Jota Carajota | |
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![]() Jota Carajota at
RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
Born | Juan José Torres 2002 (age 21–22) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Jota Carajota is the stage name of Juan José Torres (born 2002), a Spanish drag queen who competed on the second season of Drag Race España. [1] [2]
Jota Carajota was born in Jerez de la Frontera in December 2002, and in 2020 she moved to Malasaña, Madrid. [3]
Jota Carajota founded the rock music group Queens Yeyés and helped organize a drag festival. [4]
In 2022, Jota Carajota competed on the second season of Drag Race España. She was the fourth to be eliminated, when she was defeated in a lip sync battle by fellow contestant Juriji der Klee to the song "Baloncesto" by drag artist La Prohibida. [5] She was the youngest contestant of the Drag Race franchise to date. [6]
On February 17, 2023, she released the video clip "Te voy a abandonar" with La Prohibida. [7] In May 2023, she was interviewed on the Gitanos podcast, presented by Joaquín López Bustamante and Manuel Moraga . [8]
Jota Carajota has said, "No one is more diverse than me: I am a gypsy, bisexual, trans-non-binary, Martian drag queen and folkloric person." [9]