RuPaul’s Drag Race drag queen star Chi Chi DeVayne dies at 34

The drag queens of the show RuPaul’s Drag Race are in mourning. Thursday August 20, 2020, Who Who DeVayne, one of the stars of the competition broadcast in France on Netflix has died at the age of 34. Zavion Davenport her real name had been hospitalized last July and suffered from pneumonia. “Doctors think I have kidney failure “ had confided the star to his fans during an Instagram Live this summer. On August 15, Chi Chi DeVayne had reconnected with her fans and asked them to “pray” for her, confirming her return to the hospital. “I will be back soon“she had simply concluded …

Hospitalized in July for kidney failure

Born September 24, 1985 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, Chi Chi shone in the eighth season of the Drag Queen competition in 2016, finishing in fourth position. She had returned, two years later, in the third edition of an All Stars season (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars). She had finished eighth. Upset, RuPaul, the emblematic presenter of the show confided his sentence on social networks Thursday evening. “I am heartbroken to learn of Chi Chi DeVayne’s disappearance. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to know his kindness and his magnificent soul”He reacted on Instagram.

“My heart is broken” reacted RuPaul, the iconic presenter of the show

Since the announcement of his death, the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race have multiplied the messages to pay tribute to him on social networks (see below). “It is too sad. She was truly a queen and someone made of gold“reacted on Twitter Tatianna, emblematic face of the second edition of RuPaul’s Drag Race. “An iconic queen. The whole industry will love you forever” added Trixie Mattel (season 7).

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