With the announcement of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6, the fans are thrilled to see that the season 4 standout Jiggly Caliente is returning to the show. Jiggly will come back to the Werk Room almost 10 years after her first time on the show. Since her TV debut on Drag Race nine years ago, Jiggly acted in huge television shows, released some original music, and became a trailblazer for trans representation. Let's see what else Jiggly Caliente has been up to over the last decade.
Jiggly Caliente finished in eighth place on RuPaul's Drag Race season 4. She was part of the legendary season that is credited by many fans as having put the show on the map. Jiggly was eliminated by legendary Drag Race queen Willam. Since participating on Drag Race, Jiggly has appeared on a number of television shows, including her multi-episode arc as Veronica on FX's Pose.
Jiggly Caliente started her acting career in 2015, when she landed the role of shop owner on the Comedy Central series Broad City. She's also appeared in the pilot episode of Search Party and in the finale of Playing House. Moreover, Jiggly can be seen in Bob the Drag Queen's music video for "Yet Another Dig", which also features All Stars 2 winner Alaska. In addition, Jiggly appeared alongside Peppermint in a Saturday Night Live sketch. In 2016, Jiggly came out as transgender. In 2020, she co-hosted Translation, the first talk show on a major network hosted by an all-trans cast.
Seeing openly trans representation on Drag Race has been very rare until recently. Jiggly is one of only a handful of openly trans contestants to compete on the show, and All Stars 6 has more representation than ever. Kylie Sonique Love came out as trans on the season 2 reunion, and she is now back and ready to slay the competition. Shortly after their time on Drag Race, Eureka O'Hara came out as non-binary. Now, Eureka is also back for All Stars 6.
Jiggly Caliente has been releasing original music ever since season 4 and premiered her album, THOT Process, in 2018. In an article for Billboard, Jiggly said: "I want to make sure that my fans get the 100 percent real me, instead of a produced version of me that was made for TV." Jiggly went on to discuss her music videos and the importance of trans representation through her music. "Drag is, for the most part in the trans community, ultra-fem, ultra-glamorous. It is basically femininity transcended. Because it's like, the hair is high, it's often about gorgeousness." Jiggly continues to make music and act in TV and film, so it's safe to say that the fans are thrilled that she'll return for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 6.
Source: Jiggly Caliente on Instagram, Billboard