# Juice Boxx

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{{Short description|Canadian drag performer}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Juice Boxx
| image              = Juice Boxx at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Juice Boxx at [RuPaul's DragCon LA](/source/RuPaul's_DragCon_LA), 2024
| birth_place        = [Windsor, Ontario](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario), Canada
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1988|9|20}}<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=JuiceBoxxQueen |number=1307709738923233280 |title=IM SORRY I SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH W H O M?! Wow, queen shit. I'm not worthy mom @michellevisage Happy birthday !!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://draglicious.com.br/2021/10/04/whos-that-queen-juice-boxx/ |title=Who's That Queen? Juice Boxx |last=Vilhena |first=Arthur |website=draglicious.com |date=4 October 2021 |publisher=Draglicious |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
| birth_name         = Joseph Primeau
| other_names        = Jo Primeau
| occupation         = Drag queen, entertainer
| known_for          = ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'' ([season 1](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race_(season_1)))
}}

'''Joseph “Jo” Primeau''',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eyesonwindsor.com/entertainment-news/ginger-minj-delivers-world-class-drag-show-to-windsor/ |title=Ginger Minj Delivers World-Class Drag Show at Rockstar Windsor |last=Blondin |first=Kevin |website=eyesonwindsor.com |date=6 May 2019 |publisher=Eyes On Windsor |access-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526010919/https://eyesonwindsor.com/entertainment-news/ginger-minj-delivers-world-class-drag-show-to-windsor/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> better known by the stage name '''Juice Boxx''' (born September 20, 1988), is a Canadian [drag](/source/Drag_(clothing)) performer best known for being the first contestant to be eliminated on ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'', the Canadian version of ''[RuPaul's Drag Race](/source/RuPaul's_Drag_Race)''.

== Early life ==
Primeau was born in [Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario) and grew up in [Essex](/source/Essex%2C_Ontario).<ref>Trevor Wilhelm, [https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/two-essex-county-drag-queens-battle-it-out-on-canadas-drag-race "Two Essex County drag queens battle it out on Canada's Drag Race"]. ''[Windsor Star](/source/Windsor_Star)'', July 1, 2020.</ref> He has a degree in visual arts and a diploma in makeup artistry and special effects.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=Meet the queens of Canada's Drag Race|url=https://rts.org.uk/article/meet-queens-canada-s-drag-race|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Royal Television Society|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415162527/https://rts.org.uk/article/meet-queens-canada-s-drag-race|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
Juice Boxx started performing and hosting in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) since 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Celebrity Gaymer: Juice Boxx - Gayming Magazine|url=https://gaymingmag.com/2021/04/celebrity-gaymer-juice-boxx/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=gaymingmag.com|date=8 April 2021 |archive-date=2021-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929222508/https://gaymingmag.com/2021/04/celebrity-gaymer-juice-boxx/|url-status=live}}</ref> She frequently played the role of [Baby Spice](/source/Emma_Bunton) on the drag show Spice Queens Live.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-16|title=Meet Canada's Drag Race cast of queens on Instagram - Priyanka, Juice Boxx, Kyne!|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/talent-shows/rupauls-drag-race/canadas-drag-race-cast|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Reality Titbit|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517173928/https://www.realitytitbit.com/talent-shows/rupauls-drag-race/canadas-drag-race-cast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cast of Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Revealed {{!}} Blog|url=https://yohomo.ca/blog/reveal-cast-of-canadas-drag-race-on-crave|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Yohomo|language=en-CA|archive-date=2020-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629090706/https://yohomo.ca/blog/reveal-cast-of-canadas-drag-race-on-crave|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also stated that she views her drag as a form of activism, especially in the wake of the [Orlando nightclub shooting](/source/Orlando_nightclub_shooting) in 2016.<ref>Sarah Dziedzic, [https://www.tvo.org/article/the-working-life-of-a-drag-queen-after-orlando "The working life of a drag queen, after Orlando"]. [TVOntario](/source/TVOntario), July 4, 2016.</ref>

In 2018, she gave a surprise performance at the wedding of her friends Jonny Cooper and Jon Tuttle in [Muskoka](/source/Muskoka_Region).<ref>Jen Kirsch and Rebecca Palladina, [https://torontolife.com/life/real-weddings-inside-lakeside-muskoka-retreat/ "Real Weddings: Jonny and Jon"]. ''[Toronto Life](/source/Toronto_Life)'', December 6, 2018.</ref> In January 2020, she performed at It's Just Drag, a drag event in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), whose bill included [Monet X Change](/source/Monet_X_Change), [Brooke Lynn Hytes](/source/Brooke_Lynn_Hytes), [Priyanka](/source/Priyanka_(drag_queen)), [Tynomi Banks](/source/Tynomi_Banks) and [Kendall Gender](/source/Kendall_Gender).<ref>[https://www.saanichnews.com/entertainment/drag-queens-take-victoria-by-storm-this-month/ "Drag queens take Victoria by storm this month"]. ''Saanich News'', January 9, 2020.</ref>

In the first episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'', Boxx suffered a panic attack on the main stage during critiques.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Juice Boxx reveals who the shadiest queen on Canada's Drag Race is {{!}} PopBuzz Meets|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/exclusives/video/juice-boxx-canadas-drag-race-interview/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=PopBuzz|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417060618/https://www.popbuzz.com/exclusives/video/juice-boxx-canadas-drag-race-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> She later placed in the bottom two and lip synced against [Lemon](/source/Lemon_(drag_queen)) to [Carly Rae Jepsen](/source/Carly_Rae_Jepsen)'s "[I Really Like You](/source/I_Really_Like_You)". She lost, which was met with debate on social media, include [Shea Couleé](/source/Shea_Coule%C3%A9) voicing support for her. She is considered the "[Porkchop](/source/Victoria_%22Porkchop%22_Parker)" of Canada due to being the first contestant to ever be eliminated in a ''Drag Race'' series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-06|title=Our interview with Juice Boxx proves why her time on Canada's Drag Race was cut too short|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/our-interview-with-juice-boxx-proves-why-her-time-on-canadas-drag-race-was-cut-too-short/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=GAY TIMES|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125112610/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/our-interview-with-juice-boxx-proves-why-her-time-on-canadas-drag-race-was-cut-too-short/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-03|title=Canada's Drag Race: Juice Boxx Exit Interview|url=https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-juice-boxx-exit-interview/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221060651/https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-juice-boxx-exit-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the show, Boxx started a [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) account in March 2021, where she plays various games.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-16|title=8 Drag Race queens you didn't know were on Twitch, from Detox to Crystal Methyd|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=[PinkNews](/source/PinkNews)|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141948/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, she was in the music video for [Priyanka](/source/Priyanka_(drag_queen))'s "Cake".<ref>{{Citation|title=Priyanka - Cake (Official Video)| date=28 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXWzp4NJU4I|language=en|access-date=2022-01-18|archive-date=2021-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103091357/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PXWzp4NJU4I|url-status=live}}</ref> In a post-victory interview with ''[Attitude](/source/Attitude_(magazine))'', Priyanka also named Juice Boxx as the queen from the season most deserving of an opportunity to return to the competition in a future season.<ref>[https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/exclusive-priyanka-on-snatching-the-canadas-drag-race-crown-and-all-that-jeffrey-drama/23678/ "Exclusive: Priyanka on snatching the 'Canada's Drag Race' crown and all that Jeffrey drama"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129181406/https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/exclusive-priyanka-on-snatching-the-canadas-drag-race-crown-and-all-that-jeffrey-drama/23678/ |date=2022-01-29 }}. ''[Attitude](/source/Attitude_(magazine))'', September 7, 2020.</ref> In July 2021, Juice Boxx performed alongside [BOA](/source/BOA_(drag_queen)), [Anastarzia Anaquway](/source/Anastarzia_Anaquway), [Farra N. Hyte](/source/Farra_N._Hyte) and TroyBoy at the inaugural Drag Starz at the Manor, a new drag event in [Guelph](/source/Guelph), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).<ref>Lauren Scott, [https://www.thestar.com/local-guelph/news/2021/07/16/queens-at-the-castle-guelph-strip-club-the-manor-to-host-first-drag-event-in-july.html "Queens at the castle: Guelph strip club the Manor to host first drag event in July"]. ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', July 16, 2021.</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
* ''[Canada's Drag Race](/source/Canada's_Drag_Race)'' (season 1)

===Web series===
* ''[Bring Back My Girls](/source/Bring_Back_My_Girls)'' (2022)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline| Juice Boxx}}

{{Canada's Drag Race}}

Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people
Category:Canada's Drag Race contestants
Category:Canadian drag queens
Category:Canadian Twitch (service) streamers
Category:Drag performers from Ontario
Category:People from Essex, Ontario
Category:People from Windsor, Ontario
Category:LGBTQ live streamers

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