Cherry Valentine death updates — Shocked fans pay tribute to 28-year-old RuPaul’s Drag Race star on social media

RUPAUL’S Drag Race star Cherry Valentine passed away last week at 28 years old, leaving fans shocked.

The family of Cherry, also known as George Ward, announced his death in a statement Friday morning, prompting tributes from fans, friends, and fellow drag stars.

Fans are remembering Cherry along with two other stars from the show, Chi Chi DeVayne, and Sahara Davenport.

One fan tweeted, “If there is a heaven, Chi Chi Devayne and Cherry Valentine will be planning to put on the gig of the century. What a show it would be.”

DeVayne passed away in 2020 after complications from scleroderma and pneumonia, while Davenport died in 2012 from heart failure at the age of 27.

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