Daya Betty
Daya Betty is the stage name of Trenton Clarke, an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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| Born | Trenton Clarke Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Missouri State University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) |
| Website | dayabetty |
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Garza, Matthew. "Diabetes Isn't Slowing This Drag Queen Down". diaTribe Foundation. from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Exit Interview: Daya Betty On Getting Cut From 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Nylon. 18 January 2022. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "'Snatch Game' disaster sends 'Drag Race' into smackdown chaos". Entertainment Weekly. 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. 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. from the original on 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ McCallion, Paul (2022-03-25). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Villain Eras". Vulture. 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. 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. from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
External links edit
- Official website