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Aura Mayari
Filipino-American drag performer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aura Mayari is the stage name of Jay-R de Leon,[2] a Filipino-American drag performer most known for competing on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[3]
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Early life
Jay-R de Leon was born and raised in the Philippines. His family struggled living there and relocated to the United States in 2003,[4] when de Leon was a child.[5][6] de Leon's family lived in Chicago.[7]
Career
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de Leon discovered drag in Chicago. He began performing at Play in Nashville, Tennessee.[6]
In 2023, de Leon competed as Aura Mayari on the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[5] She won the girl group challenge[8] and placed eleventh overall.[9][10] Aura Mayari was eliminated on the seventh episode after placing in the bottom two in an acting challenge, then losing a lip-sync battle against Jax to "Sweetest Pie" (2022) by Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion.[11][12][13] Aura Mayari later admitted she had forgotten the lyrics to the song and mouthed gibberish.[14] She also said "lack of sleep and the construction of her runway 'limited' her performance", according to Gay Times.[15]
Queerty's Cameron Scheetz called her time on the show "memorable" and said "she served up some fierce dance moves, sickening runway fashion, and enough 'boy Aura' photos to earn the (self-proclaimed) moniker of the 'horniest queen of the season'".[16] The website also described her as "the world’s premier Filipino-American frat bro turned drag sorority sis".[17] Joey Nolfi of Entertainment Weekly described her as "the trade" of the season.[18]
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Personal life
According to Vogue, Aura Mayari is "named after the goddess of the moon and the ruler of the night in Kapampangan mythology".[5] Her name is also inspired by the Filipino gay slang term "awra".[19][20]
On the season 15 reunion episode, de Leon revealed he is engaged to be married.[9]
Discography
Featured singles
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Filmography
Television
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