RuPaul's Drag Race Stars You Might Not Know Died

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00:00Stunning outfits, hilarious puns, and killer lip-sync battles — but did you realize that

00:06not all of RuPaul's astounding superstars from RuPaul's Drag Race are still with us?

00:11Keep watching to find out who from the show has sadly passed away.

00:15Fans met Sahara Davenport on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2.

00:18She quickly became a fan favorite, winning hearts through her fierce, classically trained

00:22dance skills.

00:23Sahara was even the first queen in the show's history to win a mini-challenge and a main

00:27challenge in one episode, having wowed the judges with her pole dancing.

00:31After being eliminated, Sahara released a song called Go Off.

00:34In an interview with Monique L. Jones, she said,

00:36"...music's been a big part of my life ever since I was a little boy, singing in church."

00:40The song was a hit, reaching number 35 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

00:45Sadly, Sahara passed away from heart failure in 2012, at age 27, according to The Hollywood

00:50Reporter.

00:51RuPaul said she was shocked and heartbroken over Davenport's passing.

00:55She tweeted,

00:56"...never occurred to me that we'd ever lose one of my girls.

00:58I see them as immortal."

01:00Season 2 co-star Pandora Box told Boy Culture of Sahara,

01:03"...she leaves a great legacy behind and a lot of people who will remember her always."

01:08Sahara was in a high-profile relationship with fellow Drag Race contestant Manila Luzon.

01:13On the anniversary of Sahara's passing, Manila described her late love in a touching Facebook

01:17remembrance, saying,

01:18"...it's been a year since we lost Sahara Davenport.

01:21He was a bright light that we look to.

01:22We feed from his amazing light and energy even today."

01:25Chi-Chi Devane first appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race in Season 8, and later returned for

01:30RuPaul's Drag Race All-Star Season 3.

01:32Though her storyline involved her not having as much money as some of the other girls,

01:36Chi-Chi nevertheless displayed ample charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, carried far by

01:41her undeniable wit and showmanship.

01:43The showstopper gave one of the most iconic lip sync for your life performances of all time,

01:47the Jennifer Holliday's version of And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going.

01:51According to Variety, Chi-Chi had scleroderma, an autoimmune condition.

01:55She passed away in 2020 due to complications from pneumonia.

01:58RuPaul wrote,

01:59"...I am so grateful that we got to experience her kind and beautiful soul.

02:03She will be dearly missed but never forgotten.

02:05May her generous and loving spirit shine down on us all."

02:08Chi-Chi, you used your Louisiana glamour to charm the world.

02:12The Season 13 finale included a segment honoring Chi-Chi.

02:15The Season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen recalled,

02:17"...everyone who met Chi-Chi truly loved her energy."

02:20Chi-Chi was one of those folks who was loved by everyone.

02:23Kim Chi remembered her energetic performance style doing, quote,

02:26"...ten backflips and cartwheels shortly after waking up."

02:29Kennedy Davenport, fellow All-Star Season 3 competitor, also memorialized Chi-Chi, writing

02:33on Twitter,

02:34"...I love you always Chi-Chi, my dancing angel."

02:37She was a giving person.

02:39She was very, very kind-hearted and super, super, super funny.

02:43Producer Jaclyn Wilson worked on RuPaul's Drag Race for more than a decade, having been

02:47with the show from Seasons 2 through 12.

02:49She won three Primetime Emmys for her work on the show, where she began as a story producer

02:53before working her way up to co-executive producer.

02:56According to Metro, RuPaul shared in 2019,

02:59"...our beloved colleague Jaclyn Wilson has passed away.

03:02I could never express in words her invaluable contribution to the success of RuPaul's Drag Race,

03:07and to all the lives of those who were fortunate enough to have worked alongside her.

03:10Love always, my friend."

03:12Wilson worked behind the scenes with many of the show's stars, including Latrice Royale,

03:16who memorialized her friend on Twitter, saying,

03:18"...it's never easy losing someone.

03:20What gives me comfort is knowing that our beautiful angel Jaclyn Wilson has got her wings."

03:24Cynthia Lee Fontaine was understandably upset by the news as well, writing,

03:28"...words can't describe how heartbroken and sad I'm right now."

03:31Bob the Drag Queen shared that he keeps a picture of himself and Jaclyn around to inspire him.

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