Alexis Mateo, a Puerto Rican drag queen and fashion designer, won the titles of All American Goddess 2016, Miss Gay Days 2016, and National Showgirl 2017.
She is in the spotlight for her upcoming international all-stars series of Drag Race, Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.
Highlights
- Netizens believed Alexis Mateo and Bruno Alcantara eloped in Las Vegas, but it was a promotional stunt for Jennifer Lopez’s romantic comedy musical Marry Me.
- Alexis is possibly single and has maintained a private lifestyle.
- She is a drag mother of viral sensation Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and hired her as a backup dancer.
Alexis Mateo Pacheco has achieved many gay pageants while residing in Central Florida and has been active in AIDS awareness and activism.
She began her drag queen career in 2006 and rose to international fame as a contestant on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
She won three main challenges before making it to the top 3 but was eliminated in the season finale on April 25, 2011.
Alexis performed with Katy Perry alongside the rest of RuPaul’s Drag Race Live! Cast during her Play concert residency at Resorts World Las Vegas.
In addition, she is a fashion designer who won the 2001 Inter Fashion Award for Best Fashion Designer.
Alexis Mateo’s Military Ex-boyfriend Confirmed Her Elopement
There are rumors that Bruno Alcantara, a Pit Crew member on RuPaul’s Drag Race, might have been romantically involved with Alexis Mateo.
Alexis and Bruno eloped in Las Vegas, but it was a promotional stunt for Jennifer Lopez‘s romantic comedy musical Marry Me.
E Alexis Mateo que casou com o Bruno em Las Vegas pic.twitter.com/14SbfmqFJE
— DesiRée Beck 🦃 (@mrsdesireebeck) January 23, 2023
She competed with Manila Luzon to wed Bruno in a special lip-sync video performance.
Netizens believed Alexis and Bruno married in 2022, and many congratulated her.
They were surprised to realize it was only a promotional stunt, even though Alexis’s military ex-boyfriend confirmed it.
Moreover, the Puerto Rican drag queen Alexis is possibly single and has maintained a private lifestyle.
Alexis Mateo Is A Drag Mother Of Viral Sensation Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, also known as Miss Vanjie, is the stage name of Jose Luis Cancel.
She is a drag performer famous for competing in the tenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race and appearing in other spin-offs.
April Carrión, Crystal Methyd, Alexis Mateo, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo e Bianca Del Rio foram os ícones latinos escolhidos para o photoshoot de RuPaul's Drag Race que celebra o Mês da História LGBT nos Estados Unidos! pic.twitter.com/82HWIEIE3O
— @shantayficagay (@shantayficagay) October 2, 2023
33 years old Vanessa Vanjie is of Puerto Rican descent, and Alexis Mateo hired her as a backup dancer.
She also released her first single, “I’m Vanjie,” on June 21, 2018, and appeared in the music video for Iggy Azalea’s “Sally Walker” in March 2019.
Gay Times featured her on its cover of the September 2018 issue. She is one of the most followed queens from Drag Race and garnered over 1.5 million followers on Instagram.
Additional Information
- 45 years old Alexis Mateo was born in Florida, Puerto Rico, on July 24, 1979.
- She boycotted a Tampa Beauty Supplies store after she had been told to leave the store because of her sexual orientation in April 2011.
- She is also a singer who released her single, “Big Girl,” in 2013 and featured in “I’m in Love” with the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2020.
- The Puerto Rican drag queen has amassed an estimated net worth of $1 million.
