Acid Betty

Jamin Ruhren[1] (born December 10, 1977), better known by the stage name Acid Betty, is an American drag queen, performer, actor and singer. He rose to national prominence after competing on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2016.

Acid Betty
Acid Betty in 2019
Born
Jamin Ruhren

(1977-12-10) December 10, 1977
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Years active2006–present
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)
Websiteacidbetty.com

Early life

Ruhren first wore drag when he was very young, masquerading as his sister’s “cousin from out of town” as a practical joke, where he wore his sister’s cheerleader pompoms to act as his hair and breasts. He later said that that was when he first knew he would pass as a female in the future, even if he looked like “a fat Raggedy Ann”.[2] Ruhren went to his first drag club when he was 17, where he saw Raja perform.[3] He is Jewish.[4]

Career
Acid Betty, 2017

Before his appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race, Betty was a guest for an episode of Project Runway, season five in 2008, where RuPaul was the guest judge.[5][6][7] In 2009, Betty was in the film An Englishman in New York with John Hurt.[8] In 2010, she appeared in an eight episode web series documentary, Queens of Drag: NYC with Peppermint, Bianca Del Rio and Mimi Imfurst.[9] She has served as Ringleader at the Lincoln Center for New York City's "Rock and Roll Circus" in 2011.[10]

Betty was announced to be one of twelve competing on season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race on February 1, 2016.[11][12] She was eliminated in episode five after performing badly on the annual snatch game challenge, and later losing a lip sync to Madonna's "Causing a Commotion" against Naomi Smalls.[13][14][15]

After the show, Betty made a cameo appearance in The Path in 2018.[16]

In July 2020, Betty was featured in Drive N' Drag, a drive-in drag show.[17]

Music

In November 2011, Betty appeared in the music video for Cazwell's "Unzip Me".[18] Betty released her first single, "Ruthless", on March 1, 2012.[19] Her second single, "Fantasy", was released on May 15, 2016.[20] The music video features season eight finalists Kim Chi and Bob the Drag Queen.[21] A third single, "Acid (Drop)", was available three days later.[22]

Personal life

Ruhren is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2009 An Englishman in New York Herself

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Project Runway Herself Guest (season five)
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant (eighth place)

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2011 "Unzip Me" Cazwell
2012 "Ruthless" Herself [23]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Queens of Drag: NYC Herself [24]
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked [25]
2016 Bus Buddies [26]
2018 Out of the Closet [27]
2018 Hey Qween [28]
2020 The Pit Stop [29]

Discography

Singles
Year Title
2012 "Ruthless"
2016 "Fantasy"
2016 "Acid (Drop)"

See also

References
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