Acting

Shea Couleé

Born February 8, 1989 · Warsaw, Indiana, USA (age 37)

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 wo…

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Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch · 2021

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch

MovieComedyTV Movie

The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race and the original cast members of The Brady Bunch unite for a Pride crossover event.

Couleé-D

Couleé-D · 2017

Shea Couleé's debut visual album

Lipstick City

Lipstick City · 2016

A visually sumptuous exploration of the drag persona of model Shea Couleé, this short film will be an arresting display of dance, music, and fashion. When high end fashion model Miss Couleé discovers evidence that her powerful husband, Mr., isn't the faithful man she thought she married, she teams up with her ally Shea to go underground into a glamorous and gritty world run by powerful entrepreneur Chic [Kim Chi] to exact her revenge.

Nubia Amplified

Nubia Amplified · 2020

Nubia Amplified

In NUBIA: Amplified, BeBe Zahara Benet, Bob the Drag Queen, Monique Heart, Peppermint and Shea Couleé sound off in a candid exchange about race in America, immigrant identity, the rigors of entertaining while Black, performative allyship and intersectionality within queer communities.

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary · 2021

Abbott Elementary

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Ironheart

Ironheart · 2025

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

Hey Qween!

Hey Qween! · 2014

Comedian Jonny McGovern hosts a talk show with Co-Host Lady Red Couture, where they catch up and gossip with fabulous celebrity guests.

Drag Me to the Movies

Drag Me to the Movies · 2024

Drag Me to the Movies

A star studded cast of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race parodies your favorite blockbuster hits, transforming the movies you love in a whole new gender bending way.

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Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch · 2021

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch

MovieComedyTV Movie

The queens of RuPaul's Drag Race and the original cast members of The Brady Bunch unite for a Pride crossover event.

Marcia Brady

Couleé-D

Couleé-D · 2017

Shea Couleé's debut visual album

Lipstick City

Lipstick City · 2016

A visually sumptuous exploration of the drag persona of model Shea Couleé, this short film will be an arresting display of dance, music, and fashion. When high end fashion model Miss Couleé discovers evidence that her powerful husband, Mr., isn't the faithful man she thought she married, she teams up with her ally Shea to go underground into a glamorous and gritty world run by powerful entrepreneur Chic [Kim Chi] to exact her revenge.

Creator

Nubia Amplified

Nubia Amplified · 2020

Nubia Amplified

In NUBIA: Amplified, BeBe Zahara Benet, Bob the Drag Queen, Monique Heart, Peppermint and Shea Couleé sound off in a candid exchange about race in America, immigrant identity, the rigors of entertaining while Black, performative allyship and intersectionality within queer communities.

Shea Couleé

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary · 2021

Abbott Elementary

In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Lisa Condo

Ironheart

Ironheart · 2025

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyCrime

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."

Slug

Hey Qween!

Hey Qween! · 2014

Comedian Jonny McGovern hosts a talk show with Co-Host Lady Red Couture, where they catch up and gossip with fabulous celebrity guests.

Drag Me to the Movies

Drag Me to the Movies · 2024

Drag Me to the Movies

A star studded cast of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race parodies your favorite blockbuster hits, transforming the movies you love in a whole new gender bending way.

Clarissa Imastarlet