Will Welch’s GQ Exit & W Mag’s Best Performances

Will Welch
Welch’s endgame was always a kind of unknown: He is only in his mid-40s, but has been working at GQ for 19 years, and in the editor-in-chief role for the past eight. Photo: Sansho Scott/BFA.com
Lauren Sherman
January 6, 2026

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