Dawn (drag queen) explained

Dawn
Birth Name:Gaven Kerr
Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)
Education:North Carolina State University (BS)

Dawn is the stage name of Gaven Kerr[1] (born 1998),[2] an American drag performer who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Career

Dawn is a drag performer who has described herself as an "ethereal elf goddess of Brooklyn". She competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. On the first episode ("Rate-A-Queen"), she lip-synced to an original track.[3] [4] The judges appreciated Dawn's "kookiness" and compared her to Lucille Ball.[5] Tomás Mier of Rolling Stone called her "out of left field in all the right ways" and said she presented some of the premiere's best looks.[6] Dawn was eliminated on the twelfth episode, "Bathroom Hunties", placing sixth overall.

Personal life

Dawn was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, but is based in Brooklyn.[7] [8] She has said Sasha Velour is an inspiration and her favorite Drag Race winner.[9] [10] Dawn is also inspired by fashion designer Betsey Johnson.[11] Dawn is a Taylor Swift fan, and "Toxic" by Britney Spears is among her favorite performance tracks.[12]

She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2020 with an engineering degree.[13]

Filmography

Television

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gen Z Roundtable: What are the Leaders of Tomorrow Looking For? . 2024-07-17 . Earfluence. 20 May 2020 .
  2. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Ranking All The Challenges I Lost on Rupaul's Drag Race . YouTube.
  3. Web site: Drag Queens talent show lip-syncing controversy explained . 2024-01-10 . www.pride.com . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-07 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 1 power ranking: Rank-a-Queen Xtra Magazine . 2024-01-10 . en-CA . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108065450/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-1-power-ranking-261722 . live .
  5. Web site: DeLellis . Trae . RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Episode One: Meet Half the Queens . 2024-01-10 . Miami New Times . en . 2024-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107012903/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/rupauls-drag-race-season-16-episode-one-recap-18655770 . live .
  6. Mier . Tomás . 2024-01-06 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Turns Into 'The Circle' in Charlize Theron-Judged Premiere . 2024-01-10 . Rolling Stone . en-US . 2024-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107012141/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/drag-race-season-16-premiere-charlize-theron-the-circle-kali-uchis-1234940556/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2022-06-08 . On Point With: Dawn . 2024-01-10 . Thotyssey . en . 2023-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829200006/https://thotyssey.com/2022/06/08/on-point-with-dawn/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2024-01-04 . Will a New York City queen take home the 'Drag Race' season 16 crown? . 2024-01-10 . Yahoo News . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Dawn praises Sasha Velour as her favorite 'Drag Race' winner ever . 2024-01-10 . www.out.com . en . 2024-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108030854/https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/rupauls-drag-race-amanda-tori-meating-dawn-hershii-licour-jete-q . live .
  10. Web site: Huff . Matthew . 2024-01-05 . 20 Questions with the 'Drag Race' Season 16 Queens . 2024-01-10 . Parade . en . 2024-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240106075859/https://parade.com/tv/20-questions-drag-race-season-16 . live .
  11. The Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16 Storm The Met . ANDREW . NGUYEN . January 5, 2024 . Paper . January 10, 2024 . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107120855/https://www.papermag.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-16#rebelltitem14 . live .
  12. Daw . Stephen . 2024-01-02 . 'RuPaul's Drag Race': The Cast of Season 16 Pick Their Favorite Lip Sync Songs . 2024-01-10 . Billboard . en-US . 2024-01-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240104204448/https://www.billboard.com/lists/drag-race-season-16-cast-lip-sync-songs/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2024-03-01 . Also yes I have an Engineering Degree from@NCState and here is a video of me in 2020 shotgunning an NC State brand Tuffy Lager hehe . Twitter.

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