Logan Jennings (born July 13, 1989), known professionally as Meatball, is an American

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, performer, and podcaster. She was a contestant on ''

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'' season 1, co-hosts the podcast ''Sloppy Seconds'' and went viral for her drag performance of politician

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Early life

Jennings was born in

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and adopted right after. His family moved to

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three days later. His dad was a lead engineer for an Oil Company, which had the family move a lot, including

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. They eventually settled in

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, where Jennings grew up. Jennings went to high school at Interlochen Center of the Arts in

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, where she was voted "Most Likely to be on the Cover of The National Inquirer". After graduating, Jennings moved to East Village, New York before moving to Los Angeles.

Career

Meatball began her career performing in the Los Angeles drag scene after being inspired by ''

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''. Before the television version, Meatball also won the club contest version of ''Dragula'', whose other winners include fellow Dragula season 1 contestant Pinche and ''

'' contestant Valentina. She was a contestant on '' Dragula'' season 1, where she took fourth place and was the "fan favorite" winner. She returned in a cameo skit during the last supper of

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. Meatball also co-hosts the podcast ''Sloppy Seconds'' with rapper and producer

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as part of the Moguls Of Media (MOM) Network, created by Drag Race contestants

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and

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. The pair also hosted the podcast ''UnBEARable'' prior to Sloppy Seconds. Meatball is very well known on Sloppy Seconds for her views on the failing merits of the second act of the musical Wicked. Meatball was also the live correspondent for dating app

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for RuPaul's Drag Con and other LGBT nightlife events. Meatball also currently hosts the drag show ''Fat Slut'' at Precinct Club in Los Angeles, the show has also toured to different cities across the United States. She was a finalist in the 2022 Drag Queen of the Year pageant, produced by Alaska Thunderfuck and Lola LeCroix. On February 26, 2023, Meatball performed at

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's monthly drag showcase NightGowns at the

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as George Santos's alleged drag persona Kitara Ravache to ''

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." A clip of the performance went viral on TikTok and Instagram and was featured on an episode of ''

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Filmography

Television

Web series

Podcasts

Music videos

References

External links

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