Jan Sport

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.

Early life Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. He grew up Catholic and attended the all-boys Catholic school, Christian Brothers Academy. While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. Mantione was an avid soccer player until he turned 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. He attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.

Career

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

Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child. 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 eighth place.thumb leftWhile 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, such as "S&M" by Rihanna and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan. 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.

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. 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.

Filmography

Television

Web series Bring Back My Girls (2022, 2023)

Discography Singles "Slag Wars" (2020) "Gay Hands Up" (2021) "Jantasy" (2021) "Call of the Wild" (2025)

Featured singles "You Don't Know Me" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020) "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020) "The Shady Bunch" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020) "Show Up Queen" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6) (2021) "Gemini (Two Sides of the Same Coin)" (Retrograde The Musical featuring Jan) (2025)

As a part of Stephanie's Child Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 (2020)

Titles