Derrick Prentice Barry (born July 18, 1983) is an American drag performer,

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impersonator and reality television personality. He is best known for competing on the third season of ''

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'' (2008), and later the eighth season of ''

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'' (2016) and fifth season of ''

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'' (2020). Outside of reality television, Derrick Barry has toured internationally, released several musical singles, and has numerous film and television credits.

Early life

Barry, born July 18, 1983, was raised in

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. He first saw

when he was 15 in her " ...Baby One More Time" music video on

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, and first went to see her in concert in 2002. His first time in drag was when he dressed as Spears for Halloween in 2003. His second time dressing as Spears was two weeks later on November 17, 2003, at the audience of ''

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'' where Spears was a guest star. Derrick was the 2010 representative for a National anti-bullying organization Don't H8 as Miss Don't H8 DIVA where he was also awarded Hall of Fame, LEGEND Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Presidential Hall of Champions.

Career

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Barry first gained attention when he competed on the third season of ''

'' in 2008, with his talent being a Britney impersonator. He made it past the auditions, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. After the show, he appeared in the music videos for

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's " We Made You" and

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's " Waking Up in Vegas" in 2009. He was brought on stage by

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during one of her performances on her Rebel Heart Tour in 2015. It was announced that Barry would be competing with 11 other drag queens for the eighth season of ''

'' on February 1, 2016. He was the one-hundredth queen to be seen competing on the show in the first episode. He was eliminated in the eighth episode after losing a

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to Bob the Drag Queen, and placing fifth. In acting, he first appeared as the character Julie in an episode of '' Dig'' in 2015. He appeared in '' Sharknado: The 4th Awakens'' in 2016. He played the character Kimberly in '' War on Everyone'' in 2016. He appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season eleven of Drag Race. He appeared with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and Silky Nutmeg Ganache for an episode of the fourteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel in 2019. In September 2019, at RuPaul's DragCon NYC, Barry was named as one of a rotating cast of a dozen ''Drag Race'' queens in '' RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'', a Las Vegas show residency from January to August 2020 at the Flamingo Las Vegas. The show will feature RuPaul's music and seven of the 12 queens: Barry, Aquaria (winner of season ten),

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(season ten),

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(season five, ''All Stars'' season two), Yvie Oddly (winner of season eleven), Eureka O'Hara (seasons nine and ten, ''All Stars'' season six), India Ferrah (season three, ''All Stars'' season five), Kahanna Montrese (season eleven), Kameron Michaels (season ten), Kim Chi (season eight), Naomi Smalls (season eight, ''All Stars'' season four), and Shannel (season one, ''All Stars'' one). Barry had prior experience working in Vegas drag shows, being a part Frank Marino's ''Divas Las Vegas'' and starring in ''Drag Queen Cuisine'' at

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. In March 2022, Barry, alongside the rest of the ''RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'' cast, performed with

during her

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concert residency at Resorts World Las Vegas. Barry joined

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in her performance of ''Supermodel'' by RuPaul during her appearance on '' The Talk''. In 2020, Barry returned for the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', where he was the first queen eliminated from the competition, placing 10th overall. In June 2021, he was a featured performer at Nashville's OUTLOUD Music Festival. He appears in '' RuPaul's Drag Race Live Untucked'' (2024).

Music

Barry released his first single, "BOOMBOOM" with Chris Cox on May 6, 2016.

Personal life

As of January 2017, Barry is in a polyamorous relationship with Nick San Pedro and Mackenzie Claude, a fellow drag queen who goes by the name Nebraska Thunderfuck, a drag daughter of Alaska Thunderfuck. In 2017, Barry generated controversy when he mistakenly stated in a ''

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'' round table discussion that people were killed during the

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;

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, also present at the discussion, corrected him. Willam later based her song "Derrick" on the incident. Barry appeared in the music video for "Derrick".

Filmography

Movies

Television

Web series

* '' Tongue Thai'd'' (2025)

Music videos

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

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