Just May Explained
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.[2] Her name is a play on "just me".[3] She competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition,[4] after losing a lip-sync against Dakota Schiffer.[5] Just May has impersonated Geri Halliwell,[6] [7] and What Made Geri Ginger is among her drag shows which have paid tribute to the Spice Girls member.[8] Alastair James of Attitude magazine has described Just May as "Britain's premier" Halliwell impersonator.[9] She released her debut single "Just Like Geri", which received a music video, in 2022.[10]
Just May is a member of the London drag troupe Sink the Pink.[11] GQ has called her a "drag fixture" of London.[12]
Personal life
Just May is based in Essex,[13] and uses the pronouns she/they in drag and he/they out of drag.[14]
Filmography
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: "I don’t think I set out to be a full time Drag Queen" – An Interview with Just May . McMillan . Morgan . theedgesusu.co.uk . The Edge . October 13, 2023.
- Web site: Cook . Michael . 2022-09-30 . An Interview with RuPaul's Drag Race UK's Just May - WERRRK.com . 2023-10-13 . werrrk.com . en-US . 2023-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907023220/https://werrrk.com/2022/09/30/an-interview-with-rupauls-drag-race-uks-just-may/ . live .
- Web site: Burgos . Joey . 2022-09-21 . Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4's Queens . 2023-10-13 . . en . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927195022/https://screenrant.com/meet-rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-4-queens/ . live .
- Web site: Duncan . Charlie . 2022-11-25 . Drag Race UK's Just May hits back at vile trolls after finale . 2023-10-13 . . en-US . 2023-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928182419/https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/11/25/just-may-hits-back-haters/ . live .
- Web site: 2022-09-23 . Just May reveals why it was her goal "to leave first" on Drag Race UK . 2023-10-13 . . en-GB . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007183622/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-just-may-reveals-why-it-was-her-goal-to-leave-first-on-drag-race-uk/ . live .
- Web site: Guerra . Joey . ‘Drag Race UK’ Q&A: Just May ‘had no intention’ of doing Geri Halliwell for Snatch Game . 2023-10-13 . Houston Chronicle . en-US . 2023-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412041025/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/just-may-rupaul-s-drag-race-uk-17473445 . live .
- Web site: 2022-09-23 . Drag Race UK's Just May won't apologise for being a "triple no-threat" . 2023-10-13 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207102235/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a41335058/drag-race-uk-just-may-season-4/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-09-26 . The UK’s Leading Ginger Spice Impersonator On Why Geri Means So Much . 2023-10-13 . Bustle . en . 2022-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209135038/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/just-may-on-their-love-for-geri-the-lasting-impact-of-the-spice-girls . live .
- Web site: James . Alastair . 2022-10-05 . Drag Race UK's Just May ru-veals who should have been in the bottom two . 2023-10-13 . Attitude . en-GB.
- Web site: 2022-09-25 . Drag Race UK star Just May releases sickening new single Just Like Geri . 2023-10-13 . Gay Times . en-GB . 2022-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929145730/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/drag/drag-race-uk-star-just-may-releases-her-sickening-debut-single-just-like-geri/ . live .
- Web site: 2019-02-11 . DRAG QUEENS YOU DON’T KNOW BUT SHOULD . 2023-10-13 . V Magazine . en-US . 2022-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928162741/https://vmagazine.com/article/drag-queens-you-dont-know-but-should/ . live .
- Web site: 2019-10-03 . How Drag Race changed the world (for better and for worse) . 2023-10-13 . British GQ . en-GB . 2023-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230920043904/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-1 . live .
- Web site: Nolfi . Joey . Meet the 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' season 4 cast of queens . 2023-10-13 . . en . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213418/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-4-cast-revealed-meet-the-queens/ . live .
- Web site: Meet the Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4 . 2023-10-13 . www.out.com . en . 2023-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041320/https://www.out.com/television/2022/9/07/meet-queens-rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-4 . live .