April Carrión
| April Carrión | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Carrión April 23, 1989 (age 29) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| 💼 Occupation | Drag queen, actress |
| 📆 Years active | 2009 - present |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.aprilcarrion.com/ |
April Carrión is the stage name of Jason Carrión, a Puerto Rican drag queen and television personality. She is best known for competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early life
Carrión was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on April 23, 1989.[1][2] In 2007 she attended the School of Plastic Arts and Design of Puerto Rico, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She started doing drag when she was 20 years old.[3] The name April Carrión comes from the month she was born and her last name.[4]
Career
Carrión was the winner of the Miss Krash Puerto Rico pageant in 2011.[5] She won a pageant with one of the prizes being in a Gloria Estefan music video.[6] Carrión eventually appeared in Estefan's "Hotel Nacional" video.[7]
She was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 24, 2014.[8] Carrión was eliminated after losing a lip sync to "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan, against Trinity K. Bonet, and placing 11th.[9]
Outside of Drag Race, Carrión appeared on an episode of Skin Wars.[10]
Carrión was featured in the award-winning 2014 Puerto Rican LGBT documentary Mala Mala.[11]
In September 2018, Carrión was a guest judge for an episode of the Mexican drag reality show "Versus Drag Queens".[12] Carrión appeared in the music video for Residente's "Banana Papaya" on November 13, 2018.[13]
Music
Carrión was part of RuPaul's album "RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz" singing "Sexy Drag Queen".[14] A music video was released on January 28, 2014.[15]
Personal Life
Carrión came out as being genderqueer on October 11, 2016.[16]
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mala Mala | Herself |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant (11th place) |
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | ||
| 2016 | Skin Wars | ||
| 2018 | Versus Drag Queens | Judge |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hotel Nacional | Gloria Estefan |
| 2014 | Sexy Drag Queen (RuPaul Cover) | Herself |
| 2018 | Banana Papaya | Residente |
References
- ↑ "April Carrión on Instagram: "ITS MY BIRTHDAY! Yey! Thank you for sending me all the love and great messages! I love you all my Papilokos and Mamilokas! Thanks…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Industries, mightySpark. "April Carrion from RuPaul's Drag Race". www.towndc.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Aceptación a través del transformismo". El Nuevo Dia (in español). 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Last Words With RuPaul's Drag Race's April Carrion". Advocate. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ↑ "Transformista boricua busca ganar". Metro (in español). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 – Hotspots Interviews April Carrion | Hotspots! Magazine". Hotspots! Magazine. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ↑ GloriaEstefanVEVO (2012-02-16), Gloria Estefan - Hotel Nacional, retrieved 2018-10-31
- ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6: Ones to Watch". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 — Episode 4 – Results, Recap, Video". mjsbigblog. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Skin Wars meets RuPaul's Drag Race: a Season 3 episode 4 preview - Channel Guide Magazine". Channel Guide Magazine. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Must See: Mala Mala: A Puerto Rican Trans Documentary". 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Te Presentamos a las 10 Participantes del Nuevo Reality Show "Versus Drag Queens México"". Hornet Stories (in español). 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ↑ "Kany y Residente estrenan videoclip "Banana Papaya"". Metro (in español). Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ↑ RuPaul Presents the CoverGurlz by RuPaul, 2014-01-28, retrieved 2018-11-01
- ↑ WOWPresents (2014-01-28), RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz - April Carrion "Sexy Drag Queen" Music Video, retrieved 2018-10-31
- ↑ "April Carrión on Instagram: "3rd time's the charm. 💁🏻 #nationalcomingoutday🌈"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
External links
- April Carrión on IMDb
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