Julie J is a New York City based drag queen, writer, and interdisciplinary artist.
Julie J’s created work focuses on cultural insertion, relationships between history and identity, and the tactics of escape utilized by marginalized bodies. They are currently developing work that combines drag performance, media, and experimental modes of storytelling. They received their Bachelor of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Theater Performance and Direction from Sarah Lawrence College in 2018 and has studied at Upright Citizens Brigade and La Mama Umbria’s Directors Symposium.
In May of 2019, Julie J was named one of La Mama Theater’s Next Generation Artists and received a residency through the Centro Umbro Residenze Artistiche where they developed their solo show IF I KNEW YOU WERE COMING I WOULD HAVE WORN EYESHADOW.
In the winter of 2021, she premiered FAULTY DEFENSE MECHANISMS, an episodic digital drag show exploring what it means to acknowledge our weak spots, claim our strengths, and find solace in the confusion of our times.
Julie J’s newest performance piece CHANNEL 27 will premiere digitally in summer 2021.
In 2021, she was named a 2021-2022 Performance Project Fellow at University Settlement.
She produces a monthly all Black drag variety show called Sylvester (@sylvesternyc on Instagram)
Her new show series PROJECT premieres March 28th, 2023 at 3 Dollar Bill in Brooklyn. More info can be found at 3DBNYC.com
She can be found on Instagram @juliej.nyc and on Twitter @JulieJ_NYC.
She doesn’t care what you call her, just as long as you call her.
This residency is made possible by the Jerome Foundation.
