Juice Boxx
Juice Boxx | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jo Primeau |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Known for | Canada's Drag Race (Season 1) |
Jo Primeau, better known by the stage name Juice Boxx, is a Canadian drag performer best known for being the first contestant ever eliminated on Canada's Drag Race, the Canadian version of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Early life
Primeau was originally born in Windsor and grew up in Essex.[1] He has a degree in visual arts and a diploma in makeup artistry and special effects.[2]
Career
Juice Boxx started performing and hosting in Toronto since 2016.[3] She frequently played the role of Baby Spice on the drag show Spice Queens Live.[4][5]
In the first episode of Canada's Drag Race, Boxx suffered a panic attack on the main stage during critiques.[6] She later placed in the bottom two and lip synced against Lemon to Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You". She lost, which was met with debate on social media, include Shea Couleé voicing support for her. She is considered the "Porkchop" of Canada due to being the first contestant to ever be eliminated in a Drag Race series.[7][8]
After the show, Boxx started a Twitch account in March 2021, where she plays various games.[3][9] In May, she was in the music video for Priyanka's "Cake".[10]
References
- ^ Trevor Wilhelm, "Two Essex County drag queens battle it out on Canada's Drag Race". Windsor Star, July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Meet the queens of Canada's Drag Race". Royal Television Society. 2020-06-30. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ a b "Celebrity Gaymer: Juice Boxx - Gayming Magazine". gaymingmag.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Meet Canada's Drag Race cast of queens on Instagram - Priyanka, Juice Boxx, Kyne!". Reality Titbit. 2020-06-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "The Cast of Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Revealed | Blog". Yohomo. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Juice Boxx reveals who the shadiest queen on Canada's Drag Race is | PopBuzz Meets". PopBuzz. Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Our interview with Juice Boxx proves why her time on Canada's Drag Race was cut too short". GAY TIMES. 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Canada's Drag Race: Juice Boxx Exit Interview". ScreenRant. 2020-07-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "8 Drag Race queens you didn't know were on Twitch, from Detox to Crystal Methyd". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBT+ news. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Priyanka - Cake (Official Video), archived from the original on 2021-11-03, retrieved 2022-01-18
