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First RuPaul, Now Michelle Visage Has Wiped Her Twitter Account
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July 06 2020 10:53 AM EST
May 26 2023 1:32 PM EST
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Ok, we need some answers.
Last week it was big news when RuPaul's Drag Race fans discovered that RuPaul was scrubbing his social presence. The competition show host went through and systematically deleted (or archived) every Instagram post. Shortly thereafter, he also changed his profile photo from one in drag to one out of it. His Twitter account was then similarly wiped, and even deleted though the star has previously said he loved the platform.
The occurrence caused a closer examination of the social media presences of some other Drag Race stars. Kameron Michaels was found to also have no tweets and Instagram posts but fans have reported that the performer's absence was not in connection with Ru's, and was instead a result of the star wanting to take a mental health break. Much has been said and reported about the toxicity of the Drag Race fandom and occasionally the show's former stars have stepped back from their social media profiles for their own sanity. Michaels returned to Twitter over the weekend posting about the ongoing global pandemic She also added in some All Stars 5 commentary saying she was afraid of competing against Shea Coulee. But on Sunday it seemed that another Drag Race staple had taken a step back.
\u201cI\u2019ve barely left my house in 3 months. Please tell me why some of us are inside losing our minds while others are out partying with dozens of people and at the beaches with no masks on \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udda0 What is the point of some of us doing our part if others simply won\u2019t? \ud83d\ude10 I don\u2019t get it.\u201d— Kameron Michaels (@Kameron Michaels) 1593919226
\u201cI was pretty uneasy about ending up competing against @SheaCoulee in All Stars \ud83e\udd74 So you can imagine my joy from watching her slay at home instead of slaying me \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd70 #FIERCE\u201d— Kameron Michaels (@Kameron Michaels) 1593987369
Though her Instagram account is still up and in use, Visage's Twitter account has been completely wiped. While Out can find no definitive reason, some fans have said that this was also a mental health decision. Visage is currently on the judging panel of All Stars 5, will make an appearance as a judge on Canada's Drag Race, hosts the web show Whatcha Packin, and also has her own show How's Your Head Hun?. In an episode of that latter project, Visage posed as a virtual celebrant for the wedding of Finlay Wilson and Alan Lambie.
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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.