Jade Sotomayor

David Sotomayor Jr., known by his stage name Jade (born November 18, 1984),

Early life Sotomayor was raised in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. She was eliminated on the fourth episode, after placing in the bottom two of the main challenge and losing a lip-sync contest against Rebecca Glasscock to "Would I Lie to You?" (1985) by Eurythmics. Jade placed sixth overall. She and fellow contestant Tammie Brown would sneak out of the hotel room at times. She appeared on the finale of Drag Race tenth season. In 2017, she performed in Queens United / Reinas Unidas, a show organized by Phi Phi O'Hara to help victims in Puerto Rico. Jade has co-hosted shows at Hamburger Mary's in Andersonville, alongside Drag Race alumni DiDa Ritz and Monica Beverly Hillz.

Later, Sotomayor appeared in the indie film Bailiwick. His cousin was killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. Sotomayor was included in Windy City Times "30 Under 30" list in 2009. He lived in Jefferson Park, as of 2016. "Trade Sotomayor" is a nickname. He had approximately 53,000 followers on Instagram in 2022.

Filmography Deadly Affairs (2013) College Debts (2015) Lipstick City (2016) Bailiwick (2017) This Wasn't Supposed to Happen (2019)

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (6th place)