Chi Chi DeVayne

Chi Chi DeVayne rose to stardom when she appeared in Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2016. She was also included in the Season 3 Drag Race All Stars just two years after. Born as Zavion Davonport, DeVayne had to work several jobs to be able to support himself. It was in RuPaul’s Drag Race when she shot to fame. In one interview, he claimed that he was always a performer even when he was young.

His mother put a lot of her investment money on him to let him hone his skills in gymnastics and was even part of a dance group when he was young. He decided to try competing in the Drag race, taking on the name Chi Chi DeVayne which was inspired by the movie, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Although he finished fourth in the competition, he caught the attention of the audience and the judges with her lip-sync performance being one of the best in the history of Drag Race.