Jada Shada Hudson is the

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of Dwight Giraud, a Barbadian-Canadian

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performer who competed on

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of ''

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''.

Career

Jada Shada Hudson is a

performer. She has performed at

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s in Toronto. Jada Shada Hudson competed on

of ''

'', ultimately placing as runner-up. She impersonated

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for the

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challenge. Before the final episode, Jada Shada Hudson had won one challenge and placed in the bottom twice. She has also appeared in the

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web series ''

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''.

Personal life

Giraud was raised in Bridgetown Barbados. He relocated to

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in 2009.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

) * ''

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'' (2023) * ''

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'' (TBA)Joey Nolfi
"See the 6 returning Drag Race queens set to be dropped into the wilderness on new Slaycation series"
''

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'', June 6, 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Jada Shada Living people 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people Barbadian emigrants to Canada Black Canadian LGBTQ people Jada Shada Hudson Canadian drag queens Drag performers from Toronto Year of birth missing (living people) People from Bridgetown Barbadian entertainers