Introduction
Trinity Kardashian Bonet, stage name of Joshua Jamal Jones, is an American drag queen, performer, celebrity impersonator, actor and singer who came to international attention on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014.
Early life
Jones was born on January 31, 1991. He started doing drag when he was fifteen years old. He was diagnosed as HIV positive in 2012. He was living in Atlanta, Georgia before competing on Drag Race.
Career
Bonet was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2014. She was in the bottom two and lip synced three times during the show. She first beat April Carrion with a lip sync to Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman". She then beat Milk in a lip sync to "Whatta Man" by Salt-N-Pepa. She was sent home by Adore Delano in the third time, lip syncing to Paula Abdul's "Vibeology". During the show, Bonet revealed her HIV positive status, becoming the second contestant in the show's history to do so, after Ongina.
After Drag Race, Bonet walked for Marco Marco's 2014 runway show at L.A. fashion week, with other alumni. She was one of thirty drag queens featured in Miley Cyrus's 2015 VMA performance.
She received online support from Cardi B in 2018, praising Bonet's lip sync to "I Like It". She performed a lip sync tribute in front of Monica at the Scandalo Nite Club. She was the second alternate to the Miss Gay UsofA pageant in 2018.
Bonet appeared as a Whitney Houston impersonator for an opening sketch of the June 3, 2019 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. That same month, New York magazine named Bonet one of the top 100 Most Powerful Drag Queens in America. She portrayed Cardi B in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down" on June 17.
Music
Bonet released her first single, "I'm a Drag Queen" featuring Norman Ebony on September 6, 2017. A music video was released on October 18.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Herself | Contestant (seventh place) |
| 2014 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | ||
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Video Music Awards | Backup dancer | |
| 2019 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Whitney Houston impersonator (June 3, 2019 episode) | |
| 2020 | Personal Injury Court | Guest |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Cover Girl" | Herself (RuPaul cover) | |
| 2017 | "I'm a Drag Queen" | Herself (featuring Norman Ebony) | |
| 2019 | "You Need To Calm Down" | Taylor Swift |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Watcha Packin'? | Herself | |
| 2014 | Ring My Bell | ||
| 2016 | Hey Qween! | ||
| 2019 | Bootleg Opinions |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2017 | "I'm a Drag Queen" |