The Truth About A'Keria C. Davenport From RuPaul's Drag Race

A'Keria C. Davenport's impressive showing on "RuPaul's Drag Race" earned her recognition from not only fans, but major recording artists. She was tapped to perform in Lizzo's "Juice" video, and also appeared in the video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down," per Gay Times.

Swift's team noticed A'Keria's fantastic Nicki Minaj impression on the show and asked her to duplicate the look for the video. "There are some celebrities that you grow to love because of their entertainment value," the reality star told Gay Times. "I grew to love Taylor because of who she is as a person." That led to A'Keria being tapped to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards as Swift sang "Nails, Hair, Hip, Heels," per Pride. The "Drag Race" contestant's star grew, and she appeared at DragCon for the first time in 2019. This was a humbling experience for A'Keria. "To think that someone's excited to see you — I loved it," she told MTV News. Even though the reality star enjoys meeting fans, she told Gay Times that she tries to stay off social media and avoid online squabbles.

Before being officially announced as a cast member on Season 6 of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars," A'Keria was asked by Chron in 2019 what she would do differently. "Well, this time, I mean, I would spend money. This time I have money to spend going into it," A'Keria told the outlet.

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