Mercedes Jones

Mercedes Jones is a major character on Season 5B, Starring Cory Monteith. Mercedes was the first student to audition for New Directions. She moves to Los Angeles where she attends classes at UCLA. She occasionally returns to McKinley to mentor the younger students as a vocal coach. She moves to New York to work on her album. 
== Biography ==
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Come Together
While she does not appear physically, she is mentioned by Finn when he's talking to Ryder about finding out Quinn cheated on him with Puck. She also appears in Rachel's picture from their graduation.
PROM!
Brittany mistakes Unique for Mercedes and says she got a bad haircut.
This One's For You
The New Directions come to Los Angeles for Nationals and Mercedes meets them at their hotel. She tells them about her CD sales and that she owns a Faux-Huahua. Mercedes acts flirtingly toward Sam causing Tina to get taunted by her actions. After they meet Throat Explosion she escorts the New Directions away.
While they got ready for the competition, Jake and Ryder discussed the possibility of Mercedes being the one to expose Marley's true potential to Hollywood. Mercedes knocks on their hotel room and says it's time to go until Jake makes his request.
Later on backstage, Marley starts singing Carry On and Mercedes joins in after her, as they finish Mercedes comforts Marley and gives her some advice on her insecurity and doubts about her songwriting skills and feeling neglected. She brings Marley to the auditorium and goes to her seat. She appears in some flashbacks during the performances as well.
After their performance, she compliments Finn about his talent in leading the kids. Following their loss, Finn uses Mercedes' advice to Marley as an example for the kids not to feel bad about themselves.
100
Mercedes walks down the halls of McKinley. She states she is the biggest star that McKinley has ever had. She arrives in the choir room, having a conversation with Unique Adams about her record deal. She then reunites with former glee club rival Rachel Berry. She and Rachel rush for the center chair in the room and then have a conversation about all they have done since they graduated. They compliment each other, and then Mercedes sits in the back of the choir room. 
Mercedes appears on Brittany's web show Fondue For Two. When Brittany asks Mercedes and Rachel what song they are going to perform for the glee club, they both reply Defying Gravity. Mercedes and Rachel agree to have another diva-off. 
Before the music begins, she thinks to herself that worldly matters don't matter when she is in the choir room, they always just seem to go away when she is here. She begins singing Defying Gravity with Kurt and Rachel. 
As the song comes to a close both her and Rachel become anxious to see who won the diva off, Will then postpones the voting till tomorrow. 
Mercedes walks into the bathroom to see Rachel crying about Penny and Finn. The two reconcile from their short-lived feud. Later on she witnesses Blaine's proposal to Kurt along with everybody else.
New Directions
When the absent members of the New Directions return, Joe explains he was on a missionary trip that made Mercedes satisfied. She sings backup with the other alumni when the underclassmen sing My Life Would Suck Without You. She appears as a guest star on Tina's New York Dream. As she resolved things with Rachel, she performed Be Okay with her since they did not want to repeat any songs they previously sang, She participates in the video for Mr. Schue's son and sings a solo in Don't Stop Believin' with everybody else.
New New York
Addicted to Love
The Back-Up Plan
Silver Springs
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== Songs ==
Total= 8
 	 	
Song 	Episode 	Solos with
Carry On 	This One's For You	Marley
Defying Gravity 	100 	Kurt and Rachel
Be Okay 	New Directions 	Rachel
Don't Stop Believin' 	New Directions 	Artie, Finn, Kurt, Rachel, Tina and Will
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman	Addicted to Love 	
Not Over You 	Addicted to Love 	Santana
Doo Wop (That Thing) 	The Back-Up Plan 	Santana
Colorblind 	Silver Springs 	
Category:Main Characters
Category:William McKinley High School Alumni
Category:Former New Directions Members