Jan Sport


Jan Sport is the stage name of Charlie Mantione, an American drag queen and singer based in New York City, who came to international attention on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, ultimately placing 8th.

Early life

Mantione was born in New Jersey. He attended Christian Brothers Academy for high school. While attending school, he participated in both sports and theater. He was an avid soccer player until 17. Mantione participated in a number of school productions such as Oklahoma! and played Troy Bolton in a production of High School Musical. He attended the Boston Conservatory for musical theater.

Career

After college, Mantione worked on a cruise ship and performed in New York City. He began drag in 2016 utilizing the likeness of Kris Jenner, performing a one-woman show I Am Kris under "Charlie Mantione as Kris Jenner." In 2016, he won New York City's Lady Liberty competition with his Kris Jenner impersonation. His stage name "Jan Sport" is a reference to the backpack brand JanSport and pays tribute to his athleticism.
He formed the pop group Stephanie's Child along with queens Rosé and Lagoona Bloo in 2018. Mantione's drag mother is Alexis Michelle. In 2018, he won the title of Breakthrough Artist and was nominated for Best Vocalist at the 2018 NY Nightlife Awards.
Mantione appeared on The Voice Season 13 finale with Jessie J and competed on America's Got Talent with Stephanie's Child.

''RuPaul's Drag Race''

Jan's casting on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was announced on January 23, 2020. On the show, she is referred to as simply "Jan" to avoid trademark issues with the backpack brand. She ended up in the bottom two in episode eight and was eliminated after losing a lip-sync to Widow Von'Du, initially placing eighth. Following the disqualification of Sherry Pie, she was ranked 7th.
While the show was airing, Jan contributed to a YouTube web series called Jan's Jukebox where she performed covers of the songs that queens had lip-synced to on the show that week, such as "S&M" by Rihanna and "This Is My Night" by Chaka Khan. The latter performance, which was the song she lip-synced to on the episode in which she was eliminated, was dedicated to her grandfather who had died due to complications of COVID-19.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Discography

Featured singles

Titles