Acid Betty
Jamin Ruhren (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. Early life. Ruhren went to his first drag club when he was 17, where he saw Raja perform. He is Jewish. Career. 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. In 2009, Betty was in the film  An Englishman in New York with John Hurt. In 2010, she appeared in an eight episode web series documentary, "Queens of Drag: NYC" with Peppermint, Bianca Del Rio and Mimi Imfurst. She has served as Ringleader at the Lincoln Center for New York City's "Rock and Roll Circus" in 2011. Betty was announced to be one of twelve competing on season eight of "RuPaul's Drag Race" on February 1, 2016. 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. After the show, Betty made a cameo appearance in "The Path" in 2018. In July 2020, Betty was featured in "Drive N' Drag", a drive-in drag show. Music. In November 2011, Betty appeared in the music video for Cazwell's "Unzip Me". Betty released her first single, "Ruthless", on March 1, 2012. Her second single, "Fantasy", was released on May 15, 2016. The music video features season eight finalists Kim Chi and Bob the Drag Queen. A third single, "Acid (Drop)", was available three days later. Personal life. Ruhren is based in Brooklyn, New York. Acid Betty