Drew lahir sarta digedékeun di Stony Brook, New York, di mana anjeunna ngahadiran The Stony Brook School. Indungna, Dr. Jeannie Drew, ayeuna ngajar biologi di hiji sakola swasta pikeun budak awéwé di Manhattan. Bapana, Rev. Charles Drew, nyaéta pastor senior di Emmanuel Presbyterian Church di New York City. lanceukna, Allen Drew, nyaéta pastor di Mt. Airy Community Church di Philadelphia sareng diréktur grup a capella di Germantown Friends School.
Sakola Stony Brook