Kornbread Jeté | |
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_(cropped_-_Kornbread_Jet%25C3%25A9).jpg) Kornbread Jeté atRuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022 | |
| Born | (1992-01-14)January 14, 1992 (age 33) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Other names | Demoria Elise Williams Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté Kornbread |
| Education | American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) |
Kornbread Jeté is the stage name ofDemoria Elise Williams (born January 14, 1992),[1] an Americandrag queen best known for competing onseason 14 ofRuPaul's Drag Race in 2022.
Williams was born and raised inColumbia, South Carolina. She later moved to Los Angeles to study musical theatre at theAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).[2]
As of 2022, Kornbread works atThe Abbey in Los Angeles, and hosts weeklyDrag Race watch parties at West Hollywood's Abbey Food & Bar.[3]
In 2022, she competed onseason 14 ofRuPaul's Drag Race. She performed an original song routine for the opening episode'stalent show and won the challenge, which came with a cash prize of$5,000. In her routine, she used a milk carton with formerDrag Race judgeMerle Ginsberg depicted as amissing 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 fellowRuPaul's Drag Race alumniGinger Minj andKahmora Hall, appeared in the 2022 filmHocus Pocus 2.[6]
She has appeared in videos withBrandon Rogers andFine Brothers Entertainment, and has been featured inThrillist.[2]
Kornbread is atransgender woman. She is close friends withKerri Colby, a fellowDrag 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 ofLegendary with the House of Balmain.[1] Her "drag sister" isHershii LiqCour-Jeté, who competed on thesixteenth season ofDrag Race.[11]
On September 26, 2022, Kornbread announced via anInstagram post that she had been diagnosed with an early stageadenocarcinoma, a type ofintestinal cancer, and used her experience to raise awareness of the disease.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Mary Sanderson impersonator | [6] |
| 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 |
| 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] |
| 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 withGinger Minj andKahmora 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] | |
| 2025 | Dragged Ink | Herself | Guest | [28] |
| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Critics' Choice Real TV Awards | Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series (Shared with theSeason 14 cast) | RuPaul's Drag Race | Won | [29] |
| 2023 | Queerty Awards | Closet Door Bustdown (Shared withBosco,Jasmine Kennedie andWillow Pill) | Runner-up | [30] | |
| Future All-Star | Herself | Won | [31] |
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