'Diarra From Detroit' Spotlight: 5 Facts About DomiNque Perry
As "Aja," DomiNque Perry portrays Diarra's best homegirl. Career-driven, a little bourgie, and narcissistic. "She is a boss. She is an entrepreneur. She is fun. She is colorful. She is quirky. She has a business. She owns a salon. She is also opening up her own spa downtown. She is trying to make Detroit's 35 Under 35. She is Miss New Detroit. She is very much about God, she loves her lord and savior Jesus Christ. She is very much celibate and she’s about her business and she’s about focusing."
This is quite the change from one of her best-known characters, "Tasha from the bank" on Insecure, where she uttered that infamous line to Jay Ellis's Lawrence: "You're worse than a f—- n—--, You a f—- n—-- who thinks he's a good dude."
Let's into a few quick facts about Perry.
She received hate mail over Tasha,
Which is unfair, considering Tasha's not the one who broke up Issa and Lawrence's relationship, but that's another story. “I get so much hate mail. I’ve even had a girl be like, ‘Oh, my God, you know I want to fight you, right?'”
She's from Houston
Beyoncé. Megan Thee stallion. Bun B. Houston is a hotbed of talent and Perry is but one of them.
"DomiNque" is how she spells her name professionally.
"Dominique" is the legal spelling she arrived to the industry with, but it appears the new spelling will be the standard going forward. We love a brand!
She's a mom
Perry shares Zen with Insecure co-star, Sarunas J. Jackson.
