Jewels Sparkles might shine bright on stage just like she did on season 17 of RuPaulâs Drag Race, but offstage, sheâs just as dazzling â quirky, candid, and full of surprises.
In this edition of the Socialite Seven, Jewels, who will be bringing her sparkle to the Drag Queen Christmas Tour, dishes on everything from her Monster High doll obsession to her newfound gamer girl status. She opens up about pet peeves, superpower dreams, and the power of good advice in the chaos of sudden fame.
With humor, heart, and a hint of sparkle, Jewels proves that behind every glittering queen is a passionate collector, a devoted partner, and a fierce believer in staying grounded through it all.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
My biggest pet peeve is when people walk slow. Speed up! Where are we walking so slow? I hate walking behind someone whoâs really taking their time or has no point or direction where theyâre walking. Iâm like, come on, weâve got somewhere to be.
If you could wake up in the morning with a superpower or talent that you donât already possess, what would it be?
Oh my God. I think itâd be really fierce to be invisible sometimes, like just be able to not have to get ready to go to the grocery store and just go to the grocery store and just take what I need â and I want to steal from the grocery store as an invisible person. Iâm joking!
What are three things you canât live without?
I canât live without my toy collection. My little figurines, I just genuinely canât live without them. I canât live without my family, my boyfriend, my friends. Oh, whatâs the third? I would say my phone. I canât live without my phone. No. That sounds so terrible. Iâm not going to say that. I can definitely live without that. My boyfriendâs pointing at stuff next to me, like things I canât live without. Coffee. I canât live without coffee. Without coffee. Iâm literally so grumpy and so grouchy. I definitely need caffeine in the mornings, so I canât live without that.
If you were going to write your autobiography, what would the title be?
Ah, the title would be âDing. An Emotional and Powerful Journey Through the Sparkle of a Jewel in a World of Dust. How to Be a Diamond and When Things Get Hard, Just Know that Sparkles Will Always Happen.â And thatâs the title. Itâs a big title. Itâs a mouthful.
What is your most prized possession?
Probably my first edition Draculaura Monster High doll. I have the very first one that was ever invented and ever created, and Iâm a big Monster High fan. She is worth a lot of money, but I would never sell her. I love her so much. Sheâs in perfect condition, a 12-year-old doll, and she is just fabulously sitting in that box, racking up more money, Iâm sure.
What would your fans be surprised to learn that youâre a fan of?
Oh my God. Iâm very open about all the things. You know what? Oh, hereâs a good one. I have been gaming lately. Whoever thought Jewels Sparkles would be a gamer⊠Jewels Sparkles didnât think that. But now that I have more time on planes and I have a little extra money, I bought myself a Nintendo Switch and I feel like I am the ultimate gamer girl now. So, get into it.
What is the best piece of advice youâve been given?
Thatâs a good question. I think getting on Drag Race and the aftermath of it is very overwhelming. You know, youâre introduced to the spotlight and itâs kind of instant, like overnight. People watch the episode and then you are all of a sudden like a superstar and itâs a little crazy and a little overwhelming and you get a lot of comments. Sometimes theyâre really, really good. Sometimes theyâre really, really bad.
Trinity the Tuck told me that you should not take any comments personally. The good ones should not feed your ego and the bad ones should not destroy your ego. Theyâre all the same. Every comment is the same. Itâs a self-reflection of what the person is writing, it is a self-reflection of them. If they like you, itâs because you represent something in them that they like. If they donât like you, youâre representing something in them that they donât like. So, you should not take the good comments, they should not get to your head. The bad comments should not get to your head. Just let the comments be comments and you know, keep moving.
Tickets for A Drag Queen Christmas are available now at Drag Fans. Keep up with Jewels Sparkles on Instagram.
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