Irma Gerd

Irma Gerd
Irma Gerd at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Jason Wells

(1989-09-24) September 24, 1989 (age 37)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Television
Websitequeenirmagerd.com

Irma Gerd is the stage name of Jason Wells (born September 24, 1989), a Canadian drag performer who is best known for competing on the third season of Canada's Drag Race, where she placed sixth.

Early life

Wells is originally from Corner Brook.

Career

Irma Gerd began performing in 2012. She is a founding member of the non-binary drag collective, the Phlegm Fatales. Irma Gerd hosted Drag Race viewing parties at Valhalla Tavern in St. John's, as of 2018. She was featured on the third season of Canada's Drag Race. On Canada's Drag Race she became the first contestant from Atlantic Canada to compete on the show.

Personal life

Wells uses the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Canada's a Drag Herself Season 2
2022 Canada's Drag Race Season 3; contestant (6th place)

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 After the Sashay Herself Guest by Xtra Magazine
CBC News Guest by CBC NL - Newfoundland and Labrador

References

  1. 1 2 "Irma Gerd is sashaying her way into the hearts of RuPaul's Drag Race fans in St. John's" Archived 2022-06-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, February 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Hawthorn, Andrew. "Irma Gerd bringing St. John's drag to Canadian reality competition". CBC News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Irma Gerd: The Queen, the Myth, the Legend, the Local". Tint of Ink. 2019-05-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Don't be a Drag, Just be a Queen: Canada's a Drag comes to Newfoundland". The Racket. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3". 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ↑ 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3: 'After the Sashay' with Irma Gerd | Xtra, 29 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-29
  7. ↑ 'No regerds!' Irma Gerd finishes 6th on Canada's Drag Race (in French), 27 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-27