Shea Couleé

Shea Couleé

Known for
Acting
Born
February 8, 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace
Warsaw, Indiana, USA

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shea Couleé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint poster

A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

Movie · as Self

2025
Ironheart poster

Ironheart

TV · as Slug · 6 eps

2024
Drag Me to the Movies poster

Drag Me to the Movies

TV · as Clarissa Imastarlet, Petra Packer / Spider Lady · 1 ep

2023
It's Ok to Ask Questions poster

It's Ok to Ask Questions

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Chicago Drag Execellence poster

Chicago Drag Execellence

Movie · as Self (voice)

2021
Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch poster

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch

Movie · as Marcia Brady

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Lisa Condo · 1 ep

2020
NightGowns FOREVER poster

NightGowns FOREVER

Movie · as Self

2020
Nubia Amplified poster

Nubia Amplified

Movie · as Shea Couleé

2020
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 poster

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2

Movie · as Self - Model

2020
Drag Queen Christmas 2020

Drag Queen Christmas 2020

Movie

2020
All In: The Fight for Democracy poster

All In: The Fight for Democracy

Movie · as Self

2020
Served! With Jade Thirlwall poster

Served! With Jade Thirlwall

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Canada's Drag Race poster

Canada's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2019
Haters Roast RAW poster

Haters Roast RAW

Movie · as Self

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Couleé-D poster

Couleé-D

Movie

2017
Portrait Of A Queen poster

Portrait Of A Queen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Lipstick City poster

Lipstick City

Movie · as Shea / Mrs. Couleé

2016
The Pit Stop poster

The Pit Stop

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Whatcha Packin' poster

Whatcha Packin'

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Hey Qween! poster

Hey Qween!

TV · 1 ep

2014
Fashion Photo RuView poster

Fashion Photo RuView

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

TV · as Self - Special Guest, Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED poster

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

TV · as Self - Contestant · 20 eps

2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked poster

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

TV · as Self - Contestant · 12 eps

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race poster

RuPaul's Drag Race

TV · as Self - Contestant · 14 eps

2009
The Streamy Awards poster

The Streamy Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
The Bachelorette poster

The Bachelorette

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep