Hershii LiqCour-Jeté (born 1990, 1991 or 1992)[1][2] is an American drag performer who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté was raised in a Christian family.[2]

Career

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté's drag career started in Atlanta.[3] She competed on the sixteenth season (2024) of the television series RuPaul's Drag Race.[4][5] She sold her car to afford outfits for the show.[6][7] On the second episode ("Queen Choice Awards"), she performed "a fun, memorable number to her original track selling Whiplash wig glue", according to Gay Times.[8] The track "Whiplash!" was written by Kornbread Jeté,[9] who competed on the fourteenth season of Drag Race and is Hershii LiqCour-Jeté's "drag sister".[10] Trae DeLellis of Miami New Times and Michael Cook of Out South Florida called Hershii LiqCour-Jeté's talent show performance "rather entertaining" and "stunning", respectively.[11][12] Xtra Magazine said, "Hershii's 'Whiplash' number serves some unexpected production design (don't think too hard about why we're in the jungle), and the song itself is catchy."[13] She was the first contestant to be eliminated, after placing in the bottom of the ball challenge and losing a lip-sync contest against Geneva Karr on the third episode ("The Mother of All Balls").[14][15][16] Hershii LiqCour-Jeté placed fourteenth overall.[17] She has said she did not like the Rate-a-Queen twist.[18]

Personal life

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté was born in St. Louis.[19] She is based in Los Angeles, as of 2024.[20] She is part of the LGBTQ community.[21] She and her partner parent two children.[22][23]

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Unveils Season 16 Queens". 6 December 2023. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Hershii LiqCour - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. 2020-09-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "More Than the Chase with Hershii LiqCour-Jete". RaynbowAffair. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  4. ^ Daw, Stephen (2024-01-22). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Hershii LiqCour-Jeté Thinks Rate-A-Queen Offered 'More Shade Than Fairness'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  5. ^ "Hershii LiqCour-Jeté Chats Her 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Experience, The Friends She Made & Giving Us All A Case Of "Whiplash"! -". 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  6. ^ Wratten, Marcus (2024-01-23). "Drag Race's first eliminated queen sold her car to afford looks for series". PinkNews. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  7. ^ Street, Mikelle (2024-01-19). "Hershii LiqCour-Jete forfeited her car for repossession to afford Drag Race". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  8. ^ Street, Mikelle (2024-01-13). "Say what you want about Plane Jane, she's here to play Drag Race". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  9. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 2 power ranking: RuVeal the ratings | Xtra Magazine". 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  10. ^ "'Drag Race' season 16 cast interviews preview classic twists and backstabbery". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  11. ^ DeLellis, Trae. "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Episode 2: Queen Choice Awards". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  12. ^ Cook, Michael (2024-01-29). "Hershii LiqCour-Jeté on Her 'Drag Race' Experience & Giving A Case Of 'Whiplash'". Out South Florida. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  13. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 2 recap: How the other half slays". Xtra Magazine. 2024-01-14. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  14. ^ Huff, Matthew (2024-01-19). "Here's How the New 'Drag Race' Immunity Twist Works". Parade. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  15. ^ Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race' Q&A: Hershii LiqCour-Jeté reps 'working girls that still have to do those $75 bookings'". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  16. ^ "'Drag Race's Hershii was 'shocked' by her ball critiques". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  17. ^ "Every 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 elimination: Who went home and who won". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  18. ^ "Drag Race star Hershii LiqCour-Jeté on the Rate-A-Queen twist". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  19. ^ Meet the Queens - Hershii Liqcour-Jeté - RuPaul's Drag Race | MTV, 2023-12-07, archived from the original on 2024-01-13, retrieved 2024-01-13
  20. ^ "The Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16 Storm The Met - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  21. ^ "LGBTQ+ celebs who walked the 76th Primetime Emmy red carpet". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  22. ^ "From drag to dad: RPDR's Hershii LiqCour-Jeté on balancing parenthood and performing". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  23. ^ "Hershii LiqCour-Jete hated 'RuPaul's Drag Race' elimination twist". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  24. ^ Whatcha Packin' - Hershii LiqCour-Jeté - RuPaul's Drag Race | VMA. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2025-03-19 – via www.mtv.com.
  25. ^ "'Whatcha Packin' for 'Drag Race 16' episode 3: Hershii talks family and hopes for the future with Michelle Visage". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  26. ^ "Queer Church | OUTtv".
  27. ^ HERSHII LIQCOUR-JETE - Give It To Me Straight - Ep 32 on YouTube
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