Jan Sport, sometimes known simply as Jan, is the stage name of Charlie Mantione (born Charles Joseph Mantione; June 11, 1993), an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. On May 26, 2021, she was announced as one of the 13 contestants on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where she placed 7th overall.
Early life
Mantione was born on June 11, 1993, in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school.
While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. Mantione was an avid soccer player until he turned 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as
Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of
High School Musical. He attended the Boston Conservatory (which has since merged with the Berklee College of Music) for musical theater.
Career
Mantione considers his drag "birthday" to be July 8, 2016.
Mantione formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and
Lagoona Bloo in 2018. His drag mother is
Alexis Michelle.
In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.
When he first started drag, he frequently appeared as a
Kris Jenner impersonator.
Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Jan's casting on the twelfth season of
RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020.
On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the
JanSport. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, finishing in eighth place. in 2022|left]]While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a
YouTube web series called
Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had
to on the show that week,
such as "S&M" by
Rihanna and "This Is My Night" by
Chaka Khan.
The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.
On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that Jan would return to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 alongside 12 other contestants.
Filmography
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| 2021 | The Bitch Who Stole Christmas | Jane McBeige | Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder |
Television
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| 2017 | The Voice | Herself (with Stephanie's Child and Jessie J) | Special Guest |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent | Herself (with Stephanie's Child) | Contestant |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12) | Herself | Contestant (8th place) |
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| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) | Herself | Contestant (7th place) |
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| 2023 | 57th Annual CMT Music Awards | Performer with Kelsea Ballerini, Manila Luzon, Kennedy Davenport & Olivia Lux |
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Web series
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| 2020 | Jan's Jukebox | Herself | Creator | |
| Review with a Jew | Guest | |
| Whatcha Packin | |
| The X-Change Rate | |
| Out of the Closet | |
| Cosmo Queens | |
| Bring Back My Ghouls | |
| 2021 | Whatcha Packin’ | |
| Ruvealing the Look | |
| 2023 | Unpacked with Jan Sport | Host; Podcast | |
| Glam Slam | Contestant | |
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Bring Back My Girls (2022, 2023)
Discography
Singles
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"Slag Wars" (2020)
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"Gay Hands Up" (2021)
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"Jantasy" (2021)
Featured singles
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"You Don't Know Me" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
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"" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
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"The Shady Bunch" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12) (2020)
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"Show Up Queen" (with the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6) (2021)
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"Gemini (Two Sides of the Same Coin)" (Retrograde The Musical featuring Jan) (2025)
As a part of Stephanie's Child
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Christmas Dolls, Vol. 1 (2020)
Titles
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| Lady Liberty (NYC) | Winner | 2016 |
| NY Nightlife Awards | Breakthrough Artist
(winner) | 2018 |
Best Vocalist
(nominee) |
See also
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LGBT culture in New York City
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List of LGBT people from New York City
External links
