Joseph “Jo” Primeau, better known by the stage name Juice Boxx (born September 20, 1988), is a Canadian
drag
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performer best known for being the first contestant to be eliminated on ''
Canada's Drag Race'', the Canadian version of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race''.
Early life
Primeau was born in
Windsor and grew up in
Essex. He has a degree in visual arts and a diploma in makeup artistry and special effects.
Career
Juice Boxx started performing and hosting in
Toronto since 2016.
She frequently played the role of
Baby Spice on the drag show Spice Queens Live. She has also stated that she views her drag as a form of activism, especially in the wake of the
Orlando nightclub shooting in 2016.
In 2018, she gave a surprise performance at the wedding of her friends Jonny Cooper and Jon Tuttle in
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. In January 2020, she performed at It's Just Drag, a drag event in
Vancouver,
British Columbia, whose bill included
Monet X Change
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,
Brooke Lynn Hytes
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,
Priyanka,
Tynomi Banks
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and
Kendall Gender
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.
In the first episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'', Boxx suffered a panic attack on the main stage during critiques. She later placed in the bottom two and lip synced against
Lemon to
Carly Rae Jepsen
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's "
I Really Like You". She lost, which was met with debate on social media, include
Shea Couleé voicing support for her. She is considered the "
Porkchop" of Canada due to being the first contestant to ever be eliminated in a ''Drag Race'' series.
After the show, Boxx started a
Twitch account in March 2021, where she plays various games.
In May, she was in the music video for
Priyanka's "Cake". In a post-victory interview with ''
Attitude
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'', Priyanka also named Juice Boxx as the queen from the season most deserving of an opportunity to return to the competition in a future season. In July 2021, Juice Boxx performed alongside
BOA,
Anastarzia Anaquway,
Farra N. Hyte and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in
Guelph,
Ontario.
[Lauren Scott]
"Queens at the castle: Guelph strip club the Manor to host first drag event in July"
''Toronto Star
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'', July 16, 2021.
Filmography
Television
* ''
Canada's Drag Race''
Web series
* ''
Bring Back My Girls
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'' (2022)
References
{{Canada's Drag Race
1988 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian LGBT people
Canada's Drag Race contestants
Canadian drag queens
Canadian Twitch (service) streamers
People from Essex, Ontario
People from Windsor, Ontario