Courtney Act
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Courtney Act in April 2014
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Shane Jenek February 18, 1982 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Residence | West Hollywood, California |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Shane Gilberto Jenek (born 18 February 1982; better known by her stage name Courtney Act) is an Australian drag queen, pop singer, entertainer and reality television personality. As Courtney Act, Jenek was a semi-finalist on Australian Idol in 2003 and was the third singer of the competition to release an official solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. The single, "Rub Me Wrong", was released in 2004, which peaked at #29 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Act was the runner up in season six of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Act was born Shane Gilberto Jenek in Brisbane and attended Sandgate District State High School. She later moved to Sydney at the age of 18. She originally intended to take the name Ginger Le'Bon and be a "redheaded, smoky voiced nightclub singer." Instead, she took the stage name Courtney Act, which is a pun on the phrase caught in the act as pronounced in a non-rhotic accent such as Australian English.
In December 2013, Logo announced that Courtney Act was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She later went on to become a finalist in the competition, alongside fellow contestants Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio, but in the season finale lost the title to Bianca Del Rio.
In July 2014, Courtney Act became the first drag performer in history to sing live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Act appeared as a guest performer with Cheyenne Jackson in "Hello, Gorgeous! Cheyenne Jackson Goes to the Movies". The two sang a duet of "Elephant Love Song" from the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge.
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