Today we’d like to introduce you to Jordan Correa.
Hi Jordan, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My story started with modeling a few years back, however I never felt like I was a model before getting comfortable with it, and I really used it as a stepping stone to get into performing which didn’t start until a few years after when I met Mehgan Iman Dlux. When I met Mehgan I was a singer trying to gain more exposure, but I didn’t know where to start, and Mehgan gave me my first opportunity at the Dakota. Following that I was introduced to the drag scene/performing world in San Antonio and learned about so many different aspects of entertainment that it helped reshape and refine who I am as an artist. I started out as just a singer but I found my rhythm in being a male entertainer, it opened other avenues to back up dance for people at pageants, enabled the confidence to choreograph for others and travel to different states and cities as a male entertainer, join multiple casts like AD productions with Diamond, Dragtastic with Ez Breezy, Toxic tuesdays with Arianna Venti, The Dollhaus and many more, and gain so much experience and so many memories, and a deeper appreciation of drag in itself, as well really find my own voice as an artist.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The road was not smooth. I feel like people needed to warm up to me as a performer as I would receive a lot of criticism doing female songs and dancing in heels but not doing female drag. However I do think people are warming up to the idea of a more androgynous performer in San Antonio
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I am a male drag entertainer. I started out as a singer and then moved over to dancing more, and now I incorporate both aspects. What I believe sets me apart is the androgynous aspect of my artistry, as a male presenting figure people expect a male performance, but I bring a lil twist with the heels and a different flavor to each number I do leaving the audience with an experience they’ll remember and hopefully return for.
Alright, so to wrap up, is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
Going for what you want sometimes is not easy and being adaptable is the first thing to get comfortable with. Starting out I believed I only had one avenue of performance, however that has been changing over the years and they will continue to change, however change is a good thing that comes when the time is right which is where I believe success comes from. Expanding your horizons of what you can do and are capable of to reach your goals will help you make leaps and bounds of achievement. Though things may be out of your comfort zone don’t be scared to be uncomfortable because if we stay comfortable we’ll never be able to evolve into the person we want to achieve.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: jrdnss_music
