Jota Carajota

Jota Carajota is the stage name of Juan José Torres (born 2002), a Spanish drag queen who competed on the second season of Drag Race España.[1][2]

Jota Carajota
Jota Carajota at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Juan José Torres

2002 (age 20–21)
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationDrag queen

Early life

Jota Carajota was born in Jerez de la Frontera in December 2002, and in 2020 she moved to Malasaña, Madrid.[3]

Career

Jota Carajota founded the rock music group Queens Yeyés and helped organize a drag festival.[4]

In 2022, Jota Carajota competed on the second season of Drag Race España. She was the fourth to be eliminated, when she was defeated in a lip sync battle by fellow contestant Juriji der Klee to the song "Baloncesto" by drag artist La Prohibida.[5] She was the youngest contestant of the Drag Race franchise to date.[6]

On February 17, 2023, she released the video clip "Te voy a abandonar" with La Prohibida.[7] In May 2023, she was interviewed on the Gitanos podcast, presented by Joaquín López Bustamante and Manuel Moraga .[8]

Personal life

Jota Carajota has said, "No one is more diverse than me: I am a gypsy, bisexual, trans-non-binary, Martian drag queen and folkloric person."[9]

References
  1. "Jota Carajota, tras ser llamada mentirosa en 'Drag Race España', cuenta la historia de su bisabuela con Lola Flores". 20minutos. June 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. "Conoce a las 12 reinas de la segunda edición de 'Drag Race España', que se estrena en ATRESplayer PREMIUM el próximo 27 de marzo". Atresmedia. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  3. "Jota Carajota, una drag gitana de Jerez que anima a "tomar las riendas de la vida"" (in Spanish).
  4. "Jota Carajota, una drag gitana de Jerez que anima a "tomar las riendas de la vida"". Diario de Jerez. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. "Jota Carajota: "Estoy endeudada, debo unos 10.000 euros, 'Drag Race 2' ha sido una inversión muy grande"". FórmulaTV. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  6. "Exclusive: Jota Carajota says she was 'assigned the villain role' on Drag Race España season 2". Gay Times. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  7. "Jota Carajota, feliz con La Prohibida en 'Te voy a abandonar': "La descubrí con 10 años en un concierto de Fangoria"". Shangay. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  8. "Jota Carajota: mucho más que una 'Drag Queen'". RTVE. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  9. "Meet the 12 Fierce Queens of 'Drag Race España' Season 2". www.out.com. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
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