Flawless Shade Explained
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Birth Name: | Tajh Jordan |
Nationality: | American |
Other Names: | Tajh Patterson |
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Flawless Shade is the stage name of Tajh Jordan (sometimes Tajh Patterson),[1] [2] an American drag queen and make-up artist based in Portland, Oregon. A former Miss Gay Oregon, Flawless Shade has been featured in campaigns by Adidas, GLAAD, and Top Level Design. Jordan competed under their real name on the subscription-based streaming service WOW Presents Plus's competition series Painted with Raven.
Career
Tajh Jordan is a make-up artist based in Portland, Oregon, who performs in drag as Flawless Shade. In 2016, Flawless Shade was the first drag competitor in the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic, an annual bartending contest featuring 15 LGBT bartenders from North America, in which she placed third.[3] As of 2017–2018, at Portland's Century Bar, Flawless Shade hosted a twice-weekly bingo event "Flawless Bingo", which served as a fundraiser for organizations including Cascade AIDS Project.[4] [5]
Flawless Shade hosted drag shows at CC Slaughters, karaoke at Capitol Bar, and trivia at Victoria Bar as of 2019. She also hosted bingo at "Thursgays", a monthly LGBT meetup at the arcade-game and pinball venue Quarterworld.[6] She is one of six young queer influencers who featured in Adidas's 2019 gay pride advertising campaign[7] [8] and was named Miss Gay Oregon 2020,[9] one of few Black winners of that pageant title to date. During her reign, Flawless Shade felt discriminated against, resulting in her resignation and reinstatement. According to Andrew Jankowski of Portland Mercury, complaints from her and others prompted the International Sovereign Rose Court "to examine its own inclusivity efforts".
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Flawless Shade curated the Portland Pride event "Support Your Queer Black Entertainers", a series of video testimonials featuring local Black queer performers that raised $2,000 for the featured entertainers.[9] [10] She also participated in Portland Pride's event "Introvert: Digital Drag Show", which was described as a "night of socially distant drag".[11] Flawless Shade was featured in The Library, a web series featuring queer Portlanders that was presented by Logan Lynn and Top Level Design for the top-level domain name .gay.[12] She represented Oregon in GLAAD's video, which featured drag queens from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and sought to mobilize voters in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[13] [14] Flawless Shade hosted and performed at Botanist House's drag show as of 2021.[15] [16] She also co-hosted a tea dance for Portland Pride and performed at Seattle's PrideFest in 2021.[17] [18]
Under his real name, Jordan competed on the first season of Painted with Raven, subscription-based streaming service WOW Presents Plus's cosmetics competition series featuring Raven that debuted in late 2021.[19]
Personal life
Jordan is Black and queer.[9] He lives in Portland and has described himself as a "Black gay genderfluid person who is a drag queen".[10] In 2017, Jordan called police and filmed a man who was harassing patrons at Scandals, a gay bar in Portland.[20] [21] As of 2021, Flawless Shade is a member of House of Shade.[18]
Filmography
Television
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Notes and References
- Web site: Jankowski . Andrew . June 30, 2020 . Portland's Oldest LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Responds to Allegations of Racism and Insensitive Language . 2022-05-31 . . en . 2020-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035942/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/06/30/28593388/portlands-oldest-lgbtq-nonprofit-responds-to-allegations-of-racism-and-insensitive-language . live .
- Web site: The Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Recipe Book . Stoli . . 2016 . May 31, 2022 . May 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531231555/https://www.out.com/sites/out.com/files/2017/01/20/stoli2016bartendercocktailrecipebook.pdf . live .
- Garner . Glenn . In Key West With the Best LGBT Bartenders in America . . 1062-7928 . June 17, 2016 . January 3, 2022 . June 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160619161705/http://www.out.com/travel-nightlife/2016/6/17/key-west-stoli-cocktail-classic-and-best-lgbt-bartenders-america . live .
- Web site: Andrews. Matthew N.. Andrew D.. Jankowski. August 15, 2017. Off-Campus Events Calendar: Aug. 22–28. live. 2022-01-11. Portland State Vanguard. en-US. Portland State University. 2021-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301122255/https://psuvanguard.com/off-campus-events-calendar-aug-22-28/.
- News: Jankowski . Andrew . The Best in LGBTQ+ Nightlife, Bars, Parties, Comedy, and More . January 3, 2022 . . June 13, 2018 . September 14, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200914005432/https://www.portlandmercury.com/there-s-a-new-queer-in-town/2018/06/13/20566207/the-best-in-lgbtq-nightlife-bars-parties-comedy-and-more . live .
- News: Jankowski . Andrew . An Overview of Portland's LGBTQ+ Nightlife for the Newcomer . January 3, 2022 . Portland Mercury . June 6, 2019 . June 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609161102/https://www.portlandmercury.com/queer-issue-2019/2019/06/06/26594597/an-overview-of-portlands-lgbtq-nightlife-for-the-newcomer . live .
- Hughes . Holly Stuart . A Pride Campaign That Features Gay Talent Behind the Camera, Too . . June 26, 2019 . January 3, 2022 . 1045-8158 . June 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629061221/https://www.pdnonline.com/photography-business/photo-clients/advertising/a-pride-campaign-that-features-gay-talent-behind-the-camera-too/ . live .
- Ilchi . Layla . How Fashion and Beauty Brands Are Giving Back for Pride Month 2019 . . May 31, 2019 . January 3, 2022 . 0043-7581 . . March 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303062726/https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/pride-2019-how-fashion-beauty-brands-giving-back-1203144289/ . live .
- News: Tess . Novotny . Frost . Allison . Gresham Fracas – Miss Gay Oregon – "Vanishing" Short Stories . January 3, 2022 . . June 25, 2020 . January 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103214616/https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/think-out-loud/article/gresham-fracas-miss-gay-oregon-vanishing-short-stories/ . live . 1062-7928.
- News: Smith . Suzette . Where to Stream Portland's Drag Performers for Pride 2020 . January 3, 2022 . Portland Mercury . June 12, 2020 . October 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025053619/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/06/12/28533392/where-to-stream-portlands-drag-performers-for-pride-2020 . live .
- News: Jankowski. Andrew. June 10, 2020. A Calendar of (Mostly) Digital Events for a Socially Distant Pride. Willamette Week. January 3, 2022. August 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801005942/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2020/06/10/a-calendar-of-mostly-digital-events-for-a-socially-distant-pride/. live.
- News: Reed . Conner . Dot Gay Is Here to Queer This (Cyber)Space . January 3, 2022 . . November 25, 2020 . December 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211220105718/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2020/11/dot-gay-is-here-to-queer-this-cyber-space . live . 1546-2765.
- News: Srikanth . Anagha Srikanth . Drag queens feature in the latest bid to get voters to the polls . January 3, 2022 . . October 21, 2020 . December 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204183758/https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/522068-drag-queens-feature-in-the-latest-bid-to-get . live .
- Web site: Street. Mikelle. October 20, 2020. Drag Performers Across the Nation Urge You to Vote in New PSA. live. January 3, 2022. Out. en. July 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210702210328/https://www.out.com/drag/2020/10/20/drag-performers-across-nation-urge-you-vote-new-glaad-psa.
- News: Drag Brunch returns to Pearl District . January 3, 2022 . . April 4, 2021 . April 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419012050/https://www.koin.com/news/portland/drag-brunch-returns-to-pearl-district/ . live .
- News: Smith . Suzette . Takeout Club: Botanist and Havana Cafe Are Safe Spaces for Drag Brunch and Poke Nachos . January 3, 2022 . Portland Mercury . April 8, 2021 . April 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419011423/https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/04/08/32667094/takeout-club-botanist-and-havana-cafe-are-safe-spaces-for-drag-brunch-and-poke-nachos . live .
- News: Jankowski . Andrew . A Portland Pride Events Guide . January 3, 2022 . Willamette Week . June 1, 2021 . June 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603035424/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2021/06/01/a-portland-pride-events-guide/ . live .
- News: Lindsley . Daniel . BeautyBoiz to perform at PrideFest and Supernova . January 11, 2022 . . September 3, 2021 . January 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220111221305/https://www.sgn.org/story.php?308556 . live .
- Web site: Nguyen . Nikki . Meet Makeup Artist Tajh Jordan from 'Painted with Raven' . The WOW Report . . January 3, 2022 . December 30, 2021 . December 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211230182327/https://worldofwonder.net/meet-makeup-artist-tajh-jordan-from-painted-with-raven/ . live .
- News: Acker . Lizzy . Man harasses patrons outside of Portland gay bar (video) . January 3, 2022 . . July 27, 2017 . . 8750-1317 . July 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718224243/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/07/man_harasses_patrons_outside_o.html . live .
- News: Jankowski . Andrew D. . Ex-cabbie with homophobic history returns to harass gay bar patrons . January 3, 2022 . Portland State Vanguard . July 27, 2017 . January 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116144133/https://psuvanguard.com/ex-cabbie-with-homophobic-history-returns-to-harass-gay-bar-patrons/ . live .