Jan Sport Explained

Jan Sport
Birth Name:Charles Joseph Mantione
Birth Date:11 June 1993
Birth Place:Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Other Names:Jan
Charlie Mantione
Occupation:Drag queen, singer
Education:Boston Conservatory (BFA)
Known For:RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)

Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. On May 26, 2021, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed 7th overall.[1]

Early life

Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. She attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school.[2] While attending school, she participated in both sports and theater. She was an avid soccer player until 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. She attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.[3] [4] [5]

Career

He considers his drag "birthday" to be July 8, 2016.[6] Mantione formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and Lagoona Bloo in 2018. His drag mother is Alexis Michelle.[7] In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.[8] When he first started drag, he frequently appeared as a Kris Jenner impersonator.[9]

Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Jan's casting on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.[10] On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the backpack brand. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, finishing in seventh place.While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a YouTube web series called Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had lip-synced to on the show that week,[11] such as "S&M" by Rihanna[12] and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan.[13] The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.[14]

On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that Jan would return to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 alongside 12 other contestants.[15] On the 4th episode of the show, she won the main challenge (Halftime Headliners) for her impression of Lady Gaga at the 2017 Halftime show and later lost the Lip-Sync For Your Legacy to Britney Spears' "Womanizer" against Lip-Sync Assassin Jessica Wild. She ultimately placed seventh, being eliminated by Trinity K. Bonet in episode 7. Her elimination marks the first time in All Stars history where the Lip-Sync Assassin (Alexis Mateo) revealed both of the bottom queens’ names (Jan and Pandora Boxx) as a result of a tie from the group vote. RuPaul revealed that, under such circumstances, the tie would have to be broken by the Top All-Star of the week (Trinity K. Bonet).

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017The VoiceHerself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J)Special Guest
2019America's Got TalentHerself (with Stephanie's Child)Contestant
2020RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)HerselfContestant (8th place)
2021RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)[17] HerselfContestant (7th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked
202357th Annual CMT Music Awards[18] Performer with Kelsea Ballerini, Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport & Olivia Lux

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Jan's JukeboxHerselfCreator[19]
Review with a JewGuest[20]
Whatcha Packin [21]
The X-Change Rate[22]
Out of the Closet[23]
Cosmo Queens
Bring Back My Ghouls[24]
2021Whatcha Packin’[25]
Ruvealing the Look[26]
2023Unpacked with Jan SportHost; Podcast[27]
Glam SlamContestant[28]

Discography

Singles

Featured singles

As a part of Stephanie's Child

Titles

Competition Title Year
Lady Liberty (NYC)Winner2016
NY Nightlife AwardsBreakthrough Artist
(winner)
2018
Best Vocalist
(nominee)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jan's 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6' Jantasy is now a Jandetta of pep: 'Get into it or get out!'. 2021-10-11. EW.com. en.
  2. News: Biese . Alex . RuPaul's Drag Race: Jan talks representing Central Jersey in Season 12 on VH1 . May 30, 2020 . Ashbury Park Press . February 26, 2020.
  3. Web site: The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -. Dior. Chiffon. werrrk.com. en-US. 2020-04-13.
  4. Web site: BWW Interview: Jan Sport Opens Up About Her Path from Musical Theatre to Musical Queen. Rosky. Nicole. BroadwayWorld.com. en. 2020-04-13.
  5. News: Alumni . May 30, 2020 . Summer 2018 . Boston Conservancy . 2018 . 25 . Magazine.
  6. janjanjan . CuckHowx1yb . It's Jan's 7th Birthday . July 8, 2023.
  7. Web site: The WERRRK.com Interview: Jan Sport -. Dior. Chiffon. werrrk.com. 2020-04-13.
  8. Web site: Jan Sport . COUP . May 30, 2020 . August 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831190554/https://coupnewyork.com/artists#/jansport . dead .
  9. Web site: On Point With: Jan Sport . Thotyssey . March 2017 . Tumblr . October 12, 2022.
  10. Web site: See the "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 12 Queens Competing to Take Home the Crown. Amanda Mitchell. 2020-01-23. Oprah Magazine. 2020-04-13.
  11. Web site: Jan's Jukebox: "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn . YouTube . 7 March 2020 . 21 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Jan's Jukebox "S&M" by Rihanna . YouTube . 21 March 2020 . 21 April 2020.
  13. Web site: Jan's Jukebox "This Is My Night" . YouTube . 20 April 2020 . 21 April 2020.
  14. Web site: Instagram post by @janjanjan, uploaded on 20/04/20 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/janjanjan/2291080715802409708 . 2021-12-23 . subscription. Instagram . 21 April 2020.
  15. Web site: Backpack, backpack, back again... . RuPaul's Drag Race . May 26, 2021 . September 23, 2021 . Twitter . en.
  16. Web site: Rudolph. Christopher. November 1, 2021. RuPaul and "Drag Race" Stars Sleigh With "The Bitch Who Stole Christmas". live. 2021-11-02. NewNowNext. Logo TV. 2021-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102214552/http://www.newnownext.com/rupaul-bitch-who-stole-christmas/11/2021/.
  17. News: 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Moves From VH1 To Paramount+; Lineup Of Returning Queens Unveiled. May 26, 2021. Alexandra. Del Rosario. Deadline. May 26, 2021.
  18. News: Kelsea Ballerini's Performance With 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens at CMT Awards Playfully Flouts Wave of Anti-Drag Laws. April 3, 2023. Chris. Willman. Variety.com. April 4, 2023.
  19. Web site: Jan Sport. YouTube. en. 2020-05-19.
  20. Miz Cracker's Review with a Jew - S12 E02 Feat. Just Jan. Miz Cracker. March 12, 2020. April 17, 2020.
  21. Whatcha Packin': SPOILER ALERT S12 E8 RuPaul's Drag Race. RuPaul's Drag Race. April 17, 2020. April 17, 2020.
  22. The X Change Rate: Sasha Velour & Jan Sport. BUILD Series. April 23, 2020. April 23, 2020.
  23. Inside Jan's NYC Apartment S3 E1 RuPaul's Drag Race Out of the Closet. RuPaul's Drag Race. May 19, 2020. May 20, 2020.
  24. Bring Back My Ghouls: RuPauls Drag Race Season 12 Queens. YouTube. May 30, 2020. October 30, 2020.
  25. Whatcha Packin' AS6 E07 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. YouTube. July 29, 2021. July 29, 2021.
  26. Jan's Blue Jean Baby Look Ruvealing the Look RuPaul's Drag Race AS6. YouTube. August 2, 2021. August 2, 2021.
  27. Unpacked with Jan Sport. Podcasts.apple.com. April 14, 2023. May 6, 2023.
  28. rupaulsdragrace . Czw4tDlRBJ7 . With competition this stiff, these queens need to be prepped for ANYTHING . November 17, 2023.
  29. Web site: Tracer . Daniel . WATCH: Jan, Alaska & Peppermint team up for original pride track "Gay Hands Up" . Queerty . 24 June 2021 . 23 June 2021.
  30. Web site: The Shady Bunch / Bring Back My Girls - Single. iTunes.
  31. Web site: Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 by Stephanie's Child. Apple Music. December 5, 2020.