imwithkanye:

RIP. Several Drag sisters are reporting that Sahara Davenport, contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, is dead at 27 years old. She is pictured with her partner Manila Luzon. No additional details are available at this time. 

Update. Logo’s official statement: 

Logo is profoundly saddened by the passing of Antoine Ashley who fans around the world knew and loved as Sahara Davenport. He was an amazing artist and entertainer who’ll be deeply missed by his Logo family. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, especially his boyfriend Karl, in their time of need.

Second Update. Family’s official statement:

It is with the greatest sadness that we must confirm the death of Antoine Ashley, also known as Sahara Davenport, from the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Antoine passed away due to heart failure on October 1, 2012, at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. He was twenty-seven years old.

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Boyfriend of six years and fellow drag entertainer Karl Westerberg (aka Manila Luzon) had this to say: “Antoine lived to entertain the world as Sahara Davenport, and the world was in awe over his extreme talent. But his heart is what made us all fall in love with him. To me he will always be my best friend, my hero, my Diva, and I have always considered myself more than lucky to have him be forever a part of my life. Thank you, hon, for bringing so much beauty to all of us. Your legacy lives on in me and all of us you’ve touched.”

For more information on the service, public tributes and family’s full statement, visit Sahara’s FB page.

imwithkanye:

RIP. Several Drag sisters are reporting that Sahara Davenport, contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, is dead at 27 years old. She is pictured with her partner Manila Luzon. No additional details are available at this time. 

Update. Logo’s official statement: 

Logo is profoundly saddened by the passing of Antoine Ashley who fans around the world knew and loved as Sahara Davenport. He was an amazing artist and entertainer who’ll be deeply missed by his Logo family. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, especially his boyfriend Karl, in their time of need.

RIP. Several Drag sisters are reporting that Sahara Davenport, contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 2, is dead at 27 years old. She is pictured with her partner Manila Luzon. No additional details are available at this time.