Juan Ignacio Rafaelo Lorenzo Trápaga y Esteban AM (24 October 1957 – 7 May 2024), known professionally as Ignatius Jones, was a Filipino-born Australian events director and journalist who fronted the shock rock band Jimmy and the Boys.
By the end of the 1970s they were "one of the most popular live acts on the Australian scene" with Jones performing as lead vocalist and contortionist alongside Joylene Thornbird Hairmouth (born William O'Riordan) on keyboards and vocals as a kitsch transvestite.
In 1981, they scored their only top 10 single with "They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me", which was written by Split Enz leader Tim Finn.
[3][5] His paternal grandfather was a conductor while Jones' father, Nestor, was a musician playing violin, conga and bongo drums.
[3] Jones' younger sister, Monica Trapaga, was born in 1965 in Sydney – she was later a Play School presenter and children's entertainer.
[8] Jones followed Monica to her dance lessons and started a theatrical career as a classical ballet dancer but switched to more contemporary music.
[8][9] In 1976, Jones was a founding mainstay member of shock rockers Jimmy and the Boys with Joylene Thornbird Hairmouth (born William O'Riordan) which formed in Sydney.
[10] In 1981, they scored their only top 10 single with "They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me",[11] written by Split Enz leader, Tim Finn.
[9] For the 1987 comedy film, Those Dear Departed, Jones acted in the role of Phil Rene alongside stars Garry McDonald and Pamela Stephenson.
[15][16] On the soundtrack for the 1992 musical film Strictly Ballroom, Jones performed John Paul Young's song "Yesterday's Hero", and the Spanish dance-flavoured "Rhumba de Burros".
[24][25][26] Jones was honored with the Filipino-Australian of the Year Award 2014 by the Filipino Communities Council of Australia on the 13th Annual Conference gala night in Parramatta City, New South Wales.