Ross Mathews Husband: Meet Dr. Wellinthon García And Their Joyful Love Story
If you’ve ever searched “ross mathews husband,” you’re really looking for the love story of Ross Mathews and Dr. Wellinthon García—a TV personality and an educator who met by chance in Mexico, built a long-distance relationship, and ended up saying “I do” on the same beach where it all began.
It’s romantic, a little cheesy in the best way, and very them.
Who Ross Mathews Is (Beyond The Punchlines)
Ross Mathews has been on TV long enough that a lot of people feel like they’ve grown up with him. He first broke out as “Ross the Intern” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, bouncing around red carpets and award shows with a kind of genuine enthusiasm you can’t fake. From there, he slowly turned that quirky side-character energy into a full career.
He’s now a longtime judge (and executive producer) on RuPaul’s Drag Race, a former finalist on Celebrity Big Brother, and a key part of The Drew Barrymore Show, where his friendship with Drew is basically one of the show’s emotional anchors. He’s also written a few books, most recently branching into children’s literature.
On camera, Ross is upbeat, self-aware, and very candid about being a gay man who grew up in a time when the idea of having a husband wasn’t even on the table. That history is what makes his marriage to Wellinthon feel especially meaningful—not just cute, but quietly historic.
So Who Is Ross Mathews’ Husband, Dr. Wellinthon García?
Ross’s husband, Dr. Wellinthon García, is not a fellow celebrity. He’s an educator and school leader who has spent his career working in and around New York–area public schools.
Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the United States, he started out as an elementary school teacher in New York City. Over time, he moved into roles that focused on school improvement, data, and technology for under-resourced schools in Brooklyn, eventually earning a doctorate in educational policy and leadership. Now he works as a director of curriculum and instruction in a Long Island district, where his day-to-day life looks more like meetings about lesson plans than red carpets.
In other words, while Ross is talking to celebrities on TV, Wellinthon is talking to teachers and principals about how to make classrooms more inclusive and effective. It’s a nice balance: one husband in front of the camera, one husband fighting for kids in the background.
He’s kept a relatively low profile, but that’s changing just a bit thanks to a children’s book the two co-wrote, Tío & Tío: The Ringbearers, which borrows from their own lives as gay uncles and newlyweds. It’s a sweet, very intentional way of putting their family story into the world for younger readers.
A Chance Meeting In Puerto Vallarta
Their story starts in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at the Almar Resort—one of those places where queer travelers flock for sunshine, parties and a sense of community. Ross has shared that he was there for a vacation when he first saw Wellinthon and immediately thought he was incredibly handsome. They started talking, hit it off, and quickly realized this wasn’t just a “holiday fling” situation.
Then, of course, the world shut down. The pandemic turned what could’ve been a brief connection into a long-distance relationship almost immediately. Ross was bouncing between Los Angeles and New York, especially once The Drew Barrymore Show launched, while Wellinthon’s work kept him planted in the New York area. They had to build something real without the usual “go on a million dates in the same city” pattern.
Ross has said that around this time he’d just come out of a major breakup and had gone through a big health and weight-loss journey. He was trying to figure out who he was when he wasn’t chasing the same patterns as before. Meeting Wellinthon during that reset seems to have mattered; he talks about feeling deeply supported and seen in ways he wasn’t necessarily expecting.
The Engagement
In February 2021, Ross went public with the news that he and Wellinthon were engaged. On Instagram he posted a photo of them together, ring front and center, and wrote that the “smartest, funniest, kindest man” had said yes.
There’s a layer of emotion under that announcement, too. Ross’s mother had passed away not long before, and he’s said in interviews that he feels she would have absolutely adored Wellinthon. In a way, getting engaged felt like aligning his life with the kind of love and stability she always wanted for him. For a guy who spent years joking about “gaybies” and dating mishaps on talk shows, it was a very real, very grown-up moment.
A Beachside Wedding Where It All Began
On May 7, 2022, Ross Mathews married Dr. Wellinthon García in the same place they first met—Almar Resort in Puerto Vallarta. There’s something very full-circle about that; instead of choosing a random destination or a fancy New York venue, they went back to the origin point of their story.
They wore custom tuxedos and exchanged vows in front of a lot more people than they expected. Ross has said they assumed only a fraction of their invite list would fly to Mexico, but more than a hundred guests showed up. The wedding looked like what you’d imagine for Ross: emotional, colorful, and full of laughter.
The most talked-about detail, of course, was their flower girl. During a segment about weddings on The Drew Barrymore Show, Drew asked whether Ross would have a flower girl. Jokingly, he asked if she wanted the role. She said yes—and then she actually did it, walking down the aisle in Puerto Vallarta tossing petals before the grooms. It’s one of those surreal things that only happens when your close friend just happens to be Drew Barrymore.
The couple also made a point of using local vendors and incorporating Mexican culture into the ceremony and reception. It was their way of honoring the place that brought them together and supporting the community that had been a backdrop to such a big chapter of their lives.
Life As Husbands
After the wedding, life didn’t suddenly turn into a fairy tale where everything is easy. It looks more like a regular marriage that just happens to include Emmys and district meetings.
Ross spends a lot of time in New York filming The Drew Barrymore Show, working on Drag Race, writing, and traveling for appearances. Wellinthon’s schedule is shaped by the school calendar, budget seasons, and all the invisible work required to keep a district’s curriculum running smoothly. Sometimes they’re in the same place, sometimes they’re juggling travel and time zones, but they make it clear they see themselves as a team.
Their joint book, Tío & Tío: The Ringbearers, is a good example of how their worlds intersect. It’s a children’s story about two uncles stepping into a big family wedding moment—obviously inspired by their own roles as tíos and as a married couple. It blends Ross’s instinct for storytelling and humor with Wellinthon’s day-to-day understanding of what kids need to see in the books they read.
Ross has said more than once that being married has changed how he feels in the world. As a kid, he never imagined he’d be legally married to another man. Now he talks about feeling more secure, more grounded and, in his own words, a little “invincible” knowing he has someone in his corner in such a solid way.
Are Ross Mathews And His Husband Still Together?
Yes—they’re still very much together. They show up side by side at events, pop up in each other’s social posts, and appear together for interviews and book promotion. Recent coverage of Ross almost always mentions his husband, and recent coverage of Wellinthon in educational spaces often notes that he’s married to Ross.
There’s been no hint of a split, and if anything, their public presence as a couple has grown as they lean into joint projects and advocacy.
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