Following Daya Betty's first elimination, Instinct's Michael Cook said she "made a definite impact on both viewers and her fellow queens during her time on Season 14". Chika Ekemezie of The Daily Beast called her "reality TV's best villain". The A.V. Club's Trae DeLellis said Daya Betty "[proved] herself as a producer's dream for producing drama". Paul McCallion of Vulture said she has a "Ph.D. in shit-stirring".
