Keta Minaj, also known as The Dutchess,[1] is the stage name of Bobby Snijder,[1] a drag performer and one of the contestants of the second season of Drag Race Holland.
Drag Name Origin
'Keta Minaj' is an amalgamative portmanteau of "ketamine" and "Nicki Minaj".[3]
Track Record(s)
| Seasons Competed: | Holland Season 2 |
|---|---|
| Ranking: | 4th Place |
| Maxi Challenges Won: | 3 (Eps. 1, 3, 6) |
| Mini Challenges Won: | 1 (Ep. 5) |
| Times as Team Captain: | 0 |
| Times in Bottom Two: | 1 (Ep. 7) |
| Episode Eliminated: | Episode 7 |
Memorable Quotes
Drag Race Holland Season 2
- "I'm very special, 'kay?" [laughs sadistically] (entrance quote)
Farewell Message
"Lieve meiden, wat er ook gebeurt, wees truts op jezelf x Keta"
Trivia
- Keta, or rather Bobby, is in a theatre group called BLUSH together with Boris Schreurs and Paul Boereboom.
- On his own, Bobby has played in La Cage Aux Folles, Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan, among many other plays and musicals.[4]
- Keta is My Little Puny's drag sister.
- Keta and Puny used to date in the past.[5]
- Keta is the second queen to win a Talent Show on Drag Race that is not an All Stars season, the first being Scarlet Adams on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
- Keta is the second queen in the Drag Race franchise to have "Minaj" as her drag surname, the first being Meannie Minaj from the first season of Drag Race Thailand. However, Keta and Meannie do not come from the same drag family.
- Keta is the first queen to win two maxi challenges on Drag Race Holland Season 2.
- Keta is the first queen to be part of a double win on Drag Race Holland.
- The other winner of the challenge was Vivaldi.
- Keta Minaj and Vivaldi are the third pair of queens to get a double win in Snatch Game on a non-All Star season, the first pair being Ginger Minj and Kennedy Davenport on the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the second being Baga Chipz and The Vivienne on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
- Keta was the first and only queen to win three maxi challenges on her season and she the second overall on Drag Race Holland after Envy Peru.
- However, Keta is the first to have their wins be separate rather than consecutive.
- For her "Statements" runway she used the same wig My Little Puny used in the promo shoot.[citation needed]
- Keta is the first queen to win three maxi challenges and not make it to their season's finale on a non-All Stars season.
- She is the second to win three challenges in total and not make it to their season's finale on a non-All Stars season, the first was Genie from Drag Race Thailand (Season 2).
- Keta had many of her runways such as her promo, nightlife look, monster ball look, roots looks and her finale look desgined by the paper drag artist Jade.
Gallery
Drag Race Holland Season 2
Mini Promo
Mini Trailer
Windy Cycling Photoshoot
Drag Race Holland Season 2 Looks
Promo Look
Premiere Look
Confessional Look
Entrance Look
Talent Show Look
Nightlife Extravaganza Look – Goddess of the Night
Glamping Couture Look – Glamping Rock
Snatch Game Look – Sophie Anderson
Monster's Ball Look – Ketarella, Beauty of the Ball
Statements on the Runway Look – Mental Illness
Marriage Officiant Look
Roots Look – Asian Persuasion
Opposites Attract Look 1 – Yin
Opposites Attract Look 1 (Reveal) – Yin
Opposites Attract Look 2 – Yang
Opposites Attract Look 2 (Reveal) – Yang
Moord op de Hak Look
Double Dutch Look – Rembrandt Muse
Best Drag Look
Filmography
TV
- Drag Race Holland Season 2, as contestant, placed 4th. (2021)
Discography
Singles and EPs
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Keta X Puny" | feat. My Little Puny |
External Links
References
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| Winner | Vanessa Van Cartier |
|---|---|
| Runners-Up | 2nd: My Little Puny • 3rd: Vivaldi |
| Other Queens | 4th: Keta Minaj • 5th: Tabitha (Miss Congeniality) • 6th: The Countess • 7th: Ivy-Elyse • 8th: Love Masisi • 9th: Reggy B • 10th: Juicy Kutoure |
| Judges | Fred van Leer • Carlo Boszhard • Marieke Samallo • Raven van Dorst |
| Pit Crew | Carlos Yeung • Claudio Fiore Massenz • Daniil Shmidt • Florian Langheim • Guilherme Reis • Kahled Souza Maumau • Lan Havok • Lorenzo Capodieci • Maarten van Schalm • Mark • Matthieu Rousseau • Mitchell van de Laar • Rafael Pasquini • Romy Rockx • Selwyn Samoedj • Tuan Nuijen |
