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Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, sometimes known as Miss Vanjie or simply Vanjie, is the stage name of José Luis Cancel, [1] an American drag performer known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placing fifth on the eleventh season of the show.
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- Farewell Message
- Trivia
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, also known simply as Vanessa Vanjie during the ninth season of All Stars, is a Puerto Rican drag queen, performer and a contestant on Season 10 and Season 11 of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she placed 14th and 5th respectively.
Vanessa then appeared in RuPaul's Drag Race Vegas Revue where she was followed, alongside other Drag Race alumni, as she prepared to lead the "RuPaul's Drag Race Live!" show in Las Vegas.
"Vanessa" was the name given by Vanjie's drag mother, Alexis Mateo, because Alexis thinks she looks like "Vanessa", the human form of "Ursula" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" movie.
Because she has a "banjee attitude", Vanessa received "Banjee" as her middle name, but since Alexis couldn't pronounce it, this became "Vanjie". Also because of her drag mother, she got "Mateo" as her surname.
Vanessa is the drag daughter of Alexis Mateo and her husband Jeffrey Kelley. This makes Vanessa a member of the "Mateo Empire," alongside her drag sisters Jenavive and Victoria Mateo.
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10
•"10s. 10s. 10s. Across. The board!" (entrance quote) •"Like a hooker on Rodeo Drive: she's kinda Ghetto but still like, you know, eloquent." (referring to herself) •"I got the call, bitch, I got the call!" •"Get these cookies, baby!" •"Bitch. RuPaul walks into the werkroom. I was gagged. It's like seeing the Loch Ness Monster. You hear a lot about it, but you never see it. So when you see it, bitch, you done." •"Bitch, are we on big brother." •"I'm not Project Runway ready, but I got my patterns in my clutch so if you want me to make you a swimsuit, holla at ya girl." •"Stop the press! Xtina is in the building, baby!" •"Miss Vanjie. Miss Vanjie. Miss... Vanjie." (upon being eliminated on Season 10) •"What, bitch?" (to Kalorie Karbdashian during Season 10's reunion) •"I'm glad I have a catchphrase. Who are you again?" (to Kalorie Karbdashian during Season 10's reunion)
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11
•"Bitch, I'm back." (entrance quote) •"I was humilita-humililated... I was embarrassed." •"Get those cookies, get those cookies." •"The circus is in town, Mary!" (to Yvie Oddly, during her entrance) •"You gamble girl" (to Kahanna Montrese, during her entrance) •"Why's your earring coming off? You weren't doing the Electric Slide; you just did two steps, Mary..." (referring to Ra'Jah O'Hara's left earring coming off after hugging Silky Nutmeg Ganache when the former entered the Werk Room) •"Don’t tell me you're coming to fight!" (to Soju, during her entrance) •"Miss Scarlet is looking pressed like a panini." •"WORK BERTHA!" •"Baby im looking at this script, like its the DaVinci code or some shit" •"Kahanna's flipping and I'm ducking and diving. Bitch, don't hit me, whore!" •"BITCH, I'M NOT HIDING, HOE!" (during her fight on untucked against Yvie Oddly) •"Soficsta-, sofic-, solicam-, soficmicaleted." •"Thank you Miss Vanjie! I thank myself!" (on Episode 3's Diva Workship maxi challenge) •"Who dat? Oh, from Devil Wears Prada?" •"Don't get the divorce papers," (to Brooke Lynn Hytes) •"Burn the wigs! Burn those fucking wigs!" (During an Untucked! fight about the wigs Ariel left in the Werk Room) •"Miss Vanjie Vanjie Vanjie, bitch! Drop it down low to the floor and spin! Fish Latina, really nice to meet ya, cause I save the room, they give me 10's, they see her. I whip my hair side to side. Category closed, bitch I'm fly. Slip 'n slide, thigh highs, blah ga ga ga ga ga, buh-bye." (verse in Queens Everywhere) •“Now, I'm gonna go ahead and get my little stance. Miss Vanessa Vanjie Mother-fucking Mateo, thank you. Love ya. *comes back on stage* I might come back, don’t turn off the spotlight yet! I might come back baby… I could come back again, be like HEEEY, I’m at the finale, too!! Y’all never know bitch, they might spin the wheel, land on me again bitch! AaaAAaAAAAAAaAaaAAAaaaaA! See ya later! Miss Vanjie!! DEUCES!!” *comes back on stage again* That's how you go viral, take note, hollah! Cut the check, bitch!" *from backstage* Miss Vaanjie." (exit quote)
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Season 1
•"A ten, hut! Y'all bitches ready!?" (entrance quote)
Season 10
"Ladies I ♡ U The Vanjie way! xoxo Vanessa ♡!"
Season 11
"Bitches! I ♡ you all! Not just The Vanjie way! But the Vanessa Vanjie Mateo way! xoxo "Suck it" $ Cut the check!"
•Vanessa Vanjie Mateo is a Christina Aguilera fan. Her favorite album is "Stripped".[citation needed]
•Vanjie is the second most followed first-eliminated Drag Race contestant on Instagram. She surpassed RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 first-out Shangela in January 2020, but this was reversed in late 2022.
•According to her RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 castmates, Vanjie said "Miss Vanjie" exiting the stage more times than what was shown in the edit. On the beginning of Episode 2, you can hear a fourth "Miss Vanjie" in between the first and second.
•RuPaul was spotted wearing a "Miss Vanjie" necklace in her honor.[citation needed]
•A leaked photo of her in RuPaul's Drag Race Untucked confirmed her presence in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11.
•Vanjie is the second first-eliminated contestant to return in another regular season, after Shangela.
Aug 11, 2022 · Read Out's full interview with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Jack Janowicz below, and make sure to watch Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love on WOW Presents Plus.
Apr 3, 2018 · Vanessa Vanjie Mateo Explains What Was Going Through Her Head During Insanely Viral ‘Miss Vanjie’ Moment. “Miss Vanjie. Miss Vanjie. Miss Vaaaanjie.” Those words have been echoing through the...
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Jun 21, 2018 · Mama Ru and the Season 10 queens reflect on the lasting impression Vanessa Vanjie Mateo left after her elimination. ...more
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Vanessa Vanjie singing You Won’t Break My Hole by Beyoncé #dragrace #shorts. 4.1K views. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 & 11 🎰 💌 bookings - teamvanjie@vossevents.com.
