Stacy Layne Matthews
| Stacy Layne Matthews | |
|---|---|
 File:Stacy Layne Matthews.png Matthews lip syncing live in 2018 | |
| Born | July 19, 1984 (age 34) Robeson County, North Carolina |
| 💼 Occupation | Drag queen, singer |
Stacy Layne Matthews is the stage name of Stacy Jones, an American drag queen and transgender activist, best known for competing on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early life[edit]
Matthews was born July 19, 1984[1] in Robeson County, North Carolina.[2] She is of Lumbee descent.[3] She experimented with different character looks during her time in theater in high school. One of her cousins put her in drag for Halloween, which she considers the beginning of Stacy Layne Matthews.[4][ambiguous]
Career[edit]
Matthews was announced as one of thirteen contestants for season three of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2011. She was placed in the bottom two in episode five and won a lip sync to "Meeting in the Ladies Room" by Klymaxx against India Ferrah.[5] In episode six, Matthews won the "Snatch Game" challenge with a portrayal of Mo'Nique.[6] She was eliminated in episode seven, after losing a lip sync to "Knock on Wood" by Amii Stewart against eventual third place queen Alexis Mateo.[7] The popular informal nomenclature "henny" - coined by Matthews and popularized after her season aired[4] - is based on the American Southern phrase “bless her heart, honey." Matthews appeared as an audience member on the season eight grand finale.[8] She appeared again on Drag Race in the second episode of the fourth all stars season, as part of the main challenge.[9][10]
Outside of Drag Race, Matthews appeared in a season seven episode of Teen Mom OG, "Runways, Rehab and Retail" in January 2018, giving runway advice to Farrah Abraham and her daughter.[11][12] Matthews has a drag daughter based out of NYC, Cicatrix Matthews.
Matthews was named Miss Illusion Continental Plus in 2013, a prelim to Miss Continental Plus.[13]
Personal life[edit]
After Drag Race, Jones has come out as a transgender woman.[14][15] Her drag daughter is Thundora Thighs.[16]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011, 2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself |
| 2018 | RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | Herself |
| 2018 | Teen Mom OG | Herself |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Heather" | The AAA Girls | Herself |
Web series[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Hey Qween!" | Herself | [17] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Layne, Stacy (2012-07-18). "Who has a birthday in less than 24 hours? I do I do!". @stacylmatthews. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "RuPaul's DragCon: Meet Stacy Layne Matthews!". The WOW Report. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "Drag Yourself Off the Couch And See a Real Life Queen". Vancouver Magazine. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hot Tea With Stacy Layne Matthews". standardhotels.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "12 Lip Sync Battles that Define 'RuPaul's Drag Race's' Queer Canon". www.out.com. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race': How 'Precious' was Stacy Layne Matthews last night?". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race': The queens confuse couture with shoulder flair". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ Allen, Timothy (2016-05-11). "Red Carpet Fashion: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 8 Los Angeles Finale". www.queerty.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "All Stars 4 delivers one of the most shocking mishaps in Drag Race HERstory". Gay Times. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ ago, Damian Bellino 2h. "Stacy Layne Matthews Returns to Drag Race and Gia Explains Her Beef with Farrah Moan in the All Stars 4 Sneak Peek". VH1 News. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ↑ "Stacy Layne Matthews Cameos On Teen Mom!". Instinct. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ "Stacy Layne Matthews Gives Farrah Abraham Some Advice On "Teen Mom OG" | NewNowNext". www.newnownext.com. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ admin (2018-03-16). "Stacy Layne Matthews". Our Community Roots. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ↑ Williams, Bre; Articles, More; December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15). "'RuPaul's Drag Race:' How Many Transgender Queens Have Competed on the Show?". The Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ Villarreal, Daniel (2017-04-01). "Gia Gunn Is One of 7 Trans Women of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Hornet. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ↑ WOWPresents, Drag Moms & Daughters w/ Alexis Mateo, Vanessa Vanjie, Stacy Layne & MORE @ RuPaul's DragCon LA 2018, retrieved 2018-12-16
- ↑ Hey Qween, STACY LAYNE MATTHEWS on Hey Qween! with Jonny McGovern | Hey Qween, retrieved 2018-12-16
External links[edit]
- Stacy Layne Matthews on IMDB
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