Jones competed as Stacy Layne Matthews on
season 3 of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race'', which aired in 2011. She popularized the word "henny", which became a nickname, and placed eighth overall after ranking in the bottom two twice. and eliminated
India Ferrah from the competition after winning a
lip-sync contest to "
Meeting in the Ladies Room" (1985) by
Klymaxx. Stacy Layne Matthews was eliminated on the seventh episode, after placing in the bottom two of the design challenge, and losing a lip-sync against
Alexis Mateo. Stacy Layne Matthews is referenced in the song "Heather", a parody of
Mariah Carey's "
We Belong Together" (2005), by
The AAA Girls, a
supergroup with
Drag Race contestants
Alaska Thunderfuck,
Courtney Act, and
Willam Belli. "Heather" was released as a
single for
Access All Areas in 2017 and received a
music video, in which Stacy Layne Matthews made a cameo appearance. Stacy Layne Matthews made multiple appearances on
season 4 (2018–2019) of the spin-off series ''
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', during the "
Super Girl Groups, Henny"
musical theatre challenge, the "Jersey Justice" episode in which she played a
court reporter, as well as the comedy
roast challenge. Sam Damshenas of
Gay Times has said Stacy Layne Matthews is "one of the most beloved" contestants in the
Drag Race franchise.
Instinct magazine and other publications have described her as a "fan favorite". The "Meeting in the Ladies Room" battle was included in
Out's 2018 list of twelve lip-syncs "that define [the show's] queer canon", and Pride.com's 2019 list of the seven closest lip-syncs in the show's history. Hugh McIntyre ranked her impersonation of Mo'Nique eighteenth in
Bustle 2022 list of the show's best Snatch Game performances. Following
Drag Race, Stacy Layne Matthews took her impersonation of Mo'Nique to Manhattan's
Laurie Beechman Theater with a three-day run of ''The HoMo'Nique Show,'' a parody of
BET's ''
The Mo'Nique Show, and interviewed guests included Randy Jones, Amanda Lepore, and Michael Musto. Stacy Layne Matthews also appeared on Teen Mom OG'' in 2018. She temporarily retired from drag in November 2023, citing
mental health reasons, but announced her return to drag in January 2024 via an Instagram post. == Personal life ==