Jasmine Kennedie is the stage name of Kyle Koritkowski (born May 22, 1999), an American drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of ''

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''.

Early life

Jasmine Kennedie was raised in Binghamton, New York and Morgantown, West Virginia. She attended high school at Maine-Endwell High School in

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. Her mother’s name is Joy. Her drag name comes from the character Jasmine in '' Aladdin'' and

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, changing the "y" in her surname to "ie"; her first drag name was Jasmine Rikers.

Career

She first appeared in public drag at age 15-16 during a Halloween party that took place at the Endwell Fire Department, where she dressed up as a

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girl. She competed on season 14 of ''

''. She placed eighth overall after being eliminated in the eleventh episode's LaLaPaRuza lip sync smackdown and attracted attention from viewers for her fights with fellow contestants

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and Daya Betty.

Personal life

Jasmine Kennedie is based in

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, New York City. She

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during the filming of ''Drag Race''. She received praise from civil rights groups for coming out, according to

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. Before doing drag, Jasmine played soccer for eight years, as well as swam and dove for three additional years.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{RuPaul's Drag Race Living people American drag queens LGBT people from New York (state) People from Binghamton, New York Entertainers from Brooklyn RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Transgender drag performers LGBT people from West Virginia People from Morgantown, West Virginia 1999 births