Jaymes & James

Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis are a team of Chippendales on The Amazing Race 21.

Jaymes & James came into the race looking to win the million dollar prize to help their families. They got off to a rough start after barely surviving the first leg and had a tendency to occasionally make mistakes that would set them back. However, the Chippendales' strong teamwork and their charismatic personalities carried them far into the race, as well as winning them several key allies in the form of Natalie & Nadiya and Trey & Lexi, with the three teams calling themselves the Dream Team. This alliance dominated the second half of the race, at one point being nearly half a day ahead of their competitors, and pioneered the strategy of burning the second half of a Double U-Turn, which Jaymes & James played a part in when they helped get out Abbie & Ryan. The Chippendales eventually made it to the final leg where they fell to last place early on after struggling to solve a clue, but were able to catch up enough to finish in 2nd place.

Profile[]

Retrieve from CBS.com^[1]

Jaymes[]

Age: 30
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Connection to your teammate: Chippendales/Best friend
Current occupation: Chippendales MC
Describe what you do: I am the host and singer for the Las Vegas show, Chippendales.
Favorite hobbies: Singing, making money and bargain shopping.
3 words to describe you: Motivated, bossy and resourceful.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Graduating from college with honors after changing my major six times.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Ryan Seacrest, because he is also a hustler.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? The Incredible Hulk.
What scares you most about traveling? Getting stuck next to smelly people or really big people (cause I'm super tall) on really long plane rides.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing the world! It is so big and I want to see it all!
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We don't have any, that's why we are going to win!
Pet peeve about your teammate: He has a very short fuse.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? I want to see the pyramids in Egypt. I've wanted to go ever since I was a kid.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? We always complain that we don't get to hang out enough so we will finally get some quality time.

James[]

Age: 27
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Connection to your teammate: Chippendales/Best friend
Current occupation: Chippendale Dancer
Describe what you do: I dance and play guitar for the #1 male review in the world.
Favorite hobbies: Playing guitar, weight training and reading.
3 words to describe you: Resourceful, creative and ambitious.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Beating out thousands of other potential lead dancers for Chippendales.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Jim Morrison, because he is a party animal.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Paul Walker and Martha Stewart.
What scares you most about traveling? Being stuck in excessive turbulence. I'm a little bit of a nervous flyer.
What excites you most about traveling? Getting to explore a new place and meet interesting people.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Sometimes he can be a control freak.
Pet peeve about your teammate: It can be hard to get a word in a conversation when Jaymes is on a roll!
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Greece! There is beautiful architecture and tons of history.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to take away some incredible memories from this experience, but let's be real, I want that fat stack of cash!

The Amazing Race 21[]

Race History[]

Jaymes & James's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	United States → China	No Detour	James	10 of 11	^[1]
1	1	United States → China	No Detour	Jaymes	10 of 11	^[1]
2	2	China → Indonesia	Ice-by-the-Pound / Fish-by-the-Barrel	Jaymes	3 of 10
3	3	Indonesia	Lion's Head / Egg Head	Jaymes	3 of 9
4	4	Indonesia → Bangladesh	Pound the Metal / Pound the Cotton	James	6 of 8
5	5	Bangladesh	Straw Dogs / Bamboo Jungle	Jaymes	6 of 7
6	6	Bangladesh → Turkey	Simit / Scrub It	James	5 of 7
7	7	Turkey → Russia	Alphabetized / Synchronized	James	2 of 6
8	8	Russia	Movers / Shakers	Jaymes	1 of 6
9	9	Russia → Netherlands	Back in Time / Organ to Grind	James	2 of 5⊂
10	10	Netherlands → Spain	Spin It / Bull It	James	2 of 4
11	11	Spain → France	Chow / Plow	Jaymes	1 of 4
	12	France → United States	No Detour	Jaymes	2 of 3	^[1]
	12	France → United States	No Detour	James	2 of 3	^[1]
				Average	3.58
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg or continue racing in a no-rest leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
Notes: 1: This leg had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Post-Race[]

Jaymes became the host of Celebrity Page in 2013.^[2]
Jaymes got engaged to actor and Celebrity Big Brother 2 contestant Jonathan Bennett on November 30, 2020.^[3] They were married in March 2022.^[4]

Trivia[]

External links[]

Jaymes's Website: JaymesV.com

Internet Movie Database: IMDB.com/name/nm5240710/

Interviews[]

Joyce Eng at TV Guide (12/11/2012): Amazing Race's Jaymes and James: We Had a Lot of Taxi Trouble"
Jim Halterman at New Now Next (12/11/2012): "Chippendales' Jaymes & James Talk Coming In 2nd On "The Amazing Race""
Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (12/2012): "Exclusive: Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis discuss 'The Amazing Race'" (Parts 1 and 2)
Daniel Fienburg at Uproxx (12/13/2012): "Interview: Jaymes & James talk 'The Amazing Race'"