Joe Black
Born
Joseph Lewis Black

(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989
Portsmouth, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
Years active2008-present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2)
Websitewww.misterjoeblack.com

Joseph Lewis Black (born 23 December 1989) is a British musician and drag queen from Brighton, England. He is best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and getting eliminated first and fifth, after being voted back on to the show in episode five.[1]

Career

Black has fulfilled his career as a drag queen since 2008,[2] and has become one of the leading figures in the dark cabaret genre of drag.[3] He regularly performs in Brighton (in which he resides) and often performs at the annual Brighton Fringe festival.[4] Black has cited his love of music as one of the main reasons he's kept on pursuing his career, he often plays the piano, accordion, musical saw, ukulele and theremin at his performances.[5] Black has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, Australia and America for more than a decade.[3] This included a UK tour with season 9 contestant of RuPaul's Drag Race, Sasha Velour.[6]

In December 2020, Black was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[1] Black was the first contestant eliminated in a lip sync challenge against contestant Bimini Bon-Boulash to the song "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.[7] However, Black returned in episode five when the previously eliminated queens return (excluding Ginny Lemon) and won his spot back in the competition after the contestants voted to bring him back. Black was again eliminated following a lip sync challenge against contestant Tia Kofi to the song "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards.[8] He is the first contestant to return after being eliminated on RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Since his elimination, Black announced a UK Tour titled Decopunk, which began touring in September 2021,[9] as well as the release of a 40% ABV limited edition gin of the same name.[10] In February 2022, Black embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the entire cast of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.[11]

Personal life

Black has spoken openly about having and living with Tourette's Syndrome, on multiple occasions.[12]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Contestant Series 2 [1]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2021 "My House" Jodie Harsh [13]

Discography

Title Year Album
"UK Hun?"[14]

The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Bananadrama Version)

 2021 Non-album single

Stage

Year Title Promoter Location Ref
2021 Decopunk Gallos Talent Norwich, Brighton, Bath, Birmingham, Ilkley, London, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Manchester [9]
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour Voss Events / World of Wonder Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series two". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Portsmouth's Joe Black on life as star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 | BIG INTERVIEW". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ABOUT". Joe Black. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Fringe, Home | Brighton. "Home | Brighton Fringe". www.brightonfringe.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Joe Black - Meet The Queens - Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 2". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "hosting - Powder room - brighton, uk - w/ sasha velour". Joe Black. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 2: Episode 1, archived from the original on 17 March 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
  8. ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 2: Episode 5, archived from the original on 15 February 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
  9. 1 2 "Tour Dates & Upcoming Appearances". Joe Black. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Decopunk: Gin by Joe Black". Decopunk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  11. 1 2 "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour". Voss Events. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "For those of you wondering!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Jodie Harsh (5 March 2021), Jodie Harsh - My House (Official Video), archived from the original on 12 March 2021, retrieved 21 March 2021
  14. ↑ UK Hun? (Bananadrama Version) - Single by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2, archived from the original on 11 February 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
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