A PAYtriot is basically a glowie who uses their glowie-ness to solicit donations. These PAYtriots use Q to line their own pockets by offering the "inside scoop".
I've followed x22 and Praying Medic for a while now and both of them, imho, are PAYtriots. They are sponsored. Every x22 video has a 1 minute sponsored ad in the beginning. Both sites offer paid memberships and private server rentals.
Be careful who you follow and who you trust.
Seeing as how X22 has been around since before Q I'm going to say he's not a PAYtriot. As a matter of fact, his readings of the Q drops have been more spot on than most others. I believe the issue lies with those who claim that they are insiders or have a line to Q. Those profiting off of the Q movement is those you have to worry about. I don't know enough about Praying Medic (seems like a decent enough guy) but I for sure know X22 is not a glowie. Lastly, information is neutral. It's up to individuals to decide what to do with their money and if they want to be stupid enough to throw money to someone who claims to coop a top secret movement with no claims to legitimacy then that's their problem. A fool and his money are easily parted. However, it would be nice to have some back up infrastructure in place in case shit hits the fan. Unfortunately, that requires capital. Good thing these "GlOwIeS" have the infrastructure started.