| Just May | |
|---|---|
| Born | May |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4) |
Just May (real surname May) is a British drag performer who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Career
Just May has been a drag performer for a decade. Her name is a play on "just me". She competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition, after losing a lip-sync against Dakota Schiffer. Just May has impersonated Geri Halliwell, and What Made Geri Ginger is among her drag shows which have paid tribute to the Spice Girls member. Alastair James of Attitude magazine has described Just May as "Britain's premier" Halliwell impersonator. She released her debut single "Just Like Geri", which received a music video, in 2022.
Just May is a member of the London drag troupe Sink the Pink. GQ has called her a "drag fixture" of London.
Personal life
Just May is based in Essex, and uses the pronouns she/they in drag and he/they out of drag.
Filmography
Television
References
- McMillan, Morgan (3 July 2020). ""I don't think I set out to be a full time Drag Queen" – An Interview with Just May". theedgesusu.co.uk. The Edge. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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- "Just May reveals why it was her goal "to leave first" on Drag Race UK". Gay Times. 2022-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Just May 'had no intention' of doing Geri Halliwell for Snatch Game". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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- "The UK's Leading Ginger Spice Impersonator On Why Geri Means So Much". Bustle. 2021-09-26. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- James, Alastair (2022-10-05). "Drag Race UK's Just May ru-veals who should have been in the bottom two". Attitude. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Drag Race UK star Just May releases sickening new single Just Like Geri". Gay Times. 2022-09-25. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- "DRAG QUEENS YOU DON'T KNOW BUT SHOULD". V Magazine. 2019-02-11. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- "How Drag Race changed the world (for better and for worse)". British GQ. 2019-10-03. Archived from the original on 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- Nolfi, Joey. "Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' season 4 cast of queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- "Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-10-13.