Who is Vanessa Vanjie Mateo | Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Biography
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, also known as Miss Vanjie and born as Jose Cancel, is an American drag performer known for competing on the tenth and eleventh seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Age
Cancel is 27 years old as of 2018. He was born on 3 October 1991 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Family
Miss Vanjie is of Puerto Rican descent though nothing is really known of his biological family. In drag performance, Vanjie is the daughter of Alexis Mateo and her husband Jeffrey Kelley. The family Empire (the Mateo Empire) also includes Vanessa’s sisters, Jenavive and Victoria Mateo.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race is a reality competition television series that documents RuPaul’s search for “America’s next drag superstar.” With RuPaul as the host, mentor and head judge, the series renewed for an 11th season on February 28, 2019, on VH1. It has inspired the spin-off shows RuPaul’s Drag U and RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars.
He began doing drag when he was hired as a backup dancer by Alexis Mateo, a Drag Race season three and All Stars alumna. He joined the competition as one of the fourteen contestants on the tenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The season premiered on March 22, 2018. She got eliminated during the first season of the competition after lip syncing to Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man” against competitor Kalorie Karbdashian Williams, while Aguilera was the guest judge.
Miss Vanjie was announced as one of the fifteen competitors of season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race on January 24, 2019.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Meme
A meme named after Miss Vanjie broke the Internet after she walked backwards off stage with the parting words, “Miss Vanjie… Miss Vanjie… Miss… Vanjie”, following her elimination from Drag Race season 10. The meme “Miss Vanjie” was tweeted by many, including several by RuPaul, as well as Michelle Visage and Kathy Griffin. It was edited into into clips of various movies, TV shows, and even on dating apps.
Miss Vanjie’s Drag Name
The name “Vanessa” was given by Vanjie’s drag mother, Alexis Mateo (from Season 3 and “All Stars 1”). This was because she looked like the human form of “Ursula”, “Vanessa”, from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” movie. She also has a “banjee attitude”, earning her the middle name “Banjee”, but since Alexis couldn’t pronounce it, this became “Vanjie”. “Mateo” comes from the Alexis’ last name.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Music
Miss Vanjie has one single that he released on June 21, 2018. It is called “I’m Vanjie”.
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | RuPaul’s Drag Race | Herself |
| RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked | Herself | |
| 2018 | RuPaul’s Drag Race | Herself |
| RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked | Herself |
Miss Vanjie Twitter
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