Kerri Colby

Kerri Colby
Kerri Colby
Born	Dallas, Texas, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Drag performer
Television	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14)

Kerri Colby is the stage name of Elyse Alessandra Anderson, a drag performer most known for competing on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life

Anderson was born in Dallas, Texas. She was raised in a Pentecostal household, and left home at 15.[1]

Career

She competed on season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race and placed 8th. On episode 4, she landed in the bottom and lip-synced against Alyssa Hunter to Jennifer Lopez's song, "Play".[2] On episode 8, she landed in the bottom again with Jasmine Kennedie, and lost the lip-sync to "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton.[3]

She was a featured performer during Jennifer Lopez's performance at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards.[4]

Personal life

Kerri Colby is a trans woman and is noted for guiding fellow Drag Race contestant Kornbread Jeté with her transition as well.[5][6] Kerri is the drag daughter of Sasha Colby.[7]

References

Scott, Neveah (2022-01-11). "Who Is Kerri Colby? Her Bio, Partner, Before, Job, RuPaul's Drag Race". Gossip Next Door. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
McCallion, Paul (January 28, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: All Tease, All Shade". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
"'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14, Episode 8 recap: There goes my baby". Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
Ermac, Raffy (March 23, 2022). "Drag Race Queens Paid Tribute To Jennifer Lopez At Her iHeartRadio Music Awards Performance". Out.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
"Kerri Colby Was One of the First People Kornbread Came Out To". www.out.com. 2022-01-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
"Kornbread says Kerri Colby was "one of the first" people she came out to as trans". GAY TIMES. 2022-01-16. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
Nolfi, Joey (2022-03-25). "Drag Race star Kerri Colby just wore Jennifer Lopez's dress to perform with Jennifer Lopez". Yahoo! Money. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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[1] Scott, Neveah (2022-01-11). "Who Is Kerri Colby? Her Bio, Partner, Before, Job, RuPaul's Drag Race". Gossip Next Door. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

[2] McCallion, Paul (January 28, 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: All Tease, All Shade". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

[3] "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 14, Episode 8 recap: There goes my baby". Archived from the original on 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.

[4] Ermac, Raffy (March 23, 2022). "Drag Race Queens Paid Tribute To Jennifer Lopez At Her iHeartRadio Music Awards Performance". Out.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[5] "Kerri Colby Was One of the First People Kornbread Came Out To". www.out.com. 2022-01-14. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[6] "Kornbread says Kerri Colby was "one of the first" people she came out to as trans". GAY TIMES. 2022-01-16. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[7] Nolfi, Joey (2022-03-25). "Drag Race star Kerri Colby just wore Jennifer Lopez's dress to perform with Jennifer Lopez". Yahoo! Money. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-18.