Maxi Shield Dies: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Star Was 51
Maxi Shield, a Sydney-based star of Australia’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, died over the weekend six months after announcing a throat cancer diagnosis. She was 51. Shield, who offstage also used her birth name Kristopher Elliot, chronicled the cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment on Instagram. Her passing, which some reports indicate occurred on Saturday, […]
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Beloved Australian drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star, Maxi Shield, dies aged 51
Shield appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of the city’s drag scene Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One of Australia’s best-known and loved drag queens, Sydney’s Maxi Shield, has died following a diagnosis with throat cancer, prompting tributes from around the world. Kristopher Elliot, who performed drag under the name Maxi Shield, was 51. She was a mainstay of the Sy...
By Josh Taylor
Read full article →Maxi Shield Dies: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Star Was 51
Maxi Shield, a Sydney-based star of Australia’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, died over the weekend six months after announcing a throat cancer diagnosis. She was 51. Shield, who offstage also used her birth name Kristopher Elliot, chronicled the cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment on Instagram. Her passing, which some reports indicate occurred on Saturday, […]
By Greg Evans
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