Amethyst (drag queen)

Amethyst
Amethyst at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023
Born (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesAmy
Occupations
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 15)

Amethyst (real first name Amy) is an American drag performer who competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Career[edit]

Amethyst is a drag performer. Charlie Grey of Queerty has described her as a "TikTok-grown comedy queen".[3] Amethyst competed on season 15 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She was eliminated following the design challenge, after placing in the bottom two three times.[4][5] She impersonated Tan Mom for the Snatch Game challenge.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Amethyst is from Bristol and West Hartford, Connecticut.[7][8][9] She had dated fellow contestant Robin Fierce prior to appearing on Drag Race.[6][10][11][12] In 2024, Amethyst came out as trans and shared her name Amy.[13]

Discography[edit]

Mixtapes[edit]

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details Ref.
Kind Of Girl [14]
Wannabe Popstar [15]

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album Ref.
"Rock My Body" 2023 - [16]
"Scary" 2021 - [17]
"Superstars" 2020 Kind Of Girl [18]
"Ratz (ft. Kenya Mone Heart & Mia E. Z'Lay" - [19]
"So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" - [20]
"Everywhere" Kind Of Girl [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ @thatssoamethyst (February 4, 2020). "you know what's funnier than 24?" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Whatcha Packin' 💜 S15 E05 | RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 👠✨". YouTube. July 24, 2023. Event occurs at 0:29. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Grey, Charlie (2023-01-31). "Amethyst on her haters, her Season 15 castmates, and the 'Drag Race' judges: "I'm trying to think without being mean"". Queerty. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ^ Daw, Stephen (2023-01-30). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Amethyst Gets Real About Dealing With 'High School' Drama While Filming". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ "Drag Race: Amethyst on her season 15 run and fans' robbed lip-sync". Gay Times. 2023-02-28. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  6. ^ a b Nolfi, Joey. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Amethyst reveals conflicting designs ignited 'spiraling downfall'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ^ Massaro, Mike (2023-06-20). "3 CT contestants on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' praise state for supporting drag culture". NBC Connecticut. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  8. ^ "Meet the Queens From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 15". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  9. ^ "Amethyst is first Connecticut queen to sashay away from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Hartford Courant. 2023-01-30. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  10. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Exes Amethyst and Robin Fierce Reveal Why Their Romance Ended Before the Show". People. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  11. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "'Drag Race' queen Amethyst clarifies Robin Fierce breakup tea". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  12. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race stars Amethyst and Robin Fierce share why they broke up". Digital Spy. 2023-01-12. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  13. ^ Sim, Bernardo. "RuPaul's Drag Race star Amethyst comes out as trans". out.com. Out (magazine). Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  14. ^ "Kind Of Girl". Spotify (US). February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Wannabe Popstar". Spotify. November 29, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Rock My Body". Apple Music (US). August 18, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Scary". Apple Music (US). October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Superstars". Apple Music (US). November 6, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Ratz". Apple Music (US). October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  20. ^ "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings". Apple Music (US). July 3, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Everywhere". Apple Music (US). April 3, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

External links[edit]

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