8] 2016
NY Nightlife Awards Breakthrough Artist
(winner)[8]		 2018
Best Vocalist
(nominee)[8]

See also

References
  1. "Jan's 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6' Jantasy is now a Jandetta of pep: 'Get into it or get out!'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  2. Biese, Alex (February 26, 2020). "RuPaul's Drag Race: Jan talks representing Central Jersey in Season 12 on VH1". Ashbury Park Press. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. Dior, Chiffon. "The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. Rosky, Nicole. "BWW Interview: Jan Sport Opens Up About Her Path from Musical Theatre to Musical Queen". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. "Alumni" (Magazine). No. Summer 2018. Boston Conservancy. 2018. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. @janjanjan (July 8, 2023). "It's Jan's 7th Birthday 🥰💜" – via Instagram.
  7. Dior, Chiffon. "The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -". werrrk.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  8. "Jan Sport". COUP. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. "On Point With: Jan Sport". Thotyssey. Tumblr. March 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  10. Amanda Mitchell (2020-01-23). "See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  11. "Jan's Jukebox: "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. "Jan's Jukebox "S&M" by Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. "Jan's Jukebox "This Is My Night"". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. "Instagram post by @janjanjan, uploaded on 20/04/20". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  15. RuPaul's Drag Race (May 26, 2021). "Backpack, backpack, back again..." Twitter. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  16. Rudolph, Christopher (November 1, 2021). "RuPaul and "Drag Race" Stars Sleigh With "The Bitch Who Stole Christmas"". NewNowNext. Logo TV. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  17. Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 26, 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Moves From VH1 To Paramount+; Lineup Of Returning Queens Unveiled". Deadline. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  18. Willman, Chris (April 3, 2023). "Kelsea Ballerini's Performance With 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens at CMT Awards Playfully Flouts Wave of Anti-Drag Laws". Variety.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  19. "Jan Sport". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  20. Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E02 Feat. Just Jan. Miz Cracker. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  21. Whatcha Packin’: SPOILER ALERT | S12 E8 | RuPaul’s Drag Race. RuPaul's Drag Race. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  22. The X Change Rate: Sasha Velour & Jan Sport. BUILD Series. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  23. Inside Jan’s NYC Apartment | S3 E1 | RuPaul’s Drag Race Out of the Closet. RuPaul's Drag Race. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  24. Drag Queen Jan Sport's Makeup Transformation Is STUNNING | Cosmo Queens | Cosmopolitan, retrieved 2020-05-31
  25. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  26. Whatcha Packin’ | AS6 E07 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. YouTube. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  27. Jan’s Blue Jean Baby Look 💙 Ruvealing the Look | RuPaul's Drag Race AS6. YouTube. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  28. Unpacked with Jan Sport. Podcasts.apple.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  29. Tracer, Daniel (23 June 2021). "WATCH: Jan, Alaska & Peppermint team up for original pride track "Gay Hands Up"". Queerty. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  30. "The Shady Bunch / Bring Back My Girls - Single". iTunes.
  31. "Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 by Stephanie's Child". Apple Music. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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