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Kornbread Jeté
Kornbread Jeté at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born (1992-01-14) January 14, 1992 (age 32)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Other namesDemoria Elise Williams
Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté
Kornbread
EducationAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

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

Early life and education

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Williams was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. She later moved to Los Angeles to study musical theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).[2]

Career

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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, along with fellow RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Ginger Minj and Kahmora Hall, appeared in the 2022 film Hocus Pocus 2.[6]

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

Personal life

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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] Her "drag sister" is Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, who competed on the sixteenth season of Drag Race.[11]

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.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Mary Sanderson impersonator [6]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula[citation needed] Herself Cameo; season 3, episode 1
2021 Wigs in a Blanket[citation needed] Herself
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Season 14, 6 episodes (11th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Herself Season 13, 4 episodes
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen[citation needed] Herself Guest; season 19, episode 40
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Guest; season 15, 1 episode;
named Miss Congeniality

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Ref
2019 "Freedom" Kameron Michaels [13]
2021 "Is It Me?" Scarlet Envy [citation needed]
2022 "C'mon Baby Cry" Orville Peck [citation needed]
"Taste So Good" Weedmaps x Cann [14]
"Angle" Willow Pill [15]

Internet series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Spectrum Herself Episode: "Do All Drag Queens Think The Same?" [16]
Blame the Hero H.B. / Queen's Advisor Guest role; 3 episodes [citation needed]
2020 Blood & Makeup Dr. Linda Guest role; Episode: "Part3" [citation needed]
2021 Normal British Series The Sacred One Main role [citation needed]
2022 Whatcha Packin’ Herself Guest [17]
Binge Queens Herself Guest [18]
The Awardist Herself Guest [19]
Folx Presents Herself Guest [20]
EW News Flash Herself Guest with Ginger Minj and Kahmora Hall [21]
Out of the Closet Herself Guest [22]
2023 Amigas y Amores Herself Guest Starring [23][24]
Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd Herself Podcast; Guest [25]
The Pit Stop Herself Guest [26]
Bryce Gloria Goopty Main role [citation needed]
2024 Class Acts Rhoda May Recurring role [citation needed]
Give It To Me Straight Herself Guest [27]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award-giving body Category Work Results Ref.
2022 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series
(Shared with the Season 14 cast) 		RuPaul's Drag Race Won [28]
2023 Queerty Awards Closet Door Bustdown
(Shared with Bosco, Jasmine Kennedie and Willow Pill) 		Runner-up [29]
Future All-Star Herself Won [30]

See also

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References

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  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 (January 7, 2022). "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 January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 7, 2022). "The best moments from the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 14 premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "This 'Drag Race' Season 14 Queen Just Pulled Out of the Competition". www.out.com. February 4, 2022. 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 October 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Kerri Colby and Kornbread Jeté Are Making Trans "Drag Race" History". them. January 5, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Holmes, Juwan J. (4 December 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race will have two trans competitors & a cis straight queen for first time". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  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 January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "'Drag Race' Season 14 Queens Say It's Going to Be 'Transtastic'". www.advocate.com. January 5, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "'Drag Race' season 16 cast interviews preview classic twists and backstabbery". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  12. ^ Cooper, Brenna (September 26, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race star Kornbread Jeté shares intestinal cancer diagnosis". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  13. ^ Currinn, Jonathon (June 29, 2019). "WATCH: Kameron Michaels Has Released Debut Music Video "Freedom"". Celeb Mix. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  14. ^ ""Taste So Good" (The Cann Song) - Official Music Video | Weedmaps x Cann". Youtube.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Willow Pill- Angle (feat. Kornbread) Official Music Video". Youtube.com. 8 June 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  16. ^ Do All Drag Queens Think The Same? | Spectrum. Jubilee. July 26, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  17. ^ Whatcha Packin' #2 | S14 E05 | RuPaul's Drag Race. Youtube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  18. ^ SPOILER ALERT: Binge Queens - RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 7, Episode 1 Preview, May 27, 2022
  19. ^ 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14 Contestants On Most Entertaining Season Yet! | Entertainment Weekly, June 23, 2022
  20. ^ Season 14 Drag Race Queens On Trans Joy, August 4, 2022
  21. ^ Drag Queens On Transforming into the Sanderson Sisters in 'Hocus Pocus 2' | Entertainment Weekly. YouTube. September 21, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  22. ^ Kornbread 🍞 A Homemade Tour | S6 E1 | Out of the Closet 👗, November 1, 2022
  23. ^ Ep. 2: Salina EsTitties' Amigas y Amores, May 18, 2023
  24. ^ Ep. 3: Salina EsTitties' Amigas y Amores, May 21, 2023
  25. ^ KORNBREAD THE SNACK JETÉ | Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd | Episode 6. Moguls of Media. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ The Pit Stop AS8 E05 🏁 Bianca Del Rio & Kornbread Get Baked! | RuPaul's Drag Race AS8, June 3, 2023
  27. ^ KORNBREAD | Give It To Me Straight | Ep 43, August 8, 2024
  28. ^ Erik Pedersen (June 12, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  29. ^ "Closet Door Bustdown Nominees". The Queerties. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Future All-Star Nominees". The Queerties. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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