José David Sierra, better known as Jessica Wild (born June 10, 1980), is a Puerto Rican

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, professional

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, and

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personality. She was a contestant on the second season of ''

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'' and the eighth season of ''

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''.

Early life

Sierra was born in

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but raised in Borinquen,

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, Puerto Rico. He is the youngest of three siblings. He started his drag career in 1998 at local San Juan gay venues such as ''Krash'' (also known as ''Eros'') and ''Starz''. His drag name comes from a girl whom he dated as a teenager and "Wild" comes from an adjective he used to describe his dance performances. He cites his inspirations as

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, Mónica Naranjo,

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, and Tammie Brown.

Career

Television

Sierra competed as Jessica Wild on the second season of

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, ''

'', which premiered in February 2010. She was eliminated in the seventh episode of the season, which aired on March 22, 2010. Besides her participation on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Wild (along with season one contestant Nina Flowers) has performed on the popular Puerto Rican television program '' Objetivo Fama'', which airs in the U.S. and throughout

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. She also has made appearances on '' No te Duermas'' and other local television programs and specials. Jessica Wild was in a commercial for

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among a series with other season two queens in 2011. In August 2015, she and 29 other drag queens performed with

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at the MTV Videos Music Awards. In July 2021, Jessica Wild returned to season 6 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' as a lip sync assassin and won the lip sync against Jan to " Womanizer" by

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. In 2022, Jessica Wild appeared in

's performance at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Jessica Wild competed on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All'' ''Stars'' (2023). She placed 3rd in the season, being eliminated by Kandy Muse.

Music

Since appearing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Jessica Wild appeared in a music video for the

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band Calle 13, and fielded offers to record a

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music album. She has performed live with Puerto Rican rock band Rebeldía. In January 2011, Jessica Wild and with DJ Ranny released the dance single "You Like It Wild", which debuted at number 42 on the ''

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, before peaking at number 30. In addition, she recorded a duet with the Fedro called "Maquillaje" which is part of the singer's new album. She has also performed on stage with

Personal life

Sierra has lived in Boston.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Discography

Singles

As featured artist

References

External links

* *
Jessica Wild fan page
on Facebook
Jessica Wild interview
on

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