Sahara Davenport (born Antoine Ashley,December 17, 1984) [1] is an American drag queen and reality television personality and classically-trained dancer. He is best known as a contestant on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Davenport began his drag career while attending Southern Methodist University.[3] After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance, he relocated to New York City, where he began performing regularly at many gay bars and nightclubs throughout the city.