Myra DuBois is a stage persona portrayed by Gareth Joyner, a stand-up comedian and drag performer from Rotherham based in London.
Early life Gareth Joyner began performing as Myra DuBois in burlesque clubs and gay bars after moving to London in 2008.
When interviewed in character as Myra DuBois, the performer has described having a "past life as a bingo caller".
Career In 2020, DuBois was a semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent. When his audition first aired, Boy George remarked on Twitter "Love the hilarious drag queen", while Piers Morgan described his performance as "diabolical".
DuBois has been a guest on The John Bishop Show, a panellist on Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, appeared on Dom Jolly’s Fool Britannia, and in 2023 was a contestant on Richard Osman's House of Games. He made a guest appearance in the film adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. In 2021, DuBois played Lady Von Fistenberg in the "Dragatha Christie murder-mystery" play Death Drop along with starring in his solo performance Dead Funny at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Herself A drag queen at Legs Eleven and a friend of Hugo Battersby / Loco Chanelle
Television Year Title Role Notes2023The Weakest LinkHerselfContestant2023Richard Osman's House of GamesHerselfContestant; Series 7 Week 4 2022 Queens for the Night Mentor One-off special 2020 Britain's Got Talent Herself Contestant; Series 14 2015 The John Bishop Show Herself
Theatre Year Title Role Notes2021–2022 Sleeping Beauty Carabosse2021 Death Drop Lady von Fistenburg 2021 Dead Funny Herself 2023-2024 Jack and the Beanstalk Myra Blunderbore 2024-2025 Cinderella Wicked Stepmother 2025-2026 Snow White Queen Lucretia at the Alhambra2026TitaniqueMother Ruthat the Criterion Theatre
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