Maddelynn Hatter

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Maddelynn Hatter is an American drag performer and photographer{{Cite magazine |title=Exclusive: RuPaul, 'Drag Race' star Aja slay in spreads from Sasha Velour's hardcover art book |url=https://ew.com/books/exclusive-rupaul-drag-race-aja-sasha-velour-hardcover-art-book/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2024-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225234147/https://ew.com/books/exclusive-rupaul-drag-race-aja-sasha-velour-hardcover-art-book/ |url-status=live }} from Brooklyn, New York who competed on the third season of the reality competition series The Boulet Brothers' Dragula.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Meet the monsters of Boulet Brothers' Dragula Season 3 |url=https://gcn.ie/monsters-boulet-brothers-dragula-season-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708044943/https://gcn.ie/monsters-boulet-brothers-dragula-season-3/ |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=October 19, 2024 |website=GCN}}

Early life

Maddelynn Hatter is originally from Northampton / Springfield area, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Career

When she was around 12 or 13 years old, Maddelynn Hatter was fascinated by Marilyn Manson and began to take an interest in cosmetics. Her mother helped her put on makeup and Maddelynn Hatter also started doing photography. At the age of 16, she went to a Gay Club in Springfield, where a drag queen was performing.{{Cite web|url=https://werrrk.com/2016/03/08/madd-maddelynn-hatter/|title=MaDd About Maddelynn Hatter | Werrrk | Maddelynn Hatter|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724081958/https://werrrk.com/2016/03/08/madd-maddelynn-hatter/|url-status=live}}{{Cite book |last=Hastings |first=Magnus |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jUBCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Maddelynn+Hatter%22&pg=PT13 |title=Why Drag? |date=2016-05-17 |publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=978-1-4521-4928-8 |language=en}} Maddelynn Hatter moved back to Massachusetts for a few years before relocating to Brooklyn in 2011, when she started doing drag and photography professionally.{{Cite web|url=https://thotyssey.com/2016/05/11/on-point-with-maddelynn-hatter/|title=On Point With: Maddelynn Hatter|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207213353/https://thotyssey.com/2016/05/11/on-point-with-maddelynn-hatter/|url-status=live}}

Locally, Maddelynn Hatter has performed at The Ritz, The Rosemont, and Macri Park.{{Cite web |title=Maddelynn Hatter |url=https://getoutmag.com/maddelynn-hatter/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811062634/https://getoutmag.com/maddelynn-hatter/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-21 |title=ThotSpot: Dragula Season 3 Viewing with Maddelynn Hatter (Macri Park, 9.17.2019) |url=https://thotyssey.com/2019/09/21/thotlight-on-dragula-season-3-viewing-with-maddelynn-hatter-macri-park-9-17-2019/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Thotyssey |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202143830/https://thotyssey.com/2019/09/21/thotlight-on-dragula-season-3-viewing-with-maddelynn-hatter-macri-park-9-17-2019/ |url-status=live }} She has also hosted a competition at Hush called "Mother".{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=On Point With: Nymphia Wind |url=https://thotyssey.com/2023/03/02/on-point-with-nymphia-wind/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Thotyssey |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320230655/https://thotyssey.com/2023/03/02/on-point-with-nymphia-wind/ |url-status=live }} In 2024, she appeared in the music video for Big Dipper's song "Skank".{{Cite web |title=WATCH: Big Dipper Is A 'Skank' |url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2014/01/08/watch-big-dipper-skank?page=1665 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.out.com |language=en}} Maddelynn Hatter photographed Aja and the House of Aja for Sasha Velour's hardcover art book Velour: The Drag Magazine (2018).

Maddelynn Hatter competed on the third season (2019) of The Boulet Brothers' Dragula,{{Cite web |date=2020-10-26 |title=Through The Looking Glass With Maddelynn Hatter-On Her Ominous Influences, Her Biggest Fears & The 'Dragula' Effect - Instinct Magazine |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/through-the-looking-glass-with-maddelynn-hatter-on-her-ominous-influences-her-biggest-fears-the-dragula-effect/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809083515/https://instinctmagazine.com/through-the-looking-glass-with-maddelynn-hatter-on-her-ominous-influences-her-biggest-fears-the-dragula-effect/ |url-status=live }} where she placed sixth overall. During her time on the show, she placed in the bottom on the third and sixth episodes.{{Cite web |last=Lavery |first=Liz |date=2022-07-15 |title=10 Grossest Extermination Challenges of Boulet Brothers' Dragula |url=https://screenrant.com/dragula-grossest-extermination-challenges/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920103236/https://screenrant.com/dragula-grossest-extermination-challenges/ |url-status=live }} Her drag style has been described as "deliciously dark".{{Cite book |last=Conquers |first=Courtney |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnrzEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Maddelynn+Hatter%22&pg=PA176 |title=Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory |date=2024-10-01 |publisher=White Lion Publishing |isbn=978-0-7112-9073-0 |language=en}} Pride.com included her in a 2024 list of 35 of the "funniest" drag performer names.{{Cite web |title=35 of the funniest drag queen names |url=https://www.pride.com/comedy/drag-queen-names#rebelltitem42 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.pride.com |language=en}}

Personal life

Maddelynn Hatter is based in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-10 |title=New York City's Maddelynn Hatter-On Her Unique Style, Turning A "Lewk" & How To Stand Out From The Crowd. - Instinct Magazine |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/new-york-citys-maddelynn-hatter-on-her-unique-style-turning-a-lewk-how-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128165938/https://instinctmagazine.com/new-york-citys-maddelynn-hatter-on-her-unique-style-turning-a-lewk-how-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Crowley |first=Patrick |date=2017-06-28 |title=34 Drag Performers Around the World Sound Off on the Influence of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rupaul-drag-race-global-impact-queens-7842105/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Among her "drag daughters" are Privilege{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=On Point With: Privilege |url=https://thotyssey.com/2021/11/22/on-point-with-privilege/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Thotyssey |language=en}} and Victoria Black. Maddelynn Hatter is also the "drag grandmother" of Dollya Black.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-29 |title=If you're not watching Amazon Prime's 'Dragula,' you're missing out |url=https://dbknews.com/2019/08/29/dragula-drag-queen-amazon-prime-recap-preview/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=The Diamondback |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507105310/https://dbknews.com/2019/08/29/dragula-drag-queen-amazon-prime-recap-preview/ |url-status=live }}