Valencia Prime, a 25-year-old transgender who performed as a drag queen and dubbed himself “Philadelphia’s Plus Size Dancing Diva,” died on stage. The report from NBC News says that a Philadelphia drag performer beloved by the local LGBTQ community died Monday night during a performance at a popular gay bar.
Valencia Prime, 25, was performing at Tabu Lounge and Sports bar in the heart of Philadelphia’s Gayborhood when she collapsed on stage, bar owner Jeffrey Sotland said.
“Today, we mourn the loss of a very bright and rising star in the performance community and a person who was always full of love and positivity,” the venue said in a statement on social media. “We say goodbye to Valencia Prime, but we will not forget the light you brought to the stage.”
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The cause of death is not known.
And while I don’t want to presume anything because anything could have caused this person’s death, this isn’t normal in the regular scheme of things.
All the young and sudden deaths we’ve been seeing aren’t normal, and I am just wondering when somebody will start investigating all of this and putting the puzzle together.
