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 was born in

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. He earned a

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in graphic design from

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in 2019.

Career

Clarke is a drag queen known as Daya Betty. 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

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' 2001 song " Fallin'". Daya Betty was brought back into the competition and ultimately placed third. She impersonated

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for the Snatch Game challenge, and she portrayed Uniqueness in the

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episode, which featured a parody-tribute to the film ''

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'' (2001) called '' Moulin Ru: The Rusical''. 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 ''

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'' called her "reality TV's best villain". ''

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'' Trae DeLellis said Daya Betty " rovedherself as a producer's dream for producing drama". Paul McCallion of ''

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'' said she has a "Ph.D. in shit-stirring".

Personal life

Clarke is openly gay. He has

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and has made his diagnosis part of his drag identity. Daya Betty is the "drag daughter" of season 12 contestant

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Filmography

* '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' * ''

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'' (2023)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betty, Daya Living people American drag queens Gay entertainers LGBT people from Missouri Missouri State University alumni People from Springfield, Missouri People with type 1 diabetes

Daya Betty Daya Betty is the stage name of Trenton Clarke, an American Drag (entertainment), drag performer who competed on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14), fourteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early life Trenton Clarke was born in Springfield, ...