Jasmine Rice LaBeija aka International Mother
Jasmine Rice LaBeija is one of the most iconic and respected nightlife entertainers in NYC. She has had a hold on the drag scene since Pride of 2012, and she is now the intentional mother of the house of LaBeija. In 2017, she was one of the main cast members on the documentary series Shade: Queens of NYC on Fusion network. She was later a host of Dragged, which won a Shorty Award in Diversity & Inclusion, for Verizon’s network In The Know. More recently, she was featured in a short film called Inside & Outwards, narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker which has won an Emmy Award. Aside from her drag career, Jasmine is also an Opera singer and a graduate of The Juilliard School. She continues to further her career in both Opera and drag and performs around the world, most recently this past summer as the face of NYC Pride, and a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museum.