Chi Chi DeVayne, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Alum, Dead at 34
RuPaul and other 'Drag Race' stars took to social media on Thursday to mourn the tragic loss. The cause of DeVayne's death was not immediately clear.
The drag community is mourning the loss of Chi Chi DeVayne, a revered entertainer and fan-favorite RuPaul's Drag Race star.
Though the cause of death has not been confirmed, the tragedy occurred about a week after DeVayne—born Zavion Davenport—revealed she had been hospitalized for kidney failure.
"So tomorrow they’re going to give me a biopsy on my kidneys and let me know what it is that’s making my blood pressure so high, so I just want to say that I love you guys," she wrote on Instagram. "... I see you alls outpouring of love. I promise I’m gonna call y’all back I’m just still overwhelmed."
According to Pink News, DeVayne revealed in 2018 she had been diagnosed with scleroderma, a tissue disease that affects the kidneys, lungs, heart, and other internal organs.
"Bottling this up has had me in a state of depression," she said at the time "… it has made me hate my appearance … and also made me stray away from the public eye, but I’m no longer hiding and living in a state of fear … I just ask you all to keep me in your prayers as I battle with this life changing illness."
DeVayne appeared in RuPaul's Drag Race season 8, as well as RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars season 3. The series' host expressed condolences via Twitter on Thursday:
Celebrities, fans, and other Drag Race alum have also taken to Twitter to pay tribute to DeVayne. You can read some of the messages below.
