Dawn (drag queen)

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Dawn
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Dawn at DragCon 2024
Born
Gaven Kerr

1998 (age 26–27)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Education North Carolina State University (BS)
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16)
Website upuntildawn.net

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

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Career

Dawn is a drag performer who has described herself as an "ethereal elf goddess of Brooklyn". [3] She competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race . On the first episode ("Rate-A-Queen"), she lip-synced to an original track. [4] [5] The judges appreciated Dawn's "kookiness" and compared her to Lucille Ball. [6] 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. [3] 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gen Z Roundtable: What are the Leaders of Tomorrow Looking For?". Earfluence. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Ranking All The Challenges I Lost on Rupaul's Drag Race". YouTube. 2024-07-23.
  3. 1 2 Mier, Tomás (2024-01-06). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Turns Into 'The Circle' in Charlize Theron-Judged Premiere". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Drag Queens talent show lip-syncing controversy explained". www.pride.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16, Episode 1 power ranking: Rank-a-Queen | Xtra Magazine". 2024-01-07. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ↑ DeLellis, Trae. "RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Episode One: Meet Half the Queens". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ↑ "On Point With: Dawn". Thotyssey. 2022-06-08. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Will a New York City queen take home the 'Drag Race' season 16 crown?". Yahoo News. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  9. ↑ "Dawn praises Sasha Velour as her favorite 'Drag Race' winner ever". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  10. ↑ Huff, Matthew (2024-01-05). "20 Questions with the 'Drag Race' Season 16 Queens". Parade. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  11. ↑ NGUYEN, ANDREW (January 5, 2024). "The Queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 16 Storm The Met". Paper. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2024-01-02). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': The Cast of Season 16 Pick Their Favorite Lip Sync Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  13. ↑ "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. 2024-03-01.
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