Daya Betty

Daya Betty
Daya Betty at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born
Trenton Clarke

Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
EducationMissouri State University (BFA)
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
Websitedayabetty.com

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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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