Maddy Morphosis is the stage name of Daniel Truitt (born September 2, 1994), a drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race. He is the show's first openly heterosexual male contestant.[3][4] Since 2023, he has hosted his own talk show webseries Give It to Me Straight.
Maddy Morphosis | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Maddy Morphosis at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Daniel Truitt[1] September 2, 1994[2] Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) |
Early life
editTruitt is from Fayetteville, Arkansas and worked at Target before appearing on Drag Race.[5] He dropped out of college.[6]
Career
editTruitt has been doing drag since 2017 and describes Maddy Morphosis as "Arkansas's most overrated drag queen".[7] Her name is a play on the word "metamorphosis".[8] Truitt competed as Maddy Morphosis on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race as the first heterosexual, cisgender male contestant to appear on the show. Addressing the criticism of his casting, he said that he started doing drag after high school because it was "a safe space for me to explore my own gender identity... For anyone saying that I'm representing an underrepresented group, I appreciate you, but straight men are not a persecuted and excluded group within the drag community."[3]
Maddy Morphosis' entrance look on the first episode of Drag Race was inspired by Guy Fieri.[5] Sam Damshenas of Gay Times wrote "Maddy immediately won over viewers due to her sheer respect for drag and LGBTQ+ culture, as well as her jaw-dropping runway presentations."[9] Maddy Morphosis received the Golden Boot award during the reunion episode,[10] and wore an Elvis Presley-inspired outfit during the season finale.[11][12]
Personal life
editTruitt's partner Jennifer Standridge is also a drag performer, known as Miss Liza.[5][13] Truitt identifies as heterosexual and cisgender,[14] and uses the pronouns she/her when in drag. Truitt has said, "I identify as a cisgender straight man, but I'm gender non-conforming in my presentation."[15]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14) | Herself | Contestant (10th place) | [16] |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | |||
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 15) | Special guest; Episode: "Reunited!" |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Whatcha Packin' | Herself | Guest | [17] |
| Drag Us Weekly | [18] | |||
| 2023 | Give It to Me Straight | Host | [19] | |
| Death, Drag, and Decadence (with Bombae and Evah Destruction) |
[20] |
- Bring Back My Girls (2023)
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "GAGA" | Grace Gaustad | [21] |
Awards and nominations
edit| 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 | [22] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MADDY MORPHOSIS LLC". OpenCorporates. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ @maddymorphosis (September 2, 2020). "ITS MY F***ING BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b "Maddy Morphosis Opens Up About Controversial 'Drag Race' Casting". www.out.com. 2021-12-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Kornhaber, Spencer (2022-04-20). "Who's Watching 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Now?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ a b c Patton, Elaina (2022-01-15). ""RuPaul's Drag Race" star Maddy Morphosis on her transformative looks: "I pull a lot from nostalgia"". Salon. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "LADY CAMDEN - Give It To Me Straight Ep1 - Hosted by Maddy Morphosis". YouTube. January 18, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ ""Drag Race" Just Cast a Straight, Cis Male Contestant. Not Everyone Is Happy". them. 2021-12-07. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Meet the Queens of Season 14! | RuPaul's Drag Race, 3 December 2021, archived from the original on 2022-01-15, retrieved 2022-01-17
- ^ "Exclusive: Drag Race's Maddy Morphosis addresses her season 14 controversies". GAY TIMES. 2022-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (April 15, 2022). "The best 'Drag Race' reunion moments: Kornbread's face, Jasmine's yelling, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Watch RuPaul Learn She Got Her Own Day During 'Drag Race' Finale". www.out.com. 2022-04-21. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Finally, the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race crowns its new reigning Queen from Vegas". The A.V. Club. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: All About Maddy Morphosis's Girlfriend Jennifer". ScreenRant. 2022-02-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "What To Know About The Most Controversial New 'Drag Race' Queen". Bustle. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: Maddy Morphosis Cast As 1st Straight Cisgender Man". ScreenRant. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ Christopher, Rudolph. ""RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 14 Queens to Be RuVealed in VH1 Special". NewNowNext.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ Whatcha Packin' | S14 E06 | RuPaul's Drag Race, February 11, 2022
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race 14 Maddy Morphosis On Jasmine Kennedie Fight, Elimination, & More, February 11, 2022
- ^ Give It To Me Straight w/ Lady Camden - Hosted by Maddy Morphosis, January 18, 2023
- ^ @maddymorphosis (June 19, 2023). "We're going live!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Grace Gaustad - GAGA - PILLBX: Episode 1 (Official Music Video)". YouTube. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ Erik Pedersen (June 12, 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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