AceShowbiz - Lady GaGa has some heartbreaking news for fans. During a lie detector test with Vanity Fair, the singer - whose latest album "Mayhem" drops March 7 - revealed that her alter ego, Jo Calderone, is no longer a part of her artistic repertoire.

Launched during her "Born This Way" era, Jo Calderone first appeared in 2011 as a "mechanic from Sicily" in the music video for "You and I." The character then made an unforgettable live debut at the 2011 MTV VMAs. He even presented Britney Spears with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award.

Inspiration for this daring transformation into Calderone came from a deeply introspective place. Gaga explained on X in 2011, "You will never find what you are looking for in love, if you don't love yourself."

She further elaborated to V magazine, describing Calderone as an intellectual and creative experiment developed alongside British fashion photographer Nick Knight. This collaboration pushed the boundaries of conventional beauty norms and encouraged a bold rethinking of established paradigms.

"Beginning as an invention of my mind, Jo Calderone was created with Nick Knight as a mischievous experiment," Gaga shared. Their creative partnership saw them questioning, "how much exactly can we get away with?"

From eating bovine hearts to exploring the limits of drag, Calderone's existence was a testament to artistic freedom and self-expression. Gaga pondered, "In a culture that attempts to quantify beauty with a visual paradigm and almost mathematical standard, how can we f*** with the malleable minds of onlookers and shift the world's perspective on what's beautiful?" Her answer: "Drag."

After spending time performing as Calderone, Gaga reminisced on the journey. "By remodeling the 'model artist,' 'model citizen,' or 'supermodel,' we can liberate the present," she concluded. As we bid farewell to Jo Calderone, we are reminded of the power of drag and the enduring legacy of Lady Gaga's extraordinary creativity.