Shea Couleé
Biography
Jaren Kyei Merrell (born February 8, 1989), known professionally as Shea Couleé, is an American drag queen, singer, rapper, actor, podcaster, and fixture of the Chicago nightlife scene. Born in Warsaw, Indiana, they began their drag career in 2012. In 2017, Shea Couleé achieved international fame after competing in season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing in the top four. In 2020, Shea Couleé won the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Shea Couleé later returned to compete on the all-winners' seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars in 2022, once again placing in the top four.
In 2016, Shea Couleé co-produced, directed, wrote, and starred in Lipstick City.
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In 2017, Shea Couleé released their debut EP, Couleé-D, along with accompanying music videos. Since then, Shea Couleé has continued their musical career, starred in their web series podcast, and has embarked on domestic and international tours, including Werq the World, Haters Roast, and A Drag Queen Christmas.
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Filmography
- 2025IronheartSeries: Slug (6 episodes)
- 2024Drag Me to the MoviesSeries: Petra Packer / Spider Lady, Clarissa Imastarlet (1 episode)
- 2021Abbott ElementarySeries: Lisa Condo (1 episode)
- 2021Dragging the Classics: The Brady BunchFilm: Marcia Brady
- 2020Drag Queen Christmas 2020Film
- 2020Nubia AmplifiedFilm: Shea Couleé
- 2017Couleé-DFilm
- 2016Lipstick CityFilm: Shea / Mrs. Couleé, Writer, Creator, Director
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