Antoine Ashley, one of the stars of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ has died of heart failure at age 27. Ashley competed on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ as Sahara Davenport.

THe Associated Press cites Ashley’s manager, David Charpentier, who confirmed Ashley passed away on Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.

RuPaul tweeted that Ashley’s death left him “heartbroken” and “shocked.” Ashley was a classically trained dancer, and he released a dance single earlier this year titled, “Go Off”.

Ashley is survived by his boyfriend of six years and his mother, Angela Ashley Reddish, who said, “our Angel is now dancing in heaven.”


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