Monét X Change is the stage name of Kevin Bertin. As a member of the legendary "House of Davenport". Monét competed on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, where she came in 6th place and was voted Miss Congeniality. She was known on the show for her beauty, comedy, charisma, lip-syncs, sponges, and more sponges.
Later, Monét returned to compete on All Stars 4 and won along with Trinity The Tuck in the first ever double-win. This win also makes her the first ever Miss Congeniality to win a season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
"Oh, don't mind me. I'm just here to sweep up the competition girl."
All Stars 4
"Guess who's black in the house, bitch!"
Drag Origins
In her Season 10 Meet the Queens interview, Monét explains that the idea for her drag name came to her when she spotted a currency exchange booth across the street while eating chicken wings. Her first name is a substitution of the word "money" with the name "Monét" (stylized with an accent over the E), while her last name "X Change" is play on the word "exchange."
Monét is a member of the House of Davenport. She is the drag daughter of Honey Davenport. Although she has performed as "Monét X Change Davenport" in the past, her current drag name no longer contains the Davenport name.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Monét X Change
Season Competed
Season 10
All Stars 4
Ranking:
6th (Miss Congeniality)
Winner
Mini-Challenges Won:
2 (ep. 1, 3)
0
Times as Team Captain:
1 (ep. 3)
0
Main Challenges Won:
0
3 (ep. 2, 5, 8)
Times in Bottom:
3 (ep. 4, 5, 10)
2 (ep. 4, 9)
Episode Eliminated:
Episode 10
N/A
Monét is one of the 14 queens to compete on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She won the first mini challenge of the season, and made a dress out of sponges for the "Drag on a dime" challenge. She was declared safe, despite criticism from her fellow queens.
In episode 4, she was in the bottom two along with Dusty Ray Bottoms. She won the lipsync, and sent Dusty home.
She was also in the bottom two with Mayhem Miller in episode 5, and won that lipsync as well.
After being in the bottom two twice, Monét performed very well and got great critiques for four weeks straight until episode 10, where she got eliminated.
She finished in sixth place and was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow queens. This was the first time in Drag Race herstory that the Miss Congeniality title was decided on by the queens themselves.
Farewell Message
"Long Live the Sponge!!! MXC" "Chaching mother fucker cha ching"
Memorable Quotes
VH1 congratulating Monét after winning Miss Congeniality.
"I'm Monét X Change and you better get your currency in check, bitch."
"RuPaul, do you know why the cage bird sings?...Because Mariah Carey lost the key." (as Maya Angelou in the Snatch Game)
If these hoes try to come for me, I surely will cut thee. I will not hesitate to put thou in a ditch, because Maya Angelou ain't no punk bitch." (as Maya Angelou in the Snatch Game)
"Soak it up, bitches!" (After being crowned Miss Congeniality.)
"It's you, Valentina!" (to Valentina upon her entrance into All Stars 4)
“Have you ever seen Lady Bunny out of drag? Category is: Ben Franklin fucked the Michelin Man.”
"When we were on tour Lady Bunny said that she wanted a little Mexican. Poor Valentina didn't stand a chance!"
"Gag, bitch."
"Jesus." (When asked by Monique regarding painting in a certain direction)
"Bitch, I'm a petty bitch from Brooklyn, I hold onto grudges."
"♪She's here to set the bar, to shine her all star, ain't takin' names 'cause she's a bad bitch, yeah. When they don't know what's up, prepare to soak it up, it's clear she's here and she's a savage, mhm♪" (Monét's verse on "Super Queen" remix)
"This is further proof that long live the sponge Michelle" (winner acceptance speech)
Trivia
Kevin spent his childhood in Saint Lucia, making Monét the second queen from the Caribbean to compete, the first being Vivacious from Jamaica.
Kevin studied opera at Westminster Choir College.
Her favorite cake is red velvet cake.
Kevin shares the same first legal name as fellow Season 10 contestant Monique Heart.
Her drag mother is Honey Davenport, a contestant on the eleventh season. Early in her career, she performed as Monét X Change Davenport.
While Season 10 was airing, Monét held a bi-weekly YouTube series called "Readdit", where she answers fan questions from Reddit.
The sponge dress she wore in the first episode of Season 10 has become a meme in the Drag Race community. It has even been recreated by Season 10 contestant Yuhua Hamasaki.
She is the first queen to ever walk backstage during a lip-sync.
She is also the second queen to break a lightbulb onstage during a lip-sync, the first being Robbie Turner.
Monét often got critiqued by Ru and Michelle for wearing small "pussycat" wigs. However, the episodes she wore a bigger wig to please the judges, was in the Bottom 2. This is similar to Milk and Max on their seasons, who got critiqued for certain aspects of their style and got eliminated the episode they started listening to the judges' critiques.
The only time when Monet used a big wig and was not placed in the bottom was in episode 7.
Monét is the second youngest queen to win Miss Congeniality, the youngest being Valentina.
She is the first queen to win the title of Miss Congeniality as voted by her fellow contestants rather than the viewers.
She is also the third queen to be elected Miss Congeniality without winning a Maxi Challenge in her season (the other two being Pandora Boxx and Cynthia Lee Fontaine), and the first (and thus far, only) Miss Congeniality to place 6th.
She is the second Miss Congeniality to win both a Maxi Challenge and a Lip Sync for your Legacy in an All Stars season, the first being BenDeLaCreme.
She is the second Miss Congeniality to make it to the finale in an All Stars season, the first being Katya.
Monét, along with Manila Luzon, is one of the first two queens to receive immunity following a win since season 5.
Monet with her crown and scepter.
Monét appeared in a Pepsi commercial with Cardi B for the Super Bowl.
Monét X Change is...
the first Miss Congeniality to win a season.
the second All Stars winner to not make it to the finale of her original season, following Trixie Mattel.
the second American series winner to place in the bottom more than once on her winning season, the first being Trixie Mattel.
The first African American queen to win an All Stars season and to be in the Drag Race Hall of Fame
Monét X Change and Trinity the Tuck are the first two contestants to share the winner title.
Monét's drag mother is Season 11 contestant Honey Davenport and her drag aunt is Season 9 first runner-up Peppermint.
Monét is the first queen to have been both a winner (All Stars 4) and eliminated (Season 10) on the makeover challenge, followed by Manila Luzon.
After the finale episode aired, WOW Presents posted a picture on their instagram of Monét being the winner of All Stars 4. It was taken down seconds later.
Monét is the 2nd queen to win and be in the same drag family as a previous winner (after Aquaria)
Coincidently both queens also come from Season 10.
