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{{short description|American drag performer and cosplayer |
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'''Megami''', also known as '''Megami D.Vil''', is the stage name of '''Jonathan Soto-Reyes |
'''Megami''', also known as '''Megami D.Vil''', is the stage name of '''Jonathan Soto-Reyes'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=My selfies have production values |url=https://www.instagram.com/boygaminyc/p/wZ3Cv4ICWg/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New York native |url=https://www.instagram.com/boygaminyc/p/8giH25ICRg/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> (born April 21, 1989),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Unveils Season 16 Queens |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rupaul-drag-race-unveils-season-160000523.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="On Point">{{Cite web |date=2018-10-17 |title=On Point With: Megami |url=https://thotyssey.com/2018/10/17/on-point-with-megami/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Thotyssey |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114004629/https://thotyssey.com/2018/10/17/on-point-with-megami/ |url-status=live }}</ref> an American [[drag queen]] and [[cosplay]]er<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Drew Burnett |date=2024-01-13 |title="RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1602 Recap: B Team |url=https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-2-recap/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Autostraddle |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114004629/https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-2-recap/ |url-status=live }}</ref> best known for competing on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)|season 16]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. She was born and raised in [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn]] and Staten Island,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Will a New York City queen win 'Drag Race' season 16? |url=https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/nyc-drag-queens-drag-race-season-16 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.pride.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114004629/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/nyc-drag-queens-drag-race-season-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is currently based in Brooklyn.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 cast revealed: Meet the new queens |url=https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-cast-revealed-8407797 |access-date=2024-01-14 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206163443/https://ew.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-cast-revealed-8407797 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Revision as of 02:32, 4 January 2025
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_Megami_(cropped).jpg) Megami at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Jonathan Soto-Reyes April 21, 1989 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Megami D.Vil |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16) |
Megami, also known as Megami D.Vil, is the stage name of Jonathan Soto-Reyes[1][2] (born April 21, 1989),[3][4] an American drag queen and cosplayer[5] best known for competing on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was born and raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and Staten Island,[6] and is currently based in Brooklyn.[7]
Career
Megami began performing in drag in 2016 when she won the cosplay lip-sync show GeekSync in New York. Her drag name is inspired both by the Japanese word for goddess and by the video game Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.[4]
RuPaul's Drag Race
Megami was cast on the sixteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, having applied to compete on the show five times.[8] Megami first appeared in the season's second episode which premiered on January 12, 2024. Her talent show performance in this episode, in which she held up a banner stating "Protect Queer Art", subsequently became a meme in the Drag Race community;[9][10] it was the subject of a parody by The Boulet Brothers' Dragula contestant Meatball at her Fat Slut drag show.[11]
Megami won her first challenge in the fifth episode of the season as part of a girl group with Geneva Karr, Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige and Nymphia Wind.[12] Megami was eliminated in the seventh episode after underperforming in the season's Rusical challenge, a parody of The Sound of Music, and losing a lip-sync to Miley Cyrus' "Flowers" against Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige.[13] She placed tenth overall.
Megami returned in the fifteenth episode to compete in a lip sync tournament where she beat three previously eliminated contestants: Q to "What About" by Janet Jackson; Amanda Tori Meating to "The Shoop Shoop Song" by Cher; and Mhi'ya Iman Le'Paige to "We Got the Beat" by the Go-Go's. She made it to the final round, where she ended up losing against Morphine Love Dion to "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Web series | Herself | 1 special episode; Meet the Queens |
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16) | Television | Contestant | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Television | Herself | Season 15, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Whatcha Packin' | Web series | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2024 | Hey Qween! | Web series | Herself | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2024 | Bring Back My Girls |
See also
References
- ^ "My selfies have production values". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "New York native". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Unveils Season 16 Queens". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "On Point With: Megami". Thotyssey. 2018-10-17. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ Gregory, Drew Burnett (2024-01-13). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Episode 1602 Recap: B Team". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Will a New York City queen win 'Drag Race' season 16?". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 cast revealed: Meet the new queens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Whatcha Packin' - S16 E07". YouTube. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (February 19, 2024). "Megami reveals why she wanted to 'stare Ru down' during key lip-sync lyric before Drag Race elimination". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Shatto, Rachel (February 20, 2024). "Drag Race star Megami on why she's ready to bust some liberal bubbles". Pride. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
- ^ Sim, Bernardo (20 January 2024). "Meatball parodies Megami's 'Protect Queer Art' number & we're CACKLING". Yahoo! News UK. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Frank, Jason P. (3 February 2024). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap, Season 16, Episode 5". Vulture. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Frank, Jason P. (16 February 2024). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Recap, Season 16 Episode 7". Vulture. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Benutty, John (13 April 2024). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 16 episode 15 recap: 'LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown – Reunited'". Gold Derby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
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