Rayvon DeRay Welch (born September 15, 1996), better known as Ray Vaughn, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. After several independent releases from Ray, he was signed to Top Dawg Entertainment in a move publicly announced on August 25, 2021. To coincide with the announcement, the label also shared his new three-song EP Peer Pressure. In 2025, Ray put out his debut album with TDE, titled The Good The Bad The Dollar Menu.