Kong served as the Theater | Film | Television editor for the Daily Bruin from 2020-2021. She was previously an A&amp;E reporter from 2019-2020.

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Off the runway, Jackie Cox proves there’s more to her Persian-ality than meets the eye. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumna brought her acting chops and creative fashion statements to the latest season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which has recently been nominated for 13 Emmys.

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Q&A: Jackie Cox talks ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ representation and activism in entertainment

By Alyson Kong

Aug. 10, 2020 7:46 p.m.