Dusty Ray Bottoms

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Dusty Ray Bottoms
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Dusty Ray Bottoms at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022
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Dustin Rayburn

Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Television RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)

Dusty Ray Bottoms is the stage name of Dustin Rayburn, a drag performer most known for competing on season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race . In 2022, Rayburn was featured in Conversion, a new documentary film produced by Chronicle Cinema. [1] Rayburn was featured in Rolling Stone magazine for Pride Month in 2023. [2]

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Early life

Rayburn was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Floyds Knobs, Indiana [3] in a conservative Christian family. He came out as gay at the age of 20; in response, he was sent to conversion therapy. [4] [5] [6] He moved to New York City at age 22. [7]

Career

Dusty Ray Bottoms competed on season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race . She discussed her experience of coming out and going to conversion therapy on the show. [8] She was eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the "Last Ball on Earth" challenge and losing a lip sync against Monét X Change to "Pound the Alarm" (2012) by Nicki Minaj. [9] [10] In 2018, Dusty Ray Bottoms released the punk-pop single "Neva Lavd Yah", [11] [12] which also received a music video. [13]

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local Drag Performer Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine for Pride Month". whas11.com. June 21, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  3. ↑ "On Point with: Dusty Ray Bottoms". 27 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Gander, Kashmira (2018-04-18). "Drag Race Queen Reveals New Details on 'Gay Exorcism'". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ↑ "Dusty Ray Bottoms Opens up about Gay Conversion Exorcism". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Drag Race queen opens up about horrific gay conversion therapy experience". GAY TIMES. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  7. ↑ "Drag Is in Peril. These Red-State Queens Are Fighting Back". Rolling Stone. 2023-06-01. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2018-04-06). "'RuPaul's Drag Race:' Dusty Ray Bottoms Details Coming Out Story & Getting Exorcised of 'Gay Demon'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  9. ↑ "Dusty Ray Bottoms talks to her mom 'once a week,' dedicates post-'Drag Race' single to NYC 'haters'". Houston Chronicle. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' eliminee wanted to shave her head during lip sync: 'I forgot the razor in my bag!'". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  11. ↑ "Dusty Ray Bottoms's 'Neva Lavd Yah' is a Middle Finger to Her Haters". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  12. ↑ Daw, Stephen (2018-04-13). "Dusty Ray Bottoms Talks New Pop-Punk Song, Her Emotional Coming-Out Journey & More After 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  13. ↑ "Dusty Ray Bottoms Is Getting Married After 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' & She Can Blame The Show For Why She Had To Reschedule". Bustle. 2018-04-15. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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