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Kornbread Jeté
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Kornbread Jeté at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born (1992-01-14) January 14, 1992 (age 32)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)
TitleMiss Congeniality
PredecessorLaLa Ri

Kornbread Jeté, also known as Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté or simply Kornbread, is the stage name of Demoria Elise Williams (born January 14, 1992),[1] an American drag queen. She is known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2022.

Early life and education

Williams was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. She later moved to Los Angeles to study musical theatre.[2]

Career

As of 2022, Kornbread works at The Abbey in Los Angeles, and hosts weekly Drag Race watch parties at West Hollywood's Abbey Food & Bar.[3]

In 2022, she competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She performed an original song routine for the opening episode's talent show and won the challenge, which came with a cash prize of $5,000. In her routine, she used a milk carton with former Drag Race judge Merle Ginsberg depicted as a missing person.[4] In the fifth episode, it was announced that Kornbread had to withdraw from the competition after rolling her ankle the week prior, ultimately coming in 11th Place.[5] At the finale, she was announced as Season 14's Miss Congeniality, having been chosen by her fellow contestants, and won a $10,000 cash prize. Kornbread makes an appearance in Hocus Pocus 2 as the character Drag Queen Mary of the year 2022.[6]

She has appeared in videos with Brandon Rogers and Fine Brothers Entertainment, and has been featured in Thrillist.[2]

Personal life

Kornbread is a transgender woman. She is close friends with Kerri Colby, a fellow Drag Race contestant and trans woman.[7][8] Kornbread has said of Colby, "She's literally walked me through so much of my transition that no one understands how much she's done for me personally. She's not my drag mom, but I tell her she's definitely partly my trans mom."[9][10]

Kornbread is the drag daughter of Calypso Jeté Balmain who won the first season of Legendary with the House of Balmain.[1]

On September 26, 2022, Kornbread announced via an Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with an early stage adenocarcinoma, a type of intestinal cancer, and used her experience to raise awareness of the disease.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Drag Queen Mary [6]

Television

Year Title Role
2019 Blame the Hero H.B. / Queen's Advisor
2021 Normal British Series The Sacred One
Wigs in a Blanket Herself
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) Herself (12th Place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref
2019 "Freedom" Kameron Michaels [12]
2021 "Is It Me?" Scarlet Envy
2022 "C'mon Baby Cry" Orville Peck
2022 "Taste So Good" Weedmaps x Cann [13]
2022 "Angle" Willow Pill [14]

Internet series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Spectrum Herself Episode: "Do All Drag Queens Think The Same?" [15]
2022 Whatcha Packin’ Herself Guest [16]
Binge Queens Herself Guest [17]
The Awardist Herself Guest [18]
Folx Presents Herself Guest [19]

Awards and nominations

Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2022 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Emsemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
(Shared with the Season 14 cast) 		RuPaul's Drag Race Won [20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fernandes, Aurelia (December 29, 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Meet the drag queens all set to compete in Season 14!". Meaww. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Kornbread TMF Snack Jeté of Kornbread Jeté". Voyage LA. August 10, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Brown, Kailyn (2022-01-07). "Star Trek Exhibit, Jack Harlow Show, and Other Best Things To Do in L.A. This Weekend". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 7, 2022). "The best moments from the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 14 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-08.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "This 'Drag Race' Season 14 Queen Just Pulled Out of the Competition". www.out.com. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  6. ^ a b March 15, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 02:12 PM. "'Drag Race' stars Kornbread, Kahmora Hall join 'Hocus Pocus 2' as drag Mary and Sarah". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  7. ^ "Kerri Colby and Kornbread Jeté Are Making Trans "Drag Race" History". them. 2022-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ^ Holmes, Juwan J. "RuPaul's Drag Race will have two trans competitors & a cis straight queen for first time". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  9. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 4, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 14 queens dish on twists, trade, and Maddy's manspreading meme". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  10. ^ "'Drag Race' Season 14 Queens Say It's Going to Be 'Transtastic'". www.advocate.com. 2022-01-05. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  11. ^ Cooper, Brenna (26 September 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race star Kornbread Jeté shares intestinal cancer diagnosis". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  12. ^ Currinn, Jonathon (29 June 2019). "WATCH: Kameron Michaels Has Released Debut Music Video "Freedom"". Celeb Mix. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  13. ^ ""Taste So Good" (The Cann Song) - Official Music Video | Weedmaps x Cann". Youtube.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "Willow Pill- Angle (feat. Kornbread) Official Music Video". Youtube.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Do All Drag Queens Think The Same? | Spectrum. Jubilee. July 26, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  16. ^ Whatcha Packin’ #2 | S14 E05 | RuPaul’s Drag Race. Youtube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  17. ^ SPOILER ALERT: Binge Queens - RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7, Episode 1 Preview, May 27, 2022
  18. ^ 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14 Contestants On Most Entertaining Season Yet! | Entertainment Weekly, June 23, 2022
  19. ^ Season 14 Drag Race Queens On Trans Joy, August 4, 2022
  20. ^ Erik Pedersen (June 12, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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