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On 14/08/2020 at 14:29, Lafaucheuse said:

darienne Lake from Rupaul’s drag race season 6 RUveals she has cancer

 

25 minutes ago, Perhaps said:

RuPaul's Drag Race's ChiChi Devayne hospitalised with pnuemonia.

 

I'm sorry, my dears, but you are both up for elimination.

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On 14/08/2020 at 08:29, Lafaucheuse said:
darienne Lake from Rupaul’s drag race season 6 RUveals she has cancer 

 

 

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As a huge fan of drag race, this feels really weird, trust me... RIP chichi 

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A Philadelphia drag performer beloved by the local LGBTQ community died Monday night during a performance at a popular gay bar. 

Valencia Prime, 25, was performing at Tabu Lounge and Sports bar, in the heart of Philadelphia's Gayborhood, when she collapsed on stage.

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1 hour ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Candidate on Drag Race UK season 2 Cherry Valentine has died age 28. RIP… 

Upvote for correct thread.

 

With all the 50000 seasons of the show, and drag getting more and more mainstream, I wonder if this "industry" is going to attract the same degree of unstable looking-for-the-quickest-way-to-get-famous people like other deadpooling friendly shows like survivor.

As I said before, until now, the fatality rate has been much lower than one might think.

I think Cherry is just the 3rd "RuGirl" to die.

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Season 14 participant Kornbread has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma:

 

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On 23/09/2022 at 14:07, gcreptile said:

Upvote for correct thread.

 

With all the 50000 seasons of the show, and drag getting more and more mainstream, I wonder if this "industry" is going to attract the same degree of unstable looking-for-the-quickest-way-to-get-famous people like other deadpooling friendly shows like survivor.

As I said before, until now, the fatality rate has been much lower than one might think.

I think Cherry is just the 3rd "RuGirl" to die.

 

Traditionally drag queens operates in "Houses" (Hauses, whatever), so there was always a support network around them. With the drag explosion we're getting more "Instaqueens", who barely perform live and operate mainly on their own and online. Definitely signals a sea change.

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On 06/10/2022 at 23:37, gcreptile said:

Minor drag queen Jojo Baby has cancer EVERYWHERE:

https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/10/05/wicker-park-artist-drag-legend-jojo-baby-raising-money-for-expenses-after-recent-cancer-diagnosis/

 

Not very famous and most likely not obitable for anything.

Jojo Baby is dead at 51:

https://www.wbez.org/stories/jojo-baby-drag-queen-club-kid-and-doll-maker-who-broke-the-mold-dead-at-51/ed0cbe1b-bb69-485c-bf3a-03ccd1a8db69

 

The obit gives the impression that she is a little bigger than I previously said.

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Darcelle XV, the world's oldest drag queen, dead at 92.

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14 minutes ago, tracy said:

Darcelle XV, the world's oldest drag queen, dead at 92.


I am one spot closer to the top!

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5 hours ago, tracy said:

Darcelle XV, the world's oldest drag queen, dead at 92.

Ah damn, I was regularly form-watching her and thought she had some more time. But I guess if you carry such a title you'll keep performing until your last day.

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Next one, San Francisco drag queen Heklina dead in London:

https://48hills.org/2023/04/sf-drag-legend-heklina-reportedly-has-passed-away/

 

In better news though, Jinkx Monsoon will be joining the Doctor Who cast in a major role. Maybe this will finally get me to watch it.

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Stacy Layne Matthews in hospital:

They've been having problems for quite some time. Mentally and physically. 

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Norwegian drag queen, actor and writer Jakob Margido Esp (Flettfrid Andresen), dead at 80 in Gran Canaria after two weeks in artificial coma. 

 

Horrible year for drag queens it seems, but Michelle DuBarry (92), Maisie Trollette (90) and the indestructible Akihiro Miwa (88) are still alive. I'd say all three have a ~50% chance of obit, Miwa is massive in Taiwan and Japan, Guardian and Mirror have written on Maisie recently and DuBarry's been in the Guinness book of records for oldest performing drag queen.

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