Jiggly Caliente: Who was the drag queen who died at 44

Star of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE , Jiggly Caliente He died on Sunday (27) as a result of a widespread infection. Drag Queen became known to participate in the fourth season of the reality show, aired in 2012, and returned to the sixth edition of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS in 2021.

Bianca Castro-Arabijo was born in San Pedro, in the Philippines, and moved to the United States, where he began to assemble. Drag’s name was inspired by Jigglypuff, Pokémon character. In 2016, Jiggly took on transgender.

She gained notoriety by participating in the reality show presented by Rupaul, highlighting her performance of “Apocalyptic Couture”. Drag Queen was eighth in the season, but stood out as one of the public’s favorites.


Jiggly Caliente was one of the competitors of Rupaul's Drag Race in 2009

In the song, it released the hip hop album “Thot Process” which had special participation of Rupaul , Sharon Needles , Peppermint , Alaska , Ginger minj , Phi Phi O’Hara and Manila Luzon .

She also participated in other television productions as Pose , Search Party and Saturday Night Live . Your last work was Drag Race Filipinas in which he acted as the main judge since 2022.

Last Wednesday (24), she had a leg amputated after a serious infection. “It is with deep regret that we communicate the death of Bianca Castro-Arabijo, known to the world and dear to so many as Jiggly Caliente. Bianca died peacefully on April 27, 2025, at 4:42 am, surrounded by beloved family and close friends,” the family said in a statement.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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