Flawless Shade
Flawless Shade | |
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Born | Tajh Jordan |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Tajh Patterson |
Occupations | |
Television | Painted with Raven |
Flawless Shade is the stage name of Tajh Jordan (sometimes Tajh Patterson),[1][2] an American drag queen and make-up artist based in Portland, Oregon. A former Miss Gay Oregon, Flawless Shade has been featured in campaigns by Adidas, GLAAD, and Top Level Design. Jordan competed under their real name on the subscription-based streaming service WOW Presents Plus's competition series Painted with Raven.
Career
Tajh Jordan is a
Flawless Shade hosted drag shows at
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Flawless Shade curated the Portland Pride event "Support Your Queer Black Entertainers", a series of video testimonials featuring local Black queer performers that raised $2,000 for the featured entertainers.[10][11] She also participated in Portland Pride's event "Introvert: Digital Drag Show", which was described as a "night of socially distant drag".[12] Flawless Shade was featured in The Library, a web series featuring queer Portlanders that was presented by Logan Lynn and Top Level Design for the top-level domain name .gay.[13] She represented Oregon in GLAAD's video, which featured drag queens from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and sought to mobilize voters in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[14][15] Flawless Shade hosted and performed at Botanist House's drag show as of 2021.[16][17] She also co-hosted a tea dance for Portland Pride and performed at Seattle's PrideFest in 2021.[18][19]
Under his real name, Jordan competed on the
Personal life
Jordan is Black and queer.[10] He lives in Portland and has described himself as a "Black gay genderfluid person who is a drag queen".[11] In 2017, Jordan called police and filmed a man who was harassing patrons at Scandals, a gay bar in Portland.[20][21] As of 2021, Flawless Shade is a member of House of Shade.[19]
Filmography
Television
- season 1; 2021โ2022)
See also
- LGBT culture in Portland, Oregon
- List of drag queens
- List of LGBT African Americans
- List of LGBT people from Portland, Oregon
References
- ^ a b Jankowski, Andrew (June 30, 2020). "Portland's Oldest LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Responds to Allegations of Racism and Insensitive Language". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "The Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic Recipe Book" (PDF). Stoli. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022 – via Out.
- ^ a b Nguyen, Nikki (December 30, 2021). "Meet Makeup Artist Tajh Jordan from 'Painted with Raven'". The WOW Report. World of Wonder. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Andrews, Matthew N.; Jankowski, Andrew D. (August 15, 2017). "Off-Campus Events Calendar: Aug. 22โ28". Portland State Vanguard. Portland State University. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Jankowski, Andrew (June 13, 2018). "The Best in LGBTQ+ Nightlife, Bars, Parties, Comedy, and More". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Jankowski, Andrew (June 6, 2019). "An Overview of Portland's LGBTQ+ Nightlife for the Newcomer". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Suzette (June 12, 2020). "Where to Stream Portland's Drag Performers for Pride 2020". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Jankowski, Andrew (June 10, 2020). "A Calendar of (Mostly) Digital Events for a Socially Distant Pride". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Srikanth, Anagha Srikanth (October 21, 2020). "Drag queens feature in the latest bid to get voters to the polls". The Hill. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (October 20, 2020). "Drag Performers Across the Nation Urge You to Vote in New PSA". Out. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Drag Brunch returns to Pearl District". KOIN. April 4, 2021. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Suzette (April 8, 2021). "Takeout Club: Botanist and Havana Cafe Are Safe Spaces for Drag Brunch and Poke Nachos". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Jankowski, Andrew (June 1, 2021). "A Portland Pride Events Guide". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Lindsley, Daniel (September 3, 2021). "BeautyBoiz to perform at PrideFest and Supernova". Seattle Gay News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Jankowski, Andrew D. (July 27, 2017). "Ex-cabbie with homophobic history returns to harass gay bar patrons". Portland State Vanguard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
External links
- Gebel, Meira (June 15, 2023). ""Pride is a protest" for Portland drag queen Flawless Shade". Axios Portland.