RuPaul Issues Statement Following the Death of 'Drag Race' Star Chi Chi DeVayne

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne has died aged 34.

< 1 min read Chi Chi DeVayne, the stage name of Zavion Davenport, who competed on two different seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race has died at age 34. News of the drag queen’s passing came Thursday, less than a week after DeVayne informed her Instagram followers that she was back in the hospital.

Zavion Davenport, best known as Chi Chi DeVayne, a favorite drag star of the RuPaul and World of Wonder fandom, has died at age 34, their mother, Tina Davenport, according to a post on World of Wonder’s Instagram account.

Popular former RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne – the stage name of Zavion Davenport – has tragically died at the young age of 34.

RuPaul's Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne, who died yesterday at the age of 34.DeVayne, whose real name was Zavion Davenport, had been in hospital since 16 August following a pneumonia diagnosis in early August.World of Wonder, Drag Race's production company, confirmed the news of DeVayne death, writing on Twittter: “We’re heartbroken to learn that Chi Chi DeVayne has passed away today."Trump again references staying on for a third term as president in Yuma campaign speech""Donald Trump claims

Tributes have been paid to “kind and beautiful soul” Chi Chi DeVayne after the drag queen’s death at the age of 34.

Such sad news.

Chi Chi DeVayne has tragically died at the age of just 34.The RuPaul's Drag Race star has sadly passed away following a stay in hospital.She becomes the second star of the show to tragically die at a tender age.Chi Chi was hospitalised with pneumonia last week, following high blood pressure and suspected kidney failure in July.She lived with scleroderma, a rare, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the immune system attacking the tissue under the skin, and around internal organs and

pic.twitter.com/UspJ3KzQaCDeVayne was born in Shreveport, La. She said it was clear that she was meant to be a star, even from a young age.“I was always a little performer,” she once said on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” “My uncle used to stage talent shows with all us cousins, and my mom saw something in me.

Chi Chi DeVayne, who appeared in multiple seasons of "RuPaul's Drag Race," has died at the age of 34. The star's passing was confirmed in a statement from RuPaul on Twitter.

RuPaul's Drag Race alum Zavion Davenport, who went by the stage name Chi Chi DeVayne, has passed away at 34 years old of suspected kidney failure, Entertainment Weekly confirmed Thursday. DeVayne competed in Season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race as well as All-Stars 3. In July, DeVayne revealed to fans via Instagram Stories that she had been admitted to the hospital for high blood pressure and suspected kidney failure.

RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars alumna had been diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, and . The Louisiana native—whose birth name was Zavion Davenport—had been keeping fans posted on her prognosis after being admitted to the hospital in July with suspected kidney failure.

every week. It might be time to go home and work a little bit more on my drag,” “I’m a real person, and I just felt it was my time to go.

Australian Fans of Ru Paul’s Drag Race have woken to the tragic news that drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne had passed away overnight from ongoing health concerns. Chi Chi DeVayne, otherwise known as Zavion Davenport, rose to fame on season eight of the popular reality show, coming back to compete in 2018’s All Star Competition. “Keep me in your prayers.

EW confirmed. In one of her final Instagram stories, she asked fans to pray for her.“Keep me in your prayers.