Don was born on April 4, 1996 She had one younger brother; he was killed in 2021. She first began making videos as a child while grounded in her room with a camera. Don became interested in comedy and making videos professionally after making and filming a parody of
R. Kelly's song series "
Trapped in the Closet" at age 12. Her self-produced video content, which she posted to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and often included references to
1990s R&B and
hip hop, became particularly popular on
Black Twitter. She starred in
Super Deluxe's
Thelma & Louise-inspired comedy short film
Khadi & Joanne, starring Don as a fictionalized version of herself alongside
Branden Miller as his character Joanne the Scammer, in December 2016. Don was signed to
Fullscreen in March 2018. She was featured as a special guest in the
YouTube Originals livestream
Bear Witness, Take Action, hosted by
Keke Palmer and
Common, in June 2020. ==Personal life==