Gia Metric (born April 16, 1992) is the stage name of Giorgio Triberio, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on the second season of ''

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''.

Early life

Triberio was born in

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Career

Gia Metric began her drag career in Toronto. By 2018, she was performing at

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's weekly drag showcase in

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, along with Kendall Gender and Synthia Kiss. She was named Vancouver's Entertainer of the Year in 2016, and Vancouver's Next Drag Superstar in 2018. Prior to the

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, she was performing in drag 2 to 3 times a week, sometimes as part of the group Brat Pack. After shows were cancelled because of the pandemic, the group hosted a three-hour show on

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called Bounce Back, and Gia Metric worked with

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to host a

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album release party on Instagram. She competed on the second season (2021) of ''

''. Referring to her popularity upon entering the drag competition, Bernardo Sim of ''

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'' described Gia Metric as "the queen with a big reputation that everyone is aware of". She placed in the bottom two during the first episode, but was saved from elimination after winning a

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against Beth. The third episode, she played Blue Scarymore in the

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''Screech'', a parody of

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's character in ''

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''. She portrayed

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during the

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challenge. She placed fourth in the competition. Gia Metric walked in

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in 2019. In 2021, she co-hosted ''Canada's Drag Race'' viewing parties in Toronto and Vancouver. She is scheduled to appear at

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in 2022.

Personal life

Triberio is based in

, as of 2020. Triberio prefers the pronouns ''they/them'' out of drag and ''she/her'' in drag.

Filmography

Television

* ''

'' (

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)

References

External links

Giorgio Triberio
at

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at ''Spill the Tea'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Metric, Gia Living people Canada's Drag Race contestants Canadian drag queens Non-binary drag performers People from Toronto People from Vancouver 1992 births