I took my surfboard under my arm and began the walk to the waves. After exiting the grounds of the Gilded Iguana Surf Hotel, I crossed the main drag of Nosara, Costa Rica — a hardened dirt and gravel ...

The season one Australian drag queen’s death was announced in a social post by Universal Sydney, one of the city’s premier LGBTQ+ nightclubs, where Maxi regularly performed. “We are shocked and deeply ...

"I thought of retiring, and then I got a standing ovation to a crowd of 400 people. That made me change my mind. Now I want to perform more than ever." ...

Maxi Shield has unfortunately surrendered to her battle with cancer! The "Drag Race Down Under" star's passing at 51 was announced by her fellow drag queen, who shared the most touching tribute to her ...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: Drag Icon Maxi Shield poses against the cycle way construction site (along Mardi Gras parade route on Oxford st) on February 26, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney ...

Beloved Sydney drag icon and Drag Race Down Under alum Kristopher Elliot — famously known as Maxi Shield — has died aged 51. The tragic news was confirmed by Dillon Shaw, of Sydney’s Universal, who ...

Performer appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of city’s drag scene Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...

At the NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Florida, celebrity drivers from drag racing’s golden era were present. One was Don “The Snake” Prudhomme. We chatted.

Drag Race Down Under star Maxi Shield has died after a short battle with cancer. Shield was 51. Shield’s friend Dillian Shaw confirmed her death on Instagram. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by ...

Maxi Shield, a Sydney-based star of Australia’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, died over the weekend six months after announcing a throat cancer diagnosis. She was 51. Shield, who offstage also used ...

The Drag Race universe is expanding with Canada’s Drag Race: All Stars, which will feature the first-ever all-drag judging panel in her-story. Brooke Lynn Hytes will serve as host and resident judge ...