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{{Infobox person
| name = A'keria Chanel Davenport
| name = A'Keria Chanel Davenport
| image = File:Dragcon2-SAT-147 (47937164867) (cropped).jpg
| image = File:Dragcon2-SAT-147 (47937164867) (cropped).jpg
| caption = A'keria C. Davenport in 2019
| caption = A'Keria C. Davenport in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|1}}
| birth_name = Gregory D'Wayne
| birth_name = Gregory D'Wayne
| birth_place = [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Oak Cliff, Texas]], U.S.
| nationality = American
| years_active = 2011–present
| years_active = 2011–present
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* [[Drag queen]]
* [[Drag queen]]
}}
}}
| known_for = ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|season 11]]) contestant
| known_for = ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|season 11]]) contestant<br />''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|season 6]]) contestant
| website = {{URL|theonlyakeria.com}}
| website = {{URL|theonlyakeria.com}}
}}
}}


'''A'keria Chanel Davenport''' is the stage name of '''Gregory D'Wayne''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guidelive.com/tv/2019/02/26/meet-3-dallasqueens-vying-crown-season-rupauls-drag-race |title=Meet the 3 Dallas queens vying for the crown on this season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |date=February 26, 2019 |website=GuideLive |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192208/https://www.guidelive.com/tv/2019/02/26/meet-3-dallasqueens-vying-crown-season-rupauls-drag-race |url-status=live }}</ref> an American [[drag queen]] best known for competing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|eleventh season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' and the [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]''.
'''A'Keria Chanel Davenport''' (born March 1, 1988)<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=A_doubleC_D |number=1366474828698378242 |title=Heyyyy 33 what's the tea! Happy birthday 🎂 to me}}</ref> is the stage name of '''Gregory D'Wayne''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guidelive.com/tv/2019/02/26/meet-3-dallasqueens-vying-crown-season-rupauls-drag-race |title=Meet the 3 Dallas queens vying for the crown on this season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |date=February 26, 2019 |website=GuideLive |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228192208/https://www.guidelive.com/tv/2019/02/26/meet-3-dallasqueens-vying-crown-season-rupauls-drag-race |url-status=live }}</ref> an American [[drag queen]] best known for competing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|eleventh season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' (2019) and the [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|sixth season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'' (2021).
As a professional entertainer, she has won several national titles in drag pageantry systems, including Miss Black Universe in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/drag-race-queen-akeria-c-davenport-is-season-11s-dark-horse-heres-the-proof-17185867 |title='Drag Race' Queen A'Keria C. Davenport Is Season 11's Dark Horse & Here's The Proof |website=Bustle |access-date=December 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426144027/https://www.bustle.com/p/drag-race-queen-akeria-c-davenport-is-season-11s-dark-horse-heres-the-proof-17185867 |url-status=live }}</ref> Davenport was recognized by ''Dallas Voice'' as a Texan of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dallasvoice.com/texans-of-the-year-queer-locals/ |title=Texans of the Year: Queer locals |website=DallasVoice.com |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206233534/https://dallasvoice.com/texans-of-the-year-queer-locals/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
As a professional entertainer, she has won several national titles in drag pageantry systems, including Miss Black Universe in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/drag-race-queen-akeria-c-davenport-is-season-11s-dark-horse-heres-the-proof-17185867 |title='Drag Race' Queen A'Keria C. Davenport Is Season 11's Dark Horse & Here's The Proof |website=Bustle |date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=December 2, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426144027/https://www.bustle.com/p/drag-race-queen-akeria-c-davenport-is-season-11s-dark-horse-heres-the-proof-17185867 |url-status=live }}</ref> Davenport was recognized by ''[[Dallas Voice]]'' as a Texan of the Year in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://dallasvoice.com/texans-of-the-year-queer-locals/ |title=Texans of the Year: Queer locals |newspaper=Dallas Voice |date=December 6, 2019 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206233534/https://dallasvoice.com/texans-of-the-year-queer-locals/ |url-status=live |author1=Arnold }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
=== 2011–2018: Drag beginnings ===
[[File:Dragcon-2 (47937194626).jpg|thumb|A'keria Davenport, 2019]]
[[File:Dragcon-2 (47937194626).jpg|thumb|A'Keria Davenport, 2019]]
Davenport started participating in drag pageants since 2011. Following is her pageant history:
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Davenport started participating in drag pageants since 2011. Some of her titles include Miss Unity of America Newcomer 2011, Miss Wessland Newcomer 2012, Miss Diamond of the South Newcomer 2012, Miss International Vogue 2017, and Miss Black Universe 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=14320 |title=A'keria Chanel Davenport |last=admin |date=March 4, 2018 |website=Our Community Roots |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526023508/http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=14320 |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2019–present: ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ===
* Miss Unity of America Newcomer 2011 (winner)
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A'Keria was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|season eleven]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' on January 24, 2019.<ref name="drs11">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8494171/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-reveal-aquaria-adam-rippon |title=Aquaria & Adam Rippon to Announce 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Cast in Upcoming 'Ruveal' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120071254/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8494171/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-reveal-aquaria-adam-rippon |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[Diva Worship|episode three]], she was involved in the show's first ever six-way [[lip sync]] with [[Honey Davenport]], [[Ra'Jah O'Hara]], Plastique Tiara, [[Scarlet Envy]], and [[Shuga Cain]], which she survived.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8503355/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-3 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Power Ranking: Episode 3 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620162226/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8503355/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Access |title='RuPaul's Drag Race': A'keria C Davenport Says The 6-Way Lip Sync Was 'The Scariest Day' Of Her Life |date=April 2, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55sDmKBXk4 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509012531/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55sDmKBXk4&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> She later lip synced again with Ra'Jah to [[Sheena Easton]]'s "[[Strut (Sheena Easton song)|Strut]]" in [[From Farm to Runway|episode seven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-7-rajah-ohara-eliminated/ |title='RuPaul's Drag Race': Was the right queen eliminated in episode 7 'From Farm to Runway'? [POLL] |last=Sheehan |first=Paul |date=April 12, 2019 |website=GoldDerby |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608230650/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-7-rajah-ohara-eliminated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She won two main challenges, in episodes [[The Draglympics|six]] and [[L.A.D.P.!|nine]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8506596/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-6 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Power Ranking: Episode 6 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620165311/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8506596/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/tv/article/RuPaul-s-Drag-Race-Season-11-Los-Angeles-Drag-13796971.php |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11: Los Angeles Drag Patrol |last=Guerra |first=Joey |date=April 26, 2019 |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090752/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/tv/article/RuPaul-s-Drag-Race-Season-11-Los-Angeles-Drag-13796971.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She placed 3rd/4th alongside [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]] after losing a lip sync against [[Yvie Oddly]], who would eventually win the season against [[Brooke Lynn Hytes]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1044089/who-should-win-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11 |title=Who Should Win RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11? |date=May 23, 2019 |publisher=E! |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524225642/https://www.eonline.com/news/1044089/who-should-win-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2019 |title=''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 11, Episode 12: We Have Thoughts |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-the-tuck-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-12.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525215004/https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-the-tuck-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-12.html |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]}}</ref>
* Miss Wessland Newcomer 2012 (winner)
* Miss Diamond of the South Newcomer 2012 (winner)
* Miss Gay USofA Newcomer 2013 (top 12)
* Miss Gay Texas USofA Newcomer 2013 (1st alternate)
* Miss International Vogue 2017 (winner)
* Miss Black Universe 2017 (winner)

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Source: OurCommunityRoots.com<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=14320 |title=A'keria Chanel Davenport |last=admin |date=March 4, 2018 |website=Our Community Roots |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526023508/http://ourcommunityroots.com/?p=14320 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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A'keria was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|season eleven]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'' on January 24, 2019.<ref name="drs11">{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8494171/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-reveal-aquaria-adam-rippon |title=Aquaria & Adam Rippon to Announce 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Cast in Upcoming 'Ruveal' |website=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120071254/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8494171/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-reveal-aquaria-adam-rippon |url-status=live }}</ref> In episode three, she was involved in the show's first ever six-way [[lip sync]] with [[Honey Davenport]], [[Ra'Jah O'Hara]], Plastique Tiara, [[Scarlet Envy]], and [[Shuga Cain]], which she survived.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8503355/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-3 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Power Ranking: Episode 3 |website=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620162226/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8503355/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Access |title='RuPaul's Drag Race': A'keria C Davenport Says The 6-Way Lip Sync Was 'The Scariest Day' Of Her Life |date=April 2, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55sDmKBXk4 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509012531/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55sDmKBXk4&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> She later lip synced again with Ra'Jah to [[Sheena Easton]]'s "[[Strut (Sheena Easton song)|Strut]]" in episode seven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-7-rajah-ohara-eliminated/ |title='RuPaul's Drag Race': Was the right queen eliminated in episode 7 'From Farm to Runway'? [POLL] |last=Sheehan |first=Paul |date=April 12, 2019 |website=GoldDerby |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608230650/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-7-rajah-ohara-eliminated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She won two main challenges, in episode six and nine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8506596/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-6 |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11 Power Ranking: Episode 6 |website=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620165311/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8506596/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-power-ranking-episode-6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/tv/article/RuPaul-s-Drag-Race-Season-11-Los-Angeles-Drag-13796971.php |title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 11: Los Angeles Drag Patrol |last=Guerra |first=Joey |date=April 26, 2019 |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725090752/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/tv/article/RuPaul-s-Drag-Race-Season-11-Los-Angeles-Drag-13796971.php |url-status=live }}</ref> She placed 3rd/4th alongside [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]] after losing a lip sync against [[Yvie Oddly]], who would eventually win the season against [[Brooke Lynn Hytes]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1044089/who-should-win-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11 |title=Who Should Win RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11? |date=May 23, 2019 |publisher=E! |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524225642/https://www.eonline.com/news/1044089/who-should-win-rupaul-s-drag-race-season-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-the-tuck-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-12.html |access-date=May 25, 2019 |title=''RuPaul's Drag Race'' Season 11, Episode 12: We Have Thoughts |author=''Vulture'' Editors |date=May 20, 2019 |website=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525215004/https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/what-the-tuck-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-episode-12.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour'', presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by [[Asia O'Hara]].<ref name=":tour">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/02/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-tour-dates/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race sets season 11 tour dates with all 15 queens|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|website=Ew|language=en|access-date=2019-09-13|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402181329/https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/02/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show kicked off in [[Los Angeles]] on May 26 during the [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]] wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of [[RuPaul’s DragCon NYC]].<ref name=":tour" />
From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour'', presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by [[Asia O'Hara]].<ref name=":tour">{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/02/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-tour-dates/|title=RuPaul's Drag Race sets season 11 tour dates with all 15 queens|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|website=Ew|language=en|access-date=2019-09-13|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402181329/https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/02/rupauls-drag-race-season-11-tour-dates/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show kicked off in [[Los Angeles]] on May 26 during the [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]] wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of [[RuPaul’s DragCon NYC]].<ref name=":tour" />


A'keria was in a music video for [[Lizzo]]'s "[[Juice (Lizzo song)|Juice]]" on April 17, 2019.<ref name="juice">{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/04/lizzo-juice-video-ru-paul-queens/ |title='RuPauls Drag Race' Queens Eat a Bunch of Fruit in Lizzo's New "Juice" Video |date=April 17, 2019 |website=Spin |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418130508/https://www.spin.com/2019/04/lizzo-juice-video-ru-paul-queens/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She portrayed [[Nicki Minaj]] in the music video for [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" on June 17, 2019.<ref name="jntcd">{{Cite web |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/news/you-need-to-calm-down-video-celebrity-cameo/ |title=Every celebrity cameo in Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' music video |website=PopBuzz |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617132341/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/news/you-need-to-calm-down-video-celebrity-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 26, 2019, Davenport performed alongside Taylor Swift during her [[2019 MTV Video Music Awards]] performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2019/8/26/taylor-swift-just-backed-equality-act-vmas-opening-performance|title=Taylor Swift Just Backed the Equality Act in VMAs Opening Performance|website=Pride|language=en|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827033921/https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2019/8/26/taylor-swift-just-backed-equality-act-vmas-opening-performance|url-status=live}}</ref>
A'Keria was in a music video for [[Lizzo]]'s "[[Juice (Lizzo song)|Juice]]" on April 17, 2019.<ref name="juice">{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/04/lizzo-juice-video-ru-paul-queens/ |title='RuPauls Drag Race' Queens Eat a Bunch of Fruit in Lizzo's New "Juice" Video |date=April 17, 2019 |website=Spin |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418130508/https://www.spin.com/2019/04/lizzo-juice-video-ru-paul-queens/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She portrayed [[Nicki Minaj]] in the music video for [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" on June 17, 2019.<ref name="jntcd">{{Cite web |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/news/you-need-to-calm-down-video-celebrity-cameo/ |title=Every celebrity cameo in Taylor Swift's 'You Need To Calm Down' music video |website=PopBuzz |access-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-date=June 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617132341/https://www.popbuzz.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/news/you-need-to-calm-down-video-celebrity-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 26, 2019, Davenport performed alongside Taylor Swift during her [[2019 MTV Video Music Awards]] performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2019/8/26/taylor-swift-just-backed-equality-act-vmas-opening-performance|title=Taylor Swift Just Backed the Equality Act in VMAs Opening Performance|website=Pride|language=en|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827033921/https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2019/8/26/taylor-swift-just-backed-equality-act-vmas-opening-performance|url-status=live}}</ref>


In April 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]], Davenport was announced as a featured cast member for the very first ''[[Digital Drag Fest]]'', an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-coronavirus.html/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Take Performances Online During Their Coronavirus Self-Quarantine|last=Dzurillay|first=Julia|date=March 28, 2020|work=CheatSheet.com|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410214810/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-coronavirus.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]], Davenport was announced as a featured cast member for the very first ''[[Digital Drag Fest]]'', an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-coronavirus.html/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens Take Performances Online During Their Coronavirus Self-Quarantine|last=Dzurillay|first=Julia|date=March 28, 2020|work=CheatSheet.com|access-date=April 10, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410214810/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rupauls-drag-race-coronavirus.html/|url-status=live}}</ref>


On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that A'keria would be competing in [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6]] along with 12 other contestants, including fellow [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|Season 11]] contestants [[Ra'Jah O'Hara]], [[Scarlet Envy]], and [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Stars 6 Reveal Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/rupaulsdragrace/status/1397633597029367810|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211707/https://twitter.com/rupaulsdragrace/status/1397633597029367810}}</ref>
On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that A'Keria would be competing in [[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6]] along with 12 other contestants, including fellow [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)|Season 11]] contestants [[Ra'Jah O'Hara]], [[Scarlet Envy]], and [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=All Stars 6 Reveal Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/rupaulsdragrace/status/1397633597029367810|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211707/https://twitter.com/rupaulsdragrace/status/1397633597029367810}}</ref> After landing in the bottom on episodes 3 and 4, she was later sent home by [[Kylie Sonique Love]] on the 6th episode “''Rumerican Horror Story: Coven Girls''” (a parody of ''[[American Horror Story]]'') after placing in the bottom with fellow season 11 contestant Ra’Jah O’Hara.


In August 2021, they will be a featured performer and host in ''Klub Kids London Presents: NOIR: The Tour'', where 25% of the proceeds from the production will be donated to the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref name="kkhoh">{{cite news|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/incredible-lgbtq-friendly-events-you-can-attend-in-the-uk-this-year/|title=17 incredible LGBTQ+ friendly events you can attend in the UK this year|date=June 8, 2021|first=Sam|last=Damshenas|website=Gay Times|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608230847/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/incredible-lgbtq-friendly-events-you-can-attend-in-the-uk-this-year/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2021, they were a featured performer and host in ''Klub Kids London Presents: NOIR: The Tour'', where 25% of the proceeds from the production were donated to the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref name="kkhoh">{{cite news|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/incredible-lgbtq-friendly-events-you-can-attend-in-the-uk-this-year/|title=17 incredible LGBTQ+ friendly events you can attend in the UK this year|date=June 8, 2021|first=Sam|last=Damshenas|website=Gay Times|access-date=June 9, 2021|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608230847/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/incredible-lgbtq-friendly-events-you-can-attend-in-the-uk-this-year/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
[[File:RuPaul DragCon 2022 (52073260091).jpg|thumb|A'Keria Chanel Davenport at [[RuPaul's DragCon LA]] 2022 ]]
A'keria C. Davenport is a member of the [[Ball culture|Drag Haus]] of Davenport, with ''Drag Race'' alum [[Kennedy Davenport]], [[Sahara Davenport]], [[Honey Davenport]] and [[Ra'jah O'Hara|Ra'Jah O'Hara]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-house-of-davenport-has-turned-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-into-a-family-reunion-16813444 |title=The House Of Davenport Has Turned 'Rupaul's Drag Race' Season 11 into A Family Reunion |website=Bustle |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508153334/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-house-of-davenport-has-turned-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-into-a-family-reunion-16813444 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her drag mom is Armani Nicole Davenport.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/akeria-c-davenport-instagram-her-connection-to-the-house-of-davenport/ |title=A'Keria C. Davenport Instagram: Her connection to the House of Davenport |date=February 26, 2019 |website=Monsters and Critics |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525215001/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/akeria-c-davenport-instagram-her-connection-to-the-house-of-davenport/ |url-status=live }}</ref> D'Wayne was living in [[Dallas]] before being accepted on ''Drag Race''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/the-last-dallas-drag-queen-standing/ |title=The Last Dallas Drag Queen Standing |date=May 2, 2019 |website=D Magazine |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528231959/https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/the-last-dallas-drag-queen-standing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After Drag Race, D'Wayne moved to [[Katy, Texas|Katy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/tv/article/A-keria-C-Davenport-says-Drag-Race-taught-her-13909513.php#photo-17578162 |title=A'keria C. Davenport says 'Drag Race' taught her to act like a fool |website=Houston Chronicle |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609231005/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/tv/article/A-keria-C-Davenport-says-Drag-Race-taught-her-13909513.php#photo-17578162 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A'Keria C. Davenport is a member of the [[Ball culture|Drag Haus]] of Davenport, with ''Drag Race'' alum [[Kennedy Davenport]], [[Sahara Davenport]], [[Monét X Change]], [[Honey Davenport]] and [[Ra'Jah O'Hara]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-house-of-davenport-has-turned-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-into-a-family-reunion-16813444 |title=The House Of Davenport Has Turned 'Rupaul's Drag Race' Season 11 into A Family Reunion |website=Bustle |date=March 7, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508153334/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-house-of-davenport-has-turned-rupauls-drag-race-season-11-into-a-family-reunion-16813444 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her drag mom is Armani Nicole Davenport.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/akeria-c-davenport-instagram-her-connection-to-the-house-of-davenport/ |title=A'Keria C. Davenport Instagram: Her connection to the House of Davenport |date=February 26, 2019 |website=Monsters and Critics |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525215001/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/akeria-c-davenport-instagram-her-connection-to-the-house-of-davenport/ |url-status=live }}</ref> D'Wayne was living in [[Dallas]] before being accepted on ''Drag Race''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/the-last-dallas-drag-queen-standing/ |title=The Last Dallas Drag Queen Standing |date=May 2, 2019 |website=D Magazine |access-date=May 25, 2019 |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528231959/https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/the-last-dallas-drag-queen-standing/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After Drag Race, D'Wayne moved to [[Katy, Texas|Katy]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/tv/article/A-keria-C-Davenport-says-Drag-Race-taught-her-13909513.php#photo-17578162 |title=A'keria C. Davenport says 'Drag Race' taught her to act like a fool |website=Houston Chronicle |date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609231005/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/tv/article/A-keria-C-Davenport-says-Drag-Race-taught-her-13909513.php#photo-17578162 |url-status=live |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey }}</ref>
He has stated that he plans to create a skincare line as well as start a charity that will provide support for transgender women and homosexual youth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/akeria-c-davenport-loses-drag-race-moves-to-houston-and-starts-a-charity/ |title=A’Keria C. Davenport Loses ‘Drag Race,’ Moves to Houston, and Starts a Charity |website=D Magazine |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608061411/https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/akeria-c-davenport-loses-drag-race-moves-to-houston-and-starts-a-charity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
He has stated that he plans to create a skincare line as well as start a charity that will provide support for transgender women and homosexual youth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/akeria-c-davenport-loses-drag-race-moves-to-houston-and-starts-a-charity/ |title=A'Keria C. Davenport Loses 'Drag Race,' Moves to Houston, and Starts a Charity |website=D Magazine |date=May 31, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608061411/https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/05/akeria-c-davenport-loses-drag-race-moves-to-houston-and-starts-a-charity/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


D'Wayne spent almost a year of his life as [[transgender|a woman]], Kiki, until he realized he identified as a man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/rpdr-queens-akeria-chanel-davenport-soju-and-silky-nutmeg|title=Three "RPDR" Queens Spent A Day At The Trevor Project, Where They Opened Up About Their Own Personal Journeys|date=August 26, 2019|website=Buzzfeed|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913203202/https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/rpdr-queens-akeria-chanel-davenport-soju-and-silky-nutmeg|url-status=live}}</ref> She opened up about this experience on the fifth episode of the sixth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'', saying: "It took me to go through that experience to not only find myself but to know who I truly was and wanted to be to know I was enough... I faced the same obstacles most trans people ([especially] those of color) and that's why I will now and forever advocate and dedicate everything in me to protect them!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/television/2021/7/16/drag-races-akeria-c-davenport-just-revealed-why-she-transitioned|author=Andre Jackson|title=Drag Race's A'keria C. Davenport Just Revealed Why She Transitioned|website=Out|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716192617/https://www.out.com/television/2021/7/16/drag-races-akeria-c-davenport-just-revealed-why-she-transitioned|url-status=live}}</ref>
D'Wayne spent almost a year of his life as a [[transgender woman|woman]], '''Kiki''', until he realized he identified as a man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/rpdr-queens-akeria-chanel-davenport-soju-and-silky-nutmeg|title=Three "RPDR" Queens Spent A Day At The Trevor Project, Where They Opened Up About Their Own Personal Journeys|date=August 26, 2019|website=Buzzfeed|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913203202/https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/rpdr-queens-akeria-chanel-davenport-soju-and-silky-nutmeg|url-status=live}}</ref> He opened up about this experience on the fifth episode of the sixth season of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars]]'', saying: "It took me to go through that experience to not only find myself but to know who I truly was and wanted to be to know I was enough... I faced the same obstacles most trans people ([especially] those of color) and that's why I will now and forever advocate and dedicate everything in me to protect them!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/television/2021/7/16/drag-races-akeria-c-davenport-just-revealed-why-she-transitioned|author=Andre Jackson|title=Drag Race's A'keria C. Davenport Just Revealed Why She Transitioned|website=Out|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716192617/https://www.out.com/television/2021/7/16/drag-races-akeria-c-davenport-just-revealed-why-she-transitioned|url-status=live}}</ref>

Davenport went to David W Carter High School in [[Dallas|Wolf Creek, Texas]] and grew up in [[Oak Cliff, Texas]]


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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|[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)|''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' (season 6)]]
| rowspan="2" |Contestant (8th Place)
| rowspan="2" |Contestant (8th Place)
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="as6">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-vh1-paramount-lineup-returning-queens-unveiled-1234764201/|title=‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Moves From VH1 To Paramount+; Lineup Of Returning Queens Unveiled|date=May 26, 2021|first=Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|website=Deadline|access-date=May 26, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526170110/https://deadline.com/2021/05/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-vh1-paramount-lineup-returning-queens-unveiled-1234764201/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="as6">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-vh1-paramount-lineup-returning-queens-unveiled-1234764201/|title='RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Moves From VH1 To Paramount+; Lineup Of Returning Queens Unveiled|date=May 26, 2021|first=Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|website=Deadline|access-date=May 26, 2021|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526170110/https://deadline.com/2021/05/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-vh1-paramount-lineup-returning-queens-unveiled-1234764201/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| scope="row" | [[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked|''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked'' (season 3)]]
| scope="row" | [[RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked|''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked'' (season 3)]]
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| rowspan="6" |2019
| rowspan="6" |2019
|''Queen to Queen''
|''Queen to Queen''
| rowspan="9" |Herself
| rowspan="12" |Herself
|With [[Vanessa Mateo]] and [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]]
|With [[Vanessa Mateo]] and [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]]
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVmkMepEWw&t|title=Queen to Queen: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, A’Keria Davenport & Silky Nutmeg Ganache {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVmkMepEWw&t|title=Queen to Queen: Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, A'Keria Davenport & Silky Nutmeg Ganache {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207023418/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVmkMepEWw&t=|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|''Queen's Court''
|''Queen's Court''
|Guest
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRqp7nMRAo&t|title=Drag Race: A'Keria C. Davenport Dishes on Vanjie and Brooke Lynn's Relationship|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRqp7nMRAo&t|title=Drag Race: A'Keria C. Davenport Dishes on Vanjie and Brooke Lynn's Relationship|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207023533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRqp7nMRAo&t=|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|''Countdown to the Crown''
|''Countdown to the Crown''
|Season 11
|Season 11
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3_aYZTTtQg|title="Impressions" COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3_aYZTTtQg|title="Impressions" COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN: RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526225721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=f3_aYZTTtQg&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''Whatcha Packin'''
|''Whatcha Packin'''
|Guest
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnhYMB7a0s|title=Whatcha Packin’: A’Keria C. Davenport {{!}} Season 11 Top Four {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnhYMB7a0s|title=Whatcha Packin': A'Keria C. Davenport {{!}} Season 11 Top Four {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 27, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109100948/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awnhYMB7a0s|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|''Cosmo Queens''
|''Cosmo Queens''
|Cosmopolitan Series
|Cosmopolitan Series
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CEWGjBIuc|title=A'keria Chanel Davenport Is The Master of Colorful Eyeshadow {{!}} Cosmo Queens|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=June 30, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CEWGjBIuc|title=A'keria Chanel Davenport Is The Master of Colorful Eyeshadow {{!}} Cosmo Queens|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=June 30, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222004706/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-CEWGjBIuc|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
|''Ca$tmate$ for Ca$h''
|''Ca$tmate$ for Ca$h''
|Guest, with [[Brooke Lynn Hytes]]
|Guest, with [[Brooke Lynn Hytes]]
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsgxtk1yxYA&t|title=CA$TMATE$ FOR CA$H: Brooke Lynn Hytes and A'Keria C. Davenport|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsgxtk1yxYA&t|title=CA$TMATE$ FOR CA$H: Brooke Lynn Hytes and A'Keria C. Davenport|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" |2021
| rowspan="5" |2021
|''Reality Check''
|''Reality Check''
|Guest
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/akeria-davenport-kylie-sonique-love-221725265.html|title=A'keria Davenport and Kylie Sonique Love Dish on Everything Related to Drag Race All Stars|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/akeria-davenport-kylie-sonique-love-221725265.html|title=A'keria Davenport and Kylie Sonique Love Dish on Everything Related to Drag Race All Stars|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
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|''Pageant Pod''
|Podcast; guest
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dbknews.com/2021/10/28/drag-artist-podcasts-trixie-mattel-katya/|first=Evan|last=Hecht|title=Seven drag artist podcasts you need to check out |website=DBK News|date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102220104/https://dbknews.com/2021/10/28/drag-artist-podcasts-trixie-mattel-katya/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|''Whatcha Packin'''
|''Whatcha Packin'''
|Guest
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTiJOVG0yag|title=Whatcha Packin’ {{!}} AS6 E06 {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTiJOVG0yag|title=Whatcha Packin' {{!}} AS6 E06 {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
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|''Ruvealing the Look''
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYpo5CzUtQY|title=A'Keria C. Davenport's Glamorous Goth Look 💋 Ruvealing the Look {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race AS6|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>
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|''Drag Us Weekly''
|''Drag Us Weekly''
|Guest
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaaBwkmrAk|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Akeria C. Davenport Names Herself ‘Runway Queen’ Of Season 6|publisher=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 27, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdaaBwkmrAk|title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Star Akeria C. Davenport Names Herself 'Runway Queen' Of Season 6|publisher=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>
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|2022
|''The Pit Stop''
|Guest
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twSovRPECEw|title=The Pit Stop S14 E13 {{!}} Monét X Change & A'Keria C. Davenport Fire It Up {{!}} RuPaul's Drag Race|publisher=[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]|date=April 2, 2022|access-date=April 2, 2022}}</ref>
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|"Queens Everywhere – Cast Version"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/queens-everywhere-cast-version-feat-cast-rupauls-drag/1463872138|title=Queens Everywhere (Cast Version) [feat. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 11] - Single|work=iTunes|access-date=March 26, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326155528/https://music.apple.com/us/album/queens-everywhere-cast-version-feat-cast-rupauls-drag/1463872138|url-status=live}}</ref> <br /><small>([[RuPaul]] featuring Akeria C. Davenport, [[Brooke Lynn Hytes]], [[Silky Nutmeg Ganache]], [[Vanessa Vanjie Mateo]], & [[Yvie Oddly]])</small>
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 19 December 2024

A'Keria Chanel Davenport
A'Keria C. Davenport in 2019
Born
Gregory D'Wayne

(1988-03-01) March 1, 1988 (age 36)
Oak Cliff, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
Years active2011–present
Known forRuPaul's Drag Race (season 11) contestant
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) contestant
Websitetheonlyakeria.com

A'Keria Chanel Davenport (born March 1, 1988)[1] is the stage name of Gregory D'Wayne,[2] an American drag queen best known for competing on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2019) and the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2021). As a professional entertainer, she has won several national titles in drag pageantry systems, including Miss Black Universe in 2017.[3] Davenport was recognized by Dallas Voice as a Texan of the Year in 2019.[4]

Career

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2011–2018: Drag beginnings

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A'Keria Davenport, 2019

Davenport started participating in drag pageants since 2011. Some of her titles include Miss Unity of America Newcomer 2011, Miss Wessland Newcomer 2012, Miss Diamond of the South Newcomer 2012, Miss International Vogue 2017, and Miss Black Universe 2017.[5]

2019–present: RuPaul's Drag Race

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A'Keria was announced to be one of fifteen contestants competing on season eleven of RuPaul's Drag Race on January 24, 2019.[6] In episode three, she was involved in the show's first ever six-way lip sync with Honey Davenport, Ra'Jah O'Hara, Plastique Tiara, Scarlet Envy, and Shuga Cain, which she survived.[7][8] She later lip synced again with Ra'Jah to Sheena Easton's "Strut" in episode seven.[9] She won two main challenges, in episodes six and nine.[10][11] She placed 3rd/4th alongside Silky Nutmeg Ganache after losing a lip sync against Yvie Oddly, who would eventually win the season against Brooke Lynn Hytes.[12][13]

From March 26 to September 6, she was a part of the rotating cast for RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 11 Tour, presented by Voss Events and World of Wonder, and hosted by Asia O'Hara.[14] The show kicked off in Los Angeles on May 26 during the RuPaul's DragCon LA wrap party (hosted by Drag Race judge Michelle Visage) and concluded with a final bow on September 6 in New York City (also hosted by Visage) at the top of RuPaul’s DragCon NYC.[14]

A'Keria was in a music video for Lizzo's "Juice" on April 17, 2019.[15] She portrayed Nicki Minaj in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" on June 17, 2019.[16] On August 26, 2019, Davenport performed alongside Taylor Swift during her 2019 MTV Video Music Awards performance.[17]

In April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Davenport was announced as a featured cast member for the very first Digital Drag Fest, an online drag festival for all ages, with attendees given opportunities to interact with the artists, tip them, and win prizes during the broadcast.[18]

On May 26, 2021, it was revealed that A'Keria would be competing in RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 6 along with 12 other contestants, including fellow Season 11 contestants Ra'Jah O'Hara, Scarlet Envy, and Silky Nutmeg Ganache.[19] After landing in the bottom on episodes 3 and 4, she was later sent home by Kylie Sonique Love on the 6th episode “Rumerican Horror Story: Coven Girls” (a parody of American Horror Story) after placing in the bottom with fellow season 11 contestant Ra’Jah O’Hara.

In August 2021, they were a featured performer and host in Klub Kids London Presents: NOIR: The Tour, where 25% of the proceeds from the production were donated to the Black Lives Matter movement.[20]

Personal life

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A'Keria Chanel Davenport at RuPaul's DragCon LA 2022

A'Keria C. Davenport is a member of the Drag Haus of Davenport, with Drag Race alum Kennedy Davenport, Sahara Davenport, Monét X Change, Honey Davenport and Ra'Jah O'Hara.[21] Her drag mom is Armani Nicole Davenport.[22] D'Wayne was living in Dallas before being accepted on Drag Race.[23] After Drag Race, D'Wayne moved to Katy.[24] He has stated that he plans to create a skincare line as well as start a charity that will provide support for transgender women and homosexual youth.[25]

D'Wayne spent almost a year of his life as a woman, Kiki, until he realized he identified as a man.[26] He opened up about this experience on the fifth episode of the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, saying: "It took me to go through that experience to not only find myself but to know who I truly was and wanted to be to know I was enough... I faced the same obstacles most trans people ([especially] those of color) and that's why I will now and forever advocate and dedicate everything in me to protect them!"[27]

Davenport went to David W Carter High School in Wolf Creek, Texas and grew up in Oak Cliff, Texas

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (3rd/4th Place) [6]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6) Contestant (8th Place) [28]
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (season 3)

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Ref
2019 "Juice" Lizzo [15]
"You Need to Calm Down" Taylor Swift [16]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Queen to Queen Herself With Vanessa Mateo and Silky Nutmeg Ganache [29]
Queen's Court Guest [30]
Countdown to the Crown Season 11 [31]
Whatcha Packin' Guest [32]
Cosmo Queens Cosmopolitan Series [33]
Ca$tmate$ for Ca$h Guest, with Brooke Lynn Hytes [34]
2021 Reality Check Guest [35]
Pageant Pod Podcast; guest [36]
Whatcha Packin' Guest [37]
Ruvealing the Look Guest [38]
Drag Us Weekly Guest [39]
2022 The Pit Stop Guest [40]

Discography

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Title Year Album
"Queens Everywhere – Cast Version"[41]
(RuPaul featuring Akeria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, & Yvie Oddly) 		2019 Non-album single

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Giving Body Category Work Results Ref.
2019 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" Won [42]

References

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