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Who Knew? Underneath the Makeup, Varla Jean Merman is One Hot Daddy.

By Editors October 23, 2015 at 9:10am · 117 comments · Updated on July 20, 2017

Varla Jean Merman has been keeping a very sexy secret.

The sassy drag performer — who starred in 2003’s Girls Will Be Girls, the off-Broadway musical Lucky Guy, and, very briefly, as “Rosemary Chicken” on the soap opera All My Children — turns out to be one super-hot daddy underneath all those bangles, beads, pancake, and taffeta.

Legendary for riotous one-person shows like Varla Jean Merman Loves A Foreign Tongue, I’m Not Paying For This! and Holiday Ham!, the veteran actor, writer, and performer goes by the name Jeffrey Roberson when he’s not clomping around in high heels.

And when the lights go up, the music dies, and the wig gets tossed in the corner, he has the great fortune of looking like this:

Watch Roberson as Varla Jean Merman work her magic below:

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117 Comments

Stefan Gahler

Stunning ð??

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Amaurys Arias

Hot

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Brad Russell

Beautiful as a woman and gorgeous as a man. Oh to be so fortunate!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Zachary Palmer

Its not even fair

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Glenn C Reimer

Epic jealousy!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Larry Pike

Wow

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Chris Smith

Anyone that saw him way back when Project Runway was still on Bravo.

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Dennis Gordon

Incredibly hot

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Chuck McSorley

I knew! I knew! I’ve seen her live and she was one of the drag queen models on project runway season 2 or 3 (?)

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
William Britton

We’re all born naked and the rest is DRAGð???

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Harold DV

Woof

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Allie Pocket

just saw her recently here in orlando. great show.

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Bill Schmidt

Like most they open their mouth and the pearls spill out lol

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Richard Pruitt

Wow

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Peter Zaccagnino

I knew from bear week in p town, meet him great guy and hot

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Daniel Hlad

Anyone who has seen Project Runway?

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
David Plunkett

I knew!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Lindoro Almaviva

I knew that and my god, I’d do him 3 times…

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Joe

WOW! Don’t shave that chest hair either! He is one hot man.

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Rich Borkowski

Matthew oh my godddd ð??±

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Trevor Hebertson

Very hot and great sense of humor.

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Axel Francis

Gabriel Katsnelson

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Jonathon Popphan

What amazing talent!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Jon Mason

…and that voice!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Manny Apostol

Wow! I would totally kai-kai!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Joseph Gentile

That’s one hot guy

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Joe Reynolds

Damn!

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Mykel C. Johnson

LoL, no way!!! ð??ð??ð??

October 23, 2015 at 9:10am
Ricky Quijano

Well damn!

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Eric Marrero

HOT Daddy4 sure! Woof! â¤ï¸

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Richard Vincent Farias

Who knew? I did… Jeff Roberson is hot as hell.

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Mike Dreyden

I did! ð???

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Rodney Hom

I spent thanksgiving with him and Pietro Cuevas. He has lost a lot of weight and worked out. Jeffry looks fantastic.

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
JE Estupinan

Hot daddy indeed!!!!ð??ð??ð??

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Justin Hall

Sweet heavens! Is he single?!?!

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Daryl Potts

David Carpio

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Justin Oubre

Yes he is!

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Mike Cooke

crikey

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Nathan Martin

Everyone from New Orleans knew….

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Patrick Parker-Sperry

i knew this from ptown…

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Sam Addison

Wow he is one hot man out of drag

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Mark Reimer

Jeffery T. Roberson’s Slow, Shirtless Strolls thru his residential neighborhood of Marigny-Bywater has been a “Local Legend” for quite some time now. (y)

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Victor Barry

Anyone who’s met him, that’s who. ð???

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Teri Beaudoin

Performs in Provincetown often…and always a delight…

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
Sweetie Pie

“Hot” is a very fluid concept, I guess

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
John Carl

I’ve seen him jogging shirtless through Provincetown in August. ð???ð???

October 23, 2015 at 10:10am
David Lyle Jones-Munoz

She’s a great performer too, be specially when she plays her harp!

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
David Aguilar

We’re going to just miss seeing her while in Palm Springs ugh

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Bradley Burgess-Donaleski

WHAAAAAAAA? #mindblown #gimmethatsteak

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Zackery Bishop

That sounds like a fat girls name..

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Hal Jordan

Great performer, great guy, and hot as Georgia asphalt!

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
David Kwasigroh

WOOF!!!!###!

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Sou Seuasingnouane

Wow! Is he ginger as well? I’ve got that scarlet fever!

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Robert Young

Omg! He’s hot!!!!!!!

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Bryan Mozo

I did. I knew.

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Harold Phillips

Wow , the best of both Worlds

October 23, 2015 at 11:10am
Rory Hill

Shawn Polistac

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Irby Petit

Any comments Jeffery T. Roberson

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Panda777

The truth is Jeffery has real talent to back his Drag act up. Looking good on the stage is one thing but keeping us entertained is everything! Tens across the board.

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Nathan Hemperley

I did. I watched the Girls will be Girls extra features.

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
scotshot

Hot man, great talent.

There’s a hint of Alice from Super Jail there.

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
alphacentauri

@Bill Schmidt: LMAO!!! A friend of mine says how “Flowers pop out of their mouths when they speak”.

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Mark Stanley Bridges-Music

SWEET MOTHER OF GOD! He is GORGEOUS!

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Greg Borski

Very nice guy, he went out of his way to talk to my daughter last summer in P-town.

October 23, 2015 at 12:10pm
Ric Cohen

its in the bone structure kids

October 23, 2015 at 1:10pm
Aditya Prakarsa

Yaaassss!!! Yueyang Chen Sunny Shah

October 23, 2015 at 1:10pm
J Manuel Muñoz Martinez

Hot papi

October 23, 2015 at 1:10pm
biron62

Wow! I love both of them. Would love to be his/her lover!

October 23, 2015 at 1:10pm
Ogre Magi

WOw talks about WTF

October 23, 2015 at 1:10pm
Jack Marshall

Wow

October 23, 2015 at 3:10pm
John P Farinhas

Damn he is fine

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
Henry Fountain

dammmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnn hot!

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
James J Doughty

Duh

October 23, 2015 at 3:10pm
smuk94

He’s a hottie beardaddy…I wanna be pounded by him 🙂

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
Alex Ayala

Wow! Who knew?

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
Vegas Tearoom

I have got to admit that I am a Jeff/Varla fan. He is one great musician and watching Varla play the clarinet for Disco Inferno was superb. Jeff out of Varla drag is also such a nice guy. He deserves every bit of fame and celebrity; they’ve earned it.

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
oilburner

I never thought I’d say this but damn I wanna fuck this guy.

October 23, 2015 at 2:10pm
Doughosier

I thought they were making a sequel to Girls Will be Girls?

October 23, 2015 at 3:10pm
Taffi Louis

â? “Daddy”

October 23, 2015 at 4:10pm
Michael James Strangeways

Uh, we all knew this. For decades.

October 23, 2015 at 4:10pm
Jim Fortier

Indeed he is I’ve met him several times in Provincetown. Woof!!!

October 23, 2015 at 4:10pm
Geeker

Life gives so much to some.

October 23, 2015 at 4:10pm
canuckdave

Wow, what a hunka hunk of burnin love! WOOF

October 23, 2015 at 4:10pm
laurent7465

WTF?! I don’t even know what to say. To call him Sexy doesn’t even begin to do him justice. I’m left breathless.

October 23, 2015 at 5:10pm
Randy Judd

Best of both!

October 23, 2015 at 5:10pm
Bauhaus

Is it wishful thinking, or is there a hint of ginger in that beard?

October 23, 2015 at 5:10pm
lauraspencer

Met him 11 years ago. Have known for more than a decade that he is handsome and talented.

October 23, 2015 at 6:10pm
Arconcyyon

No not no dont´s no ! The is has pepe nice boy is sex face baeutiflying ! More the loook orignaly top drag classic juradu reality buiness is personality is icones desney TV LIVE TV Series orféus mr´s braw ! the y humor tuor is star home DVD youtube family love family teen kissd .

October 23, 2015 at 7:10pm
Arconcyyon

New date is Marylliom Moorey the New NASSITIC Denger TOXA Olimpidiums is end the new very new is Cast Palicce Isaland London Inglaterrtuor Cup Wolrd Time Sport Olimpiaduins ONE Number .

October 23, 2015 at 7:10pm
Chris Long

Well I did not see that coming.

October 23, 2015 at 7:10pm
Antonio Murillo Retana

ð??ð??ð??ð??ð??ð??

October 24, 2015 at 12:10am
Hillers

@Bill Schmidt: I didn’t want to say it, but…

October 24, 2015 at 1:10am
Kit Cañedo

hot damn. off to get a cold shower…

October 24, 2015 at 2:10am
Erven Cote

double gorgeous!

October 24, 2015 at 5:10am
Lisa LaRocque

I thought this was Adele.

October 25, 2015 at 7:10am
Roberto Diego Enzo Hache

WOW! Just WOW!

October 24, 2015 at 9:10am
Jim McHardy

What a great looking guy and also a gorgeous woman. He is very lucky

October 24, 2015 at 10:10am
footwork61

Oh great. Now I have mommy AND daddy issues.

October 25, 2015 at 8:10am
stranded

I honestly didn’t expect him to be THAT hot. Damn. He’s really funny. I’ve seen him a couple of times on tv and on youtube.

October 26, 2015 at 1:10am
Louis

Gorgeous as a woman and equally gorgeous as a man.

October 26, 2015 at 5:10am

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