Jaymes Vaughan

Jaymes Vaughan is an openly gay American television personality, actor, and singer who began his career as a dancer, lead singer, and master of ceremonies for Chippendales' Las Vegas residency at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, becoming the show's first openly gay host. He went on to compete as runner-up on The Amazing Race (2012, season 21) with fellow Chippendales dancer James Davis, host entertainment programs including The Talk, and join the main cast of The Real Friends of WeHo (2023). In November 2020 he proposed to actor Jonathan Bennett with an original song, and the two married in Cancún, Mexico, in March 2022. Vaughan has been an advocate for LGBTQ+ visibility in reality television and mainstream entertainment, and the couple is one of the most high-profile gay married pairs in US pop culture.