Jessica Wild

Jessica Wild
Jessica Wild at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
José David Sierra

(1980-06-10) June 10, 1980 (age 44)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)Drag queen
Make-up artist
Reality television personality
WebsiteOfficial website

José David Sierra,[1] better known as Jessica Wild (born June 10, 1980), is a Puerto Rican drag queen, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality. She was a contestant on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.

Early life

Sierra was born in San Juan but raised in Borinquen, Caguas, Puerto Rico.[2][3] He is the youngest of three siblings. He started his drag career in 1998 at local San Juan gay venues such as Krash[4] (also known as Eros) and Starz. His drag name comes from a girl whom he dated as a teenager and "Wild" comes from an adjective he used to describe his dance performances. He cites his inspirations as Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Olga Tañón, Gloria Trevi, Mónica Naranjo, Thalía, and Tammie Brown.[5]

Career

Television

Sierra competed as Jessica Wild on the second season of Logo's reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race, which premiered in February 2010.[6] She was eliminated in the seventh episode of the season, which aired on March 22, 2010.[7]

Besides her participation on RuPaul's Drag Race, Wild (along with season one contestant Nina Flowers) has performed on the popular Puerto Rican television program Objetivo Fama, which airs in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.[8] She also has made appearances on No te Duermas and other local television programs and specials.[9] Jessica Wild was in a commercial for Absolut Vodka among a series with other season two queens in 2011.[10] In August 2015, she and 29 other drag queens performed with Miley Cyrus at the MTV Videos Music Awards.[11]

In July 2021, Jessica Wild returned to season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as a lip sync assassin and won the lip sync against Jan to "Womanizer" by Britney Spears.[12] In 2022, Jessica Wild appeared in Jennifer Lopez's performance at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards.[13] Jessica Wild competed on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023).[14] She placed 3rd in the season, being eliminated by Kandy Muse.[15]

Music

Since appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Jessica Wild appeared in a music video for the reggaeton band Calle 13, and fielded offers to record a dance/techno music album. She has performed live with Puerto Rican rock band Rebeldía.[16][17] In January 2011, Jessica Wild and with DJ Ranny released the dance single "You Like It Wild", which debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs,[18] before peaking at number 30.[19] In addition, she recorded a duet with the Fedro called "Maquillaje" which is part of the singer's new album. She has also performed on stage with Gloria Trevi.[20]

Personal life

Sierra has lived in Boston.[21]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2) Herself Contestant (6th Place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Contestant
2015 Hey Qween! Guest
Skin Wars Guest
2016 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen[22] Guest
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)[23] Guest - Episode 1
2019 The Q Agenda Episode: "Jessica Wild / Luis Suarez"
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) "Lip-Sync Assassin", episode 4
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (season 3)
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 8) Contestant (3rd Place)[24]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Fashion Photo RuView Herself Guest Co-Host [25]
2018 Bootleg Opinions Guest, hosted by Yuhua Hamasaki [26]
2020 Dragueando Guest [27]
2023 Meet the Queens Stand-alone special
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 		[28]
EW News Flash Guest [29]
BuzzFeed Celeb [30]
React to TikTok Trends by Allure [31]
2024 Binge Queens [32]
The Pit Stop [33]
Very Delta [34]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Notes
2011 "You Like It Wild"[35] Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs - #30
2013 "Absolutely"[36]
2023 "Puterra"[37]
2023 "You Like It Wild (Reloaded)"[38]
Year Title Album
2023 "Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" (Disco version)
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) 		Non-album single
2023 "Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical"
(with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, season 8) 		Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical Album[39]

References

  1. ^ "RuPaul's DragCon 2016: Meet Jessica Wild". The WOW Report. 2015-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ "RuPaul's DragCon 2016: Meet Jessica Wild". The WOW Report. 2015-11-13. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  3. ^ @jessicawild (July 5, 2023). "IN THIS MOMENT I WAS THE WINNER!❤️" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ NYCSatyr (2008-10-22), Krash Club - Jessica Wild Drag Queen Show - Puerto Rico 6/2007, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-05-24
  5. ^ Morrison, Sarah (27 December 2018). "Hot Tea With Jessica Wild". The Standard. Standard International Management, LLC. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Rupaul’s Drag Race Exclusive: Meet Season 2’s first queen: Jessica Wild Archived 2014-08-14 at the Wayback Machine from Entertainment Weekly 27 July 2009
  7. ^ RuPaul's Drag Race: Always Judge a Book By Its Cover Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine from Gawker 23 March 2010
  8. ^ "Jessica Wild - RuPaul's DragCon". RuPaul's DragCon. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  9. ^ Gomez, Adrian | Journal Arts and Entertainment. "Passion for performing". www.abqjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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  11. ^ "Miley Cyrus Closes Out MTV VMAs with Drag-Queen-Packed Performance and New, Free Album". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  12. ^ "Who went home in "All Stars 6" Episode 4". Newsweek. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  17. ^ Your life is an open book on ‘Drag Race from Gay and Lesbian Times 25 March 2010
  18. ^ "Dance Club Play Songs - Week of April 9, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  19. ^ "Ranny Album & Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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  21. ^ "'Drag Race' star set to perform at Mixers". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  22. ^ Zeff, Nigel (March 1, 2016). "Ru Girls Jessica Wild, Alyssa Edwards, and Shangela Served Up Jennifer Lopez Realness on Watch What Happens Live!". WorldOfWonder. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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  24. ^ Nolfi, Joey (April 20, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 cast of returning queens revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  25. ^ FASHION PHOTO RUVIEW with Jessica Wild & Raven: Puerto Rican Queens. YouTube. April 9, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  26. ^ All Stars 4 Episode 02 BOOTLEG FASHION PHOTO Ruview with Jessica Wild!. YouTube. December 23, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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  29. ^ Jessica Wild on Latina pride and Reunion with Raven on Drag Race All Stars 8 | Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. April 26, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  30. ^ The Queens Of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8" Play Who's Who. BuzzFeed Celeb. May 15, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  31. ^ RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars S8 Queens React to TikTok Trends | Allure. Allure. May 30, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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  33. ^ RuPaul's Drag Race (2024-03-16). The Pit Stop S16 E11 🏁 Trixie Mattel & Jessica Wild Go For The Gold! | RuPaul's Drag Race S16. Retrieved 2024-08-10 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ Moguls of Media (2024-03-25). Very Delta #84 "Are You Escándalo Like Me?" (w/ Jessica Wild). Retrieved 2024-08-10 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ You Like It Wild (feat. Jessica Wild) by Ranny on Apple Music, 2011-03-08, archived from the original on 2018-03-05, retrieved 2018-03-04
  36. ^ Absolutely Jessica Wild, 2013-05-14, archived from the original on 2018-03-05, retrieved 2018-03-04
  37. ^ Puterra Jessica Wild, 2023-07-10
  38. ^ You Like It Wild (Reloaded) Ranny and Jessica Wild, 2023-07-10
  39. ^ "Joan! The Unauthorized Rusical". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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