Velma Jones


Ariane Laguë-Barrette is a Canadian drag performer known for her two drag personas: drag queen Velma Jones and drag king Johnny Jones. She competed on the sixth season of Canada's Drag Race.

Career

Velma Jones, also known as Johnny Jones, is the first AFAB queen to compete on Canada's Drag Race, as well as the first drag king to compete on any Drag Race franchise. In 2022, she was the subject of an episode of , and co-starred in the docuseries L'agence in 2023. Jones has won the competitions "Drag Moi" at Cabaret Mado and "Mx. Cocktail" at Le Bar Cocktail, and is the co-producer and director of fellow Drag Race alum Gisèle Lullaby's weekly show "Full Gisèle".

Personal life

Laguë-Barrette is based in Montreal. She uses the pronouns she/''they out of drag. Velma Jones uses the pronouns she/her and Johnny Jones uses the pronouns he/him''.

Filmography

Television