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Dawn (drag queen)
American drag performer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
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