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American drag performer
Daya Betty is the stage name of Trenton Clarke , an American
drag performer who competed on the
fourteenth season of
RuPaul's Drag Race .
Early life
Trenton Clarke
[1] was born in
Springfield, Missouri .
[2] He earned a
Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design from
Missouri State University in 2019.
[3]
[4]
Career
Daya Betty at
RuPaul's DragCon LA , 2022
Clarke is a
drag queen known as Daya Betty.
[1] She competed on the
fourteenth season of
RuPaul's Drag Race . She was eliminated in the second episode, after being placed in the bottom two and losing a lip-sync against
DeJa Skye to guest judge
Alicia Keys ' 2001 song "
Fallin' ".
[5] Daya Betty was brought back into the competition and ultimately placed third.
[6]
[7] She impersonated
Ozzy Osbourne for the
Snatch Game challenge, and she portrayed Uniqueness in the
Rusical episode, which featured a parody-tribute to the film
Moulin Rouge! (2001) called
Moulin Ru: The Rusical .
[8]
Following Daya Betty's first elimination,
Instinct 's Michael Cook said she "made a definite impact on both viewers and her fellow queens during her time on Season 14". Chika Ekemezie of
The Daily Beast called her "reality TV's best villain".
[9]
The A.V. Club 's Trae DeLellis said Daya Betty "[proved] herself as a producer's dream for producing drama".
[10] Paul McCallion of
Vulture said she has a "Ph.D. in shit-stirring".
[11]
Personal life
Clarke is openly gay.
[4] He has
type 1 diabetes and has made his diagnosis part of his drag identity.
[1]
[12]
Daya Betty is the "drag daughter" of season 12 contestant
Crystal Methyd .
[13]
Filmography
See also
References
^
a
b
c Garza, Matthew.
"Diabetes Isn't Slowing This Drag Queen Down" . diaTribe Foundation.
Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-01 .
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"Exit Interview: Daya Betty On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . Nylon . 18 January 2022.
Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Cross, Greta (5 January 2022).
"Daya Betty: Springfield's 'human mood ring' performs on latest season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' " . The Standard .
Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^
a
b Cross, Greta.
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 14 features Springfield drag queen Daya Betty and a recycled dress" . Springfield News-Leader .
Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Daw, Stephen (2022-01-18).
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Eliminee Daya Betty on How Avril Lavigne Best Described Her Fashion Sense" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Daw, Stephen (2022-04-22).
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Finalist Daya Betty Is Done Apologizing For Being Her Fiery Self" . Billboard .
Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Dunlap, Charles.
"Mid-Missouri PrideFest to welcome Daya Betty, Laila McQueen as entertainment headliners" . Columbia Daily Tribune .
Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Nolfi, Joey.
" 'Snatch Game' disaster sends 'Drag Race' into smackdown chaos" . Entertainment Weekly .
Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ Ekemezie, Chika (2022-04-22).
" 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Daya Betty Is Reality TV's Best Villain" . The Daily Beast .
Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^
"The Can Can can't can't save Moulin Ru: The Rusical on RuPaul's Drag Race" . The A.V. Club . 2022-03-26.
Archived from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^ McCallion, Paul (2022-03-25).
"RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Villain Eras" . Vulture .
Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^
"Daya Betty: diagnosis, RuPaul's Drag Race and speaking out about life with type 1 diabetes" . Diabetes UK .
Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
^
"Watch Daya Betty Get Into 'Rocky Horror' Drag While Answering Fan Questions" . Them . 2022-10-30.
Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30 .
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