Jessie Précieuse is the stage name of Alex Verville, a Montreal-based drag queen.Chantal Cyr, "Quand Alex Verville se transforme en Jessie". Fugues, August 1, 2021.
Verville has been a weather presenter for MétéoMédia, the French-language counterpart of The Weather Network.Katy Desrosiers, "Le Sorelois Alex Verville s’épanouit dans l’univers de la drag". Les 2 Rives, October 6, 2021. Although he normally presents the weather as himself, he has sometimes presented the weather in drag as Jessie Précieuse during Montreal Pride. He is also a regular contributor to Noovo Info's Friday 5 p.m. news segment, where he discusses current issues related to weather and climate.
Verville began experimenting with drag during the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, before making her television debut on MétéoMédia in 2021.Bruno Lapointe, "Drag-queens du Québec: «Je me suis mis à aimer ça plus que je pensais» – Jessie Précieuse". Le Journal de Montréal, August 5, 2023. She gained further prominence as a finalist on the second season of the drag competition series Call Me Mother in 2022.
Early life Précieuse was born and raised in Sorel-Tracy, a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. They studied at Cégep de Jonquière in Saguenay, Québec before moving to Montreal, Quebec to complete their bachelor's studies in communications at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Career
After competing in the Drag Moi! competition at Cabaret Mado, Jessie broke out on the Montreal drag scene. In 2022, Jessie competed on the second season of OUTtv's Call Me Mother, ultimately finishing as runner-up.
In 2023, Précieuse starred in Majestix, a celebration of the city’s local drag talent on the MainStage of Montreal Pride. The same year, on October 12, 2023, she opened for Chappel Roan during her "The Midwest Princess Tour" at Théâtre Fairmont, alongside local drag artists Bobépine and Denim.
Jessie Précieuse is the host and producer of the Grand Championnat National de Drag de Montréal, an annual drag competition that brings together three teams of drag kings and queens in an outdoor showdown. Held on Sainte-Catherine Street to mark the opening of the Montreal Village’s pedestrian zone for the summer since 2023.
In 2025, Précieuse headlined the family event Heure du conte : Jessie Précieuse at the Quartier général de l’entrepreneuriat in Sherbrooke. The inclusive storytelling activity, part of the Fière la Fête festival, invited children and families to celebrate diversity through a colorful story hour. That same year, she collaborated with Mixbus Studio to co-lead Sherbrooke’s Pride parade and to host the closing drag show for the Fière la Fête celebrations, earning praise for an energetic and community-centered performance.
Filmography Podcasts + List of podcast credits, with selected details Year Title ShowRole Notes 2025Sexe Oral en cavale S02 - Drag Queen (#2)Sexe OralGuestEpisode 22025Jessie Précieuse replume le PokémonFull PlumeGuestEpisode 732024Séries Éliminatoires ft. Jessie PrécieuseCrashe ton ThéGuestEpisode 3
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