Dusty Ray Bottoms

Dusty Ray Bottoms
Dusty Ray Bottoms at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022
Born	Dustin Rayburn Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Nationality	American
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]

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

• "Neva Lavd Yah" (2018)

Filmography

Television

• RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10)

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City

References

1. "'Drag Race's Dusty Ray Bottoms Opens Up About 'Conversion' Documentary". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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.

External links

• Media related to Dusty Ray Bottoms at Wikimedia Commons