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.

Filmography

• Ironheart — Slug
• Drag Me to the Movies — Clarissa Imastarlet, Petra Packer / Spider Lady
• Abbott Elementary — Lisa Condo
• 2021Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch — Marcia Brady
• 2020Drag Queen Christmas 2020
• 2020Nubia Amplified — Shea Couleé
• 2017Couleé-D
• 2016Lipstick City — Shea / Mrs. Couleé, Creator, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
• Hey Qween!

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2025A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint — Self
• It's Ok to Ask Questions — Self
• 2021Chicago Drag Execellence — Self (voice)
• 2020All In: The Fight for Democracy — Self
• Canada's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• 2020NightGowns FOREVER — Self
• 2020Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 — Self - Model
• Served! With Jade Thirlwall — Self
• 2019Haters Roast RAW — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Portrait Of A Queen — Self
• The Pit Stop — Self
• Fashion Photo RuView — Self
• Whatcha Packin' — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Special Guest, Self - Contestant
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED — Self - Contestant
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked — Self - Contestant
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Contestant
• The Streamy Awards — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Bachelorette — Self
• The View — Self - Guest