Heidi N Closet

Heidi N Closet is the stage name of Trevien Anthonie Cheek, His mother died at a young age,

Career In 2014, shortly after turning 18, Cheek's sister invited him to a drag show in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Cheek has said of seeing his first drag show, "I saw the glamour of being able to do whatever you want to do." Cheek said his drag name "came from a joke. It started out as a lot of men from my hometown are closeted and they would always try and get my goodies and whatnotries. I was like, 'There's no need to be hiding in the closet.'" He is the third contestant on the show from North Carolina, following Victoria "Porkchop" Parker (Season 1) and Stacy Layne Matthews (Season 3), and had not previously auditioned for the show. Heidi experienced an allergic reaction on her first day of shooting, but finished safe. During the competition, RuPaul expressed disapproval with her name choice, stating during episode 10: "I don't know if you've heard the story, but she came here as Heidi N Closet. Rotten!" With each episode RuPaul refers to Heidi by different names, including Heidi Ho, Despite this, Heidi revealed during the Season 12 reunion episode that she had decided to keep her name.

Heidi was dubbed the "heart" of the season by Out. During the competition, she placed in the top three times, winning one challenge. She also placed in the bottom two on four occasions. Her first two times in the bottom she survived the lip sync, sending home Nicky Doll and Brita respectively. Her third time in the bottom she lip-synced against Jackie Cox, and both were saved by RuPaul in a double shantay. She was eliminated in the eleventh episode, placing 6th overall in the competition, after losing her fourth lip sync to eventual winner of the season Jaida Essence Hall. During the season finale, she was named Miss Congeniality as voted on by her peers.

Cheek has experienced extreme poverty in his life and career, having indicated that he made $9,000 the year before competing on Ru Paul's Drag Race, while working at a gas station. When talking on her show Gap Chat, Heidi said, "When I went to Drag Race, I actually had only 33 cents in my bank account the day I showed up [...] Even to just pay for the suitcases to get there was stressful." Many queens join the show hoping that experience will pay out for them, but they first need to have a significant amount of money upfront to pay for their looks. Cheek borrowed money from his boyfriend and friends for materials, then sewed all his looks with his drag sisters. The quality of the looks came up during the season during various moments but the different financial starting points were never openly acknowledged. The show does not give any financial support to participants, they must all come with their costumes and are only compensated a few hundred dollars an episode. Heidi recounted the experience, "I’m sitting up here spending between $4,000 and $5,000 on everything. Whereas some girls spent 20, 30, 40, even $50,000 on garments [...] Yeah, my garments just aren’t gonna stand up to their outfits. It’s just not gonna happen.”

Heidi N Closet competed on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2023). She decided to quit the competition early, self-eliminating in Episode 5 of the series.

In 2024 Heidi N Closet starred as Robin Banks in the Tubi horror comedy film Slay, alongside fellow Drag Race alumni Cara Melle, Crystal Methyd and Trinity the Tuck.

Music In February 2021, she released a music video for her first single, G.A.P, a parody of "WAP", featuring fellow RuPaul's Drag Race season twelve alum Widow Von'Du. In 2021, Cheek was featured in Tiger Queens: The Tiger King Musical, a TikTok musical parody of Tiger King, starring as the tiger.

Personal life Cheek is gay and currently living in Los Angeles. Gorge Intern 2024 Stan Behavior Cutie Pie 2024 Slay Robin Banks Tubi original horror film

Television

Music videos Year Title ArtistRef.2020"Always"Waze & Odyssey 2020"Gorgeois"Rigel Gemini 2020"STFUK"Salina EsTitties 2020"Fallen Angel"Erasure 2021"G.A.P."Herself

Web series Himself Guest

2020 Review with a Jew|Herself Guest

2020 The X Change Rate|Herself Guest

2020 Hey Qween!|Herself Guest

2020 Countdown to the Crown|Himself/Herself Guest

2020 The Pit Stop|Herself Guest

2020 Gap Chat|Herself Host

2020 RuPaul's Drag Race: Bring Back My Ghouls|Herself Host

2021 That's a Gay Ass Podcast|Herself Podcast

2021 The Queerties Awards|Herself Host tyle="text-align: center;" | 2021 The Pit Stop|Herself Guest

2021 Drag Tots|Judy Thorns Season 2

2021 The Awardist|Herself Guest

2021 Binge Queens|Herself Guest

2021 Out of the Closet|Herself Guest

2022 Muff Busters|Herself WOWPresents+ Original

2022 Bring Back My Girls| Herself WOWPresents+ Original

2022 A Familiar Problem: Sprinkle’s Incredible Journey| Clapp Critical Role one-shot episode

2022 Tartan Around| Herself Guest

2023 Meet the Queens| Herself Stand-alone special RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8 2023 EW News Flash| Herself Guest 2023 BuzzFeed Celeb| Herself Guest 2023 React to TikTok Trends by Allure| Herself Guest 2023 Give It to Me Straight'' Herself Guest

Discography Featured singles +TitleYearAlbum"I'm That Bitch" (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)2020non-album single"Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)"The Shady Bunch" (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12)"Money, Success, Fame, Glamour" 2023

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