Daya Betty
Daya Betty | |
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 Daya Betty at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Trenton Clarke February 19, 1996 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Missouri State University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 10) |
| Website | dayabetty |
Daya Betty is the stage name of Trenton Clarke (born February 19, 1996),[1] an American drag performer who competed on the fourteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
Early life
[edit]Trenton Clarke[2] was born in Springfield, Missouri.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design from Missouri State University in 2019.[4][5]
Career
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Clarke is a drag queen known as Daya Betty.[2] 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 contest against DeJa Skye to guest judge Alicia Keys' 2001 song "Fallin'".[6] Daya Betty was brought back into the competition and ultimately placed third.[7][8] 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.[9]
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".[10] The A.V. Club's Trae DeLellis said Daya Betty "[proved] herself as a producer's dream for producing drama".[11] Paul McCallion of Vulture said she has a "Ph.D. in shit-stirring".[12]
On April 23, 2025, Daya Betty was announced as one of eighteen former Drag Race contestants participating in the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[13] She competed in the third bracker, placing in the top twice. In the first episode, she lost a lip-sync for the win against Ginger Minj to the original Broadway cast recording of "Defying Gravity", with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as guest judges.[14] In the last episode of her bracket, she won a lip-sync for the win against Ginger Minj to "Mama Used to Say".[15] She placed safe throughout the semifianls,[16][17] and was eventually eliminated in the season finale in a lip-sync against Bosco to Christina Aguilera's 2010 song "Show Me How You Burlesque".[18]
Personal life
[edit]Clarke is openly gay.[5] He has type 1 diabetes and has made his diagnosis part of his drag identity.[2][19]
Daya Betty is the "drag daughter" of season 12 contestant Crystal Methyd.[20]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) | TV | Contestant | 3rd place (15 episodes) | |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (season 13) | TV | Herself | (13 episodes) | |
| 2025 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 10) | TV | Contestant | 5th place (6 episodes) | |
| 2025 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! (season 7) | TV | Herself | (6 episodes) |
See also
[edit]- List of Missouri State University alumni
- List of people from Springfield, Missouri
- List of people with type 1 diabetes
References
[edit]- ^ "The Pit Stop S17 E04 🏁 Monét X Change & Daya Betty Are Ready! | RuPaul's Drag Race". YouTube. RuPaul's Drag Race. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ a b c Garza, Matthew (3 January 2022). "Diabetes Isn't Slowing This Drag Queen Down". diaTribe Foundation. Archived 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. 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.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (April 23, 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 cast announced with major format change: See 18 returning queens on largest cast ever". Deadline. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Benutty, John (13 June 2025). "'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10' recap: Mama Ru fights with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande over iced coffee". Gold Derby. Archived from the original on 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (27 June 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Episode 9 Recap: The Golden Bitchelor". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ^ Guzzo, Bianca (4 July 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10 Episode 10 Recap: Tournament of All Stars Snatch Game". IN Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 March 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ^ Huff, Matthew (11 July 2025). "Who Was Eliminated and Who Returned This Week on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Episode 11?". Parade. Archived from the original on 11 July 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ^ Feil, Chris (18 July 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season-Finale Recap: LaLaPaSnooze-a". Vulture. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ^ "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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