![]() It's crazy." ĭeVayne was interviewed on RuPaul's podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee? in 2016. ![]() Before, I was just like, 'What's a good job that I could get here in town, working in a factory?'. Everything has turned in a different direction. DeVayne said of the experience: "It changed everything in my life. DeVayne made it to the top four but was eliminated before Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls Bob the Drag Queen won the crown. Out dubbed the performance one of the series' best lip syncs. The BBC called her lip sync to " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", through which she eliminated fellow contestant Thorgy Thor, "iconic in Drag Race history". HuffPost 's James Michael Nichols said she "was the dark horse season, walking through the doors in the first episode in a dress literally made out of garbage bags". Chi Chi DeVayne, 2018ĭeVayne competed on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, which began airing on March 7, 2016. In her early days as a drag entertainer, she was a regular performer at the Central Station nightclub in Shreveport, where she became known for her backflips. DeVayne enjoyed using different shades of purple makeup. Her drag mothers were Kourtni DeVayne and Lady Phat Kat. ![]() Drag ĭeVayne's first name, Chi Chi, was inspired by the character Chi-Chi Rodriguez from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and the surname DeVayne came from the DeVayne drag family of Shreveport. Prior to appearing on Drag Race, Davenport worked two nine-to-five jobs to support himself. After graduating in 2003, he began performing in drag on the local nightlife scene. When I tell you I come from the streets, I'm not kidding." Davenport attended Fair Park High School, where he was a drum major in the marching band. In an interview on RuPaul's Drag Race, he said, "Girl, I've seen people shot. ![]() He described parts of his upbringing as rough: he carried a gun, got into trouble, and joined gangs. Īs a child, Davenport took classes in ballet and in West African and modern dance. He had a sister, Brittany a brother, DaRico Wyandon and two half-brothers, Zachary and Zamien Willis. Zavion Michael Davenport was born on September 24, 1985, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Alberteen Wyandon and Zan Davenport III. She had me in gymnastics, and I was in a dance company in my twenties. My uncle used to stage talent shows with all us cousins, and my mom saw something in me. ![]()
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