GayCities New York Editor Jeffrey James Keyes snuck under the mistletoe with the contestants on the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race for a closer look at some of their favorite things.

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Boy Name: Jamall Jackson

Current Home:  Fort Lauderdale, FL

Favorite Place on Earth:  Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida

Favorite Bar/Club: Parliament House in Orlando.  I love the crowd—the energy and people are amazing.

What is it about your drag persona that helped you make the cut? I believe that my age and creativity.  I’m something fresh, something new, something beyond!

Where will you finish your holiday shopping? I’ll be doing all of my holiday shopping online because I don’t have the time to go to the malls.

And where will you be for New Year’s Eve?
With family and friends —and intoxicated!

Why will you win RuPaul’s Drag Race? Because I put a lot of hard work and dedication into what I want!

RuPaul’s Drag Race returns to Logo on January 30. Photo Credit: Mathu Andersen