Jaymes Mansfield (born February 19th 1990) is the stage name of an American Drag Queen and YouTube personality. Their most well-known for appearing on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jaymes began performing as a puppeteer (seen in her entrance on RuPaul's Drag Race) and visual artist before adding drag queen into her acts. She was cast on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2017 and after being safe on the first episode, she was eliminated on the second after losing the lip sync.
In 2013, Jaymes created their YouTube channel where she uploads videos regularly. Her most recent series, Drag Herstory, performs well with views and goes into details about the history of drag. In 2019, Jaymes launched her own wig company.
Selected Filmography:
- Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019) as herself
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2017)
- AJ and the Queen (2020)
- Drag Herstory (2016-2019)
Jaymes Mansfield provides examples of the below tropes:
- Larynx Dissonance: They have a naturally low masculine voice but when in drag, their voice is very high-pitched and girly.
- Named After Somebody Famous: Jaymes Mansfield is a play on Jayne Mansfield.
- Shrinking Violet: Was accused of being this during her run on RuPaul's Drag Race which eventually led to their elimination early in the competition.
