RuPaul’s Drag Race Queen Chi Chi DeVayne Dead At 34

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.

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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.

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

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.

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

Eli Countryman Chi Chi DeVayne, known for her appearances in “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” has died after a battle with pneumonia. She was 34.DeVayne — the drag persona for Zavion Davenport — was hospitalized last week with pneumonia.

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne asked fans to pray for her as she was readmitted to hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia.The drag queen, who is best known for appearing on the eighth series of Drag Race and the show’s third All Stars season, was first hospitalised in July with suspected kidney failure.She was initially discharged days later, but in a video shared on social media this weekend told fans that she had been readmitted after her health took a turn for the worse.“Hey